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was very drunk. apologies...
sober now - and I've got a stupid fcuking smug grin on my face.... fight me.
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sober now - and I've got a stupid fcuking smug grin on my face.... fight me.
I was there last night and as a neutral I thought Richmond had a very very clear home crowd advantage. Their crowd was deafeningly loud. Every time a Geelong player went to kick in or kick for goal he was getting extreme boos. And for every umpiring decision the Richmond crowd was loud and to me it definitely influenced the umpires just like every home
Crowd does. I'm not blaming the Richmond fans they were doing everything they could to help their team win I'm blaming the afl as the opportunity for that should never have been there as Richmond didn't earn a home final Geelong did. What a joke. If I was a cats fan I'd be furious.
Crowd does. I'm not blaming the Richmond fans they were doing everything they could to help their team win I'm blaming the afl as the opportunity for that should never have been there as Richmond didn't earn a home final Geelong did. What a joke. If I was a cats fan I'd be furious.
Could not agree more. One thing though, every side in the comp should play a minimum of 3-4 games on the MCG every year in the home and away. It is easy to say if you are good enough you will win anywhere but we all know that is not necessarily true. Home advantage is huge. Port are odds on favourites to beat West Cosst tonight, if the game was at Subi we would be odds on favourites. Does that apply to Geelong v Richmond?? A little I think.
But like you said the GF is at the G so you need to stand up there.
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So you want to show up to a grand final and embarrass yourselves like last night over and over or just hope no MCG based side is still surviving? The finals MCG arrangement wont be changing if you play sides like Collingwood, Richmond etc you'll be playing the MCG in circumstances like last night, but it's all good long as you finish top 2? LOL
I would do that in a heart beat because I'm not short sighted and keen on running into sides who do play most of their matches there come a grand final. (which is now looming as a very real possibility.)
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Cats have been playing home finals at Waverly and the G for over 100 years. Why now be furious?
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If your fans actually showed up the crowd wouldn't have been so high in our advantage.
Despite the complaints Geelong to Melbourne isn't a tough trip, just a bunch of sooks.
Meh. Its hardly new concept FFS. Build a freaking bridge.
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Wouldnt have made a difference. Cats are average
Rem when they played at home vs freo in the finals...didnt help.then either
Rem when they played at home vs freo in the finals...didnt help.then either
They should, they want to and plenty of people give a crap.
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This discussion was effectively settled when the AFL gave us a home elimination final against Adelaide in 2015 at the MCG. If the AFL weren't going to allow us to host a home final at Etihad against an interstate team, there is no rational reason to allow Geelong to have a home final against a fellow Victorian club at Simmonds Stadium.
The horse is well and truly flogged on that one Benny.
They've always been upset over it? There is a thread like this every time Geelong has to play a home final at the g for as long as I can remember.
Because being crucified in the past is justification for being crucified in the future?
In any case the mcg was neutral back in the 60s cos no teams bar melbourne played there. Its not neutral now.
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Maybe you should follow local footy. It's a final FFS and you worry about a one hour drive.
If gws get to play a home game against the swans at blacktown how is it any world feasible that geelong wont get to play the swans at the much bigger kardinia park.
why should one Victorian team get to play on a unique smaller stadium, and the other 9 share 2 grounds? Playing at the MCG benefits Geelong because they get more revenue against larger clubs
Incredible sooks with some johnny come lately, bullshit entitlement mentality.
They need to grow up and get some awareness.
2 hours given the crowds and peak hour traffic and do you have young kids. Clearly not. Ive paid 1000 bucks for gf tickets and travelled interstate for finals but you are deluded if you think that for 85 percent of the potential crowd wont travel 2 hours both ways at night for a final.
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Reality is we are a lame duck finals team under Scott. To kick 5 goals is an embarrassment
Reality is we are a lame duck finals team under Scott. To kick 5 goals is an embarrassment
Talking about the rules, not my team.
We all should be.
You will play Sydney at the MCG and get flogged and I will enjoy it being there as I was last year.
The Handbags are clearly out again down in Sleepy Hollow.
Being a Victorian team you don't have to travel, which is a huge advantage in recovery and career longevity. On the down side you surrender some home ground advantages and some decisions will be made for the greater good of victorian football. Very self entitled of Geelong to want a home ground advantage that only the 4 northern team get (the footy states share their homeground) yet barely set foot on a plane.
Difference between a home ground and selling home games.
Selling home games should be a choice, not a rule.
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