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South Pacific talent camp run in New Zealand for South Pacific Under 16 squad

Authored by: Michael Christiansen
on Friday, April 27 2012 @ 08:55 am ACST

The AFL contractually have the option for a nominal fee (of I think I read somewhere just $30) to exercise an option of assuming 100% ownership of Etihad stadium around 2025, land, management rights - lock, stock and barrel - inclusive of the parking beneath. (me thinks AFL plan ownership before 2025 and was am extra reason that Docklands was not to be available for a 2022 FIFA WC bid).

This is based on the $30 million the AFL paid up front - effectively purchasing this 'option'. And, that the venue wouldn't have gone ahead without the AFL and the AFL wouldn't give up a venue it owned (Waverley) without the end result being a fully owned venue.

That the venue is being run to generate profits for private enterprise - it's heavily invested in by super annuation funds - and that it was well publicised a few years back that both the MCG and Docklands were the 2 (if not most, then amongst the) most expensive venues in the country for AFL clubs to host matches. Since then, there's been some negotiation and an extra $100,000 a game was freed up becuase the AFL was providing 'overs' on the deals.

Where will the money come from? Well, even if current rates of charge were continued - then, the money would go into the AFL rather than private funds. (perhaps not good for our super investments). That would increase the centralised power of the AFL regarding it's distributions. Or - should rates reduce - then the tennant clubs will get a better return. Probably a bit of the two.

Hopefully then - greater power to deal with the MCG would flow on. State Govt's in Vic have had it too easy for too long regarding the AFL. In the old VFL days - the VFL was set to shift the GF to Waverley - pending Govt planning approval to increase capacity to about 100,000. This was blocked, as were the promised public transport links to Waverley. The outcome of the VFL/AFL trapped at the MCG and cricket club members retaining priority access - with the VFL (Park) members having promised rights as well - leaves a bitter taste still today not just during finals - but for any sell out match where 1000s of empty seats are seen in the members reserves.

That combined with the lack of state govt fundig - i.e. zero (money, but land was provided) for Docklands and $77 mill for the 2006 C'wealth games - but, for the 100% MCG rebuild - only $77 mill out of about $576 million. The MCG and Docklands combine for over $1 billion of stadia - mostly funded by the AFL. And then the state govt went and put about $270 million into AAMI Park without a cent from the codes.

So - I'd love to see an end game of the AFL forcing the state govt to put more money into the MCG.....and there's a part funding of a $55 mill clean up of the GSS which is something at least. Perhaps state govt should assist AFL in buying out Etihad early??

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