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Message: [QUOTE="Ari Gold, post: 2435776, member: 1917"] To be fair, I completely agree with this too. There is no benefit in simply removing a team as it adversely affects broadcast rights. That said, I feel that a Perth team is so important to both the game and broadcast rights (being 2 hours behind is huge for that) that if a single 15 team season facilitated the entry of a Perth team, it would be well worth it. And to answer your question about Melbourne, they have made frustratingly little progress. The fact they have "won" premierships in that time really only makes that slow progress worse. That still doesn't mean there's not going to be a benefit long term though. The Brisbane Bears made almost no impact on the AFL for years, and then when they merged with Fitzroy they had success, coupled with proper television exposure. The result? Even though the Lions sucked ass last year, they still averaged over 20,000 fans to their home games. The Storm will take a little longer than that, but I think the AFL is proof that persistence in key markets and mass exposure through television broadcasting is critical to long-term success. [/QUOTE]

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