Punt Rd Oval and Visy Park are possible options for a boutique stadium. Source: Herald Sun
ANDREW Demetriou says the league is serious about investigating options for a boutique stadium in Victoria, with Punt Rd Oval and Visy Park leading candidates.
The AFL chief said the league was not thinking about a new 18,000-20,000 capacity stadium, but did not rule out upgrading a site in regional Victoria.
"We've done a feasibility (study) on Visy (Park); Visy can work," Demetriou said.
"But we've got a couple of other options. I think Punt Rd's got some legs."
The AFL will acquire Etihad Stadium in 2025, but the league has been in talks about buying the stadium early to help clubs who get a poor return from playing at the venue, including Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne and St Kilda.
Demetriou said the number of games the AFL was contracted to play at Etihad Stadium would drop next year.
"We have got a number of games that would be attractive in an 18-20,000 seat venue," he said. "If you have a full house in a ground, you can create a great atmosphere, so I don't think we should close our minds to a boutique stadium.
"We play I think . . . 198 games, home-and-away games, this year and 110 or something plus are in Victoria. That's a lot of football in Melbourne.
"The MCG and Etihad do their best to cope with those number of games. It's not a bad thing to have another option available."
Demetriou said a regional facility was not out of the question. "There's been some work done on Ballarat. It was done just prior to the last state election," he said.
"What we do know about regional football is when we take our game to regional areas they are well attended."
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