At the risk of being accused of advocating communism, I have trouble understanding why team A, be it Collingwood or Melbourne or North , "hosting team B, be it Collingwood or Melbourne or North, at say the G, should reap 100% of the profits, with the "visiting team" whose "home ground" this may also be getting nothing.

It takes two teams to play a game.

My communistic thought us that the AFL should pool all the revenue from all games, pay the running costs of the games, and distribute equitably the profits.  

Currently the "draw" aka  fixedture determines to a large degree which teams remain rich and which remain poor, and perpetuates this inequity. 

On 18/03/2016 at 2:53 PM, beelzebub said:

If Eddie's plans are reliant on putting Richmond station underground then that plan will never leave the platform. Not exactly a 5 min exercise. 

 

52 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Even without the new EddieHad Stadium, which I am sure is the name that he would insist on using, under grounding Richmond station, through which about 9 services run, plus V line and freight, would be a monumentally disruptive for years, and exorbitantly expensive excercise.  Even under grounding a few stations on the Dandenong line is too much hence Denial Andrews' (until recently) secret sky rail plan.  

 

Mono,  I think eddie would prefer the proper name Eddie'sHat Stadium (it has a roof)..  just by the by.

Agreed,  underground rail is way too expensive to build,   & to maintain as well.  Especially down around Chelsea in the sand dunes,  where it would be well below the sea level of Port Phillip Bay.

And especially over long distances.

 

The Skyrail makes a lot of sense with bike trails underneath.  Also the construction columns could be curtained off with native vegetation to blockout any graffiti.

This is especially so along the Mordialloc to Frankston foreshore area along the Nepean Highway.

 

But I would like to see them add outer shields onto the construction of the elevated precast track support sections.  yes it adds cost & weight & wind issues,  but screens the view of passing trains,  & could act as a noise suppression tool.. making the appearance more appealing.

Also the Frankston line should be looped to the Cranbourne line via Somerville,  then through Tooradin to Cranbourne.   And reopen the Mornington section in doing so.   This allows shipping container freight to be railed direct to Dandenong from the Hastings - Stony Point port areas.

 

On 17/03/2016 at 0:30 PM, rpfc said:

Once the AFL takes over Etihad in 10 years time - some of these issues disappear.

And the facilities at Etihad can be stripped out and improved surely?

I don't see the desperate need tbh.

When Docklands is handed over to the AFL it must have already been upgraded as per the contract.