Geelong vs Richmond MCG Sunday 17th 3.20pm

[Macpotata]

Tiges just too good.

still almost half a season to go but we're nowhere near good enough. Richmond, Sydney, West Coast, all have our measure. Disappointing with us poor execution cost us dearly.

 

[Captain_Bender]

Tiges just too good.

still almost half a season to go but we're nowhere near good enough. Richmond, Sydney, West Coast, all have our measure. Disappointing with us poor execution cost us dearly.

Another big game coming up next fortnight Richmond vs Sydney Thursday night footy top 4 clash

 

[nut]

Choking in front of goal due to the Geelong pressure yet again

Yer we did ... awesome pressure from Geelong.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Another big game coming up next fortnight Richmond vs Sydney Thursday night footy top 4 clash

Where is game played?

 

[Captain_Bender]

Where is game played?

Etihad

 

[sobrave]

game of the round and in adelaide we get a shitfest like hawks vs crows yesterday instead of this game on 7

 

[Cdog71]

Stanley played a great game

 

[Gavin Excell]

Etihad

Really? Odd choice

 

[DJMac]

Maybe you would have. You didn't.

I can say the opposite - we would have won a final there. But a) I don't know that, and b) we played at the MCG and lost, and weren't good enough.

Sorry if this has been well coverered but why is Geelong's home game at the G. Is it a choice by Geelong for financial reason or just the AFL forcing it due to expected crowd numbers?

 

[captain blood 17]

Great game today by both teams. See you next time catters. Just confirming Ablett, Dangerfield and Selwood all played today yeah?


Sent from my iPad using righteous Bhodi manpower

 

[theyellowsash]

Another big game coming up next fortnight Richmond vs Sydney Thursday night footy top 4 clash

Yet it's at jokelands stadium

 

[Rezza Tiger]

How f****n good are the Tiges Bigfooty? Reigning premiers top of the ladder

We are Premiers. We are Premiers

Still haven't beaten anyone good though

 

[Maveric]

Really? Odd choice

Yeah not great for us either, at g would say we are favourites probably 50/50 at best for us at ethihad. Would have thought that we could have played freo there instead of syd

Oh well teams get unfavourable fixtures all the time, you guys probably would have got the 4 pts today if down at kp

 

[evo]

Really enjoyed the game today. Smallish crowd but most enjoyable. Geelong threw plenty at us.

Feel like that was our best win for the season.

 

[Conan Troutman]

Sorry if this has been well coverered but why is Geelong's home game at the G. Is it a choice by Geelong for financial reason or just the AFL forcing it due to expected crowd numbers?

Its not a choice by Geelong....

Geelong CEO Brian Cook told 3AW the Cats want to play every home game at their ground.

“Home teams should have a home venue,” Cook said before the clash with Richmond.

“This is the only competition I’m aware of in the world where home game status is taken off you to go to the home ground of the opposition because they get a bigger crowd.”

Cook said it would be “fantastic” to play all 11 home games there.

https://www.3aw.com.au/podcast/geelong-ceo-wants-more-games-at-simonds-stadium/

 

[DJMac]

Its not a choice by Geelong....


https://www.3aw.com.au/podcast/geelong-ceo-wants-more-games-at-simonds-stadium/

Thanks, that is crap. Almost like taking 4 points off you and giving them to a rival.

 

[Bazzar]

Sorry if this has been well coverered but why is Geelong's home game at the G. Is it a choice by Geelong for financial reason or just the AFL forcing it due to expected crowd numbers?

Its been this way for ever. Its only an issue now because Geelong tried to find an excuse why they were humiliated in last years qualifying final.
Simple solution, play EVERY Cats home game in Geelong, simple as that. But that wont happen because they need to money and exposure playing "selected home games" in Melbourne

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Really? Odd choice

Not a choice Gav. Part of our ongoing contract of being in the AFL. We hate it.

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Its been this way for ever. Its only an issue now because Geelong tried to find an excuse why they were humiliated in last years qualifying final.
Simple solution, play EVERY Cats home game in Geelong, simple as that. But that wont happen because they need to money and exposure playing "selected home games" in Melbourne

It's been an issue for many years, it's just now that you actually made finals you saw it.
And for the billionth time on BF the Cats make FAR MORE money with 30k at home than they do with 50k at the 'G, any "financial" decision from the Cats would be what everyone should get, 11 genuine home games.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Its been this way for ever. Its only an issue now because Geelong tried to find an excuse why they were humiliated in last years qualifying final.
Simple solution, play EVERY Cats home game in Geelong, simple as that. But that wont happen because they need to money and exposure playing "selected home games" in Melbourne

Incorrect

Geelong is forced to play "home"games MCG

 

[DJMac]

Its been this way for ever. Its only an issue now because Geelong tried to find an excuse why they were humiliated in last years qualifying final.
Simple solution, play EVERY Cats home game in Geelong, simple as that. But that wont happen because they need to money and exposure playing "selected home games" in Melbourne

In the fixtures they should put the actual home team down as the home team. Easier for tipping and more honest.

 

[Bazzar]

It's been an issue for many years, it's just now that you actually made finals you saw it.
And for the billionth time on BF the Cats make FAR MORE money with 30k at home than they do with 50k at the 'G, any "financial" decision from the Cats would be what everyone should get, 11 genuine home games.

Great, play every game in Geelong, at least we wont have to put up with your constant whinging

 

[Conan Troutman]

Its been this way for ever. Its only an issue now because Geelong tried to find an excuse why they were humiliated in last years qualifying final.
Simple solution, play EVERY Cats home game in Geelong, simple as that. But that wont happen because they need to money and exposure playing "selected home games" in Melbourne

That quote I just posted was from an article in August 2017.

As others have said, Geelong earn more at Kardinia compared to the a much larger crowd at the MCG

And as for exposure playing selected home games in Melbourne, Geelong "asked for 11 home games in Geelong next year" (2018), with "A minimum of nine matches in Geelong, with the reluctant understanding they'll host two big ticket clubs at the MCG." - they got 9 in Geelong, which is the most they had for a long time.
http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2017-10-30/every-clubs-fixture-requests

“Playing nine games at our home ground for the first time in many years will have a huge benefit to all stakeholders, and we think this also makes the fixture fairer from an integrity point of view.”
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...s/news-story/73bcafa0856c42e44335c9b18b9ed137

 

[Ron The Bear]

Yet it's at jokelands stadium

Richmond home games at Etihad

Adelaide 6
Brisbane, St.Kilda 5
Port Adelaide, Sydney, West Coast, Western Bulldogs 4
North Melbourne 3
Fremantle, Geelong, Hawthorn 2
Carlton, Melbourne 1

Record: 18-24-1

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Great, play every game in Geelong, at least we wont have to put up with your constant whinging

Clearly the AFL aren’t interested in “fair”.