Sorry I misread the $12m as a per year figure not over 3 years.
At the end of the day the APL has made a decision - although it looks like the clubs havent yet agreed to it. I dont know what the ratification process involves.
Either way the APL obviously believes that the money in their pockets now is better than any potential revebue they may make. Bird in the hand and all that.
Obviously the stadium/whoever has paid for the right to hold the event feel they can make more money of ticket sales to non-fans than they've paid so their return on investment is expected to be positive.
At the end of the day the APL has made a decision - although it looks like the clubs havent yet agreed to it. I dont know what the ratification process involves.
Either way the APL obviously believes that the money in their pockets now is better than any potential revebue they may make. Bird in the hand and all that.
Obviously the stadium/whoever has paid for the right to hold the event feel they can make more money of ticket sales to non-fans than they've paid so their return on investment is expected to be positive.
So I'm going to do what I can to try and prove it to be a poor financial decision, and this statement from the club hasn't stopped that. I'll give it a few days to see how the protests shake out, but based on the clubs response I have very little interest in supporting the club and league right now.
I understand there are commercial realities, but there's only so many shark sandwiches you can feed us under that premise before we stop eating.
The league is in *big* trouble if this $12m is going to have a tangible effect and there's only so much soul you can sell. If it's really this unsustainable they need to be closing marquee funds and rethinking much more than where the grand final is.
I refuse to believe it's necessary, if it was necessary, APL would've approached NSW, not the other way around. The APL never thought about selling it until someone made an offer so how necessary can it be? It's just selling us out.