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We want a better Etihad deal

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http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/s ... z6o8p.html
Concerned club presidents Peter Gordon, Ben Buckley and Peter Summers could approach the AFL Commission next month to lobby for a better deal for their clubs at Etihad Stadium.

Disappointed at the refusal from head office to compensate the Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne and St Kilda for years of financial inequity dealt to the three co-tenants, the three club bosses who spoke last week are planning a further meeting to push their cause and review whether to take the step of directly intervening in AFL talks.

The AFL is close to a deal with anchor tenant Essendon after a protracted year of negotiations but is some way from achieving agreements with the Bulldogs, Kangaroos and Saints.

Hailed as a game-changer for the financially struggling tenant clubs when the AFL purchased the stadium for an estimated $200 million more than a year ago, those clubs fear that undertaking looks far removed from reality.


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