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Could a Next Gen Hawk become the AFL’s answer to Yao Ming? – AFL
Connor Downie is proud of his Chinese heritage and would love to help promote the game overseas

THE AFL has made no secret of its desire to grow the competition in China.
A home and away game was first played in Shanghai three years ago, and Melbourne took on Brisbane in an exhibition match there back in 2010.
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But the best way to grow a sport in China is by having a genuine marquee player – just ask NBA purists what Yao Ming did for basketball in the communist state during his hall-of-fame career with the Houston Rockets.
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