I think what all the other football codes forget is that you would have got new stadiums for putting up with a 4 week tournament - Geelong, Perth, Newcastle, Townsville - no new stadiums, Adelaide Oval - half done. The loss should be felt by all codes. You cannot live in your own myopic world forever - that world is long gone, it is about embracing. The USA has no problems - Baseball, Basketball, NRL and Ice Hockey all supported the bid and their biggest stars go behind it. Why because it improves infrastrucutre, etc. If your code cannot survive 4 weeks then you may just be on borrowed time anyway like most sporting clubs are - 50% are broke, 25% barely solvent and the other 25% rich. Facts of life. The World has changed.
