Given North's on field struggles, plus the financial struggles they will face if Tasmania is given a licence and North lose that funding to play in Hobart, their best foot forward may be a merger.

Given GWS have played in multiple finals series and still can't generate any support and are on AFL financial life support, I think this could be a perfect match. Being associated with a club with some form of history worked for Sydney once, maybe they need to see if lightning can strike twice and rebrand GWS?

Keep the North Melbourne jumper and become the Western Sydney Kangaroos or if you want the prospect of playing more games in Canberra (given its the only place they can get half a crowd) maybe the North Murray Giants?

This opens the 18th spot for Tasmania and in theory everyone is happy. Except the couple of Melbourne based North supports I guess.

I suspect a new AFL CEO and a new broadcast rights master partner may see North put on a slow drip, like Fitzroy was. Financial hurdles put in place purely coincidentally just above what the club can afford. Then an ultimatum.

On 5/24/2022 at 6:53 PM, Demons11 said:

What rubbish, a strong competition is better for everyone.  

That's all well and good but only if we're stronger....

2 hours ago, MadAsHell said:

Given North's on field struggles, plus the financial struggles they will face if Tasmania is given a licence and North lose that funding to play in Hobart, their best foot forward may be a merger.

It is a good point that whilst Nth is solvent now, I wonder how much they are relying on the Tas Gov sponsorship.. 

Two of my brothers are lifelong North supporters.  They have basically given up, find it difficult to care any more and see no future for their club in its current form.  I can't help but feel for them.

3 hours ago, MadAsHell said:

Given North's on field struggles, plus the financial struggles they will face if Tasmania is given a licence and North lose that funding to play in Hobart, their best foot forward may be a merger.

Given GWS have played in multiple finals series and still can't generate any support and are on AFL financial life support, I think this could be a perfect match. Being associated with a club with some form of history worked for Sydney once, maybe they need to see if lightning can strike twice and rebrand GWS?

Keep the North Melbourne jumper and become the Western Sydney Kangaroos or if you want the prospect of playing more games in Canberra (given its the only place they can get half a crowd) maybe the North Murray Giants?

This opens the 18th spot for Tasmania and in theory everyone is happy. Except the couple of Melbourne based North supports I guess.

You don't think the name Very North (of) Melbourne will work?

A full recap of the press conference is now available.

MORE > https://t.co/Wsv8utFHCY

— Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) May 26, 2022

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

The President speaks very well 

5 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

The President speaks very well 

Sorry, CEO

On 5/24/2022 at 5:27 PM, Lord Nev said:

I mean, they could probably do with some change in their recruiting and list management department tbh...

 

Unless they were indeed undermined by top management and not able to do their job properly 😛