Perth Stadium (Optus Stadium)
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If it's ready in time then open it with this years international rules (as Perth should host one of the two tests in each Australian based series)
Otherwise just open with a concert(hopefully not just ed sheeran as he's just not a stadium act)then a Round one derby
Otherwise just open with a concert(hopefully not just ed sheeran as he's just not a stadium act)then a Round one derby
hitthepost
Norm Smith Medallist
If it won't be ready for the Ashes it won't be ready for IR.
when Fitz was leaving, I'll link it later, maybe AndyD too.
During Mr Fitzpatrick’s time as AFL Chairman, the AFL has:
- Expanded to have premiership matches every week in the mainland states following the League’s expansion with Gold Coast Suns (2010) and Greater Western Sydney Giants (2011) and games played in every state and territory.
- Investments in the construction or renovation of stadiums and training and administration centres across the country since 2007, including Adelaide Oval, Perth Stadium, Metricon Stadium, MCG, SCG, Gabba, Skilled Stadium with the latest addition - the $22m T&A facility at Gold Coast Suns – opened in January.
- Participation has grown more than 140 per cent from the start of the 2007 season to 2016 with 1,404,176 participants, including a staggering 3200 per cent jump in the number of female participants to a record 380,041 in 2016.
- The NAB AFL Women’s League has commenced, two years ahead of schedule, which saw more than 50,000 people attend the first round.
- The continued growth of revenue coming into the game and the successful completion of record TV broadcast deals, including the $2.5 billion TV broadcast rights deal secured off the back of expansion into the northern markets.
- Continued work by the clubs to attract supporters with memberships of AFL clubs hitting a new record high of 875,197 in 2016 – an increase of almost 70 per cent since 2006.
- The creation of AFL Media to build a stronger digital presence for the game resulting in AFL Media now attracting an average 4.26m weekly unique visitors in season while TV audiences per round for the Toyota AFL Premiership Season across the Seven Network and Fox Footy Channel averaged 4.5 million.
- The adoption of all recommendations of the AFL Indigenous Advisory Council, including a commitment to appoint an Indigenous Commissioner by the end of 2018.
- Development of the Respect and Responsibility Policy
- Increase in resources and policies governing integrity and doping.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-02-15/afl-statement-chairman-mike-fitzpatrick-retires
Disingenuous, the AFL?
- Expanded to have premiership matches every week in the mainland states following the League’s expansion with Gold Coast Suns (2010) and Greater Western Sydney Giants (2011) and games played in every state and territory.
- Investments in the construction or renovation of stadiums and training and administration centres across the country since 2007, including Adelaide Oval, Perth Stadium, Metricon Stadium, MCG, SCG, Gabba, Skilled Stadium with the latest addition - the $22m T&A facility at Gold Coast Suns – opened in January.
- Participation has grown more than 140 per cent from the start of the 2007 season to 2016 with 1,404,176 participants, including a staggering 3200 per cent jump in the number of female participants to a record 380,041 in 2016.
- The NAB AFL Women’s League has commenced, two years ahead of schedule, which saw more than 50,000 people attend the first round.
- The continued growth of revenue coming into the game and the successful completion of record TV broadcast deals, including the $2.5 billion TV broadcast rights deal secured off the back of expansion into the northern markets.
- Continued work by the clubs to attract supporters with memberships of AFL clubs hitting a new record high of 875,197 in 2016 – an increase of almost 70 per cent since 2006.
- The creation of AFL Media to build a stronger digital presence for the game resulting in AFL Media now attracting an average 4.26m weekly unique visitors in season while TV audiences per round for the Toyota AFL Premiership Season across the Seven Network and Fox Footy Channel averaged 4.5 million.
- The adoption of all recommendations of the AFL Indigenous Advisory Council, including a commitment to appoint an Indigenous Commissioner by the end of 2018.
- Development of the Respect and Responsibility Policy
- Increase in resources and policies governing integrity and doping.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-02-15/afl-statement-chairman-mike-fitzpatrick-retires
Disingenuous, the AFL?
No detail, no comment.
Why does the stadium need to make a profit?
The stadium will never make a profit.
It is about recovering as much cost as possible.
It is about reducing debt as much as possible.
On top of that the stadium needs to recover it's running costs so it doesn't increase debt.
As such the stadium needs to attract as many high drawing events as possible that pay the appropriate rent.
It may be ready for the ODI on 28 January CA are waiting to declare the venue.
hitthepost
Norm Smith Medallist
That's not the Ashes. The Ashes is only Tests (in the men's format).
Freo16 suggested opening the venue with IR. The problem is, IR is scheduled for a month BEFORE the Perth Ashes Test - which will be at the WACA because PS won't be ready.
Even if the venue is ready for the 28 January ODI, that still doesn't necessarily make the venue ready for IR in November.
GAA club football starts in February and "Only four teams in the whole of Ireland would remain playing come the second half of October. The All-Ireland club series would finish in November ".
So a delay would actually benefit the Irish.
IR is one competition with flexibility.
hitthepost
Norm Smith Medallist
If we're pushing it back until the stadium is ready it'll be JLT time. Can't see coaches letting players go to play IR when they want them prepping for the main season. Risking injury, extra travel, time away from the clubs. There's not actually much flexibility because if it's going to go ahead it has to happen post-season, but not too late as the players need thier break time before returning to training.
So that would go for all the football codes right?
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Definitely is for 9's, with some teams not even sending their senior coach across for it
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You can rule out the 9's going to the stadium, the NRL just 'suspended' the concept
- May 5, 2006
- 63,036
- 70,452
- AFL Club
- West Coast
It will if they keep it for 109 years like the last one.
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Andy: AFL will help pay for new WA stadium
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl-will-help-pay-for-new-wa-stadium-20110816-1ivz8.html
maybe andy d and his dodgy mate john w can cough up some 'missing' money from this venture...
http://www.smh.com.au/national/scan...goes-into-administration-20170512-gw3oeo.html
Gently !!
Roughly $2 billion total outlay.
That's $100 million interest per year at 5%.
$100 million is two events every week at $1 million.paying rent.
109 years at 100% depreciation might just work.
- May 5, 2006
- 63,036
- 70,452
- AFL Club
- West Coast
In a 109 years time our great great grand-kids might be paying a million a year for memberships.
- May 5, 2006
- 63,036
- 70,452
- AFL Club
- West Coast
WAFC likes this.
btw, I'm pretty sure the outlay isn't $2b....
$1.2b for stadium and surrounds + $350m or so for transport stuff.
$1.2b for stadium and surrounds + $350m or so for transport stuff.
