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Sea Eagles set to take more NRL matches away from Brookvale Oval
EXCLUSIVE Dean Ritchie, The Daily Telegraph
August 16, 2017 1:00pm
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MANLY hit the jackpot when they signed a lucrative deal for Brookvale Oval to be renamed Lottoland this year but the club is still battling to turn a profit at the ageing venue.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal the Sea Eagles are set to take a third home game away from Brookvale next season after four home matches this season failed to post a profit.
Manly have played 10 home games a season at their spiritual home for the past decade with two being taken away for commercial reasons.
They are likely to play only nine at Brookie in 2018 with Auckland or Christchurch joining Brisbane and Perth as Manly’s homes away from home.
Manly’s reduction in matches on the northern beaches is another blow for Sydney’s much-maligned NRL venues with Allianz Stadium under fire after a building assessment labelled it “a potential deathtrap ... ill-equipped to cope with a serious emergency”.
Sea Eagles majority owner Scott Penn assured fans the club wanted to play as many games at Brookvale as possible but they needed to find extra revenue to cover the financial losses.
“Next year, we may need to take more than the two games away, yes,” the chairman said.
“We are in a loss-making position at the moment. If we need to take more games away to make sure we are financially viable, so be it.
“The back end of this year (at Brookvale) had been terrific but some fans of teams don’t travel, therefore it doesn’t make it financially viable for us at Brookie. We have to look at alternatives.
“There would be two reasons for it. One is a financial reason, the second is to increase our supporter base. We love Brookie, we love a packed Brookie.
Sea Eagles set to take more NRL matches away from Brookvale Oval
EXCLUSIVE Dean Ritchie, The Daily Telegraph
August 16, 2017 1:00pm
Subscriber only
MANLY hit the jackpot when they signed a lucrative deal for Brookvale Oval to be renamed Lottoland this year but the club is still battling to turn a profit at the ageing venue.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal the Sea Eagles are set to take a third home game away from Brookvale next season after four home matches this season failed to post a profit.
Manly have played 10 home games a season at their spiritual home for the past decade with two being taken away for commercial reasons.
They are likely to play only nine at Brookie in 2018 with Auckland or Christchurch joining Brisbane and Perth as Manly’s homes away from home.
Manly’s reduction in matches on the northern beaches is another blow for Sydney’s much-maligned NRL venues with Allianz Stadium under fire after a building assessment labelled it “a potential deathtrap ... ill-equipped to cope with a serious emergency”.
Sea Eagles majority owner Scott Penn assured fans the club wanted to play as many games at Brookvale as possible but they needed to find extra revenue to cover the financial losses.
“Next year, we may need to take more than the two games away, yes,” the chairman said.
“We are in a loss-making position at the moment. If we need to take more games away to make sure we are financially viable, so be it.
“The back end of this year (at Brookvale) had been terrific but some fans of teams don’t travel, therefore it doesn’t make it financially viable for us at Brookie. We have to look at alternatives.
“There would be two reasons for it. One is a financial reason, the second is to increase our supporter base. We love Brookie, we love a packed Brookie.