{"id":396494,"date":"2024-05-23T10:01:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T10:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=396494"},"modified":"2024-05-23T13:05:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T13:05:28","slug":"pies-push-for-mini-hub-with-gold-coast-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=396494","title":{"rendered":"Pies' push for 'mini-hub' with Gold Coast game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Collingwood<\/a> is lobbying the AFL<\/a> to play a home game on the Gold Coast in 2025 to help the growth of Australian rules football in Queensland.<\/p>\n

9News Melbourne's chief football reporter Tom Morris has revealed that the Magpies are \ufeffin talks with the governing body about moving one of their home game to give the club a two-week stint in Queensland during the 2025 winter school holidays.<\/p>\n

The game moved north would be one of the club's \ufefftwo contracted home games at Marvel Stadium \u2014 which would see another Victorian club go along for the ride.<\/p>\n

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The opposing team would most likely \ufeffbe North Melbourne, the Western Bulldogs or St Kilda as they are the only Victorian-based teams to play Collingwood in a home game at the Docklands stadium since 2007.<\/p>\n

This is said to create a "mini-hub" in Queensland.<\/p>\n

"Collingwood is lobbying the AFL to play one of their 11 home games next year on the Gold Coast," Morris told 9News.<\/p>\n

"They currently have two matches that are locked in for Marvel Stadium, one of them would be moved to Carrara, [Queensland].<\/p>\n

"Unlike examples like Melbourne, who've moved [games] interstate for financial reasons, my understanding is this is seen as a way to grow the supporter base across the country.<\/p>\n

"Under this plan, the Magpies would spend two weeks on the Gold Coast \u2014 they'd play against the Suns and host another Victorian team.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/tommorris32\/status\/1793559863093862449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

"Collingwood has told me tonight conversations are very preliminary and the Pies would look after Victorian members if this happened.<\/p>\n

"How they'd do that, I'm not too sure."<\/p>\n

Veteran sports reporter Tony Jones \ufeffadded: "Nor are we too sure what members might actually think of that".<\/p>\n

Through the move, Morris said the club intends to help "grow the supporter base across the country".<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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