Andrew Demetriou's parting shot at the MCG on Friday underlines the AFL's long history of hostility with the game's spiritual home, dating back to the VFL in the 1950s - a time when words like ''connectivity'' did not exist.

Demetriou clearly had a crook experience on Easter Monday, the day he sat with his four children to watch Geelong take on Hawthorn and barely managed change from $50 for a bucket of chips, water and some power drinks.

To make matters worse he obviously struggled to download the race results or latest news headlines on his mobile during the game, given that the MCG's Wi Fi capacity reportedly cuts out when its attendance exceeds 40,000. Several days later, on Anzac Day, the queues outside the MCC members further enraged the AFL as officials blamed its most despised club in Melbourne for a crowd that fell short of its best-case-scenario of 98,000 fans.

Demetriou didn't say so during his 3AW swipe on Friday, but the truth is that the MCG remains the least of his worries or - more accurately - Gillon McLachlan's. Demetriou admitted to Fairfax Media that he had some sympathy with the disenchantment being harboured by Adelaide and Port Adelaide with their bright new home at the Adelaide Oval.

Despite record crowds and - for Port Adelaide - an unprecedented membership high of 53,000, both clubs have been shocked at their poor financial returns from the stadium. Port Adelaide hosted the sold-out Showdown in round two and received a $35,000 cheque as its match-day profit. The Crows are still waiting for the breakdown of their first home game, again Sydney in round three.