I like standing alone, but at least there's a traditional connection.
But I suspect though that Sydney wants to run their own reserves team in the VFL, perhaps as the "Canberra Swans".
I reckon nomadic North Melbourne should have a few payes playing with North Ballarat, a fw with Tassie, a few with Southport, a few somewhere in Albury, a player for Poowong, another player for Disneyland.
Swans will not be part of the vfl.
As for North, they should standalone and play in the QAFL or even as Darwin Dingoes.
Hmm there is a few rumours going on re: the Swans and Port.. enough now to say that there is possibly something in it. I had decided not to start a new thread on this last week, but now that there is one.. I'll backflip and say my piece.
I was always pretty happy with the alignment with the Swans... I'd be reasonably happy seeing the alignment resurrected. I'm not doing a complete backflip and saying we should make it our priority, but if benefits the club then it should definitely be looked at.
Not sure how something like this would work with Sydneys larger Rookie list, in place to develop Sydney-based kids... Maybe they are looking at a split arrangement?
The Swans' reserves are just far too good for the ACTAFL. They win by 60+ points every week.
I think it's inevitable that they'll leave that competition. And that only leaves the VFL or the QFL.
I was happy with the Swans alignment too, but I understood that the Swans pulled out because they could not afford the cost of ferrying players & officials back & forth each week.
Are they any better off financially now?
I haven't seen the article, could someone eloborate on what was said?
Seven... hmm that could work alright. I'm guessing with their extended rookie list etc, that they can still fill out a senior side in the Canberra comp.
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