The Age has written an article tonight saying that we are trying to re-negotiate our contract with Etihad Stadium so that we may play one more home game per year at the G (starting from next season).
I’m not going to post the article / link because its written by an Age journo who we dislike. However the article says that Tanner has confirmed we are seeking to re-negotiate the contract so that the home game split is 6 at Etihad and 5 at the G.
I feel like we should be going even further but perhaps that’s not realistic given that our contract at Etihad doesn’t expire till 2025.
We might have 60k+ members, but realistically a game vs norf or the saints won’t pull more than 45k. I’d much rather close the roof and have docklands jumping than sit in a half-empty mcg.
30-40k at Etihad can create a great atmosphere, but a similar crowd at the G is rubbish.
I’ve actually recently come to the view that the MCG should be no clubs home ground, and that every team in the league, should as near as possible, play the same amount of games there per year.
Yes, including I/state teams regardless of crowd size or TV look, … - they can just do their best to schedule them against large drawing clubs.
They need to get another etihad sized one up somewhere ASAP to allow something along those lines to happen I reckon.
Either that, or play the GF at the highest ranked clubs home ground.
The lopsided advantage one team can have in the Ultimate Decider of the comp, is enormous.
What can you say. Improvement is improvement. 1 extra at the G would be good plus we should be changing Melbourne to Etihad and using that spot for a more high profile game.
Also wouldn’t it be better to copy and past Caro’s article so she doesn’t get the hits?
We'll build a new stadium, we'll get the mexicans to pay for the stadium.
Save your Mexican talk for the saga thread!
One more game at the MCG is a step in the right direction. Wouldn’t actually want 11 home games there. Imagine games at the G against the Giants, Suns, etc. Would be good to reverse the current situation and play 7 at the G and 4 at Etihad against the minnows (like Norf, LOL).