Fine spooning: Why St Kilda has a mountain to climb
Jake Niall in fairfax media writes about the problems that St Kilda has to overcome, including finding a permanent home base.
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AFL tries to swing the pendulum away from TV and back to the fans
Fairfax media reports that the AFL is trying all thing to get fans back to matches ahead of the tv rights negotiations due to begin at the end of this year. Adelaide: Members will get colour-coded hats depending on where they sit, to stripe the stadium blue, red and yellow. There’ll also be live music…
FFA’s grand final nightmare looms ever closer unless AFL budges on venue
As the Aleague season draws to a close, the Grand Final continues to cause headaches at the FFA due to an AFL fixture at Etihad on the same day. Micheal Lynch writes that the AFL should beware of the backlash from supporters of both codes who may have to pay big money to travel interstate…
Geelong Football Club plans for life without pokies
The Geelong Football Club is looking to get rid of its poker machine licences, the club’s chief executive says. The club earned $3 million from the 100 machines at their home ground at Kardinia Park last year, but in a long term plan the the machines would be gone altogether, for ethical reasons. “Gaming is…
A new dawn for Gold Coast Suns and Huawei
The Gold Coast SUNS and Huawei Australia today announced a five year sponsorship which will see Huawei become the club’s official technology and ball partner. Mr Brumby said, “Huawei is proud to be announcing its first major sponsorship in AFL. Like the Gold Coast SUNS in the AFL, Huawei is relatively young in the Australian…
Adelaide United negotiating to secure Adelaide Crows’ training pitches at Football Park
ADELAIDE United is negotiating with the SANFL to secure Adelaide Crows’ training field and gym facilities at the Football Park precinct as the club’s nomadic status is nearing an end. This appears to be despite no current plan for the Crows to move for the next twenty years.
Crows smash membership record
Adelaide has announced a new membership record of 60,383 – making it the fourth AFl club behind Collingwood, Hawthorn and Richmond to top the 60,000 mark in 2015.
Why the AFL needs the Tigers roaring
Jake Niall in the Age writes that the AFL needs a vibrant Richmond side, as its bandwagon gets up and moving yet again, if its plans to increase attendances at matches are to work.
Telstra’s West Coast deal an innovation
The West Australian reports that Telstra have commenced a five year deal to become the official WA telecommunications partner for the West Coast Eagles. No value was disclosed. Telstra group executive of global enterprise and services Brendon Riley said the technology and communications upgrade included new mobile devices, data access to a new private network,…
Port Adelaide’s corporate backing to rise to record $13 million this season
Having recently announced RAA as a members sponsor and Four’n;twenty as a major sponsor, and with another sponsor announcement scheduled for next week, The Advertiser reports that Port Adelaide is set to hit $13 million in corporate backing in 2015.