The first stage, a redevelopment of the northern side, began in 2002 and was motivated by the need to refresh the venue for the 2006 Commonwealth games. Over the past decade the jewel in the crown, the MCG, has received a major facelift.
Reports for 2005 to 2012 can be found on the AFL's website and 2004 is available on the Federal Government's Aus Sport website.ĪBC Fact Check looked at development from 2004 onwards because Mr Demetriou took up the role of AFL chief executive in September 2003. Since 2003 the number of regular home and away venues has grown and almost every venue on the list has had a major upgrade, predominantly funded by state and federal governments. The AFL's annual reports from 2004 to 2012 outline partnerships with government that secured hundreds of millions in funding at the federal, state and local level. Western Australia currently has one, but the State Government has announced plans to build a second. South Australia's Adelaide Oval will soon be home to Port Adelaide and the Adelaide Crows, replacing current ground AAMI Stadium.
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The full list is on its website. There are three in heartland Victoria, three in New South Wales, two in Queensland and Tasmania, and one in every other state and territory. The AFL has major grounds across the country. Has the AFL already got the competition sewn up or is Mr Kennett blinded by his love of the game? Best (on) ground The verdict: Mr Kennett is correct when he says hundreds of millions of dollars in government money has been invested under Mr Demetriou's watch.
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The claim: Jeff Kennett says Andrew Demetriou has used his 10 years in the top job to secure hundreds of millions of dollars from governments for AFL ground upgrades, which has put the code on the top of the heap."Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent by us through political manoeuvring under Demetriou's baton, while the AFL has committed so little cash. "Demetriou has done some wonderful things in his decade of leadership, the most significant in my opinion being how he played off governments against oppositions federal and state to leave the competition with the most wonderful collection of sporting venues any sport occupies in Australia," he wrote in Melbourne's Herald Sun on September 25. He says AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has used his 10 years in the top job to secure hundreds of millions of dollars from governments for AFL ground upgrades, which has put the code on the top of the heap. These are the two biggest weeks in football, as the teams compete for glory, and codes for supremacy.įormer Victorian premier and president of AFL club Hawthorn, Jeff Kennett, reckons he already knows which code is on top - and why. While workers sweep up the ticker tape from the AFL grand final parade on Melbourne's Swanston Street and the southern capital prepares for its biggest hangover of the year, up in New South Wales the final four will battle it out for their place in the NRL decider.
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