“Waverley Park has had a long history in footy, being the first venue to be designed and built specifically for Australian rules football” Dillon said.
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“The purchase of the ground and facilities is a rare and timely solution that will help with our talent pathways programs, community footy, and umpire development and programs, all of which will now be worked through with the relevant stakeholders.
“The AFL has targeted having 10 million attendees at AFL/AFLW games, events, and festivals, two million AFL club members and one million participants, and in order to achieve the target for participation we need two ovals a week every week for the next five years.
“We are always looking for green space so we can continue to expand the playing fields we need to accommodate the strong national growth in people playing our game.
“I would like to thank … (AFL executive general manager of finance, clubs and infrastructure) Matthew Chun, Hawthorn’s Ash Klein and Jacob Attwood and the team at Colliers for facilitating this deal that keeps an iconic footy venue in our ecosystem.”
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