AFL - Most popular for September 2008
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In case you don't have Fox and wondering what the heck I'm going on about in AFL/NRL Grand Final
week(s), here's the video of the Adelaide goal.
And who would have thought that five years ago Adelaide newspapers and media would be front and
back page football in Grand Final week.
In 2008, Australian sport has undergone turmoil. Basketball hit the wall with at least 3 teams
disappearing. Women's basketball struggled against the rise of trans-tasman netball. CEO John
O'Neil declared rugby union financial dead and 'boring'. Rugby league has 'grabbed the table' in
its 100th year, with fans and players deserting on mass, and government redirecting money away.
The AFL is Australia's most successful and commercial sport. It has been steadily grinding other
sports into the dust over the last 30 years. The next 20 years will see whether rugby league and
rugby union can survive the onslaught.
The battles have been played out in the union and league heartlands of Sydney and Brisbane.
