The story behind Andrew Hunter’s crazy plan to kick goals in China
Andrew Hunter oversaw Port Adelaide’s crazy plan to take AFL to China. He has outlined the journey in a new book which highlights the importance of sports diplomacy.
Andrew Hunter has not given up on his dream of the AFL estalbishing a foothold in China. Trevor Collens
A turning point in Andrew Hunter’s mission to bring AFL to China came over lunch at an Adelaide restaurant with a Chinese property tycoon in 2016.
Port Adelaide Football Club had just signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with Gui Guojie, a billionaire who had teamed up with Gina Rinehart to battle the Kidman cattle empire. Hunter says the mood was “ebullient”.
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