I want to know who they think will turn up to watch second teams in those cities. Western Sydney was always isolated from the Bling, and even with the supposed horde of anti-Victory Melburnians, Heart only averaged around 9,000 fans a game over four seasons. Of the three cities listed there, Adelaide is the only one with an average attendance even close to the capacity of their ground. Unless there are large numbers of people in those cities who have a problem with the existing clubs, who is going to turn up for the new teams other than those with big enough wallets and open enough minds to turn up for both?
It would be a disaster. Gold Coast didn't even work. There is just too much to do in the big cities for a second team to really flourish. Any new team would have to have clear distinguishing qualities like Western Sydney did. Melbourne Heart had no identity for ages. Now they are Melbourne City and their identity is that they are rich. That's still better than nothing though.
But expansion needs to happen though. Another two more teams are needed to add variety to the competition. If they add 4 more then we could play each other twice.