Crows stand firm- Today's Herald Sun

[jk23]

ADELAIDE Football Club officials have rejected an AFL offer of financial compensation to move Saturday night's NAB Cup grand final from AAMI Stadium to Telstra Dome.
The AFL last Monday asked the Crows to forfeit home-ground advantage, with the league fearing the match would be poorly attended.
Adelaide chief executive Steven Trigg said yesterday his club would not consider the league's proposal, which was not quantified in dollar terms.
"It is disappointing, and annoying, that there is a perception SA cannot get a crowd to big finals in Adelaide," Trigg said. "We now have to get 35,000-40,000 people to the game (against St Kilda) to send a message back to the AFL."
AFL chief broadcasting and commercial officer Gillon McLachlan flagged the league's concern to Trigg last week that the NAB Cup final would face too much competition in Adelaide.
There is the prospect of a third one-day cricket final between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on Friday and the Festival and Fringe events.
McLachlan told the Crows a sell-out was guaranteed in the 50,000-seat Telstra Dome, but not at 51,515-seat AAMI Stadium.
The AFL -- not the clubs -- keeps gate receipts from the pre-season series.
Trigg said the Crows had not even asked how much they would be compensated.
"The AFL asked if we were open-minded about shifting the game to Melbourne, flagged financial compensation, and quickly learnt we're not interested," he said.
"After the AFL took the 2003 cup final from us, even though we had a better right to host it than Collingwood at the Dome, the rules were clear-cut. The team scoring the most goals hosts the final.
"That is us this year. Even though we have no commercial benefit from the final, we need to get as many people to the ground to stop the AFL thinking there is a problem getting South Australians to finals in Adelaide."
AAMI Stadium last hosted a pre-season cup final in 2006 when Adelaide lost to Geelong in front of 30,707 fans

[bigcarl]

they're running scared.

[Selhurst Saint]

Has there been any official announcement about the game yet???

There is nothing anywhere.

[Ralphy]

www.afl.com.au

its been announced there

[rexy]

So they should stay at home. They won the right fair and square and they dont need the money on offer. The Crows like us are trying to have the best preperation for the H&A, playing at home this week will give them that.

[jk23]

Called the club- bookings through Bass 131246 from 12pm today
no reserved seating first in best dressed..

[Solar]

not suprising because they struggled to pull 10k to a semi final

[Snakeman66]

See this thread.

http://www.saintsational.com/forum/view ... 5ca10d9d1d

From SANFL Site

www.sanfl.com.au

TICKET PRICES ADULT CONCESSION CHILD (6 – 14) FAMILY (2 A / 2 C)
GENERAL PUBLIC $31.35 $22.35 $2.75 $59.40
AAMI STADIUM MEMBERS $31.35 $22.35 $2.75
MEMBERS GUEST PASSES $32.35 $23.35 $3.75

TICKETING
PLEASE NOTE
ALL PUBLIC TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AS GENERAL ADMISSION FOR THIS MATCH.

TICKET PRICES WILL BE THE SAME AT THE GATE AS SOLD THROUGH BASS.

Tickets on sale for this event – Monday 3 March 2008 12 noon.
BASS Outlets – see www.bass.net.au for outlet locations.

Phone BASS Dial N Charge: 131 246
Internet: www.bass.net.au

[Solar]

whats with charging people over $30 for a practice match? I'm thankful its over there

[mcadam05]

whats with charging people over $30 for a practice match? I'm thankful its over there

I find it funny you quote Dal about his love of this club but you wont part with 30bucks too see your club in a Grand Final!!!

For goodness sake we should celebrate every bit of sucess this club has, remember theres only two cups given out each year

[Armoooo]

whats with charging people over $30 for a practice match? I'm thankful its over there

I find it funny you quote Dal about his love of this club but you wont part with 30bucks too see your club in a Grand Final!!!

For goodness sake we should celebrate every bit of sucess this club has, remember theres only two cups given out each year

Wow, we won 4 parctise matches in a row, that means SFA, there are also quite a few trophies handed out every year, we are up for 2, one against Hawthorn and one against the Dogs?

[mcadam05]

whats with charging people over $30 for a practice match? I'm thankful its over there

I find it funny you quote Dal about his love of this club but you wont part with 30bucks too see your club in a Grand Final!!!

For goodness sake we should celebrate every bit of sucess this club has, remember theres only two cups given out each year

Wow, we won 4 parctise matches in a row, that means SFA, there are also quite a few trophies handed out every year, we are up for 2, one against Hawthorn and one against the Dogs?

so you rate a cup in a h&a game higher then the NAB cup!!

[Solar]

whats with charging people over $30 for a practice match? I'm thankful its over there

I find it funny you quote Dal about his love of this club but you wont part with 30bucks too see your club in a Grand Final!!!

For goodness sake we should celebrate every bit of sucess this club has, remember theres only two cups given out each year

Wow, we won 4 parctise matches in a row, that means SFA, there are also quite a few trophies handed out every year, we are up for 2, one against Hawthorn and one against the Dogs?

yes I actually do

remind me how much of that $30 goes to the club? I have paid my membership and social club membership. I just find it suprising that they want to charge so much for a glorified practice match. No wonder they struggle to get more then 10k to the semi in SA.


so you rate a cup in a h&a game higher then the NAB cup!!

[jk23]

whats with charging people over $30 for a practice match? I'm thankful its over there

AFL gets all ticket sales for pre-season matches ( see original post)

[meher baba]

What an extraordinary suggestion by the AFL!! You develop a set of rules under which the Crows win the right to host the Grand Final, and then try to talk them out of it!!!

Of course the Crows should stick to their guns. How would we feel if the AFL were trying to do this to us!!!

It's just another instance of the amateurish, cringe-inducing behaviour of the AFL administration on virtually a daily basis.

If they'd wanted to avoid the final being played in Adelaide during the height of the Adelaide Festival - which is a reasonable concern - then they should have scheduled it for the Telstra Dome in the first place.

Sigh...............!!

[plugger66]

What an extraordinary suggestion by the AFL!! You develop a set of rules under which the Crows win the right to host the Grand Final, and then try to talk them out of it!!!

Of course the Crows should stick to their guns. How would we feel if the AFL were trying to do this to us!!!

It's just another instance of the amateurish, cringe-inducing behaviour of the AFL administration on virtually a daily basis.

If they'd wanted to avoid the final being played in Adelaide during the height of the Adelaide Festival - which is a reasonable concern - then they should have scheduled it for the Telstra Dome in the first place.

Sigh...............!!

Not sure Crows V WCE would attract to many to Telstra. I think they want to change it because of the poor crowd last week. I dont see the problem in asking and the Crows quite rightly said no. Whats the big deal.

[mcadam05]

whats with charging people over $30 for a practice match? I'm thankful its over there

I find it funny you quote Dal about his love of this club but you wont part with 30bucks too see your club in a Grand Final!!!

For goodness sake we should celebrate every bit of sucess this club has, remember theres only two cups given out each year

Wow, we won 4 parctise matches in a row, that means SFA, there are also quite a few trophies handed out every year, we are up for 2, one against Hawthorn and one against the Dogs?

yes I actually do

remind me how much of that $30 goes to the club? I have paid my membership and social club membership. I just find it suprising that they want to charge so much for a glorified practice match. No wonder they struggle to get more then 10k to the semi in SA.

so you rate a cup in a h&a game higher then the NAB cup!!

so you dont go too away games or finals as none the money goes too the club??

my point was you quote Dal talking about his love for the club and u wouldnt even spend 30bucks on a game that stkilda may win something last time i looked we havent won much over 100yrs

[Solar]

whats with charging people over $30 for a practice match? I'm thankful its over there

I find it funny you quote Dal about his love of this club but you wont part with 30bucks too see your club in a Grand Final!!!

For goodness sake we should celebrate every bit of sucess this club has, remember theres only two cups given out each year

Wow, we won 4 parctise matches in a row, that means SFA, there are also quite a few trophies handed out every year, we are up for 2, one against Hawthorn and one against the Dogs?

yes I actually do

remind me how much of that $30 goes to the club? I have paid my membership and social club membership. I just find it suprising that they want to charge so much for a glorified practice match. No wonder they struggle to get more then 10k to the semi in SA.

so you rate a cup in a h&a game higher then the NAB cup!!

so you dont go too away games or finals as none the money goes too the club??

my point was you quote Dal talking about his love for the club and u wouldnt even spend 30bucks on a game that stkilda may win something last time i looked we havent won much over 100yrs

it's a glorified practice match, ask anyone, would much rather spend my money on supporting the boys interstate when 4 points on the line.

My point if you care to listen is that the AFL charging $30 for a practice match is a rort. Compare that to a practice match in the regional cup and members get in for free.

I spend close to $300 in a single membership, let alone other money I spend at the club on scarfs, beer etc. Seriously stop questioning a member and actually see the point I am trying to make.

[Sam23]

Much rather win 4 points and the cup against Hawthorn or whatever than this week.

[hAyES]

Never know what the AFL are going to come out with next. If you don't want the NAB cup grand final to be interstate, don't make a rule that can cause the opposite to happen.

[st.byron]

whats with charging people over $30 for a practice match? I'm thankful its over there

I find it funny you quote Dal about his love of this club but you wont part with 30bucks too see your club in a Grand Final!!!

For goodness sake we should celebrate every bit of sucess this club has, remember theres only two cups given out each year

yes, but who remembers who won the pre-season cup a year later? I can't remember who won it last year or before that and care factor = 0.
Couldn't care less about it. Am more concerned with an injury free and solid preparation for Round 1.

[hAyES]

yes, but who remembers who won the pre-season cup a year later? I can't remember who won it last year or before that and care factor = 0.
Couldn't care less about it. Am more concerned with an injury free and solid preparation for Round 1.

Completely agree.