Once again we have a higher ranked team playing away gf - solution:

[Lolbert]

There is no higher ranked team in a GF.

Oh wise one...

 

[HTPunter]

Eagles didn't have an issue in the H&A season so they should be able to cope

 

[HTPunter]

Every other major sport in the world does not play their finals at the same stadium each year just because it has the largest capacity. That argument is the worst one victorians could possibly make as it makes our sport look like a joke.

FA Cup

 

[M Malice]

No need for a solution, I love the tradition of the GF at the home of footy, leave it at the MCG in perpetuity.

Didn't affect us between 2001-03 playing the Dons and Pies on their home deck and when we did lose in 2004 it was against another interstate side.

 

[Vedder]

Doesnt the NRL always play their granny in Sydney?

I am not sure if they do or not as I dont really follow the sport

 

[onthemoney]

Holograms are the answer. Host it interstate but beam the hologram’d game onto the G and fill two stadiums at once.

Could even have Elvis for the pre match entertainment. #getontoitgil

 

[Lensen]

The solution is that it should be at Optus Stadium

The problems are
Less money for the game (who cares, the game makes an absurd amount of revenue and is)

Unable to lock in entertainment (who cares, day is not about them, also black eyed peas lol)

Crowd (not ideal, but end of the day 200000 seat stadium wouldn't be enough most years. Also a generally Victorian problem - plenty in Perth can't afford thousands in flights etc to get across)

I've said it before and I'll say it again - in 1991 the thought of a Perth final in week 1-3 was sacriligeous and then they did it anyway and a few years later was pretty widely regarded as sensible and fair. Same will happen eventually with the grand final

 

[Tedeski]

I'm more hopeful all the franchises will be terminated one day and footy can go back to not being bastardized by other states.

Oh the VFL.
Where your club would have ceased to exist were it not for TV right dollars produced by having clubs in other states.
Careful what you wish for.

 

[kriles76]

Demand a return to the Challange system. Play the GF at the ‘G and if you lose, demand a replay on your own deck.

It’s back to the future.

 

[scarecrow2k1]

Posted this last year. Still true.

I don't really see how this is an issue now, when West Coast and Adelaide of the 90s could win at the G, and Brisbane could in the 2000s.

All of a sudden its a massive ask? The crowd is relatively neutral (or has the opportunity to be), and whilst travel is a factor, the losing grand finalist in the past two years had had two out of four weeks off. Adelaide were even happy to head to the Gold Coast in this bye round, showing travel isn't a massive factor here.

So the remaining factor is the grounds dimensions - Time to learn to play them.

In defense of the non MCG tenants , I hope they are given a much greater opportunity to do so.

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

FA Cup

Not the major comp in that country

 

[Marstermind]

I'm just about hoping the Eagles win just to put this stupid debate to bed for a few years.

 

[Lensen]

Posted this last year. Still true.

if it's no advantage at all, why not all finals at the MCG? big crowds 4 all

no one is saying it's not possible to win in melbourne, teams fly to perth/adelaide/sydney/brisbane and win too. but there is *some* advantage that has been unearned by Vic clubs for four consecutive years now

 

[Morning_Fog]

With the West Coast Eagles winning both their finals and being the highest ranked team in the Grand Final next Saturday, they deserve a home Grand Final.

I can already hear the whining from a very strong Victorian contingent of people but it is the Australian Football League now. The VFL died in 1987.

Remove the bye and have 2 Grand Finals. This Saturday the highest ranked team hosts game 1, the penultimate game of the season and then the following week the final game of the season is played at the MCG.

That one extra game a year would pay for a national reserves competition or a national junior development program for 10 to 16 year olds. It would be a massive money spinner for the AFL.

So, is time for the AFL to seriously considering having a home and away Grand Final series?

I say yes.

 

[Baird]

Nah

 

[Jibroni]

I would prefer neutral ground personally.

As an example you can decide at the start of the finals a venue (ie Adelaide Oval) then prepare all the logistical needs around that date. One off is much better than two games IMO.

If this years finals was at AO Im sure it would sell out, and yes I am from Adelaide!

 

[Art Corvelay]

I don't care the GF is at the MCG but both Prelims should be played on the Saturday. It is criminal that West Coast who finished second after the H&A season have a day less recovery than the Pies on top of having to travel from Perth.

**** the TV Rights deal

Ugh it’s to give the highest ranked team (Richmond) the advantage if they win. Nothing to do with Collingwood.

 

[mike123]

Isn’t there already a fred for this?

 

[Mitchell54]

No

It would take away from the event.

It sort of makes sense as it would bring more money to the game but I still don’t like the idea.

It would also delay things such as Trading & FA Period back and therefore the draft aswell.

 

[Downhill Skier]

Ugh it’s to give the highest ranked team (Richmond) the advantage if they win. Nothing to do with Collingwood.

It has everything to do with Collingwood as they won and received the advantage, not Richmond. As I said in my previous post, both Prelims should be played on the same day.

 

[VicPark Bitter]

So, is time for the AFL to seriously considering having a home and away Grand Final series?

I say NO.

 

[kranky al]

Well maybe you can lobby about a Victorian team being formed to join the powerful W.A.F.L and then they have to always play it in W.A

No we are a fair minded people - we would advocate straight up for a rotation.

 

[A Swallow]

A lot of follow-on considerations. Are away points worth more? What if the margins are identical? How does the AFL go about organising two grand finals when the sides are only decided a week prior? Who hosts the first one? Does meatloaf play at both?

 

[Art Corvelay]

It has everything to do with Collingwood as they won and received the advantage, not Richmond. As I said in my previous post, both Prelims should be played on the same day.

How’s that Collingwood or AFL’s fault Richmond weren’t good enough? The AFL explicitly said the extra day was for team who finished top H&A.

 

[Captain Morgan]

Could we cope with a best of three premiership playoff ? Maybe shorten the season a little to compensate ?

Higher ranked finisher gets 2 home games ?