The Tigers are the latest club to propose a new, third AFL stadium for Melbourne.
The Herald has reported that Richmond has proposed a 40,000 seat stadium as an alternative to Eddie McGuire's proposed 60,000 seat retractable roof venue at the Melbourne Park precinct.
The proposed new stadium would be a redevelopment of Richmond's current base, Punt Road Oval.
Importantly, unlike McGuire's plan, the new stadium would not require the selling of Etihad Stadium.
The plan would also include a fan zone are between the MCG and Punt Road Oval and an upgrade to Richmond railway station.
โIs a third stadium worth exploring? I donโt know, that will be up to the AFL, but we want to be in the discussion,โโ Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale told the Herald Sun.
"We are in the process of developing a master plan for this precinct.
โPunt Rd should be in the frame. Itโs an existing venue, it wouldnโt require the selling of Etihad, and the Richmond railway station has been the agenda for a number of years and maybe this gives the government the opportunity to redevelop that.
"The economic impact of this game is huge, $3 billion, half a million members, how many fans are there in Victoria?
"This game is a huge driver of this economy. And I think we're entitled to question the extent our government invests in football relative to other states."
