This ceo sounds like a used car salesman. Talk it up, even if it doesn't look good.Terry wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:04 pmThe_Wookie wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:19 pm
He said the AFL “breaks even” from the game, while Port Adelaide and St Kilda recorded considerable financial benefit from playing at Jiangwan Stadium.
“(It costs us) not really anything … we might make a few dollars this year … we basically break even,” McLachlan said on 3AW.
“Port Adelaide and St Kilda are both making nearly a million dollars. It’s not costing anything. It breaks even for the AFL and the clubs are making money.
“China is a big market for Australia – and we think we can make money in the end … (to reinvest) in community, women’s football.
“This notion we’re spending money that could have been used elsewhere … ultimately we think it’s a huge commercial opportunity which we can then reinvest.
“There’s a couple of million bucks made net by the clubs, so that helps their club operations.”
AFL boss defends China game
– Lauren Wood
League chief Gillon McLachlan has defended the AFL’s push into China, saying it will result in more money being poured into the grassroots of the game.
McLachlan, who led the league’s contingent of executives in Shanghai last weekend, said the corporate opportunities of the region were simply too fruitful to ignore.
He said the AFL “breaks even” from the game, while Port Adelaide and St Kilda recorded considerable financial benefit from playing at Jiangwan Stadium.
“(It costs us) not really anything … we might make a few dollars this year … we basically break even,” McLachlan said on 3AW.
“Port Adelaide and St Kilda are both making nearly a million dollars. It’s not costing anything. It breaks even for the AFL and the clubs are making money.
“China is a big market for Australia – and we think we can make money in the end … (to reinvest) in community, women’s football.
“This notion we’re spending money that could have been used elsewhere … ultimately we think it’s a huge commercial opportunity which we can then reinvest.
“There’s a couple of million bucks made net by the clubs, so that helps their club operations.”
And this is what Gilty also said in the same article:
"McLachlan admitted he was “a bit” disappointed by the large chunks of empty seats at the stadium, but said it was partly a symptom of the ground’s ticketing arrangements.
“There’s a challenge in the way that the catering and service works that you need to be in a marquee,” he said.
“There’s a lot of people in tents and they need to be allocated a seat."
Yep........he's gone back to the 'ol 'they were all in the hospitality tents' line lololololol!!!!!! Ya deadset can't make this shit up lolololol!!!!!!!!!! Incredible!!!!!!
So yeah......I'd have to take his boast of Port and SK making a million bucks each with a grain of salt. Or maybe a pinch of kau rou in the over populated marquee's lololololol!!!!!!!!!
Why don't they just play games in Ireland where they would possibly get some interest.
China is never going to like AFL.
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