Barnett wants AFL to cough up $50m

Updated April 21, 2011 13:42:00

WA Premier Colin Barnett wants the AFL to contribute $50 million towards the construction of a new sports stadium in Perth.

Earlier this week, Sports Minister Terry Waldron met AFL representatives who indicated they would contribute a maximum of $15 million.

The new stadium, which is likely to be built at Burswood, will cost about $1 billion.

Mr Barnett has told Fairfax radio the AFL wants a new stadium in Perth and needs to give more money.

"I'd like more. I think an AFL contribution of about $50 million would be about right and we would get in the order of about $150 million from the Commonwealth Government," he said.

"In other words, if we got $200 million out of the Commonwealth and AFL combined, that'd be a good start."

First posted April 21, 2011 13:27:00

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