UNSW will be an interesting one for the AFL to decide on. I think they will stay up based on their strong juniors. Plus whenever a side drops out of Prems they invariably lose a bunch of players to other clubs, which would only make the existing clubs nearby stronger, which will make it even harder for UNSW to ever get back in to Prems. This also would make it harder for any new teams from western Sydney to come in and be competitive in Prems, which I assume is a goal of the AFL's. But I do hear that UNSW may have problems with their ground in the next year few years which if true complicates matters.
Requirement for any club to enter Prems should be a Div One U19s. Strong juniors is the only way to achieve long term sustainability. The AFL should give UTS notice that they need an U19s team within the next 2-3 years if they wish to stay in Prems. Otherwise they are susceptible to the UTS board pulling funding in a tight fiscal environment at some stage in the future.
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