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Hey Nuffie, The Dogs beat The Swans at the SCG earlier this season, you are coming cross as nothing more then a bitter, sore loser Sandgroper, bitter The Doggies dismantled your mob on your home ground in week 1 one of the finals
I would argue the last point from a hawthorn perspective.The AFL is an imperfect competition:
It is what it is. There are swings and round-abouts for most clubs. If we all felt it was too unfair we wouldn't be watching it.
- Do Victorian sides get an advantage against non-Victorians in the grand final? Yep.
- Do WA sides get a larger home-ground advantage than other teams throughout the year? Yep.
- Do some teams get an advantage by not having to travel much? Yep.
- Has Sydney had an advantage over the years with the COLA? Yep.
- Has the draft been compromised by generous concessions given to GWS and GCS? Yep.
- Does the equability of the draw affect ladder positions every year? Yep.
- Do successful destination clubs benefit more from the Free Agency system? Yep.
The Grand final can be played outside of Victoria unless the contract is broken earlier. Doesn't logically follow it will be.Define near future. The grand final will be played outside of Victoria once the MCC deal expires in 2038, possibly even beforehand.
Hes the dude, playing the dude disguised as another dude.
Every year at the same stadium. There are a bunch of other venues that can be used, that should be being used now. It's not difficiult to tear up the MCC contract. The two sole reasons as to why the grand final is only played at the MCG is because of people's inane fascination with the 'ol' times'. Use Grand Final and Subiaco in the same sentence and all of the Victorians will go apeshit just because of their irrelevant VFL history and childhood memories that they cling onto.
Wasn't really referring to the Hawks specifically... more the general situation of star players being able to walk into any club they like. I think we all know how that is going to play out over the years. Not sure too many are going to pick Brisbane! But looking at your list, most of those players left in look of better opportunity elsewhere because they weren't in your best 22? Franklin is the only star, and he swapped to another destination club.I would argue the last point from a hawthorn perspective.
Free agent outs:
Franklin
Suckling
Young
Ellis
Tom Murphy
Free agent ins
Frawley
Okay, so a couple of our exits weren't huge names, but I don't know anyone who would take frawley ahead of those outs
WA has a chip on it's shoulder.
What is it with Eagles supporters and starting s**t threads?
Supervillain seizes south coast?This will end well.
I don't know you, but I like you.Supervillain seizes south coast?
GF is played at the MCG because the VFL signed a contract with the MCC to play a certain number of games and finals for 50 years, and with the guarantee the MCC would redevelop the MCG, which needed a redevelopment. MCC had managed to achieve that with very little in the way of public government money, unlike the massive burden on the public that is the new Perth stadium. MCG was funded primarily by sports fans who would attend the sports events.
Had the VFL transitioned sooner, the deal would unlikely have been agreed to. If the WAFL and SANFL came to the table a lot earlier, perhaps the game this week could have been at the SCG instead.
I wish new members intent on trolling the main board would choose non-WA clubs to put in their ID's.
It makes us from the West look like idiots. That and the booing at everything at Subi.
Now as to Victoria and Vic footy. Still looks pretty darn healthy to me. 8 out of the last ten flags I think. Yeah not going anywhere.
Is the AFL still Victoria centric? Yeah I think so, but population and being the driver behind the formation of this league will do that, even decades after the fact.
Every year at the same stadium. There are a bunch of other venues that can be used, that should be being used now. It's not difficiult to tear up the MCC contract. The two sole reasons as to why the grand final is only played at the MCG is because of people's inane fascination with the 'ol' times'. Use Grand Final and Subiaco in the same sentence and all of the Victorians will go apeshit just because of their irrelevant VFL history and childhood memories that they cling onto.