Why doesnt Geelong play finals at GMHBA Stadium?

[PowerfulPies2023]

Back in 2017 they probably beat Richmond in the qualifier. They could have made and won the grand final perhaps. More than likely. The AFL are greedy in they look after themselves they just care about more tickets and more money. They could of had a prelim vs the Lions last year too. Geelong get shafted they shouldn't have to play at the G.

Thoughts?

 

[PhatBoy]

We need more discourse about this

 

[The 4th Horseman]

They would lose to Freo again.

In all seriousness though, until Geelong has a 100,000 seat stadium things won't change. Same goes for teams based at Docklands.

 

[Tonga Bob]

ME: [Freo fan]

 

[hawkman]

Because they lose them there

 

[CharacterFirst]

Cheat ground.

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Because they lose them there

No. Just no.

 

[speedpeck23]

More Geelong supporters see the match if you play at your other home ground.

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

More Geelong supporters see the match if you play at your other home ground.

They'd rather take on us at GMHBA as opposed to the MCG though

 

[longdonkey]

Shouldn't this read "Why doesnt Geelong play finals at GMHBA Stadium unless its Freo, Port, Gold Coast or GWS?"

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Shouldn't this read "Why doesnt Geelong play finals at GMHBA Stadium unless its Freo, Port, Gold Coast or GWS?"

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[STPer18]

Because we like constantly beating Collingwood at the MCG, it's our good luck charm.

2007, 2009, 2011 & 2022 - only made possible with beating our Pies in finals at our Melbourne Cheat Ground.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

They might have to play Freo or GWS?

 

[rapidfire7]

Yes, it is a farce that we are forced to play our so called home finals in a completely different city..

 

[rapidfire7]

They might have to play Freo or GWS?

Think the Freo curse is now broken somehow

 

[rapidfire7]

More Geelong supporters see the match if you play at your other home ground.

Yep, that's the AFL spin.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Think the Freo curse is now broken somehow

Not in finals

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

In all honesty I wouldn’t be against the idea if it was against Gold Coast or GWS.

Both teams have a low-ish member base that don’t travel much.

 

[rapidfire7]

In all honesty I wouldn’t be against the idea if it was against Gold Coast or GWS.

Both teams have a low-ish member base that don’t travel much.

Shouldn't the integrity of the 'home' final be paramount, as opposed to who the match is against?

 

[Rotayjay]

Because the AFL takes a money-focused rather than a purist approach.

 

[Gavin Excell]

As an older Geelong fan I just accept Vic finals are played MCG

That Freo final was an usual circumstance because all finals that first week were Vic home team earned if memory serves correct

 

[Sttew]

They would lose to Freo again.

In all seriousness though, until Geelong has a 100,000 seat stadium things won't change. Same goes for teams based at Docklands.

If for example Geelong play Gold Coast in a semi why should it be at the MCG if 40,000 go? Gold Coast don’t have to play at the GABBA.

I am not that fussed but it pi55es me off when posters say Geelong gets everything on a silver platter.

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Shouldn't the integrity of the 'home' final be paramount, as opposed to who the match is against?

Yes it should but the AFL has always valued money over integrity, it’s why they made the Swans play finals in Sydney at the Homebush dump over the SCG.

I probably should have elaborated what I meant a little further but it would depend on circumstance, if we had the same scenario as 2013 in that all finals where in Victoria and you guys had to play an expansion team, then yes I think a Geelong home final makes sense.

I don’t think a Cats v GWS/Suns final would actually get that much of a bigger crowd at the G than Kardinia Park.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

The main reason for me is that the ground is not fit for finals. It's not symetrical and has straight boundaries on one wing.
The second reason is the crowd capacity.

 

[Wojcinski]

We prefer to play our finals on hard mode at the Melbourne Cricket Circle, otherwise the AFL would be too easy for us. Give the plebs a chance, you know what I'm saying?