View Full Version : Richmond At Home In Docklands? I Dont Think So!
Hey guys,
Im a passionate tiges supporter and have followed them all my life. Im as excited as you all are about tonights upcoming game (although im hoping we can secure a win, cmon were 0-9 weve gotta get a win some time this season!) but its absolute bs that we are playing as a home side at docklands. weve played there once in 07-remember that "brilliant" game against geelong? The Lions will probably make us feel so hostile we'll wish we were at the gabba. Our home is at the 'G, full stop. yours is at the Gabba. i say make home teams play at their home ground or let non victorian teams get a home feel to our vic grounds. whaddaya think?
LuckyLuke
2 Jun 2007, 10:48
Eh.
It's warmer indoors.;)
Hey guys,
Im a passionate tiges supporter and have followed them all my life. Im as excited as you all are about tonights upcoming game (although im hoping we can secure a win, cmon were 0-9 weve gotta get a win some time this season!) but its absolute bs that we are playing as a home side at docklands. weve played there once in 07-remember that "brilliant" game against geelong? The Lions will probably make us feel so hostile we'll wish we were at the gabba. Our home is at the 'G, full stop. yours is at the Gabba. i say make home teams play at their home ground or let non victorian teams get a home feel to our vic grounds. whaddaya think?
Agree. You lot had better get your board to do something about it.
lionlova
2 Jun 2007, 11:08
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,21834450%255E19746,00.html
Tigers sell home game to Brisbane - for free
02 June 2007 Herald-Sun
Mark Stevens
HOME is supposed to be a place of comfort and familiarity, as Mark Stevens writes.
But in the modern world of AFL that definition can seem ridiculously inadequate.
In a week of headlines about the plight of Victorian footy, it is fitting Richmond has been drawn to play a "home" game against the Brisbane Lions at Telstra Dome tonight.
It is another reminder of why the gap between the Vics and interstate clubs is widening.
The Tigers get the (H) symbol next to their name, yet come up against a travelling side far more likely to be feeling warm and fuzzy about running on to the Dome.
Richmond's real home is the MCG. It has played at Docklands once this year -- that infamous 157-point thumping by Geelong.
Brisbane has played five games at the Dome this year. Tonight is No. 6.
No, that is not a misprint. The Lions played three NAB Cup games at Telstra Dome and have already confronted Carlton and Essendon there in the home-and-away season.
So Brisbane, supposedly the visitor with a distinct disadvantage, has had more practice on Richmond's "home" ground than the Tigers.
The Dome is in fact the Lions' haven of comfort and familiarity. They boast a handy 3-2 record at the ground this year.
It would take Richmond seven or eight years to rack up six games of experience at Brisbane's fortress, the Gabba.
And people wonder why interstate clubs have a better travel record. Tonight's game is a glaring example of the fact Victorian clubs too often miss out on the chance to create a hostile environment for visitors.
Among the Victorian teams, only Geelong at Skilled Stadium and Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium have genuine home-ground advantages.
And surprise, surprise . . . the Cats have had the rare luxury of stitching up both the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle at the Cattery. The Hawks did the same to the Eagles at Launceston last Saturday. If tonight's clash against the Lions was at the MCG, the Tigers would have an edge -- through both experience at the venue and the rowdy fans at the Punt Rd end.
But is it as great as the advantage the Lions get at the Gabba? No way. Suburban venues were always going to be sacrificed, but with it went true Victorian hostility.
If the Lions still had to head to the 'burbs for games, they wouldn't get the chance to start feeling so at home at the more generic Melbourne venues.
The Tigers might just get over the line tonight, but it will have very little to do with home ground advantage.
If you picked them just because of the (H) next to their name, you're misguided.
This is as neutral as it gets. And don't the interstate clubs love it.
Personally, I would feel a lot more comfortable playing at the MCG.
notting18
2 Jun 2007, 12:30
Ummm how does this have anything to do with us? It may/may not give us an advantage but it is an AFL/Richmond issue, Brisbane has nothing to do with the locations of home games!
Grimreepah
2 Jun 2007, 12:54
whaddaya think?
I can understand where you are coming from. I presume this problem arises simply because different clubs claim the G as their home, or is there more to it?
As a Brisbane supporter it would be good for some of our younger guys to get some experience playing at the G. While we may be more familiar with Telstra Dome I still think it is very much a home ground advantage. Last year you beat us by 82 points on that ground.
As far as the NAB Cup goes we would have much preferred to play some games at the Gabba or Carrara. It's ironic that the article claims we have had a huge benefit by playing in Melbourne so much.:rolleyes:
Sherminator.
2 Jun 2007, 12:59
I thought it was at the MCG tonight :confused: It says so in the Herald Sun, can someone clarify this for me. I don't want to end up at the wrong ground *confused*...
TheBrownDog
2 Jun 2007, 13:31
Definitely at the Telstra Dome.
maroon and blue
2 Jun 2007, 13:48
Yep, read it too in the Sun. Where at the G! Maybe if we turn up there it will be declared a draw. Or maybe even the tiges will be there and we can have a real game of footy. Wind, rain and hot drinks and cold pies!
jackson_rules
2 Jun 2007, 13:53
Yep, read it too in the Sun. Where at the G! Maybe if we turn up there it will be declared a draw. Or maybe even the tiges will be there and we can have a real game of footy. Wind, rain and hot drinks and cold pies!
i agree MCG so much better
LuckyLuke
2 Jun 2007, 14:45
Definitely at the Telstra Dome.
Definitely. We play the Pies and the Hawks at the G this year.