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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on November 07, 2014, 03:22:59 AM
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Carlton plans to ditch gate-sharing with Tigers
Caroline Wilson
The Age
November 7, 2014
Carlton is planning to abandon its gate-sharing deal with traditional rival Richmond when the two teams open the AFL's 2015 home-and-away season.
In a decision that could come at a cost of up to $200,000 to the Tigers' bottom line next year, new Carlton boss Steven Triggconfirmed he was looking at shelving the long-term agreement when the Blues host the season-opener next year on April 2.
Richmond chief Brendon Gale said the potential shift by the Blues would mean the end to the season-opening, gate-sharing deal, adding he would be disappointed given the on-going success of the game.
"We've worked hard to jointly build this game," Gale said. "It's been a joint effort which has been overwhelmingly enjoyed by both our supporters. It's their decision and I respect that but were Carlton to arrive at the decision they are contemplating, it would be disappointing. On that basis we wouldn't go ahead with the gate-sharing deal in the future. The competition has moved forward in the spirit of cooperative arrangements."
Trigg told Fairfax Media that while he was still familiarising himself with the concept of gate-sharing, he was looking at scrapping the Carlton-Richmond deal, which sees the two clubs share the gate in every season in which the two teams play each other twice.
"I'm not sure that it's something we'll do next year," Trigg said. "I have a view that if we do it we do it regardless of how many times we play each other. It's an interesting commercial proposition.
"Regardless of what we do, ultimately I'm prepared to work with the Tigers to promote their home game against us later in the year."
Next year would have marked the ninth consecutive year that the rivals had played each other at the MCG in round one with 2014 proving the exception when the Tigers hosted the Blues on the Thursday night of round two because of the stadium's unavailability for the earlier start to the season.
Richmond did not share the gate - which finished a relatively disappointing result because both teams were beaten the previous week and fewer than 70,000 supporters attended the match - because according to the deal, the clubs only split the profits when they play each other twice. The game has proved a genuine blockbuster since 2008 in terms of attendances.
A crowd of more than 80,000 - which the two clubs have often achieved - would see the home team reap a profit of more than $500,000 on most occasions, and up to $700,000. Richmond has a similar agreement with Essendon, which has been in place as a result of the on-going success of the Saturday night Dreamtime clash that showcases the AFL's indigenous round.
Carlton's new stadium deal will see it play six home games at the MCG next year with the Blues hosting Richmond, Essendon and Collingwood in the first five weeks of the 2015 season. The Tigers host the return bout against Carlton in a Friday night clash on July 10.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/carlton-plans-to-ditch-gatesharing-with-tigers-20141106-11hz5g.html
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Give it to the Pies then...
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stuffwits showing their their true elitist colours and think they are too good for us.
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Reckon Steven Trigg needs to understand that he isn't in little 'ole Adelaide anymore and things are done a bit differently in Melbourne
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shots fired
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I guess we did it to Collingwood back about 10 years ago, so we can't say too much........ :whistle
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I guess we did it to Collingwood back about 10 years ago, so we can't say too much........ :whistle
That was then...
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6 home games at the MCG. That's cute.
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Thank god. We don't need to support this minnow. Sure it will bite next year but in the log run it will work better for the bigger club. stuff them
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Not a good move, mostly rfc supporters at this game anyway who now won't show up due not wanting to support that scum
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Not a good move, mostly rfc supporters at this game anyway who now won't show up due not wanting to support that scum
And when they don't come to our game? Oh that's right they don't go anyway. We will be laughing in the long run. Our games will be bigger than theirs.
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crap off the carlton relationship
carlton / essendon / geelong on the slide
richmond-collingwood$$$
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blackballed
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The club should put up a big screen at Punt Road Oval for the game where all the Tiger fans can take in the atmosphere and watch the game for a gold coin donation and make the scum suffer
in the hip pocket.
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The club should put up a big screen at Punt Road Oval for the game where all the Tiger fans can take in the atmosphere and watch the game for a gold coin donation and make the scum suffer
in the hip pocket.
:bow
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The club should put up a big screen at Punt Road Oval for the game where all the Tiger fans can take in the atmosphere and watch the game for a gold coin donation and make the scum suffer
in the hip pocket.
:bow
id be into that
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The club should put up a big screen at Punt Road Oval for the game where all the Tiger fans can take in the atmosphere and watch the game for a gold coin donation and make the scum suffer
in the hip pocket.
Best idea!
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The club should put up a big screen at Punt Road Oval for the game where all the Tiger fans can take in the atmosphere and watch the game for a gold coin donation and make the scum suffer
in the hip pocket.
:bow
id be into that
so would I. what a great idea. :thumbsup
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The club should put up a big screen at Punt Road Oval for the game where all the Tiger fans can take in the atmosphere and watch the game for a gold coin donation and make the scum suffer
in the hip pocket.
:bow
id be into that
so would I. what a great idea. :thumbsup
The club is too gutless to do it though :lol
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Urban Survival tip #1 - if you ever drop any loose change in Lygon St, just forget about it! A Carlton club official will appear from nowhere to pocket it before you can even put your hand out! :banghead
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blackballed
Blueballed
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lets black and blue ball em
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Pile in
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The club should put up a big screen at Punt Road Oval for the game where all the Tiger fans can take in the atmosphere and watch the game for a gold coin donation and make the scum suffer
in the hip pocket.
Yessssss :clapping
You coming down for that one?
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I'd look at stuffing the game off and replacing it with a new traditional clash with gWS at the G r1 ea year ....too stuffen smart trigg you cheating sucker :shh
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The club should put up a big screen at Punt Road Oval for the game where all the Tiger fans can take in the atmosphere and watch the game for a gold coin donation and make the scum suffer
in the hip pocket.
Best idea!
Won't work, they'd be too many fights.
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I am serious, I want to blackball carlton games, we don't stuffing need those wankers, I am sick to death of the cheating arse holes, just let em turn up by themselves and they can ead.
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Get into talks with Collingwood so we can host next years season opener with them and share the gate. The crowd would be bigger too!
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The club should put up a big screen at Punt Road Oval for the game where all the Tiger fans can take in the atmosphere and watch the game for a gold coin donation and make the scum suffer
in the hip pocket.
I do like the thinking there but reckon we are being precious. The profit gets split across 2 years instead of 1. If they are the ones who want to change it then give us an incentive - say the home ground advantage in year 1.
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The club should put up a big screen at Punt Road Oval for the game where all the Tiger fans can take in the atmosphere and watch the game for a gold coin donation and make the scum suffer
in the hip pocket.
Yessssss :clapping
You coming down for that one?
I'd certainly consider it EEA since there is no tiger game at spotless this year. :'(
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What comes around, goes around :thumbsup.
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... in a year when the Blues will miss out on a round-one windfall, as Richmond will enjoy the gate takings.
The Tigers will reap the entire gate attendance for the first time since the two clubs were given the first match of the season in 2007.
The gate for round one was split until last year, when Trigg ordered only the home team enjoy the spoils – in that case it was the Blues.
The two clubs will meet only once this year.
The Tigers have posted 11 straight profits, and have cash reserves in excess of $2 million. This is set to be strengthened by pocketing the round-one receipts.
A strong start is also likely to help boost last year's record Richmond membership of 71,339, and a home and away attendance of 1.05 million – the highest in the AFL.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/new-sponsor-for-carlton-as-gambling-ties-cut-20160315-gnjamb.html