According to an inside source, the 2006 AFL season could be “a bit of a fizzer†if:
the anti-terrorist laws take out the Bombers
the IR laws exclude the Dockers
and avian flu gets the Crows, Swans, Eagles, Hawks and Magpies.
In addition, under the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act, both the Demons and the Saints could also be in trouble.
The World Wildlife Fund apparently plans to object to the Lions and Tigers,
and given energy problems in South Australia in recent years, the Power could also be on the way out.
With greater awareness of mental health problems, the Blues will have to go.
The Bulldogs are under considerable public scrutiny due to concerns about violent dog breeds.
Which leaves a considerable loss of football sides, just Geelong and the Kangaroos are clear of trouble.