Original sentence: Traditional rugby states of NSW & Queensland already have AFL representation in the form of Sydney and Brisbane, yet Tasmania and the Northern Territory have none
Edited sentence: General consensus among the football community holds that Tasmania and the Northern Territory should be represented in the national league in preference to Sydney's western suburbs or the Gold Coast.The AFL has been criticised for placing far too great a priority on a region's ability to attract financial success and not enough priority on the actual state of the game in said regions.Traditional rugby states of NSW & Queensland already have representation in the form of Sydney and Brisbane, yet Tasmania and the Northern Territory have none.With the prospect of too many teams being present in the national league, some have also suggested the 2nd teams in WA & SA, Fremantle and Port Adelaide, be replaced by Northern Territory and Tasmanian teams to keep the competition at 16 teams