Western Bulldogs plan to play home match in New Zealand within two years

[LostDoggy]

Re: Western Bulldogs plan to play home match in New Zealand within two years

Also a good thing about taking a game to NZ is, when they all end up moving here and they are looking for a team to support. THey might jump on us as they seen us already once

[GVGjr]

Re: Western Bulldogs plan to play home match in New Zealand within two years

I think it's a very poor idea and not something that will be sustained. Our history of talking up these ventures and then getting out of them in the short term because we couldn't make them work doesn't inspire me with confidence.

Some might say good on the club for their continued innovative efforts at expanding the markets but I'd much prefer that we did one thing right and made it work.

I like NZ but won't be going there to watch us play any time soon.

[comrade]

Re: Western Bulldogs plan to play home match in New Zealand within two years

Some might say good on the club for their continued innovative efforts at expanding the markets but I'd much prefer that we did one thing right and made it work.

Darwin is the one that sticks in the craw. Had we committed long term to a Tasmania/Hawthorn type arrangement when we first struck the deal, we would have been able to block other clubs from encroaching.

[GVGjr]

Re: Western Bulldogs plan to play home match in New Zealand within two years

Darwin is the one that sticks in the craw. Had we committed long term to a Tasmania/Hawthorn type arrangement when we first struck the deal, we would have been able to block other clubs from encroaching.

Despite the words from the President, I never felt our heart was in it.
To me we were just chasing the dollars, which most of us can appreciate, but why do they need to package it all up as something that it isn't? If playing games in NZ is a grab for cash to make up for poor memberships or something else then I hope they just say so. I don't however, want to hear the same thing we said about Canberra, the Sunshine Coast, Sydney and Darwin about this arrangement.

To me this is either a novelty, flying the flag for the AFL competition or a money grab but if we genuinely believe it's something more then they need to make this work not just walk away from it in a season or two.

[comrade]

Re: Western Bulldogs plan to play home match in New Zealand within two years

Despite the words from the President, I never felt our heart was in it.
To me we were just chasing the dollars, which most of us can appreciate, but why do they need to package it all up as something that it isn't? If playing games in NZ is a grab for cash to make up for poor memberships or something else then I hope they just say so. I don't however, want to hear the same thing we said about Canberra, the Sunshine Coast, Sydney and Darwin about this arrangement.

To me this is either a novelty, flying the flag for the AFL competition or a money grab but if we genuinely believe it's something more then they need to make this work not just walk away from it in a season or two.

Totally agree.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Western Bulldogs plan to play home match in New Zealand within two years

Despite the words from the President, I never felt our heart was in it.
To me we were just chasing the dollars, which most of us can appreciate, but why do they need to package it all up as something that it isn't? If playing games in NZ is a grab for cash to make up for poor memberships or something else then I hope they just say so. I don't however, want to hear the same thing we said about Canberra, the Sunshine Coast, Sydney and Darwin about this arrangement.

To me this is either a novelty, flying the flag for the AFL competition or a money grab but if we genuinely believe it's something more then they need to make this work not just walk away from it in a season or two.

This.

I'm generally supportive of the move because it is innovative, but we should just bite the bullet and go all Hawthorn/Tassie, or not bother.

[Bornadog]

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JEFF Kennett's call for the AFL to look to New Zealand may be realised inside two years as the Western Bulldogs plan to take a home game there as soon as next season.

Bulldogs chief executive Simon Garlick told The Australian plans were in place for the first match ever played for premiership points outside Australia to be held in the New Zealand capital of Wellington.

"The most likely prospect at this point is 2013," Garlick said.

Link Here:http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/ne...-1226035051479

I wonder what happened to this and now the Saints have embraced it and will play for premiership points?

[Remi Moses]

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Interesting, heard Ian Smith and a few others on radio Sport NZ being not so positive about the whole exercise. One described it as "Pushing sh1t up hill"!
Yes, there will be free tickets aplenty but whether they can garnish any interest is fanciful at best.Rugby's got an amazing pull, and even cricket is struggling to cope.