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Its not all games. If you get something like StKilda vs Port at Etihad its a write off. If you get a home game against Essendon its pay day.

Melbourne clubs are not covering their stadium costs if they get less than 30 000 people. That would be more than$300 000 at the gate.

Good post it makes a lot of sense. As far as Etihad stadium goes it a matter of mathematics. Without the dates they are going to get $X for Y years. The AFL wants to buy it early, but they say it is too expensive. ( indicating that $X is pretty high ). For the Stadium to accept the offer then...

I guess keeping a lid on it would be more appropriate. If a clug is struggling and has crap facilities, it wouldn't help them much to give them money to stay alive, but to continue to get behind the other teams. At the same time it wouldn't be appropriate if they went to Arizona for 2 months.

Its easy to cut costs in the footy department, but they probably want to win games as well.

AFL control the television revenue. Thats where the grants come from. Its a national contest, but income streams such as gate attendance are regional in nature.

Part of the issue is that the biggest amount of revenue comes from television ratings. I went on a trip to wagga wagga and every third person I met supported North Melbourne. I'm betting most of them dont get to a game most seasons. But they are part of the National television audience that puts...