So just as the Gold Coast come good we’ll guarantee ourselves an away game there every year at the expense of an easier game, probably in Adelaide…
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So just as the Gold Coast come good we’ll guarantee ourselves an away game there every year at the expense of an easier game, probably in Adelaide…
The moved game would be against one of the Dogs, Saints or Kangas. The whole point is to move our “home” game against a Marvel tenant. It would then be a QLD school holiday initiative with the match following against GC in a KB/ AD style locked in fixture. Watching us struggle there v both the Dogs and Kangas reaffirmed for me that this is a no brainer if the AFL get on board. The key is in selling it as growing the game in QLD because the AFL will want to replace the lost Marvel fixture.So just as the Gold Coast come good we’ll guarantee ourselves an away game there every year at the expense of an easier game, probably in Adelaide…
A few things to play out.So just as the Gold Coast come good we’ll guarantee ourselves an away game there every year at the expense of an easier game, probably in Adelaide…
The moved game would be against one of the Dogs, Saints or Kangas. The whole point is to move our “home” game against a Marvel tenant. It would then be a QLD school holiday initiative with the match following against GC in a KB/ AD style locked in fixture. Watching us struggle there v both the Dogs and Kangas reaffirmed for me that this is a no brainer if the AFL get on board. The key is in selling it as growing the game in QLD because the AFL will want to replace the lost Marvel fixture.
It’s a growth area with a big “expat” population escaping Melbourne winters (my brother in laws up there with his family so I’d look at doing the double) so I don’t think it would cannibalise GC’s fan base too much. When it comes to the AFL ticking off you also have Carlton and Essendon trying to move home matches away from Marvel. I think all 3 stances are justified, but it marginalises an AFL asset in Marvel. It’s really becoming the new Waverley no matter how much money they throw at it…Agree that it'd give a football advantage, but think the real goal is that the Pies are targetting the recrutiment of Gold Coast based fans. We want to be Man U with a fan base expanded well beyond our location.
We'll be able to sell it as growing the game, but will the AFL want us competing with GC for fans?
Not sure that’s how it will work. As I understand it we’d be selling a home Docklands scheduled game to play a home game at GC against someone other than GC.
The moved game would be against one of the Dogs, Saints or Kangas. The whole point is to move our “home” game against a Marvel tenant. It would then be a QLD school holiday initiative with the match following against GC in a KB/ AD style locked in fixture. Watching us struggle there v both the Dogs and Kangas reaffirmed for me that this is a no brainer if the AFL get on board. The key is in selling it as growing the game in QLD because the AFL will want to replace the lost Marvel fixture.
No, this is a contractual matter. We’re contracted to 2 home matches against Etihad tenants each year so would only be exploring this if it’s an ongoing contractual situation. The problem would then be the replacement match for Marvel.Except the AFL is far more likely to move our Marvel home game v an interstate side such as West Coast or even Brisbane…
Contracts can be varied. And given the owner of Marvel is the same body setting/approving the GC fixturing, it's probably not that big an obstacle...No, this is a contractual matter. We’re contracted to 2 home matches against Etihad tenants each year so would only be exploring this if it’s an ongoing contractual situation. The problem would then be the replacement match for Marvel.
No, this is a contractual matter. We’re contracted to 2 home matches against Etihad tenants each year so would only be exploring this if it’s an ongoing contractual situation. The problem would then be the replacement match for Marvel.
The plan was for 2 weeks up there. So it’s an away game v Gold Coast followed by a home game v someone. So yes, the clubs plans include guaranteeing an away game on the Gold Coast every year.
No, we’re contracted to 2 home games and 1 away game at Marvel every year, home games aren’t always Marvel tenants.
Last year we played Brisbane, this year we played West Coast.
The North game was their home game.
Make Carlton and Essendon, two Marvel tenants, play each other at their own shithole. Everyone wins!No, this is a contractual matter. We’re contracted to 2 home matches against Etihad tenants each year so would only be exploring this if it’s an ongoing contractual situation. The problem would then be the replacement match for Marvel.
Gotcha my mistake. Go back for any number of years to look at how the scheduling works and almost without fail we’ll have a home match v a Marvel tenant. It’ll be that one moved and there’s no way the current administration would leave a loophole that allows that to be exploited by the AFL.No, we’re contracted to 2 home games and 1 away game at Marvel every year, home games aren’t always Marvel tenants.
Last year we played Brisbane, this year we played West Coast.
The North game was their home game.
I’d defer to you on that front with your connections. Would you think a replacement match would be sought for the stadium? My assumption would be that the contracts with vendors may not be as flexible, but I don’t know what the minimum number of Marvel matches a year is. If it’s say 45 and we’re currently at 47 that leaves one club without a seat at the table…Contracts can be varied. And given the owner of Marvel is the same body setting/approving the GC fixturing, it's probably not that big an obstacle...
All home Marvel games against a Marvel tenant:The North game at Marvel in 2023 was our home game. The Doggies game at Marvel this year was our home game. It’s the same nearly every year.
When it comes to the AFL ticking off you also have Carlton and Essendon trying to move home matches away from Marvel. I think all 3 stances are justified, but it marginalises an AFL asset in Marvel. It’s really becoming the new Waverley no matter how much money they throw at it…
All home Marvel games against a Marvel tenant:
2004
- R20 2000 = Western Bulldogs
- R7 2001 = North Melbourne
- R13 2002 = North Melbourne
- R9 2003 = St Kilda
2006
- R19 2005 = North Melbourne
2007
2011
- R13 2008 = Western Bulldogs
- R7 2009 = St Kilda
- R11 2010 = Western Bulldogs
2015
- R21 2012 = North Melbourne
- R6 2013 = St Kilda
- R13 2014 = Western Bulldogs
2020
- R18 2016 = North Melbourne
- R4 2017 = St Kilda
- R10 2018 = Western Bulldogs
- R15 2019 = North Melbourne
2021
- R9 2022 = Western Bulldogs
- R11 2023 = North Melbourne
- R12 2024 = Western Bulldogs
Everything is negotiable. Can't see this one being that tough to manage. Might not have been so easy when Collo was running the Docklands.I’d defer to you on that front with your connections. Would you think a replacement match would be sought for the stadium? My assumption would be that the contracts with vendors may not be as flexible, but I don’t know what the minimum number of Marvel matches a year is. If it’s say 45 and we’re currently at 47 that leaves one club without a seat at the table…
Yep. I've made a minor alteration to my above post.Yep. 2020 Covid camps impacting.
It wouldn't have to be Gold Coast every year. We could play Brissy instead whilst staying up there.The plan was for 2 weeks up there. So it’s an away game v Gold Coast followed by a home game v someone. So yes, the clubs plans include guaranteeing an away game on the Gold Coast every year.
The irony of it for me would be that he probably got Carlton into their deal there as president in order to save them. Talk about conflict of interest CEO of Marvel and president of Carlton at the same time…Everything is negotiable. Can't see this one being that tough to manage. Might not have been so easy when Collo was running the Docklands.