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AFL concedes season could be lost to soccer World Cup

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Tuesday, December 08 2009 @ 03:36 pm ACDT

Quote from another article:

Collingwood president, and Victoria Major Events Company board member, Eddie McGuire said he was starting to believe Australia's bid to host the event was becoming too problematic.

"Why would the AFL give its major rival not only a free kick, but blow up its own product for an entire year," McGuire said.

"So, the question is - is the World Cup just too big and too long for this country to have in the middle of a football season? I'm beginning to think it might be."

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FFA boss Ben Buckley, a former senior AFL executive, said the proposed $130 million reconfiguration was just one option.

"That's a very, very expensive option and it's not necessarily one that we propose to push forward with," he said.

"(But) I think quite correctly we've done the homework to look at what would create the best spectator experience at the MCG."

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

AFL concedes season could be lost to soccer World Cup

Authored by: Michael Christiansen
on Wednesday, December 09 2009 @ 02:57 pm ACDT

And the news today did see Sydney based morning FTA breakfast shows mention about the Docklands stand off. And the odd point that expanding the new Swan St soccer/rugby stadium to 50K is deemed too expensive. It raises the question. If $150 mill to expand it and remove any issues over Docklands is too expensive - - - then just how much or little money is in the kitty for this thing?? Why build a showpiece roof and stadium if it's going to be either vacant - or hosting displaced NRL matches - during the tournament. And - does the FFA know that the AFL need not worry about Docklands because K.Rudd has already assured that AFL and NRL will be shut down no matter what???? Presently - a lot of anti-AFL people are accusing Demetriou of putting the bid in jeopardy. PEople need to understand though - the stadium 'bid book' isn't required to be submitted until May. So, given that Demetriou has just returned from paternity leave to find Docklands being claimed - it's best to raise the issues now before Christmas. THere's a ripping article in the SMH that summarises it nicely , football and friendship in headon collision.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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