Was the AFL’s China experiment a success?
Much has been made of the recent Australian Rules game between the Gold Coast Suns and Port Adelaide in Shanghai – no small amount has been hype from the AFL, and some mockery from other codes, as well as some local confusion as to what the game actually is – so I thought we’d take a look at the venture. Port Adelaide claims that match costs – including temporary stands and ground maintenance – were about $4 million and that these costs were met by twenty companies,...