+xAnd yes, I did think less than 30k was a joke. The opportunity was to build a 40k or 50k seater stadium so we had a world class rectangular venue for our biggest games. Instead we have to use Marvel (which is now AFL owned) or the MCG because people were too concerned with how our smaller games might look on TV. And most fans still prefer Marvel due to the excellent transport system for regional fans I dont have a problem with teams using smaller venues to avoid large rental fees. But to build a stadium and then cap it at 15k is stupid. They will be the only professional team playing there and only 11 games a year. Fans can expect to pick up the bill Just to clarify, Victory wanted AAMI Park to have a 40k capacity. Melbourne Storm wanted it at 20k. But at the time it was built the then owners of Marvel Stadium had a contract in place that meant there was not to be no new stadium built in Melbourne over the capacity of 30k. So 30k was the only realistic capacity we could have obtained at the time. I'm not sure if this contract is still in place... But once it runs out, I'd like to see the north and south ends at AAMI Park turned into safe standing which would add a few more thousand to the capacity. And leave Marvel altogether. I reckon that will do us for the next 20 years. And hopefully by that time, we would have got around to building our own stadium. However, i do agree with your point about Tarneit Stadium. 15k is too small for mine. They should have aimed higher. 18k with room to increase to 25k should have been their objective. They need to dream bigger.
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