AFL or A-League
The AFL’s near future plans of growing the game nationally by including teams from the Gold Coast (QLD) and Blacktown (NSW) and not from Tasmania could mean Tasmania could go further into the Australian Rules black hole.
A group, is looking into the creation of a Tasmanian Soccer side to play in the national A-League and by getting in early could reap the corporate dollar before any Tasmanian AFL side does.
Soccer popularity in Tasmania continues to rise with 140 soccer clubs, fielding 1100 teams. The numbers are there and good young players will have a path to follow and then maybe one day play for Australia in a world cup or even better, earn hundred’s of thousand a week playing in one of the many leagues around the world.
Tasmanian and CEO of Football Federation Australia, Ben Buckley, is Quoted as saying:
“I welcome any interest from Tasmania in regards to the A-League,” he said.
“The door is not closed on anyone.”
Soccer is a big danger to Australian Rules Football in this state, and the league administrations and clubs need some sort of boost or we could be all going to the Soccer to watch the football.
Check the article out, from the Advocate.
