Cricket Victoria (CV) would have to receive a "very tempting" offer to even consider relocating the Melbourne Renegades to Geelong.
With a long-term deal to play home games at Marvel Stadium ending this summer, the Renegades' future in Melbourne remains up in the air.
They will open their upcoming BBL campaign with two games at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong, before hosting their final three home matches at the AFL-owned Docklands venue.
"We've spoken to both parties and obviously the Renegades are hot property," CV chief executive Nick Cummins said.
"Both Marvel Stadium and GMHBA Stadium are keen to have them as tenants.
"We think we'll have some sort of clarity in the next month or so about where their immediate future is.
"Marvel Stadium has been a fantastic place for the Renegades, it is the Renegades home.
"We love being in Geelong.
"But in order for the Renegades to even consider relocating, it would have to be something that was very, very tempting.
"At the moment, we're not seeing that."
The state of the Marvel Stadium surface has been a talking point whenever the Renegades have played games there.
Aaron Finch, their former captain and leading run-scorer in franchise history, last year called for the club to abandon Docklands after a win over Perth was overshadowed by a patchy-looking outfield.
It led to Scorchers coach Adam Voges slamming the surface and pitch as "substandard".
Large concerts - featuring Oasis, Metallica and Lady Gaga - and a university graduation ceremony on the turf post-AFL season mean turning it around for cricket can be difficult.
But Cummins believes Marvel will be ready to host its first match of the tournament on January 1 when the Renegades host the Sydney Sixers.
"That's one of the great benefits of having Geelong as a partner as well, the first two games of the Renegades will be played there, which will give the curating team at Marvel the opportunity to get the surface right, the wicket right," Cummins said.
"We're very optimistic that it will be ready to go for that first game."
The expiring of the Renegades' deal at Marvel coincides with Cricket Australia weighing up whether to accept private money into the BBL.
The whole structure of the competition could change dramatically if the BBL is privatised, rather than CV managing both the Renegades and Melbourne Stars.
"Ultimately, we'll do what's best for Victorian cricket, and that's the perspective that we'll look at any proposal that's put in front of us," Cummins said.
"The main thing that I want to assure every fan who is thinking about Victorian cricket and the decisions that we'll make, that is our number one priority."
While there is uncertainty around the men's fixtures, the Renegades will be boosted in the WBBL next summer.
Night cricket will finally be able to be played at the Junction Oval, the home of CV, next year when light towers are installed at the ground for the first time.
The Renegades and the Stars have both been forced to host WBBL fixtures in daytime only slots, often during the week, at the historic St Kilda venue.
But work on installing the four new light towers, which will meet ICC regulations to host international games, has begun with plans to host day-night men's and women's domestic matches from the start of the 2026-27 season.
