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BOMBERS TO MONITOR DOME SURFACE
Having played just three games at The Dome in 2003, Essendon chief executive Peter Jackson said the club really doesn’t have enough evidence to make a call on the state of the surface at the venue. “To this stage of the season the club and players are happy with the surface,” Jackson said. “But we play more at The Dome in the second half of the season and we will monitor the ground surface issues as the season unfolds.”
Having played just three games at The Dome in 2003, Essendon chief executive Peter Jackson said the club really doesn’t have enough evidence to make a call on the state of the surface at the venue. “To this stage of the season the club and players are happy with the surface,” Jackson said. “But we play more at The Dome in the second half of the season and we will monitor the ground surface issues as the season unfolds.”
“We have noted the concerns of other clubs,” Jackson said. “The most important asset of any football club is its players and their safety will be at the forefront of our minds as we consider this issue.”
Jackson said that as an anchor tenant Essendon had held discussions with the Stadium management on a whole range of issues at the conclusion of last season, including the surface of the venue. “We are a tenant at the Stadium but this is an issue for the whole competition to address – the AFL, the AFLPA, Stadium management and the clubs,” Jackson said.
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