CARLTON has had discussions with the AFL about playing a game on the Gold Coast in 2009.

The Blues, however, would only entertain a game at Carrara — which could be expected to reap the club $400,000 — in exchange for one of its home games at Telstra Dome.

Were trying to get 3 games in Qld.. and in return you can use your membership to get into 3 away games..

That wouldnt be too bad - anything that helps us avoid hellstra dome is a good thing in my book

The Blues recently drew 38,675 to their round eight game against the Brisbane Lions, but it is understood to have received only modest returns from that game — a fraction of what anchor tenant Essendon* and Collingwood would receive for the same turnout.

good move by the club.

when does this telstra dome deal end??

2010 from memory?

2010 from memory?

F&$% me dead, some people at the Club are so narrow-minded.

No doubt the payoff for playing games up there will be less away travelling? So, once again, no Sydney matches, most likely.

Plus, why on earth would we want to give up HOME matches? We're at a development point in our cycle that we need to play teams on our terms whenever and wherever possible, and going to the GC isn't that.

Totally stupid idea.

Hey KK as I previously posted, this might be a ploy by the club to get into a better bargaining position with the Dome.

Could be, but given past actions, I wonder.....

Under which administration?

All of them.

I'm sure everyone knows my views on the shunning of the largest market in the country in favour of smaller ones, so I won't repeat that here, but it's a perennial thing.