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theres nothing supposedly about it being a national comp. And The rights have never been tendered. And the benefits was largely to a stadium that benefited the league as a valuable asset. It was literally in the leagues interest to do so, even if it wasnt in the clubs.

The WA Government wouldnt have give the AFL a dollar this far in advance or for Marvel upgrades. They key phrase is "marvel upgrades". Not 2 decades away they wouldnt. They got what they needed for the aim that they had, plus more.

Well for the Commonwealth Games main stadium. It wasnt part of any other funding agreement. The grand final extension was all about timing. The AFL needed money for the upgrade to Docklands and blind freddy could have seen that the VicGov would tie it to this. No one else was going to bid 20...

They paid for some of the reno, and about 90m towards the cost of the northern stand after the feds bailed out.

Any hotel worth its salt has blocked out every weekend next april pending the announcements of the gather round and LIV golf

One of the reasons for the Junction oval rebuild was to allow for some flexibility on this. If the Vic Government wanted to host an early season Gather Round, theres not much Cricket can do to stop it.

Im of a firm belief that we should get two gather round type things a year - rotate one through WA/SA and the other through QLD/NSW. Three is overkill, Victoria doesnt need one, and Tasmania is a long way off Problem is they have to be done early in the year while fans still have energy and hope.

Clubs and Players seem ok with the revenue split they get from the 15m that the SA Government is paying for a round of footy.

Stability yes. Growth not so much. Clubs and players want more money every year. The AFL wants more metrics to boast about in the media and to sponsors and broadcast parters. Everyone wants a piece of a pie that may or may not be finite in nature. And then the inevitable comparisons with our...

The only reason Adelaide is in hibernation from June is because theres nothing on. The people travelling here for this arent for the most part, the same demo as the people here for the festivals.

An organisation that ISNT looking at innovation and new ideas isnt doing its job

single games a little different to an entire round

Folks, just wanted to wish everyone a safe and merry christmas. These can be tough times over the next few days as we cruise through Christmas and the New year period. Please do make use of the resources listed in the OP. Ill be on deck throughout the holidays if anyone needs to chat.

Pies/Blues wouldnt be played during a gather round. Rich/Syd would never go to Optus Oval - and theres no good reason for them to use it as long as they use the MCG and Marvel, probably GMBHA/Mars too. Moot point, this wont go to vic any time soon.

Five Gather Round Matches Sold Out in Two Days The AFL is pleased to announce 170,000 Gather Round tickets have been sold, double the amount of tickets sold at the same time last year following the first day of general public on-sale. Five matches have now sold out – Adelaide vs...

i mean that and the rest of the league tv ratings and crowds and sponsors and things. Its a little bit more than just Origin

Im saying it because it has happened once before, and only under those circumstances

I theoretically could happen if the MCG is in use on the Thurs/Fri/Sat of qualifying/elimination final week. Wont happen any other time,

lol the responses to my response to this

As the season concludes and premierships have been won, it’s worth recapping how many people have been associated with community football in 2023 because the game is about so much more than on-field success: More than 200,000 volunteer roles have been taken on in the name of driving community...

Im not sure youve been following cricket that well lately if you CANT see the Indian bias thats starting to come into it. Also be slightly different if the game had originated in India, and everyone else had joined an Indian league.

Two new commissioners announced today - both with strong non victorian backgrounds.

Not about your average sunday game at the MCG, a grand final is quite something else altogether

Financially theres a greater benefit to the league for the giants or Lions to be involved. Its big picture stuff. The big Vic clubs will still be big,

One of the few good things footy classified did back in the day was include a specific segment for SA and WA viewers that WASNT shown in the Victorian edition. But for the rest, economies of scale essentially mean that as long as Victoria remains the second largest commercial market in the...

And which for the most part is tv only because the broadcasters are still calling from Melbourne for the most part. Radio and Newspaper coverage heavily favours local sides in all states.

No, it just is what it is. Grand Final has almost always been at the MCG, except during War, Pandemic and the Southern Stand rebuild.

Ideally, yes. But the nature of the way the league was formed, and the contracts signed, and the relationships with governments formed over a century or so of history, mean this is fundamentally not going to change.