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There’s been a lot written and said, again and again, on this topic. And there are a couple of points that appear lost in all the confusion.
A. The AFL never claimed that losing the MCG for eight weeks would ruin it’s season. In fact, the AFL clearly stated having offered it for up to 10 weeks.
B. The AFL and NRL have both questioned the capacity of SOME clubs to survive should SOME of the WORST case scenarios of potential disruption occur.
C. The AFL had stated clearly from October 2008 (when ‘rival codes’ were reported as offering their in principle support) that they intended to retain Dockland Stadium. Noting the AFL has an exclusive 25 year lease at the venue and the venue doubles as their Admin HQ and Channel 7 studios/offices.
Hardly an ideal scenario for FIFA to ‘convert’ to a clean venue.
The AFL had the impression from a series of meetings from Oct 2008 to Oct 2009 that the FFA understood and respected this position.
D. The timing of the FIFA 2010 WC draw was hardly important to the AFL.
Much more important was the very public global promotion by the FFA of their intended venues – including Docklands stadium.
Along with the November tour of the venue provided by the FFA for FIFA journo’s that took in a MVFC match as well as the Federal Government’s Bid money funded reconfiguration of the seating.
At this time, the AFL was getting a tad uneasy.
Do you really think they cared about the draw for the 2010 WC matches in South Africa?
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