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No government should invest in anything AFL in this country. They are the richest code in the land, let them fund the new stadium in Tasmania, all the new change rooms for AFLW and its sister leagues.
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No government should invest in anything AFL in this country. They are the richest code in the land, let them fund the new stadium in Tasmania, all the new change rooms for AFLW and its sister leagues.
Its been the the NRL that have been the major beneficiaries of government stadium funding in recent years.
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The AFL has had its fair share of handouts.
How about AO, Perth Stadium, The Showgrounds, Geelong and Metricon?
Include the Gabba in a couple of years time.
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Soccer is the biggest and richest sport in the world. Lets see FIFA pay for anything down here.
Im not a fan of governments doing anything for professional sport, but as long as governments own the facilities they invest in and actively prevent others from building similar venues, they should be the ones paying for them.
All of those are multi use atadiums as well by other sports. By that measure we could say that cricket has benefited hugely from those stadium upgrades as well and none of those stadium upgrades would go ahead without the AFL.
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And wouldnt Soccer and Rugby Union also benefit from funding for NRL stadiums? Do concerts also get played down at Parramatta, for example?
Every sport can claim whatever, if it helps them get money
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FIFA only invests when it is politically good for them. And what I mean by "them", I mean the FIFA President and keeping his job. FIFA does sort of invest. We and every FIFA national body would get a little money annually from the corrupt people up top.
I was being sarcastic above. Though I do share a feeling that Governments should help the smaller sports more than the ones who can look(or should) after themselves. Though Soccer and Basketball are smaller than AFL/NRL, I am more thinking of Olympic sports like Hockey, Athletics, and Swimming. !00K for them goes a lot further than 100K for AFL/NRL.
But not just certain codes but, AFLW, W-Legaue(sorry A-Legaue women) and other emerging female sports. If there is anything for the big professional sports, it should be purely for economic reasons.
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Well the good news for those smaller sports is they aren't getting $100k... they're getting $100m per year, just for high performance programs from the federal government.
While AFL, NRL and cricket get nothing from the same scheme.
Macca180
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Sorry you are not allowed to mention AFL on this thread. It makes some of the trolls cry.
But now that you have why shouldn't the government invest in the countries game?
They should invest as much as they want to and some more.
100% correct plus all the concerts and events held at the upgraded facilities.
Pretty piss poor for a very successful club that won 6 premierships and hardly miss the finals!
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fyi:
... the IPL is the second richest TV sport product in the world, second only to the NFL. The IPL lasts two months and has zero cut through outside of India and a few other countries. None of the teams have any value globally.
The Indian Premier League is a brilliant thing – but is killing Test cricket | Barney Ronay
The demise of the longest form of the game has long been predicted and now the schedules suggest it is becoming reality
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fyi:
... the IPL is the second richest TV sport product in the world, second only to the NFL. The IPL lasts two months and has zero cut through outside of India and a few other countries. None of the teams have any value globally.
The Indian Premier League is a brilliant thing – but is killing Test cricket | Barney Ronay
The demise of the longest form of the game has long been predicted and now the schedules suggest it is becoming realitywww.theguardian.com
I didnt need that information - but the combined revenue from soccer would dwarf the IPL
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- May 13, 2012
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That might be Macarthur's highest ever attendance.
- Jul 5, 2012
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- Kidding, right?
Soccer not taking over the world's most populous nation just yet, it seems:
www.smh.com.au
China sank billions to become a soccer giant. What went wrong?
After years building a football revolution, the expensive recruits are gone, top teams have disappeared and top officials have been detained, accused of corruption.
Has anyone got access to the recent Mike Baird interview with Sydney Morning herald?
Baird has been appointed chairman of Cricket Australia. Apparently in the interview Baird made direct comparison to the AFL in terms of the
"Which sport is more poopular" battle.
Baird has been appointed chairman of Cricket Australia. Apparently in the interview Baird made direct comparison to the AFL in terms of the
"Which sport is more poopular" battle.
manicmagpie
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Was that the point of the article, no.
Relevant to the sports industry, yes.
On soccer, its always good to see local talent make good on the international stage:
Tottenham set to appoint Scott Munn as chief football officer
Tottenham Hotspur are set to appoint Scott Munn as chief football officer.The Australian is currently chief executive of City Football Group China, having previously held the same position at Melbourne City FC.
A move to the Premier League club would be his first role in European football, with his remit also taking in the club’s academy and women’s team.
Tottenham set to appoint Scott Munn as chief football officer
Tottenham Hotspur are set to appoint Scott Munn as chief football officer. The Australian is currently chief executive of City Football Group China, having previously held the same position at Melbourne City FC. A move to the Premier League club would be his first role in European football, with...
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Soccer not taking over the world's most populous nation just yet, it seems:
China sank billions to become a soccer giant. What went wrong?
After years building a football revolution, the expensive recruits are gone, top teams have disappeared and top officials have been detained, accused of corruption.
Corruption in China - well, knock me over with a feather!
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NRL crowds and ratings very high this year.
The comp is very healthy.
The comp is very healthy.
NOT as healthy as the AFL that also is having record crowds all around the nation!
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