Articles > Newspapers > International Newspapers, Major Markets > AAP Sports News (Australia) articles > July-September 2008 > Thursday, September 4

Article: AFL: Gold Coast, call draft concessions 'skinny'

Article from:
AAP Sports News (Australia)
Article date:
September 4, 2008
Copyright

AAP Sports News (Australia)
09-04-2008
AFL: Gold Coast, call draft concessions 'skinny'

By Guy Hand and Roger Vaughan

MELBOURNE, Sept 4 AAP - The consortium behind the Gold Coast AFL bid has declared it
is not satisfied with the draft concession package the league unveiled for its would-be
17th club today.

The prospective club unveiled their red, white, yellow and blue colours and surf lifesaver
mascot tonight at the official launch, but said they would let their nickname "emerge".

They will be known as the Gold Coast Football Club and will present their official
bid to the league on October 13.

GC17 bid committee member Graeme Downie said earlier this evening that his group had
...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Article: AFL: Factbox on key points of Gold Coast ...
AAP Sports News (Australia);  September 4, 2008 ;     271 words ...AAP Sports News (Australia) 09-04-2008 AFL: Factbox on key points of Gold Coast draft concessions KEY POINTS OF GOLD COAST DRAFT CONCESSION PACKAGE FOR 2011 AFL ENTRY: * Nine first round draft picks in 2010 national ...

Article: AFL: League spells out draft concessions for ...
AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 27, 2008 ;     363 words ... ... spells out draft concessions for Gold Coast club MELBOURNE ... series of draft concessions for the expansion ... building of the Gold Coast team were ... because of draft concessions to the new ... concessions the Gold Coast team would ...

Article: AFL: Gold Coast team to start in TAC Cup
AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 5, 2008 ;     298 words ... ... young talent who will join the Gold Coast list is best served by playing ... Victoria and home games on the Gold Coast," said AFL game development ... league is yet to determine what draft concessions Gold Coast will receive. Queensland 17 ...

Article: AFL: Gold Coast team set for heavy concessions
AAP Sports News (Australia);  April 23, 2008 ;     557 words ... ... more. Downie today said the Gold Coast would fight hard to ensure ... The List Be Assembled for the Gold Coast and West Sydney Teams" leaked today, it was revealed what draft concessions the Gold Coast would enjoy. Besides up to ...

Article: AFL: Gold Coast draft plan to be revealed within ...
AAP Sports News (Australia);  August 28, 2008 ;     375 words ... ... Australia) 08-28-2008 AFL: Gold Coast draft plan to be revealed ... The AFL will reveal the draft concessions for the new Gold Coast club within the next week ... week. But it is understood Gold Coast will be able to have first ...

Article: AFL: Gold Coast gets priority access to Queensland ...
AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 27, 2008 ;     586 words ... ... News (Australia) 06-27-2008 AFL: Gold Coast gets priority access to Queensland youth ... MELBOURNE, June 27 AAP - The proposed Gold Coast AFL club gained their first batch of draft concessions today, with priority access granted to ...

Article: AFL: Gold Coast keen to reward first big fish
AAP Sports News (Australia);  September 9, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... 09-09-2009 AFL: Gold Coast keen to reward first big ... the inclusion of the new Gold Coast and western Sydney AFL ... that the very generous draft concessions the AFL offered the new clubs (Gold Coast will get picks 1, 2 ...

Article: AFL: Stadium pledge clears the way for the Gold ...
AAP Sports News (Australia);  March 9, 2009 ;     521 words ... ... of an AFL team on the Gold Coast," AFL chief executive ... vindication of the support of Gold Coast families." The AFL ... manager, as well as draft concessions for the club, which ... significant step towards the Gold Coast becoming the AFL's ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives