The AFL is among a handful of organisations hovering to rip control of the Gabba from Stadiums Queensland.
The under-siege state agency’s 18-year grip on the Gabba is now tenuous as the Palaszczuk Government debates a recommendation from last year’s Stadiums Taskforce report to open the management rights up to tender.
The AFL have recently taken control of Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, which is home to AFL clubs Essendon, North Melbourne, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs and Carlton.
The venue hosts Renegade and Stars BBL matches as well as soccer, rugby league and rugby union matches.
The league wants control of the Gabba and Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast and make them profitable.
This would lead to reduced operating costs for Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns.
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