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The prospect of success with GWS Giants has convinced veteran forward Steve Johnson to saddle up for a 16th season and spurn opportunities to return to Victoria.Johnson initially signed for just one season after being released by Geelong last year.A triple premiership winner with Geelong, the 33-year-old Johnson kicked 43 goals for the Giants before missing the preliminary final through suspension.I think I can still go to the well once more and I want to stay involved here and hopefully bring home a flag next season., Johnson said at the Giants grand final lunch in Sydney on Wednesday.As much as it was a great season for the footy club, it was a missed opportunity, towards the end, so certainly I see the success building and to be given that opportunity to and the potential to do that next season is something Im excited about.The 275-game veteran confirmed he had other options, believed to be coaching offers back in Victoria.I wouldnt say it was (an) easy (decision). I took a lot of time to consider it, Johnson said.Youve got to pass it by your family. I guess you always want to play footy because thats what you love doing,.But I think everyone was aware there was some offers to move back to Melbourne.Giants coach Leon Cameron, who last weekend flagged the possibility of Johnson playing on for another season, was delighted by the veterans decision.I think hes got the appetite to play and clearly his legs are still going at the moment, Cameron saidHe contributes not just on the field, his ability to hit the scoreboard.He does contribute in making our forward line work, so were rapt to have him aboard.Johnson admitted it was tough to watch last Saturdays preliminary final loss, but said he didnt feel guilty at missing the game for a high bump on Sydneys Josh Kennedy in the qualifying final.I didnt feel guilty because I can honestly say that I didnt mean to do it. 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AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has challenged tenant clubs at Etihad Stadium to make the most of their new-found freedom at the venue from the start of the 2017 season.The leagues long-awaited purchase of the maligned stadium will be finalised in November, releasing St Kilda, North Melbourne, the Western Bulldogs, Carlton and Essendon from burdensome financial contracts and restrictive game-day regulations.The sale of the venue to the AFL, reported to be worth about $200 million, will give the league and clubs the ability to transform the game-day experience for supporters.McLachlan said the AFL would do its part to improve that experience, but it would also be up to the clubs to innovate.I think theres room for improvement (but) the clubs are going to have to step up, too, McLachlan said on Thursday.They cant complain - theyve got the keys to the car to make it the experience that they want.The AFL will own it and, ultimately, the clubs will have a bigger say in what the game looks like.People wwill know a different service proposition - they will notice substantive change.ddddddddddddSt Kilda will get the first crack at hosting a home game at the venue under AFL ownership - a Saturday twilight match against Melbourne in round one.I believe that when you arrive at that stadium, you are entitled to a world-class service proposition, McLachlan said.I believe that you want to feel like its a St Kilda game ... when you go there, you are surprised by how much everyone is working for you to have a good time.Whether its when you get a beer and a pie, or when its walking through the gates, or when youre lost and looking for your seat.Whether its the audio and the screens and the story thats being told in the lead- up to the game.McLachlan didnt go into the specifics of the proposed makeover of the game-day experience, which he said would be a work in progress over summer. 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