A supercross event is being held there on Saturday.
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And the Renegades are playing their WBBL Final at the MCG on Sunday, so that probably rules that out too.
MCG wouldāve been ruled out anyway since the MCC owns it - would probably been used for cricket in the lead-up, and it takes a few days to remove the pitch, and another few days to drop it in.
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Itās a real shame how Ikon was redeveloped in a way that took away the benefits as a good middle capacity venue in Melbourne.
Sure the old stand was in poor condition - but losing all that capacity really makes it hard to see it as a future real option, if the seasons are going to get this close with Cricket, they need a better premier venue for AFLW in Melbourne.
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Though how often would Melbourne use three 50,000+ seater stadiums at the same time?
Youād think the AFLW decider would have been at Marvel if not for the Supercross.
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I donāt think 50k is needed for a third venue - just something around the size of UTAS - perhaps padded up to 25k with some space for a hill area as thereās a bit of a picnic vibe at AFLW.
An extra stand at Whitten Oval might well do it.
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Western Bulldogs great Chris Grant has quit as the clubās executive director of football.
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Watching some of the AFLW Grand Final, seems like Ikon Park is an east-west ground?
Very unusual in this day and age. Has it always been like that?
Ikon Park has always been an east-west ground.
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The MCG, Optus Stadium, the Gabba and Sydney Showground also run east-west for AFL. First 3 (and I assume Ikon Park historically) relates more to cricket running north-south and having a wider square boundaries, also sharing facilities on the wing/behind the bowlers arm. Sydney Showground would be because it was built for baseball where ideally the batter looks east to avoid the setting sun.
In Adelaide however, all the SANFL grounds have always run north-south(ish), most with some history of cricket and main grandstands built square of the batsmen (including Adelaide Oval).
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Carlton coach Michael Voss was spotted sitting next to veteran English football manager Roy Hodgson at Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium, during the home sideās 1-1 draw with Fulham overnight.
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AFL gives Gather Round fans hip-pocket relief
The AFL has implemented a ticket price freeze for the highly anticipated Gather Round.
All entry-level tickets for 2025 Gather Round matches at Barossa Park, Norwood Oval and Adelaide Oval will be frozen at a $35 price point for adults, $20 for concessions, and $10 for juniors across all venues.
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The series is produced by Hustle Media, including director/producer Hugh Humphreys and producer Sarah Neill, alongside executive producer Rosie Lourde.
Young Bloods received principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with Screen NSW, supported by the Sydney Swans and QBE, and proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with AFL NSW/ACT.
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Not selling as fast as last year?
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Donāt go on sale until next week. The AFL copped some criticism about the cost of attending, but it mainly seemed to be aimed at flight costs
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Vossy looks absolutely bored out of his brain.
I wonder what sort of a crowd they would have got had theyād been at Marvel?
North donāt have a big supporter base and playing an interstate sideā¦ (sorry Fitzroy supporters)ā¦ I reckon they wouldāve got less than 20kā¦ but thatās still considerably more than the WBBL final.
They managed to sell out a 12 000 seated stadium within a few hours - I think they would get a fair few more