AFL kicks NRL out of Homebush!

[JF_Bay_22_SCG]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-...ie-after-clash-with-afl/4853888?section=sport

Personally as a Swans AND Storm fan I am completely stoked at this! I get to support the Swans on the Friday night against the Hawks & head up to Brookvale the next night to watch Storm play Manly.

However what I'd like to know is if the NRL Doggies had the game already booked for the Friday night for their match against Penrith & have been even selling tickets on the Ticketek website, how did the AFL get their way & 'win' the Friday night time slot? How much money was handed to Todd Greenberg (Bulldogs CEO) to get them to move? Did the AFL's bullying other code win out in the end once again?

Still it works out brilliantly for the Swans & Hawthorn who now get the full break going into the finals.

People down here in Melbourne don't realise how big this is politically in terms of the Sydney sporting scene. The AFL has kicked an NRL club out of its very own stadium!

Thoughts?

JF (a dual code fan who just wants to see BOTH teams play )

 

[skzm]

They were able to relocate the 4 men, and a stray dog to an oval out the back...

 

[Rhysswans13]

Simple NRL does not pull crowds to games in Sydney. People would much rather watch it on TV. AFL on the other hand puts bums on seats at Swans games in Sydney. ANZ is the big winner out of this with a crowd 5 times the size of what the bulldogs and Penrith panthers will bring

 

[thegreig]

Apparently ANZ benefit from having Canterbury relocate their game (not sure how or why)

I'm sure all 12 fans planing on going to the game that night will be devastated their NswRL game has been moved...

 

[saviour01]

ANZ is shit. Much rather swans went to scg.

 

[master bate]

Someone tell the streaker

 

[Jimpson]

OP would be the only Swans fan I know that would want to play at ANZ.

35k at a jam-packed SCG > 45k at a half-empty ANZ stadium.

 

[Roddy]

Never has the term 'money talks and bullsh*t walks; been more appropriate' than here...

 

[The Edukator]

worth it just to say suck on that to the NRL ponces

 

[Rob]

I'd guess that the AFL had a provisional booking at the start of the season and the NRL scheduled the game knowing that it might be kicked out (which may have happened no matter when they scheduled the game).

 

[Freomaniac]

Another small victory for the AFL

 

[Giants FC]

It's a win for the AFL in a ground clash, which is unusual. Their track record isn't very good.

The AFL's been bumped on occasions. In 2005, the Swans got bumped from ANZ in favour of a rugby test. In 2009, a NAB Cup game got bumped from Docklands in favour of an A-League game. There was the risk of being locked out of several stadiums for 2 months mid-season had the FFA's World Cup bid been successful (although Blind Freddie could see that bid was unwinnable, so it was perfectly safe to sign the MOU). And the fact that the AFL can't start the season earlier because Sheffield Shield cricket in front of crowds of 200 takes priority.
Even last year, the AFL wanted to play the prelim finals in the opposite order, but stadium availability prevented it.

With the announcement early yesterday that the cricket World Cup would impact the opening rounds of 2015, the AFL needed a win on a stadium issue. Didn't take long to get one.

 

[fabulousphil]

Wonder if Fitzpatrick, or purely a crowd, money issue, or a combo of 3.

Is it really a win for the Swans and Swans fans though, Swans style suits small grounds, and their fans (usually) detest ANZ.

 

[.Shotties.]

Would rather be at the SCG.

 

[thegreig]

It's a win for the AFL in a ground clash, which is unusual. Their track record isn't very good.

The AFL's been bumped on occasions. In 2005, the Swans got bumped from ANZ in favour of a rugby test. In 2009, a NAB Cup game got bumped from Docklands in favour of an A-League game. There was the risk of being locked out of several stadiums for 2 months mid-season had the FFA's World Cup bid been successful (although Blind Freddie could see that bid was unwinnable, so it was perfectly safe to sign the MOU). And the fact that the AFL can't start the season earlier because Sheffield Shield cricket in front of crowds of 200 takes priority.
Even last year, the AFL wanted to play the prelim finals in the opposite order, but stadium availability prevented it.

With the announcement early yesterday that the cricket World Cup would impact the opening rounds of 2015, the AFL needed a win on a stadium issue. Didn't take long to get one.

This really annoys me, the AFL have to do something about this so they can get the season started earlier. A move to a smaller stadium would also improve the sheffield shields image

 

[mcgarnacle]

Olympic Park. That's what the suburb is. It used to be called Homebush BAY, but not anymore.

The suburb of Homebush is a couple of kilometres to the south of Olympic Park.

We might as well begin to use Carlton, Fitzory and Collingwood interchangeably too with regard to those suburbs.