A leaked draft contract for the new Perth Stadium reveals that only 7000 general admission tickets will be available for AFL games — 3000 fewer than promised by the former State government.

The Weekend West has obtained a copy of the “user agreement” between the AFL, West Coast Eagles, Fremantle Dockers and the Government’s stadium operator VenuesLive, which explains in detail how seats will be allocated, membership packages sold and events determined at the new stadium.

According to the document, the allocation of 10,000 “daily admission tickets” in the 60,000-seat stadium will be broken up into five categories — 1000 tourism package seats, 1385 stadium membership seats, 424 complimentary tickets for the football club playing on the day, 191 complimentary tickets for VenuesLive and 7000 general admission tickets.

Tourism packages can be sold only to people outside metropolitan Perth and must form part of an accommodation, flights or hire car deal.

A stadium membership package entitles the holder to a seat at any stadium event, including regular season AFL games.

For the right to sell the expensive stadium memberships, VenuesLive will pay a rebate to both Fremantle and West Coast of almost $1.4 million each a year.

Camera Icon Perth Stadium is located close to the Swan River. Credit: Twitter

During questioning in State Parliament in 2015, then premier Colin Barnett was asked about general seating at the stadium and said “the public can be assured that the general allocation of seats will be around 10,000”.

“As I have said, general admission to the public will be pretty well right on 10,000 seats, which I think is a very adequate allocation, plus, of course, the host clubs will also get allocations that will be above what they could have at Subiaco,” Mr Barnett said.

VenuesLive confirmed this week that the 10,000 seats would be divided into “a variety of different groups, the details of which are subject to final negotiations”.

The document also reveals that the stadium operator has until August 1 to advise West Coast and Fremantle whether or not the venue will be ready for the first match of the 2018 season.

“This agreement will have no force or effect until the State resolves WA Football Commission’s ongoing funding model to the reasonable satisfaction of the football parties,” the document reads.

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The commission is still pursuing a deal beyond the $100 million offered by the State Government over a 10-year period.

Once agreed, the stadium user contract will be for 20 years, with West Coast and Fremantle having the option of renewing the deal for a further 20 years, followed by another 10-year option after 2057.

The most complicated part of the agreement is around the venue hire fees charged to Fremantle and West Coast, but one scenario would have the two clubs paying $5.9 million over a season based on gross assessable revenue of $31.5 million.

Pre-season matches for AFL, women’s AFL and WAFL competitions will be exempt from hire fees.

The WAFL will not be charged to hire the stadium for its grand final.

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VenuesLive has written into the deal the right to bid for an AFL grand final, rugby league World Cup or Asian soccer championship, but there cannot be more than one major international event during a football season.

“A major event being Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, one-day cricket World Cup, Athletics World Championships, FIFA World Cup, or any major civic event such as a Pope visit,” the agreement reads.

The document also reveals the names given to many of the function and seating areas at the stadium, which carry themes associated with the neighbouring Swan River.

Under the contract, VenuesLive will manage and collect the revenue from food and beverage operations, as well as merchandise, with the clubs to be rebated 12.5 per cent of gross revenues.

With the stadium set to be equipped with LED boundary signage, clubs will be entitled to sell 90 per cent of advertising volume.

Eight per cent will go to VenuesLive and 2 per cent to Tourism WA to market Perth and WA.

Another revenue stream for Fremantle and West Coast will come from advertising on two giant screens.

VenuesLive will have access to 13 of the corporate boxes, with seating for 180 people.