North Melbourne Chair Says AFL's Rising Riches Can Sustain 10 Victorian Teams

Australian Football League side North Melbourne Kangaroos Chair Ben Buckley said that the AFL's "rising riches can sustain 10 Victorian clubs for years to come," according to Michael Warner of the HERALD SUN. Buckley ​declared the ​league’s takeover of Etihad Stadium and his club's three-game deal in Tasmania had "secured the Kangaroo’s financial future." He said, "Through broadcasting rights, through sponsorship rights and through the asset that has been built and acquired at Etihad Stadium -​-​ there has never been more money in the game. There is absolutely no reason 10 teams in Victoria can’t survive ​-​- and won’t survive ​-​- for a long time." New stadium deals for Etihad's "struggling tenant clubs will be struck before the start of next season, wiping out the game's most glaring competitive balance disadvantage" (HERALD SUN, 11/3).