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Thanks for the reply. The last I heard was they were deciding whether or not to invite Australian and Japanese clubs to compete in the tournament. I would really like to see both an A-league and J-league team compete in the 2012 ASEAN Club Championships, with a J-league team present the competition could become quite prestigious and a real challenge for an A-league club. I believe I also read something about the winner of this competition gaining direct entry into the next Asian Champions League to make it worth much more than it would have been without it. I presume this would work the way they do it in Europe where if the winner of this competition has already qualified for the ACL the next highest finishing team in the domestic competition (Sydney FC in this case) qualifies for the 2013 ACL. I personally think the more exposure to Asian competitions for A-league teams is key to the development of domestic football as well as preparation for young players when they move to Europe.

ACL aside, Brisbane Roar still have a chance for Asian silverware

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Football
 
2012

The reason I used the word experiment was because when the Swans decided to play their homes games in Sydney it was seen as a trial/test that was not necessarily a permanent move. The following expansions were obviously planned and weren’t ever seen as tests. GWS could be the spark the AFL needs to be truly accepted as the number one sport in Australia by all Australians so I wish them the best of luck..

The AFL expansion experiment

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2011
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