Melbourne Demons, Richmond Tigers join Western Bulldogs in Darwin

[FrediKanoute]

Can someone from the AFL please tell us why we were not allowed two games in Darwin yet they've now scheldued more games there! Mind boggling ,but not surprising Memo Please don't give us some warm and fuzzy Port Adelaide affiliation with Darwin,it's utter tripe

Darwin is for all in tents and purposes the "coffers" booster fixture. Is it any surprise that the 4 teams mooted to be playing there are all in financial difficulties/reliant on AFL assistance?

[LostDoggy]

Disgraceful, Adelaide media are all over the boost for Port Adelaide, one radio presenter was even saying they will be making money out of it. I hope they were wrong.

[Go_Dogs]

Disgraceful, Adelaide media are all over the boost for Port Adelaide, one radio presenter was even saying they will be making money out of it. I hope they were wrong.

Apparently $50K per 'away' game in Darwin.

[LostDoggy]

It's worse than that.

The article omits the fact that the AFL are playing Pt Adelaide $100,000 for each game as the AWAY side.

So, we go there after negotiating an arrangement with the NT Government on our own intiative without any help mfrom the AFL and now they actually pay Pt Adelaide to go there twice and limit us to one appearance each year.

The Pt Adelaide morons who run the club are talking about taking their community programs to the Territory thereby cutting a swathe through the work we have done over th past 3-4 years.

They talk of building memberships up there etc. and bulding a fortress.

We have been well and truly back-doored on this and we must not take it laying down. Our investment has just been wiped out.

[comrade]

It's worse than that.

The article omits the fact that the AFL are playing Pt Adelaide $100,000 for each game as the AWAY side.

So, we go there after negotiating an arrangement with the NT Government on our own intiative without any help mfrom the AFL and now they actually pay Pt Adelaide to go there twice and limit us to one appearance each year.

The Pt Adelaide morons who run the club are talking about taking their community programs to the Territory thereby cutting a swathe through the work we have done over th past 3-4 years.

They talk of building memberships up there etc. and bulding a fortress.

We have been well and truly back-doored on this and we must not take it laying down. Our investment has just been wiped out.

I agree, but did we fight hard enough to keep it ‘ours’?

Constantly searching for the next lucrative opportunity (we’ve been quoted as looking at both Geelong and Adelaide as alternative venues), and perhaps neglecting to cultivate a long term relationship with Darwin might have come back to bite us.

[LostDoggy]

I agree, but did we fight hard enough to keep it ‘ours’?

Constantly searching for the next lucrative opportunity (we’ve been quoted as looking at both Geelong and Adelaide as alternative venues), and perhaps neglecting to cultivate a long term relationship with Darwin might have come back to bite us.

This is what I've been thinking -- it's probably our own fault to a large extent.

Having said that, Port and the AFL are still bastards.

[azabob]

I agree, but did we fight hard enough to keep it ‘ours’?

Constantly searching for the next lucrative opportunity (we’ve been quoted as looking at both Geelong and Adelaide as alternative venues), and perhaps neglecting to cultivate a long term relationship with Darwin might have come back to bite us.

This is what I've been thinking -- it's probably our own fault to a large extent.

Having said that, Port and the AFL are still bastards.

Wonder if we are upset with what has transpired? We have not vented our disapointment through the media, or isn't that our "style"?

[Remi Moses]

It's worse than that.

The article omits the fact that the AFL are playing Pt Adelaide $100,000 for each game as the AWAY side.

So, we go there after negotiating an arrangement with the NT Government on our own intiative without any help mfrom the AFL and now they actually pay Pt Adelaide to go there twice and limit us to one appearance each year.

The Pt Adelaide morons who run the club are talking about taking their community programs to the Territory thereby cutting a swathe through the work we have done over th past 3-4 years.

They talk of building memberships up there etc. and bulding a fortress.

We have been well and truly back-doored on this and we must not take it laying down. Our investment has just been wiped out.

Good news for Port they've still got Choco and Super Coach Rohde