After arbitration from the Minister for Lands, it was agreed that cricket clubs would be required to pay the league £20 per 100 members, ending the long-standing practice of cricket club members receiving admission to football games without compensation to the football clubs; but that the grounds management would still retain all receipts for admission to reserve areas, with the league receiving none of these takings. During the stand-off, the VFL arranged for the Motordrome and the Exhibition Oval to be available to serve as alternative venues during the year, and drew up a fixture which saw each of those grounds holding twelve games – with Fitzroy, Carlton, North Melbourne, St Kilda, Collingwood and Essendon each to have played four of their nine home games at one of the replacement grounds.
Following mediation by the Minister of Lands, it was agreed that cricket clubs would be required to pay the league £20 per 100 members, bringing an end to the long-standing practice of cricket club members receiving free admission to football games without compensation to the football clubs; however, grounds management would still retain all receipts for admission to reserve areas, with the league receiving none of these takings. During the standoff, the VFL arranged for the Motordrome and the Exhibition Oval to be available as alternative venues during the year, and drew up a fixture that saw each of those grounds hosting twelve games – with Fitzroy, Carlton, North Melbourne, St Kilda, Collingwood, and Essendon each playing four of their nine home games at one of the replacement grounds.