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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

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    Canberra is not overly warm either!
    Very true.
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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    Lucky the result was brilliant, but that day in Canberra in 2004 was the coldest day I've had at the footy.
    It went from about 10 degrees to 4 by games end.

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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    Back in the mid 80's at WO , I remember it was 6 degrees for the whole match. It was the coldest I had ever experiencedc at a match.
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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    I'd rather play there than Canberra or Darwin if it were to be financially viable for the club. If we had to play somewhere once or twice a season I'd take Kardinia Park or Tassie if the option was there.

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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    What do people think of the home game we have up in Cairns this year.
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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    Doesn't get on my goat as much as the idea of playing out of Geelong and is more accessible than a game sold interstate. If the venue gets upgraded and is up to scratch I'd be open to trying to milk a very strong deal out of playing 3 home games there instead of selling games interstate.

    Mostly I just want to see us stop roaming from "market" to "market at the AFL's behest and just settle on a strong, financially solid option that I have access to as a member who is local and wants to see as much footy in Footscray and at our home ground as possible.

    Whatever it is, I don't want it to feel like Fitzroy playing out of the Western Oval.

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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    Wouldn't mind playing 1 or 2 home games there but no more than that I feel. It would especially affect Dogs supporters who live way on the other side of city. I would like us still mostly to play at Etihad (with a better stadium deal hopefully). I think we need to mostly be playing in a central location and that's near the city which ultimately suits everyone the best I think.
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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    Ballarat Office now officially open;

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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    Already much, much better than Spotless Stadium.
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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    So if you use your membership for the 2 replacement games at the G and Etihad and choose to go to the Ballarat one then you would need to get a ticket I believe.
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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

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    Already much, much better than Spotless Stadium.
    Went to a game at Spotless last year and thought it was a great venue! Although the result may lend some bias
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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    Quote Originally Posted by SlimPickens View Post
    Went to a game at Spotless last year and thought it was a great venue! Although the result may lend some bias
    Was about to say the same thing!
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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    Quote Originally Posted by Eastdog View Post
    So if you use your membership for the 2 replacement games at the G and Etihad and choose to go to the Ballarat one then you would need to get a ticket I believe.
    Isn't the second replacement game the last round v Hawthorn? The Port game is the round before so if you go to Ballarat it would be the replacement game you potentially couldn't use your membership for.

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    Re: New proposal for AFL games in Ballarat

    Quote Originally Posted by Axe Man View Post
    Isn't the second replacement game the last round v Hawthorn? The Port game is the round before so if you go to Ballarat it would be the replacement game you potentially couldn't use your membership for.
    That sounds right.
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