Selling Home Games. Other options apart from Sydney.

[1eyedog]

Re: Selling Home Games. Other options apart from Sydney.

The AFL have made it clear, games can only be sold to 'developing markets' & they don't deem Geelong to be a developing market.

Does this mean that we are simply NOT allowed to play home games in Geelong under any circumstance? Why did we look at it then? Would it be a financially viable option if we took the gate and came to other arrangements with Geelong (i.e food stalls and bar).

[Doc26]

Re: Selling Home Games. Other options apart from Sydney.

I'm assuming the AFL still have their contractual obligation to play a minimum number of 42 games at Etihad. Does this obligation in anyway impede our ability to negotiate seeing as they would be games removed from Etihad ? North are already moving home games away. Hopefully with the 2 expansion teams, meaning more games, there might be more flexibility and room to negotiate such a proposal.

[SonofScray]

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Going to give the Geelong option a massive "Hell No." I hated the days of seeing us play at Carlton's home ground, thought it sucked for Fitzroy they had to play at ours and it generally stinks to me a something a Club on its knees has to do.

At least interstate games you can frame within the context of exploring new markets and all that clap trap. Get a decent holiday once or twice a year out of it.

Mostly though, I am over selling home games. I want to see us in town as much as possible.

[Sedat]

Re: Selling Home Games. Other options apart from Sydney.

Going to give the Geelong option a massive "Hell No." I hated the days of seeing us play at Carlton's home ground, thought it sucked for Fitzroy they had to play at ours and it generally stinks to me a something a Club on its knees has to do.

At least interstate games you can frame within the context of exploring new markets and all that clap trap. Get a decent holiday once or twice a year out of it.

Mostly though, I am over selling home games. I want to see us in town as much as possible.

I loved seeing our matches at Princes Park, mostly because we had such a great record in those years there (and also because I lived in West Brunny at the time).

Geelong is an interesting option so long as we get a very competitive rate from the landlord - if push comes to shove I'd rather contribute to Geelong's bottom line than Collo's. If we make more money at Kardinia Park bring it on I say, provided the games are scheduled for 1.45pm on the Saturday under the new TV rights agreement - a 4.00pm ish finish gives the Melbourne based punters extra time to get home at a decent hour.

[1eyedog]

Re: Selling Home Games. Other options apart from Sydney.

Going to give the Geelong option a massive "Hell No." I hated the days of seeing us play at Carlton's home ground, thought it sucked for Fitzroy they had to play at ours and it generally stinks to me a something a Club on its knees has to do.

At least interstate games you can frame within the context of exploring new markets and all that clap trap. Get a decent holiday once or twice a year out of it.

Mostly though, I am over selling home games. I want to see us in town as much as possible.

If the club is not financially sustainable you can forget about seeing the Bulldogs play anywhere. Fitzroy were homeless a long time before they started playing games at the Western Oval but I get the point. For me, I would rather watch the Bulldogs play in Melton West than not at all. Times have changed, money talks and home grounds walk. We need to look at the option to take the pressure of the club. That's the reality and we can complain about playing at KP or VISY Park all we like. You think Ethihad stadium feels like a home ground?