Dear God,

Please let it be true. Please make it happen. Please make it possible to combine the two memberships so we get discounts at both. Please change the 36ers' uniforms to black, silver, white and teal and call them the Port Adelaide 36ers.


Aaaaaah, like it, love it. Tell Scotty to put the money in. This would be absolutely sensational (and by the way, they're not kidding - from a source inside the club, this is serious).

...And lets hope that a few of the Port members jump on the 36ers bandwagon because of the link, extra publicity, and hopefully discounted season tickets that will mean the sold out sign comes back for the 36ers.

Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't the Power in some financial difficulty also, operating at a loss? And this following a premiership 1 1/2 years ago? Can we be assured that their financial management would be good enough to put the sixers back in the red?

Power won't buy the sixers, the said they'd consider it as a revenue avenue.

Even with the potential benefits of operating two sporting teams under one admin, the financial viability just isn't there.

The Adelaide teams must give a % of thier gross revenue to the SANFL.

If the Power brought the sixers, then you might get a buy one ticket, get another free as they both only have half full stadiums.

Maybe the Power are looking for other NBL recruits to play for them next year? Wait up, i guess you can not make an AFL team out of 30+ year olds

ah yes thankyou that is exactly what I meant. My bad

brogan can play if he is cut from the sided for a week! it would be better if the crows were involved as they already have strong connections with the club ie the charity game, and brett i think has a connection in some way.

No way that Port are in a position to buy the sixers, they have enough problems of their own already.

And you don't count the friendship between Williams and Smyth a strong connection?

I THINK IT'S A GREAT PLAN FOR THE POWER TO BUY THE 36RS. THEY COULD RUN IT ALONG SIMILAR LINES TO THE ABL AND RESERVES. THEREFORE, IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE THE FIRST FIVE FOR THE SIXERS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO FRONT NEXT GAME FOR THE POWER. WHAT AN INCENTIVE TO MAKE THE FIRST FIVE.

anon that came from a board member so count as good that they are not going to buy the sixers.

The Dome can once again be called the Power House.

Whoever thinks they can make a go of buying the sixers had better be prepared to throw lots of money at the project for little gain. The Power does not have that sort of money. As for "Scotty" chipping in. I can tell you his two loves are footy and horse racing. If he loved basketball enough to pour a few million into a team the Dome would already be called "Scott's truck park"It would be less hassle to burn your money in a bin than for an AFL team to make a go of running another national league team.There is a good reason that the team is up for sale. It does not make enough money. Carlton and Collingwood tried the same thing some years ago with NSL teams; it was a disaster for all involved. The sixers need an owner that is going to be totally focused on the NBL. And to the people out there that think the power are doing this to recrute more players like Dean Brogan; have you ever heard of a funny little thing the AFL has called "The draft"? How many of us can afford a season ticket for a family for the AFL & the NBL? I would bet not many. This story is a smoke screen to put you off the trail of the consortium that will get the sixers. Thats a sure bet.

I'll back you on that Anon.

Some very recently cashed up SA businessmen ready to pounce. Retirees who will do the job with passion and for the greater good not just an ego run.

Anyone who seriously things the SANFL (who own the PAFC AFL licence) would allow them to pay $2.5  3 million dollars for a NBL licence is a complete moron.

The Port Power haven't even finished paying there own AFL licence why are they going to buy a alternative sporting licence, especially when they don't dominate there own sporting market.

Joe M
If Port president Greg Boulton said that he would look at buying the Sixers as a business venture, then that is good reason to think they would do that. So I guess this is the person you are referring to as a "complete moron". If anyone knows anything about the Power's affairs, it would be Greg Boulton.

Joe, do you not like Port Power and therefore its having an influence on whether you think it would be good for the Sixers or not. Which footy team people support is really quite irrelevant. If they have the money and insight into making the Sixers a success, then they should do it.

Ahhh but EC while I agree with you in principle that which footy team you support should be irrelevant, in Adelaide its not quite like that. Some of the football public are so polarised in their opinion of both the Power and Crows that they would turn away from the Sixers purely for the fact that a footy club they hate owned them. I still regularly hear a lot of people who will refuse to support the Power (or Crows) no matter who the opposition is - even if it means a premiership going to those evil Victorians! ;)

Statman, we are talking about the well being of the Sixers. Any true fan of the Sixers would want success for them regardless of which Footy team they followed. I too am strictly a South Australian supporter. I support Port Power but in the case of the Crows advancing further into the finals, then I will support the Crows over any other state's teams. I would be having this same argument if it was the Crows looking at buying the Sixers. The only thing I am concerned about whoever buys the Sixers is that they genuinely have the money and the vision to make it a complete success. None of this Hunter Pirates business please.

#77357, are you saying that you like both the Crows and Port, or was that a typo?

Hey anon ;my mail on the consortium is a group of 3, 2 of whome you would have never heard of in basketball circles before. The other one that is pulling it all together is a former NBL Coach, I have certainly booed him at the Power House (but I boo everyone). The two other guys are no strangers to making a quid on an international scale, both have spent a great deal of time here. 1 is born and bred, the other is from the eastern states (I think) but calls SA home some times. Think bevereges. Can't garantee anything but to say if these guys get the sixers, they sure won't be moving from the Dome, thats a cert. I recon there could be a big change in what is sold over the bar. Although Coopers will stay for as long as they want too. The likleyhood of this getting off the ground is as likley as TWO DOGS R$#@**^G

Sorry, my spelling is crap awfull, im having a bad keyboard day.

Your are correct EC that I do support the Adelaide Crows but I didn't make those comments about the inability of the Port Adelaide Football club buying the Adelaide 36er as a slap in the face but more as a smart business move for a financially struggling sport organization.

Why would the Port Adelaide Power invest a large amount of money into an alternative sporting organization that potentially would not help them built their brand? I cannot see the Adelaide 36er being a financial cash cow for the Port Adelaide Power (or anyone for that matter for a while yet) so before they can see any financial benefit from this exercise they would have to pump money into it that potentially could go to there licence owners; the SANFL.

The AFL would not give them a hand out to participate in an asset profiteering exercised, the NBL is a rival competitor, so no I don't thing it would be a smart move for the PAPFC to buy the Adelaide 36ers, just as I don't think it would be a smart move for the Adelaide Crows football Club to purchase them.

Excuse me? Care to expand that

Buying the Adelaide 36er will not make them a bigger organization and will not help them sell more season tickets; so buying the Adelaide 36er will not help them with their primary product (AFL football)

I understand economies of scale but how are you going to apply that to the Port Adelaide Football club buying the Adelaide 36ers?

They have 2 completely diverse products that cannot overlap each other; the Adelaide 36er cannot go and train at Alberton oval so how could it cut back on cost? They are not going to be able to mass-produce a product (resulting in cost less) and that how economies of scale should apply to a corporate takeover.

Still not enough areas in an organization to make it financially viable

Your right and I am wrong, let all wait until the Port Adelaide Power buy the Adelaide 36ers shall we.

Joe, No one said that Port Adelaide FC would buy the Sixers. Greg Boulton (president) said he would look at it. That does not equate to a definite sale so there are no guarantees that whoever is right and whoever is wrong will be determined. Joining 2 organisations together have definite financial efficencies when it comes to running costs. I don't think that Port Adelaide are looking at the Sixers to build their own brand, I just think it is to get another chunk of the sporting market. A bit like Coca Cola producing soft drinks and then grabbing a chunk of the Spring Water market with Mt Franklin water. The Water side of the business is not going to grow its trademark soft drinks business but offers benefits from getting a piece of another market.

Another benefit I can see from an AFL club owning the Sixers is that the seasons for each of the sports do not clash. Port Adelaide FC would be appealing to all its Football Fans to get involved with the basketball as an alternative activity for families in the opposite season to Football. They would promote something along the lines of Sports all year round. They have an investment in the Sixers, they would definitely encourage football fans to take to the basketball in the summer months. They could have some of the footballers attending and promoting basketball games. The possibilities are endless.

"Adelaide Power"

That will be great if port buys the 36ies that meanes i get cheap games