The AFL today ln Tianjin

""THE LEAGUE'S push into China has been strengthened by Tuesday's launch of a purpose built AFL oval in the northern city of Tianjin.

The $1.5 million project, which is a collaboration between the City of Melbourne, the AFL and the Melbourne Football Club, has produced the first oval of its kind in the Chinese city.""

Okay...who knew about this ?? lol Whats our involvement ? Are we playing another exhibition game ?

I kind of like the potential of al lthis. Weve discussed ad infinitum al lthis in previoou sthreads in previous years but this is after all real.

Can anyone provide some deeper information ?

>:~))

cheers

The AFL today ln Tianjin

""THE LEAGUE'S push into China has been strengthened by Tuesday's launch of a purpose built AFL oval in the northern city of Tianjin.

The $1.5 million project, which is a collaboration between the City of Melbourne, the AFL and the Melbourne Football Club, has produced the first oval of its kind in the Chinese city.""

Okay...who knew about this ?? lol Whats our involvement ? Are we playing another exhibition game ?

I kind of like the potential of al lthis. Weve discussed ad infinitum al lthis in previoou sthreads in previous years but this is after all real.

Can anyone provide some deeper information ?

>:~))

cheers

For 1.5M sounds like it will have all the AFL bells and whistles

I'd be worried if I was Dorklands

The AFL today ln Tianjin

""THE LEAGUE'S push into China has been strengthened by Tuesday's launch of a purpose built AFL oval in the northern city of Tianjin.

The $1.5 million project, which is a collaboration between the City of Melbourne, the AFL and the Melbourne Football Club, has produced the first oval of its kind in the Chinese city.""

Okay...who knew about this ?? lol Whats our involvement ? Are we playing another exhibition game ?

I kind of like the potential of al lthis. Weve discussed ad infinitum al lthis in previoou sthreads in previous years but this is after all real.

Can anyone provide some deeper information ?

>:~))

cheers

BB the way I read it looked to me that there would not be game before the start of 2012 season.

However it is mainly guess work on my part.

Hope Scully and GWS are forced to play there .

Might teach him some values seeing people who make 1 miilionth of his wage pay to come watch him struggle to hit a target-ha .

I notice Cam mentioned something about a local team called the Tianjin Demons. If we go to play a demo game again, I'll head over for sure... Shanghai last year was a great experience.

Hope Scully and GWS are forced to play there .

Might teach him some values seeing people who make 1 miilionth of his wage pay to come watch him struggle to hit a target-ha .

Good luck getting him to China

Good luck getting him to China

With all that in the bank who needs to go?

good stuff