A – League Grand Final
March 9, 2009 11:00 am FootballSoccer Australia has received assurance from Telstra Dome officials that the A -League Grand Final will in fact take place at the Dome on the 28th of February despite the fact that it obviously clashes with the NAB Cup quarter final showdown between Collingwood and Richmond.
The problem arose after the Melbourne Victory completed a 6 – 0 demolition over a two leg series of Adelaide United in the semi-final qualifier last weekend and secured a home final – their home ground obviously being the Telstra Dome.
Football Federation Australia spokeswoman Bonita Mersiades stated that the Hyundai A – League has received assurance that the Telstra Dome will be available to host the much anticipated Grand Final.
The NAB Cup qualifier will take on added interest after rumours surfaced that it could in fact be the first game that star recruit Ben Cousins plays for the Richmond Football Club.
To add further confusion to the already dire situation, the Melbourne Cricket Ground will be unavailable until the end of the Sheffield Shield series on account of the fact drop in cricket pitches will still be in place at the time of the two impending games.
The matter still remains unresolved despite the fact that potential fixtures for the NAB Cup were listed last October.
The problem arose because the dome was made available for potential fixtures, not taking into account the fact that the Victory, Collingwood and Richmond would all win.
Had either West Coast or Fremantle won their pre season games against Collingwood and Richmond respectively – the game would have been hosted at Subiaco.
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