See how one of Australia's best-known companies spent a staggering $1MILLION on the country's most luxurious footy corporate box

Tucked wrong the members helping of the Charles Brownlow Stand astatine GMHBA Stadium successful Geelong sits what galore judge to beryllium the astir luxurious firm container successful Australia. 

Owned by retail heavyweight Cotton On, the abstraction is truthful lavish that insiders gag its presumption is amended than the coach's.

This palatial box, fitted with marble bars, leather lounges and backstage access, has go the envy of the AFL's firm scene. 

It belongs to 1 of the Geelong Football Club's astir influential backers, Cotton On, a large sponsor and arrogant protagonist since becoming the club's authoritative apparel spouse successful 2016.

The exclusive suite was calved from a imaginativeness by Cotton On's reclusive laminitis Nigel Austin and his relative and concern spouse Ash Hardwick, who similar to enactment retired of the spotlight contempt the spotlight shining firmly connected their extravagant creation.

On lucifer days, the brace big up to 50 guests, each treated to top-tier hospitality and adjacent look coating for the kids.

When Geelong offered up 11 caller level 2 firm boxes successful the Brownlow Stand astatine $60,000 each per year, Cotton On took it a measurement further. 

Instead of accepting the fit-out provided, they chose to plan and physique their ain from scratch - spending much than $1million successful the process.

They brought successful renowned decorator Greg Natale to bring the abstraction to life. Inspired by the Polo Lounge successful New York, Natale acceptable astir creating a bespoke, high-end acquisition dissimilar thing seen successful an Australian sports venue.

'I wanted it to consciousness much similar a members-only nine than a firm suite,' Natale said of the space.

The effect is breathtaking. Think coffered ceilings, customized Tasmanian oak joinery and achromatic Cambrian granite benchtops. 

Brass trims tally done the space, portion lighting from Ralph Lauren casts an elegant, moody glow implicit the container during nighttime games.

Even the brushed furnishings are bespoke, with Ralph Lauren cushions and specially designed furnishings adding layers of comfortableness and style. 

Every constituent - from stools to broadside tables - was crafted for this space, utilizing affluent leathers, premium timbers and polished brass.

A Greg Natale wallpaper successful bluish and achromatic runs on the walls, complemented by nine memorabilia and uncommon artefacts. 

One of the astir eye-catching plan touches is simply a tessellated level signifier that connects the indoor lounge with an outdoor terrace via customized solid and alloy partitions.

This terrace, implicit with its ain information defender and exclusive entree door, gives guests the eventual presumption of the Cats successful action.

The last effect has near footy fans stunned.

'Well they'd astir apt person a amended presumption than the absorption manager who depending connected the clip of the crippled has the mounting prima shining straight into their box,' 1 posted connected societal media.

'That's the benignant of s*** each nine should bash but they each gave distant their location grounds,' added another. 

'I heard the lone mode backmost and from the container is simply a 23 infinitesimal elevator ride,' different posted, lingua firmly successful cheek. 

Cotton On's instauration is present being compared with immoderate of the world's finest stadium suites, rivalling those successful sporting cathedrals similar Wembley Stadium successful London oregon Arrowhead Stadium successful Kansas City.

Meanwhile Tom Stewart and Shaun Mannagh volition instrumentality for Geelong against the winless Melbourne Demons.

Scott is wary of Melbourne up of Friday night's clash astatine GMHBA Stadium, saying their champion tin beryllium daunting.

Stewart was a precocious withdrawal from last-week's nonaccomplishment to Brisbane with a genu wounded and Mannagh (foot) volition instrumentality for the archetypal clip this season.

'He'll play, unless thing we're not expecting happens successful the adjacent 24 hours,' Scott said of Stewart, 1 of Geelong's astir important players and their backline general.

'He was precise adjacent (last week), which gave america ultimate assurance that he'd beryllium good and thing changed successful his grooming earlier successful the week ... to change that thinking.'

Scott said Mannagh had been retired of the AFL squad for a small longer than helium would person liked. 

Fellow guardant Shannon Neale (ankle) volition besides play, but midfielder Mitch Knevitt is retired due to the fact that of a ft wounded and Jhye Clark was dropped.