If the competing nations are insisting on playing the Cup in Australia, then they are fools. Such an insistence is the enemy of the expansion of the game, not the friend. The game can not expand through the International Cup if it continues to be played in Australia. It holds the expansion up, and hands international competitiveness to rugby league in that battle almost on a plate.[/quote]Cracker wrote:But none of them inolve all countries.cos789 wrote:There are many other international tournaments with different venues and different promotional opportunities.Cracker wrote:For development purposes, in particular venues and interest.
Are you suggesting that it is easy and cheap for countries to travel to Australia to compete? It is not. In the travel sense it's almost the worst place to play it.cos789 wrote:I don't see why.Cracker wrote:The International Cup already has the rule of no Australian ex-pats and playing the Cup in Australia makes this rule much harder to fulfil.
It is crucial per what I just said.cos789 wrote:Australian Football is expanding all the time. The positioning of the IC is in no way seen as critical.Cracker wrote:If the game is to epxand this is essential.
cos789 wrote:Those who insist on the AFL IC being held in Australia are the competing nations.Cracker wrote:Those who insist on playing it in Australia are against the expansion of the game.
How many times to I have to repeat this.
Why should Australians in Australia tell the players of Australian Football from all over the world where they should have their own WC ?
There is NO fucking battle.
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