Roast Geelong getting home finals…but only against small drawing teams

[Lach72]

How is this still a thing?

Sorry GWS and Freo…it’s just you Geelong will have a distinct home ground advantage against…

Everyone else, you’re good to go…

We play well there and have beaten them before in a final, but the whole thing is a massive steaming turd

 

[Rob]

Absolute ******* joke.

Not Geelong getting home finals of course - that should be a given.

 

[Tiger2709]

How is this still a thing?

Sorry GWS and Freo…it’s just you Geelong will have a distinct home ground advantage against…

Everyone else, you’re good to go…

We play well there and have beaten them before in a final, but the whole thing is a massive steaming turd

I can see the mistake you're making, thinking that the AFL is a fair competition.

 

[Underarm]

How is this still a thing?

Sorry GWS and Freo…it’s just you Geelong will have a distinct home ground advantage against…

Everyone else, you’re good to go…

We play well there and have beaten them before in a final, but the whole thing is a massive steaming turd

Grow to a size where the AFL estimates 55k will show up.

 

[Teen Wolf]

“Any week one or two final that has a projected crowd of over 55,000 must be played at the MCG

Aaaand St Kilda vs GWS drew 68k last year ffs.

So, no, Geelong will never be playing a final at GMHBA again, except perhaps in the circumstances of 4 week 1 finals all being in Victoria.

 

[STPer18]

Can we have anyone BUT Freo playing us down here?

 

[kreuze_missile]

Aaaand St Kilda vs GWS drew 68k last year ffs.

So, no, Geelong will never be playing a final at GMHBA again, except perhaps in the circumstances of 4 week 1 finals all being in Victoria.

If a <55k projected attendance is the AFL's threshold then Geelong will never host another final at GMHBA.

Not even worth talking about.

 

[PerthBoy86]

Either play it there or at the MCG regardless, the expected crowd and team shouldn't factor. Fairness should trump money etc, but we know that won't happen.

 

[Tonga Bob]

How is this still a thing?

Sorry GWS and Freo…it’s just you Geelong will have a distinct home ground advantage against…

Everyone else, you’re good to go…

We play well there and have beaten them before in a final, but the whole thing is a massive steaming turd

On the bright side at least we get more than one week's notice this time.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

How is this still a thing?

Sorry GWS and Freo…it’s just you Geelong will have a distinct home ground advantage against…

Everyone else, you’re good to go…

We play well there and have beaten them before in a final, but the whole thing is a massive steaming turd

Not just that. There are some opponents where we actively get a home final disadvantage. Totally fair

 

[NetworkNerd]

Should have made the stadium 60K and play all Geelong home finals there

 

[Dangerousfield]

Either play it there or at the MCG regardless, the expected crowd and team shouldn't factor. Fairness should trump money etc, but we know that won't happen.

Fairness NEVER trumps money with the AFL, revenue and crowds are KPIs for every exec at HQ so non Vic sides continue to be dealt a bad hand

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Grow to a size where the AFL estimates 55k will show up.

We have the 2nd highest home (8th overall) and away (13th overall) crowd attendance for teams outside VIC. We are plenty big enough. Either Geelong can host home finals (they should be able to) or they can’t.

 

[Engimal v3]

The AFL will always find a reason to move it to the G. Geelong should absolutely have home finals - and North, Bulldogs, Saints should get to play theirs at Docklands if they're the higher ranking team.

 

[kickazz]

It's just a bit of a bullshit story all round, Jon Ralph even said it's not really official, just guidelines, etc.

It will remain no finals at KP, except for exceptions, and I think overall I'm happy enough with that.

Alternative would be week 1 (maybe wk2) home finals no matter the opponent.

 

[tiger_tough]

Shocking little ground.

 

[sexyhunk]

How is this still a thing?

Sorry GWS and Freo…it’s just you Geelong will have a distinct home ground advantage against…

Everyone else, you’re good to go…

We play well there and have beaten them before in a final, but the whole thing is a massive steaming turd

didnt you beat us pretty good last final you play there

 

[Clark G]

If Geelong earn the right to host a final, it should be in Geelong regardless of the opponent.

 

[catters05]

Probably need to focus on getting all Home Games in Geelong first.

 

[The 747]

Should have made the stadium 60K and play all Geelong home finals there

That still wouldn't have happened if we came up against one of the privileged clubs.

 

[Lach72]

didnt you beat us pretty good last final you play there

We did and we beat you on the reg down there these days.

However, this way of doing this is complete horse s**t.

Geelong deserve home finals. Love it.
Go nuts.

But to pick out two or three clubs to be sacrificed down there is typical AFL bullshit.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

The AFL will always find a reason to move it to the G. Geelong should absolutely have home finals - and North, Bulldogs, Saints should get to play theirs at Docklands if they're the higher ranking team.

I would rather have St Kilda finals at the MCG.

What needs to happen is that every team must play at least 4 games at the MCG.

 

[Sentinel]

Geelong at least play multiple regular season home games at the MCG each year so it is a secondary home venue (although I believe they'd prefer to play 11 at GHMBA).

Worse is when the AFL force teams like the Bulldogs and North there when it's a home venue at no other time than September.

 

[The 747]

Geelong at least play multiple regular season home games at the MCG each year so it is a secondary home venue (although I believe they'd prefer to play 11 at GHMBA).

Worse is when the AFL force teams like the Bulldogs and North there when it's a home venue at no other time than September.

It's a terrible deal for the Bulldogs, St Kilda and North, no arguments there.

 

[God Mode]

We did and we beat you on the reg down there these days.

However, this way of doing this is complete horse s**t.

Geelong deserve home finals. Love it.
Go nuts.

But to pick out two or three clubs to be sacrificed down there is typical AFL bullshit.

I totally agree with this. It should be either all clubs must play there or none.