Roos to stay put

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Roos to stay put
By Geoff Poulter

Thursday, July 12, 2001

THE Kangaroos have resisted pressure to move their Round 22 clash with Collingwood away from Canberra.

''We are not shifting the Manuka game under any circumstances,'' chief executive Greg Miller said yesterday.

Not even an MCG home crowd of 70,000 could provide a better financial result for the Kangas, Miller said..

The Canberra game, originally scheduled for Sydney, has been financially backed by the AFL.

''It is fully underwritten. We have got the match-day sponsors up there, full gate sales, including catering and signage, and there is no take by anybody. We are the full ground managers. We are not moving the game,'' Miller said.

Playing the game in Canberra will deny about 60,000 fans the chance of seeing what could be a last-gasp playoff for a final-eight position.

Even Magpie-turned-Roo forward Saverio Rocca, in a light-hearted fashion, yesterday joined the call for the game to be moved.

Looking forward to the return match with old club, Rocca smiled: ''We've got to play it down in Melbourne.''

KANGAROOS football manager Geoff Walsh is expected to be interviewed at the weekend for the vacant Fremantle chief executive job, Daryl Timms reports.

Walsh will be in Perth for the Kangaroos' game against West Coast on Sunday.

Former Melbourne chief executive Cameron Schwab flew to Perth yesterday for his interview. It's understood that some AFL officials have recommended him for the job.

Walsh, one of the league's best-regarded football managers, worked for Carlton before moving to the Roos about 10 years ago.

 

[Bloodstained Angel]

Here Here

Its the Roos Home game, they can play wherever they jolly well like !

And if the Kangaroos are unbeaten at Manuka, then play the game there I say.

Canberra has to work for the Roos, I believe their long term survival depends on it.

A great fixture like Collingwood should be played at Manuka if the Roos are really fair dinkum about this.

Besides - this game will probably be a sudden death to see who can grab a spot in the 8, like I said its the Roos Home game so naturally they will be looking to maximise any advantage they can.

cheers

 

[kmartkid]

I agree - it is our home game and we have the corporate sponsorship and support. Keep it in Canberra.

On the net it is only $68 one way with Ansett so all Kanga supporters make an effort to get there and support the team as they continue their unbeaten run at Manuka !

 

[Shinboners]

Too right BSA

Imagine the situation if it was a Collingwood home game at Colonial (or even worse, at Victoria Park)....does anyone here think that the Pies would move the game? How do you think Eddie and his mates would react if our president said that the game should be moved?

 

[BW]

i agree as well. But how about this propersition. Move the geelong or adelaide game to Canberra and then play the collingwood game at the G. If we play Adelaide or geelong we are likely to get a weak crowd and if we switch the collingwood one we will get 60 to 70 thousand.

Just a suggestion but we should stay in canberra just to piss eddie mchins

 

[Rooboy 96]

Leave it in Canberra just to piss Eddie and the pie army off... remember how they carried on because we wore black shorts for our home game last year... thuck them I say... but don't forget the condom... imagine what you could catch...

 

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dude

 

[choppy]

Originally posted by Rooboy 96
Leave it in Canberra just to piss Eddie and the pie army off... remember how they carried on because we wore black shorts for our home game last year... thuck them I say... but don't forget the condom... imagine what you could catch...

Agree Rooboy, thuck em. Pie scum.

 

[kmartkid]

Where is the Geelong game being played ?

From memory roos/cats games always draw a fairly decent crowd and this game may be very important for shaping the final 8.

As Greg has said we would need to draw a crowd of 70,000 at the MCG to equal the money we will make from Canberra.

I would much prefer a big crowd of cat supporters to a big crowd of the magpie army who support 'the excitement machine that is collingwood' (quote E. McGuire)