The AFL will explore partnerships with Cricket to bring cricket back to the United States.
As the NRL wins plaudits for its season-opening double-header in Las Vegas, the AFL is being urged to consider a new foray into the country.
This year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup, to be held in the United States and the Caribbean in June, gives the league a level of venue suitability that has long been lacking when it comes to hosting matches in the United States.
The ICC has shortlisted three oval venues in the United States for the mid-year tournament, with Miami, New York and Dallas expected to host matches. In January, the cricket organization unveiled a modular design for the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Long Island, New York.
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon said: AFL record In an interview that will be published in full in the Round 1 edition, the league said it will monitor the Cricket World Cup and the venues it sets up in the United States.
“I'm interested in what they're doing there,” Dillon said.
“I think there are opportunities for AFL in the US at the right time, and I think there are other opportunities internationally as well.”
The AFL has not played a game in the United States since the 2006 preseason practice game between North Melbourne and Sydney at UCLA.
Over the years, 15-a-side matches have been played at Honolulu Stadium and Portland's Civic Stadium, with Geelong, Collingwood, Essendon and Hawthorn playing in Miami.
GWS has made no secret of its desire to be the first club in America to compete for premiership points.
