Geelong will charge fans to watch training next year. Source: Glenn Ferguson / News Limited
GEELONG will charge non-members an admission fee to watch the Cats train at two "members" sessions at Simonds Stadium during the school holidays.
It will be the first time a club has asked fans to pay to watch players train.
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Adults who are not members will be charged $5 and juniors $2, but 2013 and 2014 members will be admitted free to the sessions, on January 13 and 20, which will also include an autograph signing session.
The Cats last night defended their decision to charge for the training sessions.
The club's communication manager Kevin Diggerson said Geelong was a $50 million business and wasn't applying an admission fee to make money.
He said the Cats wanted to offer something special to their members.
"Why shouldn't our members get an extra benefit?" Diggerson asked.
"If we ran a members-only training session and non-members could not get in, would that be OK?
Steven Motlop gets past Andrew Mackie at Geelong training. Source: News Limited
"Do we turn them away? It wouldn't be great for the kids. So we have made it a token price."
Most clubs run closed training sessions, but none has ever placed a class distinction on who can or cannot watch.
Diggerson asked whether it was a good thing that Geelong had created something special for its members which hadn't previously existed.
"We are looking at giving additional benefits to our members,'' he said
"What would happen if it was only for the members and other people turned up on the day, would you let them in.
"Do we turn them away - it wouldn't be great for the kids. So we have made it a token price."
Diggerson said he was certain a poll of Cats members would reflect their support of being able to attend the training sessions.
Asked whether people who couldn't afford a membership would be happy, he said: "If you are looking at it as a school holiday activity and you are not a member and you don't even barrack for Geelong, here is something for a few hours for a couple of bucks."
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