THREE clubs have indicated they will consider Port Adelaide’s ground-breaking and contentious plan to play a match for premiership points in China.

The Brisbane Lions and Queensland rival Gold Coast Suns both said they would be willing to talk to Port Adelaide about the proposed 2017 match in Shanghai — which Port wants to play as the away team.

Greater Western Sydney also said it was happy to discuss the proposed match with the Power.

Brisbane chief executive Greg Swann said the Lions would be willing to talk about the China match with Port.

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The Lions played in a Shanghai exhibition game in 2010 and have a sponsor, Camperdown Dairy, that has a strong reach in the Chinese market.

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But none of the clubs concerned have yet discussed the matter with Port Adelaide, which is confident it will find a team that is willing to take up the offer of being the home team for the proposed Shanghai game. The match would be played in April or May of next year.

The Bulldogs are not interested in the Chinese match, while Melbourne — which made a major China push a matter of five years ago — has not yet given it consideration.

The revolutionary move to play a Port game in China was revealed in Shanghai on Thursday, where AFL boss Gillon McLachlan and prime minister Malcolm Turnbull attended the historic announcement with Port’s chief executive Keith Thomas.

It marks a watershed moment for the AFL, which has not played matches for premiership points in any other country besides New Zealand, where St Kilda has established its presence.

Port has formed a lucrative arrangement with a Chinese property developer, Gui Goujie, who is pouring millions into Port Adelaide over the next three years through his company, Shanghai Cred.