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Re: Thanks
Posted By: Rob de Santos In Response To: Re: Thanks (mike)
Date: Tuesday, 22 August 2000, at 6:47 p.m. US Eastern Time
> On the positive side, individual AFL clubs (or an individual club) might
> be much more open to suggestions such as playing games or exhibitions
> overseas, even if they had to be disguised as "training camps"
> or "skills exhibitions" or as an "intraclub practice
> match" to avoid the need to get AFL approval. This would be
> especially true if the clubs were able to work it into their "end of
> season trip" or something like that. It may be worth trying the
> individual club approach, rather than trying to get any sort of a sensible
> response from the AFL.> Of course, the economics would have to be right too! Who/how many would
> go to a match? What would be the cost of staging it, promotional costs,
> arena costs, security, catering, transport etc. etc.? How much revenue
> could they retrieve, gate revenue, merchandising, strategic promotion etc.
> etc.? Who's going to carry the can?? I presume all this detail has been
> done given that there have been previous (ignored by the AFL) proposals.
> Sounds like fun. Keep trying. Wouldn't it be great fun to rub the face of
> some AFL bureaucrats, who refused to reply to proposals, into the US turf
> on match day??? Wayne Jackson shirtfronted by avid fans on US turf? I'd
> like to see that!!!!All good points Mike. I think that the approach to exhibitions is quite possibly to be one that doesn't require the AFL's support. However, with the current AFLPA agreement guaranteeing AFL roster players so many weeks off between seasons, etc. it is making such things increasingly difficult.
The AFL knows (or ought to!) that were prepared to start planning for an exhibition in 2001 or 2002 right now. We're adamant though that it be, as you suggest, well planned out financially and from a promotional standpoint. What we don't want is a phone call tomorrow telling us they will be in City X in six weeks... that won't cut it. Another failure will set us back years and years.
Regards,
Rob
 Thanks | bonecrusher | Sunday, 6 August 2000, at 7:57 p.m. US Eastern Time |
 Re: Thanks | Rob de Santos | Sunday, 6 August 2000, at 10:56 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | Van Dieman | Sunday, 6 August 2000, at 11:33 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | Rob de Santos | Monday, 7 August 2000, at 8:10 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | Van Dieman | Tuesday, 8 August 2000, at 12:50 a.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | Rob de Santos | Wednesday, 9 August 2000, at 3:00 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | Van Dieman | Thursday, 10 August 2000, at 12:05 a.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | mike | Monday, 14 August 2000, at 10:46 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | Rob de Santos | Tuesday, 22 August 2000, at 6:47 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | mike | Sunday, 27 August 2000, at 9:21 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | Rob de Santos | Sunday, 27 August 2000, at 11:53 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | Bob | Monday, 7 August 2000, at 2:50 a.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | RW "KC Swan" Lipp | Tuesday, 8 August 2000, at 1:20 a.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | RW "KC Swan" Lipp | Tuesday, 8 August 2000, at 1:23 a.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | Rob de Santos | Wednesday, 9 August 2000, at 2:42 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: Thanks | Rob de Santos | Wednesday, 9 August 2000, at 2:46 p.m. US Eastern Time |
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