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Alistair Dobson

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Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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So that's such an amazing asset for Cricket Victoria to have lights there.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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We've seen what that's done at Allen Borderfield in Brisbane and Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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And the ability to have, I guess, a venue in Melbourne that is available during the Boxing Day Test, for example, is an opportunity, but it's pretty exciting.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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I know Cricket Victoria are looking forward to it.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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Yeah, we've dipped our toe into the, I guess, let's call them the stadium games for WBBL.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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I think there's some interest for one or two clubs to keep a game there, but we've had a look at those for now.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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We'll be back playing in primarily, I guess, the more unique or traditional WBBL venues, North Sydney Oval and Dromoyne and Allen Borderfield and the Junction Oval.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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So...

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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Right now, we think that's the best fit for the WBBL.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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It is the world's best cricket league for women.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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We still are very passionate about that from a quality perspective.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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The same truth exists for the WBBL that we need to be competitive globally.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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We need to keep investing in the WBBL.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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The players are rightly now incredibly well rewarded around the world to play in the WPL in India and now the 100 in the UK.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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So the same challenges on the women's side exist as they do on the men's.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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It's not for us.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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That's certainly not how we're approaching it.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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I think when we talk to the experts and advisors and others around this, their view is it's 100% absolutely in the mix of being part of a valuable, let's call it an asset, for an investor to come in because...

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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I think if you're investing in any asset, you're investing for growth potential a lot of the time.

Whateley
Whateley - Wednesday | Full Show (24.06.26)
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And while there's upside still to be squeezed out of the BBL, there's nothing as big as the opportunity in WBBL.