Such a dull and traditional fixture. AFL just confirm their bias with these ‘blockbusters’.
18 team competition. Every team should travel every second week. Business league.
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18 team competition. Every team should travel every second week. Business league.
- Feb 13, 2011
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Geelong ask for Collingwood to be one of their 2 MCG home games.
It's not random - that game in 2017 at KP your mob was furious to be playing down the highway and haven't come back since. KP needs a rotation policy so that all Melb clubs come down at least once every 2-3 years.
And you have too I'm sure. Games aren't ever 100% home team, there's always room for away fans - even in the EPL. The AFL is unique in that it's now normal to play games in front of tens of thousands of empty seats and away access is seen as a right not a privilege. Just because we didn't give up our home ground doesn't mean you can force us to deny our members priority entry to our home games. We make $1m+ profit per home game, we've got the best deal in the league and once we get 11 home games plus finals we'll be locked forever.You say the games aren't for away fans but I'm willing to bet you've attended one.
No we don't. We don't ask for any MCG home games. Just like you don't ask for any Marvel home games.
Collingwood are locked every year for 9 home games and 5 away games at the MCG (plus 2 home games at Marvel), it's a contract they have with the MCC/AFL. How it's allowed is beyond me. That leaves just 6 games for them to play away interstate, at marvel and down in Geelong. Basically if they played us, saints and bulldogs away they'd never go interstate so the KP game gets scrapped in favour for them playing us at the G away.
Why is that disappointing? The timeslots are obviously to cater for the TV networks.
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You think it happens every year by accident?
The AFL isn't going to give Geelong 11 home games in Geelong each year. They seldom give any Vic club 11 home games at their preferred venue.
Geelong always say "if it's not 11, can we at least have the the other 2 at the MCG, Against Collingwood, Hawthorn and whoever the next biggest drawcard is at the time?(currently Richmond)"
Because there was talk of bringing Sat night forward to make it easier for families. Most people who attend games would be disappointed that the fixture cares less and less for those who want to attend?
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Hmm since Gather Round(******* stupid name) is an extra game that means Geelong doesn't actually play WC in the regular season at all.
Any other clubs have something similar?
Any other clubs have something similar?
Still counts as a normal home and away game for 4 points, its a 23 game season. Just means you dont also play them in Perth or at Geelong.
We have to maximise crowds at the G just to break even against our Geelong gate ($1m+). Thats the financial reality of us having games moved to Melbourne.
Very happy with PA's fixture
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As per Jon Ralph, the blues are gonna be so____
Could and will look may be two different things. Melbourne won't be 5-1 after 6.
Could possibly be a round where everyone plays a team they double up against. Could be that round that is extra.
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I don't mind too much that we play in Geelong, it is their home ground after all.
It's also more that we play them way more at the Geeelong than at the MCG.
Since 2010 (couldn't be bothered going back further lol) H&A - it's 10 games at Geelong, 4 at MCG and 1 at Marvel.
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It annoys me too. I'd much rather have a random 11 of 17 teams come down the highway each year, rather than the same rotation of 12 or so teams. It's a bit like the tassie situation where the crowds dropped off because GWS and GC got sent down every year.
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It was random. No one was furious about anything. No one has even mentioned Richmond in this thread and you feel the need to have a go at the club?
This obsession that many Geelong fand on this site have with Richmond is unreal...
It was a somewhat long bow to draw as a comparison, and clearly “furious” is an exaggeration, but it’s not random. They’re commenting in a round about way on Essendon not being fussed about going down there/Geelong not being fussed where Essendon play their home game, whereas Richmond wanted the game moved in 2017 and never wanted to play there ever again because they’re “too big” for it.
That’s not a Richmond obsession - it’s just a fact.
(I’m an Essendon fan, and I think we should play in Geelong if that’s where they want it, regardless of our membership numbers)
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Collingwood don't play ST Kilda in Melbourne only at Adelaide Oval
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Same with Brisbane and North... Maybe it's a pattern?
100% spot on.
It all started when Richmond and Caroline Wilson campaigned to get our home game moved to their home ground, as if our members who pay $$$ every year for memberships don't mean anything.
