New name for Subiaco Oval

[Damien]

The stupid thing about this is that they will avoid using the "brand" names, but in news/finance etc they will always mention brand names.....a little hypocritcal IMO.

Yeah it is hysterically stupid. You can watch a story that goes on about Woolworths or ANZ, then suddenly in sport "At Football Park in Adelaide"...

The BBC call a stadium what it is called, so if it is Emirates or Reebok Stadium, they will say "We are crossing to Reebok Stadium". I have never got why the ABC don't do it, it's not an endorsement of the sponsor, it's simply the name of the stadium now! and in a lot of instances such as with Geelong and Adelaide/Port Adelaide have been the difference between a ground being successful or not.

As long as the ABC isn't taking money from a sponsor, I have NO idea how it can affect them?

[Damien]

An unfortunate reality, and I think I prefer to live with that than have to go to crappy venues. SCG facilities are an embarrassment to a beautiful ground.

What's REALLY bugging me is hearing about the 150th running of the "Emirates Melbourne Cup". No, it isn't!!

Yep, I am a fan of sponsorships because of that reason. They are necessary these days.

Most people I know refer to the grounds as "ANZ, Etihad, AAMI", these days, so it seems to work well enough.

haha Agree on the Melbourne Cup thing, my father said a similiar thing to me when they said it was the 110th (or whatever) Toyota AFL Grand Final!