Great result from Freo considering its poor on field run. Another $1.06m in to WA footy can only be good.
Not impressed by WA footys slow release on its results, poor form
Not impressed by WA footys slow release on its results, poor form
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Rob re the gold coast game, didn't the venue operators buy the game from a then homeless Suns, rather than Freo and so that cost and associated income stream be in their books. That's how selling those home games in NT work.
Fremantle are bracing for a financial hit over their decision to buy Gold Coast’s home game and stage it at Optus Stadium on Saturday.
The Dockers bought the match off the AFL given Gold Coast’s home ground, Metricon Stadium, has Commonwealth Games commitments and isn’t available for football until June.
Fremantle must also pay to hire Optus Stadium.
It is believed Fremantle have forked out about $1.2 million.
Tickets for the match aren’t included in Fremantle memberships and discounted tickets have been offered to bolster crowd numbers.
The Dockers initially gave members the chance to buy their 2018 reserved seat, while the cheapest adult seats are only $25. Adult tickets include free entry for two children.
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2018/3/gcfc-v-freWhile Freo was expecting a financial loss after reportedly forking out $1.2m to buy the game from the Suns – whose home ground is being used for the Commonwealth Games – it could prove worth the outlay if the Dockers are in finals contention at season's end.
The Gold Coast game, I'm not convinced Freo paid $all to get that game. Reckon Tourism WA would have had the purse open.
Perhaps, but I doubt the game would have generated enough tourism for them to justify a commitment on that scale. Cost of roughly half a million for *perhaps* 1000 visitors to a one off event doesn't seem like a particularly good investment.
GC's report this year was always going to be wonky due to the Comm Games, so overall, this seems like a good result.
Profit is good, and they're hardly the only club to pull a one off item out to get there, but the numbers seem a bit odd ($1.9M one off boost, but in note 14, the number only drops by $1.3M).
I'm also not a fan of having unpaid debts to the AFL sit in 'trade payables' for an ongoing basis, although GC are far from the worst for this (Brisbane and St Kilda are far worse).
AFL clubs make nothing compared to NRL clubs.
AFL clubs make nothing compared to NRL clubs.
AFL clubs make nothing compared to NRL clubs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NRL_club_owners
Are you the very wealthy RSL clubs own most of the NRL clubs? See above listing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NRL_club_owners
Are you suggesting the NRL clubs own the very wealthy RSL clubs? See above listing.
The RSL clubs don't own NRL clubs. RSLs are different to Licensed clubshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NRL_club_owners
Are you suggesting the NRL clubs own the very wealthy RSL clubs? See above listing.
Quite so on all fronts, my link was to allow TigerTime to do his own investigation.
The correct phrase is that the Leagues or Licensed Club (pokies) and the Football Club are usually closely linked but separate legal entities.
Quite so?
AFL clubs make nothing compared to NRL clubs.