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The Western Bulldogs will play at least two premiership season games in Ballarat every year if Labor win the election.
Western Bulldogs players will also wear a Eureka-inspired playing jumper for the games.
Opposition leader Daniel Andrews and Bulldogs President Peter Gordon made the announcement on Thursday morning.
The Labor Party have already promised a 6000-seat covered grandstand at Eureka Stadium in April this year, if it wins the election, as well as AFL standard lights and a video scoreboard
The Bulldogs have also been vocal in their aim to expand into western Victoria and "win the west".
In a stunning revelation, the AFL last week disclosed the Western Bulldogs had entered into an agreement with the City of Ballarat.
However, both the Bulldogs and council have remained extremely tight-lipped on their agreement, with neither party even confirming any alignment.
The announcement from AFL scheduling manager Simon Lethlean followed the release of the 2015 NAB Challenge fixture that surprisingly had Western Bulldogs fixtured to play Melbourne, bucking a six-year trend that had North Melbourne aligned with Ballarat.
North Melbourne's CEO Carl Dilena expressed his frustration that his club was left blind-sided by the deal.
North Melbourne will no longer hold community camps in Ballarat and it is now expected that the Bulldogs will take over.
Former premier John Brumby joined forces with North Melbourne in 2010 when he announced a proposed redevelopment of Eureka Stadium, but that plan was abandoned when Labor lost the election.
The Kangaroos had looked at playing four games annually at a redeveloped Eureka Stadium.
Western Bulldogs players will also wear a Eureka-inspired playing jumper for the games.
Opposition leader Daniel Andrews and Bulldogs President Peter Gordon made the announcement on Thursday morning.
The Labor Party have already promised a 6000-seat covered grandstand at Eureka Stadium in April this year, if it wins the election, as well as AFL standard lights and a video scoreboard
The Bulldogs have also been vocal in their aim to expand into western Victoria and "win the west".
In a stunning revelation, the AFL last week disclosed the Western Bulldogs had entered into an agreement with the City of Ballarat.
However, both the Bulldogs and council have remained extremely tight-lipped on their agreement, with neither party even confirming any alignment.
The announcement from AFL scheduling manager Simon Lethlean followed the release of the 2015 NAB Challenge fixture that surprisingly had Western Bulldogs fixtured to play Melbourne, bucking a six-year trend that had North Melbourne aligned with Ballarat.
North Melbourne's CEO Carl Dilena expressed his frustration that his club was left blind-sided by the deal.
North Melbourne will no longer hold community camps in Ballarat and it is now expected that the Bulldogs will take over.
Former premier John Brumby joined forces with North Melbourne in 2010 when he announced a proposed redevelopment of Eureka Stadium, but that plan was abandoned when Labor lost the election.
The Kangaroos had looked at playing four games annually at a redeveloped Eureka Stadium.
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