Magazine

Dry, Dusty Oval ‘Not up to Scratch’
8 Feb 2010 - A.F.L - Editor
Mildura Rural City Council have two months to bring a dry Mildura City Oval up to scratch for football season.

$5Million for Port Augusta Oval Upgrade?
29 Jan 2010 - A.F.L - Editor
Central Oval in Port Augusta could be the site of a $5 million upgrade under an Opposition plan unveiled recently.

AFL Comes to Mildura
22 Dec 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
The Australian Football League, Mildura Rural City Council and the Sunraysia Football League are coming together to bring an AFL match to Mildura.

MCG 'in the dark' Over Cup Plans
7 Dec 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
MCG boss Stephen Gough has urged Football Federation Australia to "hurry up" and say exactly what it requires from the stadium in any soccer World Cup bid.

AFL Delighted at Free Stadium
6 Dec 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou can't hide his delight at delivering his code an effectively new Adelaide stadium - for free.

Windy Hill Grand Plan
10 Nov 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
Essendon Football Club has unveiled a multi-million-dollar proposal to expand Windy Hill to boost the Bombers’ chances of winning an AFL premiership.

Bathurst Island continues to developed Tiwi Oval
23 Oct 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
TIWI Bombers chairman Allan McGill has called for patience as Tiwi Oval on Bathurst Island continues to be developed as an NTFL venue.

Whitten Oval to make way for Housing
13 Oct 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
Part of Footscray's Western Oval football ground will make way for a $90 million, 251-unit affordable and social housing project, under new plans proposed by the Club.

Work to Start on Gold Coast Stadium
8 Oct 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
Work is about to start on a virtually new multi-million sports stadium on the Gold Coast.

North Hobart Oval 200%
7 Sep 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
The condition of North Hobart Oval yesterday morning was "200% better than it was on Tuesday" when a decision was made to bypass it for Clarence's Bellerive home ground for today's big State League clash with Devonport, AFL general manager Scott Wade has confirmed.

Eureka Stadium to Host AFL matches in 5 years?
6 Sep 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
Eureka Stadium could host AFL home-and-away matches within five years under a new deal signed yesterday between North Melbourne and Ballarat City Council.

It's all off-centre at TCA
22 Aug 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
At KGV, Bellerive and the TCA grounds, the wettest footy season since 1974 has made the centre wicket mud so bad that groundsmen have been placing the centre circles off-centre.

Watpac to Build new AFL Stadium at Carrara
8 Aug 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
ueensland Premier Anna Bligh and Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, today announced that Watpac has been appointed as the successful Managing Contractor of the Gold Coast’s new multi-million dollar AFL Stadium at Carrara.

Aurora Offer Measly
14 Jul 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett has accused the AFL of short-changing Tasmania, by not providing more cash to fund the Aurora Stadium upgrade.

AFL chairman cool on Sydney stadium deal
26 Jun 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick says he will exempt himself from any discussions about Sydney's Olympic stadium after buying a major share in the venue.

Local Sport Benefits from $2 Million Aurora Package
16 Jun 2009 - A.F.L - Press Release
New infrastructure for local sporting clubs and their members is assured through the State Government’s $2 million package for the Aurora Stadium redevelopment, the Minister for Sport and Recreation, Michelle O’Byrne, said today.

$100m Offered for AFL to Move Games
13 Jun 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
South Australia's government has put $100 million on the table for AFL games to move to Adelaide Oval.

Canberra kicks in $36m for Coast AFL stadium
10 May 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
Gold Coast will get a new Aussie rules stadium after the Federal Government committed $36 million to the project.

Application Rejection for Horsham Ovals
5 May 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
The State Government has rejected funding applications for major redevelopment works on Horsham City Oval and Horsham's Coughlin Park.

Third major AFL Stadium planned for near Docklands
1 May 2009 - A.F.L - Editor
A third major footy stadium could be built close to the Docklands as AFL clubs struggle to make money at Etihad Stadium and the MCG.