Rugby league boss Peter V’landys has declared the home of the AFL could be an option to host this year’s NRL grand final.
Visit Victoria chief executive Brendan McClements said on Tuesday his state was keen to add to an already impressive list of high-profile sporting events, with thousands flocking to Melbourne this weekend for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.
Rugby league boss Peter V’landys says the MCG could be an option to host this year’s NRL grand final.McClements, speaking at the SportNXT conference in Melbourne, said the NRL grand final was a point of major interest.“Peter also said recently: ‘I haven’t got a deal for the NRL grand final.’ It’s a purely commercial decision. Our phone hasn’t rung. I have got 35,000 more seats for Peter. In a purely commercial decision, that is $4-5 million waiting for him.
The NRL grand final has been played in Sydney in all but one year since 1908, with the 2021 decider moved to Brisbane due to COVID restrictions in NSW.“From an economic perspective, from a brand perspective, that is a terrific event. We want two semi-finals, the three-v-four play-off and the final played there [MCG] in front of 100,000 people,” he said.
“That is a no-brainer - the best stadium in Australia [MCG] - in a city where history happens, and you are going add $40 million more than anywhere else.”
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