Annual Report 2011/12 - Melbourne Cricket Club

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Chief Executive’s Report Stephen Gough, CEO Strong attendances, marquee events, a new cricket competition and two major construction projects were just some of the many features of 2011/12 for the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is my pleasure to outline here our key achievements. AFL The MCG was again pivotal to the success of the AFL in the 2011 season, with excellent attendances recorded at the home of football. The ground attracted 2,536,696 people to 47 home and away matches at an average of 53,572 per game, marginally ahead of the previous season. In addition, the MCG hosted the 25 best-attended home and away matches, thanks to the strong form and large membership base of clubs such as Collingwood, Hawthorn, Geelong, Carlton, Richmond and Essendon. Seven of those matches exceeded 80,000 fans — the most in a single season in VFL/AFL history. After six months’ jockeying for favouritism, the two standout teams, Geelong Cats and Collingwood, met at a wintry MCG on the first Saturday in October in the grand final. With 99,537 looking on, it was the Cats who triumphed by 38 points, kicking away with five goals to nil in the final term after three quarters of entertaining, high-pressure football befitting the occasion. Jimmy Bartel took out the Norm Smith Medal to sit alongside his club’s third premiership in five years. We congratulate Geelong Cats on a deserved victory. The MCG hosted seven finals (including the grand final), culminating in a total attendance for the season of 3,069,471. This figure almost mirrors the 2010 season, which contained an extra grand final. CRICKET The MCG hosted the Boxing Day Test, a Twenty20 international, two one-day internationals and four T20 Big Bash Australia celebrates the dismissal of India’s Virender Sehwag on Day 2 of the 2011 Boxing Day Test. League (BBL) matches in the 2011/12 cricket season, attracting 420,178 patrons. The ground also hosted Victorian Bushrangers’ matches in the Sheffield Shield and 50-over competitions. The new, eight-team BBL — played predominantly in December and January to capture school holiday audiences — Highest AFL home and away attendances at the MCG in 2011 Attendance Match dAte 89,626 Essendon v Collingwood April 25 88,181 Collingwood v Carlton April 8 85,936 Carlton v Collingwood July 16 85,705 Collingwood v Geelong Cats September 2 83,985 Collingwood v Hawthorn July 3 83,563 Richmond v Essendon May 21 81,691 Geelong Cats v Collingwood May 13 78,579 Hawthorn v Geelong Cats April 26 78,065 Carlton v Essendon April 16 75,998 Melbourne v Collingwood June 13 contained two teams in Melbourne. The Shane Warne-inspired Melbourne Stars called the MCG home, with Melbourne Renegades based at Etihad Stadium. The return of champion leg-spinner Warne after a five-year hiatus was an understandable attraction to fans young and old. The 42-year-old didn’t disappoint either, and his commentary while bowling gave television viewers a fascinating insight into Warne’s reading of the game and confidence in his skills. Almost 110,000 people attended the Stars’ four MCG matches, including more than 40,000 for the “derby” between the two Melbourne teams that was unfortunately abandoned mid-match due to rain. We look forward to the second instalment of this competition next summer. The Boxing Day Test, though, remains the heartbeat of the MCG cricket season and so it was when a rebuilding Australia hosted a much-vaunted India team. The build-up contained plenty of hype, as India’s maestro Sachin Tendulkar attempted to become the first batsman to score 100 4 MCC Annual Report 2011/12
Geelong Cats players Corey Enright, Andrew Mackie, Tom Lonergan, Harry Taylor and Matthew Scarlett with the 2011 AFL premiership cup. international centuries. A large Indian media contingent, and a considerable portion of the 70,068 crowd on the first day, had come to witness cricket history. It was not to be, with Tendulkar scoring 73 and 32 as Australia’s bowlers dominated India’s star bats to win by 122 runs. It would start a trend that would continue throughout the series, as the home side secured a 4-0 victory. Not to be forgotten is Ricky Ponting. The Tasmanian moved into second place (behind Bradman) on the MCG Test runs list during the Boxing Day Test with 1338 runs at 58.17. The match attendance of 189,347 was the highest for a Test between the two countries anywhere in Australia, reflecting the popularity of the game’s oldest form and the rivalry of the two teams. It was also the fifth-highest MCG Test crowd in the last 30 years. That play was possible at all on Boxing Day, let alone on time, was remarkable considering the massive thunderstorm on Christmas Day and subsequent 40mm of rain absorbed by the magical MCG outfield. We commend Cameron Hodgkins and his team for the quality of the arena and pitch presented for play, which was validated by feedback from players, match officials and Cricket Australia. Australia also played two 50-over contests at the MCG, against India and Sri Lanka, as well as a Twenty20 international clash with India which attracted 62,275 fans. OPERATING RESULTS The club recorded a net profit for the financial year ending March 31, 2012 of $24.575 million, which was strongly impacted by government grants of $14 million for the Great Southern Stand and Yarra Park landscape projects. We continue to meet our obligations with respect to the redevelopment debt, which stands at $280.383 million. YARRA PARK The MCC’s second year charged with the responsibility of day-to-day management of Yarra Park involved major developments that will underpin the long-term health of the parkland and improve its amenity. Chief among these was construction of Victoria’s largest underground Water Recycling Facility (WRF) in Yarra Park adjacent to the MCG. The facility, built by Tenix, will treat sewage to Class A recycled water standards. The $24 million project has MCC ($18 million) funding the WRF and State Government of Victoria providing $6 million for landscaping work in Yarra Park. This water will then be reused primarily as irrigation in Yarra Park, for cleaning and toilet flushing at the MCG, as well as nearby Punt Road Oval. The plant will be able to produce more than 600 kilolitres of recycled water per day. As one of the first of its type in Victoria, the recycling facility has been built underground, out of public view, without taking away from valuable surface land use or park amenity. Construction is scheduled for completion in late-July/early-August 2012. In line with the MCC’s master plan for Yarra Park, work during the year also commenced on the re-establishment of avenues of trees, selected tree planting and additional mulching, new garden MCC Annual Report 2011/12 5
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