Leaderboard

I would love to see this extended around 3/4 of the Mars Stadium perimeter. The original concept had coloured lights illuminating behind the white panels, in this case red, white and blue for the Western Bulldogs, but for the Comm Games they could be what ever the colour scheme is for the logo. Melbourne 2006 was predominately Lime Green, Orange and Light Blue.

For me the concern is that they've reduced the requirements before figuring out how to manage the reductions. This is like planning a budget with reduced rent expense before you've actually found a cheaper apartment. It's not bad; I very much want it to happen and think it is a change for the better. But how exactly will it work? If the games have reduced seating capacity, who will lose out on those seats? Will fans no longer be allowed to attend in person? Will the IOC stop providing sponsors, media, etc with seats? Will volunteers and athletes no longer get to attend events? This same issue arises with reduced numbers of hotels.