I'd personally go to the Jetty but that's because I'm biased.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

The Parade
Norwood 8.12 (60) lost to Central 16.15 (111)
Crowd: 2,172

Woodville
Eagles 25.9 (159) defeated South 8.8 (56)
Crowd: 1,712

Prospect
North 22.15 (147) defeated West 6.7 (43)
Crowd: 1,875

The Bay
Glenelg 20.11 (131) defeated Sturt 15.7 (97)
Crowd: 5,098

Season average: 2,919 (+2%)

Congratulations to Brant Chambers who bagged his 100th goal against Glenelg. He's the first SANFL goalkicker to reach 100 since the legendary Scott Hodges in 1996.

This proposal has been previously mentioned, and don't be fooled by this articles misleading headlines. Besides the reminder there'e an election coming soon, this belongs under the SANFL or WAFL threads, not the AFL. This thread was the closest -

http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/NT- ... 84916.html

NT to get new AFL team under Rudd govt
September 2, 2007

A Rudd government will hand over half a million dollars every year for five years to help a Northern Territory team take part in either South Australian or West Australian football competitions.

Earlier this year, billionaire businessman and Carlton chairman Dick Pratt said he supported a proposal to see a Northern Territory team join the South Australian Football League (SAFL) as soon as next year. NT AFL chief executive Tony Frawley has also put in a bid to join the WA competition. Now it is a matter of finding the $1 million needed to enter a team.

They expect the money will come from government coffers and the banks of private business. "If we are elected as the next government of Australia, we will deliver that funding support for the AFLNT to help the NT have a team that it can call its own in either the South Australian or Western Australia comps," Mr Rudd said. He called the $2.5 million boost over five years "a good step forward", adding that part of it was earmarked for "equally important" developments in netball.

Labor candidate for the marginal seat of Solomon - and former AFL coach Damien Hale said the money would help retain good local players. "Many of our players have to leave Darwin and Alice Springs in order to pursue their pathway to the AFL," he said.

Speaking at a Darwin oval after two days in the Top End, Mr Rudd said he recognised the important role of sport in the territory and backed outreach programs to foster indigenous talent. "I think it's a really good proposal because I think AFL football is so much a part of assisting kids in indigenous communities to participate fully in life here in the territory," he said.

Mr Frawley later said in a statement the NTAFL was close to reaching a funding agreement with the commonwealth. "AFLNT and the AFL have been in positive discussions with the Northern Territory and federal governments and other corporates," he said. "We believe we are close to an official announcement from the federal government on this concept."

I hope I get an interstate trip to Alice Springs in a few years time

So you'll be behind the Tassie Devils joining the SANFL then.

Peel will be the last team in the SANFL if it ever comes to that, which I doubt it will.

I ended up going to Glenelg v Sturt on Saturday, pretty enjoyable game with a good atmosphere. A few WAFL clubs could learn a bit from the way Glenelg sets up it's ground. You really have the choice of either a seat, standing on the terraced areas only a few metres from the boundary or sitting on the grassed banks on the outer side - so you attract the pisshead yobbo and the family crowd. Most WAFL clubs don't do much to get the boofheads in, and they're the ones that generate a lot of the atmosphere.

Although Glenelg might want to invest in a rope to allow for a walkway in front of the 2 bar areas - there was a fight in front of one of the bars close to half time, and there were kids walking through the area that could have been cleaned up if not for a bit of luck.

We will consider all reasonable applications, ie cash up front.



Par for the course.

You're lucky it wasn't Glenelg V North Adelaide

Today's article....

www.thewest.com.au

Top End team counted out of WAFL next year

6th September 2007, 6:30 WST

An Alice Springs-based team won’t join the WAFL competition next year, but the radical concept has not been abandoned by Northern Territory football officials.

And the success of the Top End’s bid to get a WAFL playing licence in 2009 will depend on the NTAFL proving the venture can inject about $1 million directly into the local league system.

That might not be a problem.

Earlier this week, the Federal Opposition made an election promise of $2.5 million over five years to partly fund the establishment of a State league team in the Territory. A similar announcement from the Federal Government was expected within days.

The NTAFL also has offers totalling nearly $1 million from mining companies and Melbourne businessman Richard Pratt.

Despite the financial support, NT and WA football officials have agreed the original aim to have the Alice Springs team competing in next year’s WAFL season was not feasible.

However, the NTAFL and WA Football Commission have discussed the inclusion of a Top End team in the 2008 WAFL pre-season series and playing three “trial” matches in April against local teams that have the scheduled bye.

The trial fixtures would be staged in the NT and Perth to identify some of the teething problems for the proposed team should it join the league in 2009.

Local clubs remain sceptical about the expansion concept.

While the NTAFL has conceded it would have to meet the costs of travel for both its team and visiting opponents, most WAFL clubs believe the Top End should also pay a type of entry fee , similar to that provided by West Coast when they joined the then-VFL in 1987, to help them cover associated expenses.

Clubs have suggested the payment could be in the form of an annual licence fee, increased sponsorship, new grants or facility fund donations.

WAFL officials also want a guarantee the NT will field a team in the competition for at least five years — meaning the Top End committee would be looking at an initial investment of more than $10 million.

“The feedback from clubs is there has to be a benefit for the WA footy system,” WAFC football director Grant Dorrington said. “There is a belief that there is an opportunity cost associated with this idea because there will be costs for our clubs.

“It is a business deal or like a franchise. We have a 123-year-old quality, high-profile product and there is a price to be part of that.” Yob disagrees...

The NTAFL has had talks with South Australian football officials about joining the SANFL. But it is believed the Top End committee favours the WAFL.
ROSS LEWIS


Oh god don't be surprised if we lose the NT team to SA, based on conservative stupidity. The amount of conditions that the WAFL are putting up is crazy.

Would love to have my bye next year facilitated by a game against Alice Springs

How come Alice is the favoured position for a NT team instead of Darwin? The opinion of the WA clubs for an initial joining fee + having the NT team pay for travel for themselves aswell as visiting opposition teams is ridiclious. If the WAFL dont want them, they should just come out and say it. Stop beating around the bush so they can fix their attention on a bid for the SANFL

Season total: 257,885
Season average: 2,865


Round 23

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7

Sturt 15.5 (95) lost to North 15.12 (102)
Crowd: 2,564 @ Adelaide

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8

Eagles 13.14 (92) drew with Glenelg 14.8 (92)
Crowd: 1,718 @ Woodville

West 11.11 (77) lost to Port 21.13 (139)
Crowd: 1,487 @ Richmond

South 15.15 (105)lost to Norwood 17.15 (117)
Crowd: 1,062 @ Noarlunga

Bye: Central

Club by club

2007 Season total crowds ( v 2006):

Central: 38,303 (-1,050)
Norwood: 35,310 (+2,056)
Sturt: 32,639 (+8,150)
Glenelg: 30,904 (-194)
Port: 30,423 (-1,963)
North: 27,682 (-4597)
WWT: 24,724 (-90)
West: 18,976 (+1,312)
South: 18,923 (+583)

S**thouse final round crowds. Nice job to the SANFL for selling their own competition short. The gathering at Adelaide was quite good though.

But not scheduling any games for Sunday was a bad move.

SUNDAY
Elimination Final
Glenelg 8.9 (57)
Sturt 8.8 (56)

Qualifying Final
North Adelaide 10.9 (69)
Woodville-West Torrens 8.14 (62)

11,476 @ Adelaide Oval

BTW... the league should never let KG or any of his 5AA mob near another SANFL game. They can't commentate the state league games worth a damn, they proved it on Sunday by not even knowing the names of the Sturt or Glenelg players.

U Reds say hi to your Adelaide friends Courtney and Mel for me.