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Reading today the Kangas arnt happy with the arangement at Canberra.They apparently are only getting around 200G from a game there. I seem to remember Cooky saying a game down at Skilled was worth around $500,000. Why not offer them the chance to earn that type of money and give us an extra game at skilled. It works for Brisbane, why not us, after all its a shame to see the ground only used 8 times a year for AFL games after the getting the New Hickey built

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Roos want more Canberra cash
09 March 2006 Herald Sun
Damian Barrett

THE Kangaroos are hoping to extend an arrangement to play home matches in Canberra, but will consider using Carrara if the price isn't right.

Club chairman Graham Duff has held talks with ACT government representatives in the past two weeks in a bid to resolve the matter by mid-April.

Central to negotiations are finances, with the Roos seeking to double their returns in a future deal. It is understood the club makes about $210,000 each time it plays at Manuka.

The Roos' three-year deal to play nine premiership season matches in Canberra expires this year.

"Our preference was, and remains, to stay in Canberra, but it has to be a fair return for us," Duff said yesterday.

"We have been there for three years, we have developed the market to a certain extent, but we would need to almost double our return from those matches. That would be to take it to the equivalent of what we understand the market is, say, around Carrara."


With Carrara a significant plank of the AFL's game development plans, the Gold Coast stadium is emerging as a lucrative home-game alternative for many Melbourne clubs.

Melbourne and Hawthorn have been scheduled a home match at Carrara this year in deals that will reap the clubs about $400,000 each.

The Kangaroos will play three home-and-away matches at Manuka this year -- West Coast (Round 4), Sydney (Round 10) and Geelong (Round 17).

"North Melbourne is never going to be a wealthy club, so therefore it would be irresponsible for us not to consider every option available to us," Duff said. "If Carrara was a real option, then we would look at it.

"At this stage, our preferred option is Canberra with more money. They (ACT government representatives) are keen for us to continue and North Melbourne have put a lot of time and effort in to developing our ACT market and add the fact we play well there.


"There are some options that will emerge, Carrara for one is more than a dot on the screen.

"Do we tear up what we have got and throw all in for Carrara?"

The Roos will be seeking to sign a five-year deal on the alternative home-venue contract. The deal will be for a maximum of four home matches per year.

"We have to think of our members down here and we are not going to walk away from them," Duff said.

"We are progressing our discussions almost daily to try to reach an early conclusion. I don't want it to drag on, I would like to see it fixed in a month."
 

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Couldn't agree more TurboCat.
I guess the Roo's only concern with the Geelong market is that it is a mature Geelong/Melbourne club supporting market. Canberra and Sunshine coast are relatively untapped afl markets that the Roos are trying to get to convert to Roo members. They are using it for long term membership growth as well as short term cash gain from the afl to play there

If gfc could pull it off, i would love it. Play the Roos twice at Catland works just fine for me! :)
 

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carn_the_cattas said:
But don't Melbourne play some home games at the Gabba??
They did. I may be wrong, but I heard they are playing that game or games at Carrara this season.

Watch me make a fool of myself now, as I'm believing an idiot of a mate.
 
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