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Football => View from the Outer => Topic started by: one-eyed on July 02, 2013, 01:43:03 AM
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Carlton close in on MCG home ground deal
Jay Clark
From: Herald Sun
July 01, 2013 8:00PM
CARLTON is closer to making the MCG its primary home ground after eclipsing 50,000 members for the first time in the club's history.
The Blues are confident they will secure a deal to play up to eight games a season at the MCG when their contract at Etihad Stadium expires at the end of next season.
The controversial appointment of coach Michael Malthouse has helped the club set a membership record - which it needed to help prove it had outgrown the indoor venue.
Carlton has averaged a crowd of about 65,000 at its MCG games this year and expects almost 90,000 to attend its blockbuster Pratt Cup clash against arch rivals Collingwood on Friday night.
Next season will be the Blues 150th AFL/VFL year and upsizing to the MCG for a minimum seven games would help draw more blockbuster crowds and deliver the club a major financial boost.
Swann said the club was waiting on a proposal from Etihad and was likely to have an answer on the club's MCG pitch by the end of the year.
"I think we are (in a strong position). Considering our average crowds we get at the MCG and from an AFL point of view they still want to maximise attendances, so I think for us to play more games at the MCG it fits all that criteria," he said.
"I'm pretty confident it will happen."
Swann said the club's members has sent a clear message they wanted "a better split" of games at the MCG.
"You survey all your members and those sort of things and one of the big things was they wanted to get back to the MCG and we said that's fine but it will help us if we have a lot of members and true to their word they've jumped on board," he said.
"So our people go there, they like going there. Hopefully this gives us a bit more ammunition to get more games there."
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-close-in-on-mcg-home-ground-deal/story-fndv8f7j-1226672765150#mm-breached
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Lol 50k. Why do they get to move? What does that mean for us MCG teams? THey can fit their 50k members into Etihad so leave them there.
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Melbourne aside, 50k doesn't even come close to the current tenants. Pee ant club.
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They'll be back down to 38k when they miss the finals this year :shh
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They'll be back down to 38k when it's no longer mandatory for Visy employes to purchase a membership!!
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On the 14th of June Carlton had 46,500 members. 2 weeks and 3 losses later they gaine 3,500 new members???? WTF is going on there :huh :huh
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They'll be back down to 38k when they stop handing them out like dingers at Halloween.
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They'll be back down to 38k when they stop handing them out like dingers at Hawthorn.
EFA
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THEYVE just done what hawthorn does but on a smaller scale. Rumour is 2 business people have purchased afew thousand membership tickets each. They were no where near 50k but in 3 weeks they got their lol. Like Hawthorns numbers Carltons are also a farce IMHO.
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Time to ship Carlton and Hawthorn back as co-tenants at Princess Park. :lol :rollin :lol
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On the 14th of June Carlton had 46,500 members. 2 weeks and 3 losses later they gaine 3,500 new members???? WTF is going on there :huh :huh
On SEN a caller rang in saying his wife just received an extra 3 game membership for free.
The scum are cheating again.
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Time to ship Carlton and Hawthorn back as co-tenants at Princess Park. :lol :rollin :lol
Bruce McAvaney during last night commentary - "This will be Carlton's last blockbuster for a while after tonight" :yep.
4 Friday nighters, Thursday night against us and Monday night vs Saints and the Blues have lost all of them this year :lol.
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Ralph Wiggum tweeted
"I reckon even the fans who got free Carlton memberships this week might put them in the microwave"
:lol
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Ralph Wiggum tweeted
"I reckon even the fans who got free Carlton memberships this week might put them in the microwave"
:lol
:lol :lol
Ralphster :cheers