Wouldn't it make more sense for GC and Brisbane to play two away games at the other side's stadium? If they play four home games during this period they will need to travel too much later in the season and it will get messy.Four weeks of the Qld hub:
-Brisbane and Gold Coast* play the four SA/WA teams, all as home games.
-Each SA and WA team plays the two teams from the other state, one as a home game and one as an away game. Plus the two Qld teams as away games (as above)
It means that ADL/PA/WCE/FRE will have lost a home game, but I think that’s unavoidable. And the Qld teams have played four home games so will get a lot of travel coming up. It also means the derbies are kept in the bank.
*As Gold Coast have already played Port, one week will need St Kilda to fly up and host Port at Metricon. Saints get that gig because in the original fixture they were playing that matchup as a home game in Shanghai anyway. Gold Coast to fly south and play a Vic or NSW team.
Eg round 2:
Bris v WCE
GC v Adel
PA v Fre
Round 3
Bris v Fre
St Kilda v PA
Adel v WCE
(Someone v GC)
Round 4
Bris v Adel
GC v Fre
WCE v PA
Round 5
Bris v PA
GC v WCE
Fre v Adel
As for us flying to Queensland for one day to play a home game... I know we need to make sacrifices during this period but surely it makes more sense for Port to fly to Melbourne to play us if it's our home game?