Eagles prepared to take stand over stadium

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WEST Coast’s threat to play home games at Domain Stadium in 2018 instead of moving to the new Perth Stadium is real and the club won’t back down until the right financial deal is reached with the WA state government, Eagles chairman Alan Cransberg says.

Both West Coast and Fremantle are due to move home games from Domain Stadium in Subiaco to the new 60,000-seat Perth Stadium in Burswood for the start of the 2018 AFL season.

The new stadium is past 50 per cent complete and is due to be ready for round one of 2018.

There is a football working group that includes representatives from the two AFL clubs, the AFL itself, the state government and the Western Australian Football Commission that has been in constant dialogue over the past few years regarding football’s move to the new venue.

Negotiations between the state government and the two clubs are ongoing but both sides appear a long way from resolving a financial deal. The Eagles have been vocal about their threat to continue to play home games at Domain Stadium in 2018 and Cransberg said the threat is legitimate.

“Absolutely that’s an …

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