The ACT government will investigate introducing a multi-sport ticket in a bid to "help bring back the Canberra crowds," according to David Polkinghorne of THE AGE. ACT Sports Minister Andrew Barr said that "no one owns" Anzac Day and he wants all football codes to "work together with scheduling to ensure they all get a chance to host Anzac games in the future." He also wants them to ensure they do not "all play in Canberra on the same weekend" because he thinks the ACT population is not big enough. Australian Football League side Greater Western Sydney CEO David Matthews suggested the idea of a "Canberra sporting pass" that would allow access to Giants, ACT Brumbies and Canberra Raiders games. Barr said the government "would discuss the idea with the three football codes and that there was also a chance to have cricket included." Barr also wanted to ensure there was a "constant supply of footy in the nation's capital from the start of footy season until the end -- so if the Raiders are playing away, then either the Brumbies or Giants are playing in Canberra" (THE AGE, 4/27).
