As we take the trip down to Kardinia Park this weekend it is worthwhile remembering that sucker clubs such as ourselves actually benefit the Cats by a lot more per crowd member than the likes of Collingwood and Richmond.

This is a quote from Brian Cook in 2009 which probably holds doubly true nearly ten years later:

Originally Posted by Brian Cook
...at Skilled Stadium when you have a capacity of 25,000, we make a net profit in that game of $638,000 per game, which is $26 per head. If we have a crowd of 85,500 at the MCG, which we did have against Collingwood in 2007, we brought home $771,000, which was $9 a head. Importantly,Telstra, now Etihad Stadium, with a near capacity of 46,000, we brought home $293,000, which is $6 a head. So when you compare a crowd at Skilled of 25,000 compared to Telstra, which is nearly twice as much at 46, you at Skilled bring home to the club $638,000 out of all revenue sources per game and only $293,000 from Telstra.

Source Bigfooty thread; https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/stadium-deals-what-how-when-why-we-need-a-new-one-and-the-sa-footy-paradigm-shift-happening.554729/

Edited March 25, 20196 yr by Diamond_Jim

Yep. We barely make a dollar on a 25,000 crowd at the G. Geelong get all of the corporate box revenue, advertising, a big chink of food and bev etc.

Teams that have 'clean' stadiums cream it in terms of revenue. Adelaide, West Coast etc.

It means a West Coast can spend in the order of $300,000 a week (!) more than melbourne. Thats one reason the soft spending cap was brought in

Two of the biggest problems in the AFL. Stadium deals and the fixture.

4 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Yep. We barely make a dollar on a 25,000 crowd at the G. Geelong get all of the corporate box revenue, advertising, a big chink of food and bev etc.

Teams that have 'clean' stadiums cream it in terms of revenue. Adelaide, West Coast etc.

It means a West Coast can spend in the order of $300,000 a week (!) more than melbourne. Thats one reason the soft spending cap was brought in

Two of the biggest problems in the AFL. Stadium deals and the fixture.

Time to move from the G jnr?

How about a nice new stadium at Casey?

And just to rub it in.. taxpayer funds funded around 75% of the cost of the upgrade to Kardinia Park

Well we aren't alone... I recall I read somewhere that we got a better deal under Steven Smith but can't find it anywhere.....

Also its part of why the AFL has an equalisation fund. Other teams scream about 'poorer' teams receiving money but in reality this is part of the reason it is there.

1 minute ago, old dee said:

Time to move from the G jnr?

How about a nice new stadium at Casey?

you may joke OD but I am sure the number crunchers at Essendon, Collingwood and Richmond salivate at owning a stadium between them.

It's amazing how the MCG has been able to dictate terms to the AFL and the clubs over the years.

3 minutes ago, old dee said:

How about a nice new stadium at Casey? 

Nah im good, may aswell move to Hobart.

9 minutes ago, old dee said:

Time to move from the G jnr?

How about a nice new stadium at Casey?

 

3 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

 

I am not BB but as there is nothing available anywhere else Casey might win by default. It would be easier to get from VB!

Edited March 25, 20196 yr by old dee

1 hour ago, old dee said:

Time to move from the G jnr?

How about a nice new stadium at Casey?

Is Casey in a marginal seat? That's how to get the big $

23 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Is Casey in a marginal seat? That's how to get the big $

worked for a large American corporation.

I asked one of the high ups in the States one day... why don't you have an office in Washington DC.

Answer... no Senators in DC

Taxpayer stadium

2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

And just to rub it in.. taxpayer funds funded around 75% of the cost of the upgrade to Kardinia Park

Oh gawwwd please don't, Diamond.

Not to mention that it's 2019 and we still don't have a freakin permanent, dedicated home base!! 

5 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Yep. We barely make a dollar on a 25,000 crowd at the G. Geelong get all of the corporate box revenue, advertising, a big chink of food and bev etc.

Teams that have 'clean' stadiums cream it in terms of revenue. Adelaide, West Coast etc.

It means a West Coast can spend in the order of $300,000 a week (!) more than melbourne. Thats one reason the soft spending cap was brought in

Two of the biggest problems in the AFL. Stadium deals and the fixture.

The Mcc are laughing...  hand in hand with their Bank Managers. all clubs add to their coffers.  

More than 6 months of each and every year.

4 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Is Casey in a marginal seat? That's how to get the big $

The electorate of Casey is relatively safe LNP but it has little to do with Casey Fields. It centres more around Belgrave and the Yarra Valley.

 Pakenham was in the federal district of Mc Millan which has now changed to Monash ( first vote in 2019) but I think only part of Pakenham is now in that electorate.

PS.. seems that Pakenham is now in Latrobe... projected LNP margin of 3.5%

https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal-redistribution-2018/vic/

Edited March 25, 20196 yr by Diamond_Jim