GWS Giants star Tom Green says it would be hard to turn down a Canberra homecoming, should the nation’s capital be given the AFL’s 20th license some time in the future. Canberra, along with Darwin and a third team in Western Australia, has been mooted as a potential destination for the league to expand into when it inevitably looks to bring the competition back to an even number of teams after the formation of Tasmania. When the Tassie Devils come into the AFL in the next five years, it will be a landmark day for the code, but it will also present the problem of the league requiring a bye for at least one team each week.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today For that reason, few expect the AFL to settle with 19 teams permanently. Which poses the obvious question: where to next?’ If the answer to that question is Canberra — as is very possible — and ACT-raised Giants star Green were still playing, he would have a tough decision on his hands. “I’d be so tempted, I really would, but.
.. I don’t know, because what if they do get a license in the future and then I’ve just said I can’t go!?” Green said on the Dyl and Friends podcast.
“I do love Sydney, I absolutely love it, and where I live, very fortunately in Tamarama, is beautiful — it is absolutely amazing, being that close to the beach. Being close to Bondi, it’s just an unbelievable spot. “But it’d be tough to say no; I miss my mates a lot, so having them around, having mum and dad an.
