Recent content by z547043

Congratulations on the win tonight. But, might be a time to revisit your position on this if you don’t think 50,000 rabid fans create a significant home ground advantage and were a factor in the result tonight, especially when the stakes are at their highest. Food for thought, but again well...

Correct. Which is what I have said all along. I haven’t disputed our significant home ground advantage when playing at GMHBA, I’ve merely pointed out that we are disadvantaged playing home games against big Melbourne clubs at the G, who enjoy a benefit by virtue of having a large fan base. Which...

So it is an arbitrary number? I think you and doppleganger are inadvertently proving my point. After x games there is no away disadvantage, but only up to x games and Geelong just happen to exceed this, so they don’t suffer any away disadvantage. Like I said earlier, I think it is all pretty...

Well I think by you own definition you concede the point. Familiarity doesn’t exist in a yes or no form. Familiarity exists on a scale with some teams more familiar with venues than others. That would lend itself to the very notion that the team with the greater familiarity to the venue has an...

Are rounds 21 and 22 this year going to be neutral games for Richmond? Played at a stadium you play home games at. I don’t think there is an arbitrary figure or number of games that you can put on it.

Yeah, I think there is a degree of conjecture on this one. The statement itself I have no issue with and there are certainly elements of the current stadium arrangements that are an advantage to Geelong and the current league structure in the H and A season, no doubt. But I can’t accept the...

Different definitions of s**t I believe. Have won at least 7 games since 1973 when we won 6. You will have a tough time finding another club that has won 7+ games every year since 2000. In fact, it would be impossible. That’s 50+ years of never bottoming out and being competitive. No other club...

You can’t honestly believe that. In a competition that really only recognises success as being in the form of a Premiership, then surely the fact that the GF is played at certain club’s home ground is the ultimate advantage. Not to mention the MCG stadium deal that explicitly states 10 of the...

More than fair. And logical.

I couldn’t care less what history anyone wants to select. But claiming you are the most successful in a 23 year period, because you won the same number of flag as others, but yours were more condensed is a problem. I have no issue when Hawthorn, Richmond and Brisbane supporters want to flog...

No, I just want to know if that in a 60 odd year period. 9 flags, 5 losing GF appearances and 5 spoons is more successful than 9 flags, 11 losing GF appearances and 0 spoons. Not to mention about 150 less wins in that time and 10 less finals appearances in that time. So tell me who was more...

Thanks for the history lesson. It wasn’t necessary. Anyway, getting back to the central issue, which is your absurd use of logic. Could you answer the following question for my friend? He wants to know who was the more successful club in the period of 1939-2001, Essendon or Melbourne? TIA.

Correct, team of the 80’s, not the century. It’s also why they aren’t considered the team of the 1900’s because they were a laughing stock and unsuccessful for most of it. Sustained winning and being competitive is success in itself. And if the only measure of success in your clearly narrow...

Is there an IQ test for moderators on this site? So just to clarify, before my head explodes. If at the end of the century, Sydney has won 15 premierships, but never 3 in a row or played in 4 GFs in a row and Hawthorn still have 4 premierships, along with 66 wooden spoons, then Hawthorn is...

Almost as compelling as your evidence that Geelong are looked after and far less time devoted to it 😂