The Northern Territory is ramping up its bid for an AFL licence ahead of a looming decision on Tasmania’s proposal for a 19th team.
Should AFL clubs vote later this year to expand into Tasmania, the NT’s bid will go into overdrive behind a pitch to become the 20th team and create 10 matches per round.
The NT AFL Team Taskforce has commissioned a business case study to be conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers over the next three months on the viability of a team in the Top End.
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At the centre of the NT’s bid is a proposed $300 million, 25,000-seat stadium in Darwin’s CBD with a closer proximity to the city centre than the current TIO Stadium.
Renders released this week offered a look at two possible designs for the multi-purpose facility.
The NT AFL Team Taskforce, co-chaired by NT Minister for Sport Kate Worden and AFLNT Chair Sean Bowden, will take a long-term view at its proposal with no deadline in place.
The ability to play home matches in Alice Springs is critical to the bid.
The climate in the Red Centre is more conducive to matches early in an AFL season, when Darwin is in the middle of its wet season.
Part of the business case will…
