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Just been announced mining company Mineral Resources will be the new naming rights sponsor of Lathlain Park. I thought someone would splash the cash once the Eagles moved into Lathlain Park as their new home. We get 70k out of it per year.

"Financial details of the deal were not released today but it is understood the Perth Football Club alone will receive a boost of around $70,000 per year as part of the deal."

So from now on over the next 5 years it will be known as Mineral Resources Park. Not exactly sexy but can't sneeze at 70k I guess.

thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/w...-park-ng-b881122267z

Whatever it takes

Dazzler wrote: Whatever it takes

Channeling JH Daz? Lol

DD wrote:

Dazzler wrote: Whatever it takes

Channeling JH Daz? Lol

Pity Wang’s Asian Cuisine in St James couldn’t sponsor us. Taking hangs at Wangs has a nice ring to it. But if Mineral Resources want to sling us 70k a year that’s great.

Wow. $70,000 per year for 5 years. For that sort of coin they can call it what they like.

Yes Smokey great news for the Club.
I am pretty sure that $70k is far higher than our previous ground naming rights deals.
Good result for the Club.
Some very good signs in the last few weeks that things just may be changing at Lathlain.
Our new premises getting closer to fruition I believe.
May well bring a new era of success for the Club.

DF, for too long we have been trying to find a defence against that dreaded "A" word. But we need not worry anymore because now we can embrace it for what it now really represents.
Alignment was always about the things we dreaded. Now it is a totally different genre. WCE no longer need an alignment with a WAFL Club ala East Perth as an expedient extension of it's player structure.
We, ie Perth Football Club, have been fortunate and blessed that the Eagle has landed at Lathlain Park ( err sorry, Mineral Resources Park) on a ground sharing basis that not only preserves our total independence as an original WAFL club but that opens new and exciting opportunities for growth and prosperity as a community minded body and at the same time strengthening our future position as an eminently successful sporting club respected and admired not only in football circles but WA sport generally.
It seems to be no accident that the exciting future we see for our club coincides with the election of a new Board committed to change and to take us forward into the future.
I am both optimistic and excited about the future of our club.

Spot on Smokey.
We have an opportunity and the people capable of changing us.
The Phoenix may be rising.
Opposition be afraid very afraid.

$70k a year. Got to be happy with that.

It is a good deal. I would be interested to learn if they have to give a % of that to the Vic Park Council.
The Bassendean Council get a huge chunk in order that Bassendean Oval be officially called Steel Blue Oval.

Also the good people of Perth FC should look out for a push by the Eagles to have Hungry Jacks looking after your match day food outlets.