Pamam
29 Feb 2008, 10:28
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/29/2176159.htm?section=sport
The AFL in Central Australia says ticket sales have been slow for tonight's pre-season clash between Carlton and West Coast.
It will be the Eagles' third visit to Traeger Park in as many years.
The league's general manager Brett O'Farrell says 12,000 people attended last year's game and he's hopeful of a strong turn-out tonight.
"We'd love to get above 10,000 again. Ticket sales have been a little bit slow in the last 24 hours, but we expect that typical Alice Springs last-minute rush and we think we'll get a real bumper crowd."
Many of the clubs' star players have remained home for the match, but both coaches are talking up their young new talent.
Carlton coach Brett Ratten says his team will be adopting different tactics for the desert conditions.
"With the heat, we'll just rotate players and make sure that all the players get games and just monitor their well-being to make sure they don't fatigue too much."
West Coast coach John Worsfold has praised the facilities at Traeger Park.
"For us, we know what's here in terms of coming and facilities and we know it's all really good. So sometimes that anxious feeling you might have when you're going to a remote area isn't a problem for us coming back here."
The AFL in Central Australia says ticket sales have been slow for tonight's pre-season clash between Carlton and West Coast.
It will be the Eagles' third visit to Traeger Park in as many years.
The league's general manager Brett O'Farrell says 12,000 people attended last year's game and he's hopeful of a strong turn-out tonight.
"We'd love to get above 10,000 again. Ticket sales have been a little bit slow in the last 24 hours, but we expect that typical Alice Springs last-minute rush and we think we'll get a real bumper crowd."
Many of the clubs' star players have remained home for the match, but both coaches are talking up their young new talent.
Carlton coach Brett Ratten says his team will be adopting different tactics for the desert conditions.
"With the heat, we'll just rotate players and make sure that all the players get games and just monitor their well-being to make sure they don't fatigue too much."
West Coast coach John Worsfold has praised the facilities at Traeger Park.
"For us, we know what's here in terms of coming and facilities and we know it's all really good. So sometimes that anxious feeling you might have when you're going to a remote area isn't a problem for us coming back here."