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Probably to do with the potential for a larger crowd at MCG/Etihad. Richmond sooked it up when they last played in Geelong for similar reasons.
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Probably to do with the potential for a larger crowd at MCG/Etihad. Richmond sooked it up when they last played in Geelong for similar reasons.
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Geelong still shouldn't be forced to not play at home in the home and away season. Why would Geelong take a home game to their opponents home ground? Makes zero sense.
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Shouldn't that be Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide? Or did Port graciously give up an Adelaide Oval match after all?
Difficult to ascertain at this point. I believe you're right.
All for new markets in the AFL, but surely a better stadium could have been ascertained.
It looks like an early years Waverley over there in Shanghai.
Should have played it in Beijing at the olympic bird nest stadium
It looks like an early years Waverley over there in Shanghai.
Should have played it in Beijing at the olympic bird nest stadium
ABC news site says:
"The match will be played on Sunday, May 14 in Shanghai and will officially be listed as a Port Adelaide home game."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-...-for-port-adelaide-v-gold-coast-clash/7967558
"The match will be played on Sunday, May 14 in Shanghai and will officially be listed as a Port Adelaide home game."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-...-for-port-adelaide-v-gold-coast-clash/7967558
Well, the AFL can't then give Port 11 Adelaide Oval home games as well. Sadly, it wouldn't surprise me because when it comes to fixture equality it is a joke of an organisation.
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We bought Gold Coasts home game from them.
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Wonder want Gold Coast are getting in return, or is it just incredible pressure from the AFL that they had to buckle.
Port Adelaide bought the game off of Gold Coast for everyone's info. (no I don't know the figure).
also for everyone's info, also I'm pretty sure Port Adelaide and the AFL have an agreement/contract with the AO that Port must play 11 home games every season at the venue. This can't be broken.
We apparently only get the 10 home games on our membership, the 11th game we can use our membership at will be the Gabba for the Q-Clash, so we technically still get our 11 games on our memberships.
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Given Richmond was playing at cat park until just recently, wtf is that a factor?
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Financial subsidies? I suggest that Gold Coast FC agrees to give up a home game in order to promote the city in China as tourism is one of the main industries there.
This doesn't sit well with me.
Gold Coast gets 10 home games?
That is so bad, you shouldn't be able to buy home games off someone.
Imagine if all the rich clubs could do that? Pies 22 games at the G
That is so bad, you shouldn't be able to buy home games off someone.
Imagine if all the rich clubs could do that? Pies 22 games at the G
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Yep. Would we be smiling if wce made a deal with the saints (for instance) to have the saints play a home game against the eagles in perth? This isn't a good precident
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The fact that its at a neutral venue makes a difference.
This is clearly a special circumstance. I doubt the AFL would just approve any team selling their game for no reason other than money.
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No, that was more due to Richmond supporters not getting access. We had many more seats available at Subi. From memory, even the cheer squad had to be cut back because they couldn't get seats.
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I think the last time Bulldogs didn't play Geelong at Kardinia Park was in 1924.
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Why is it special? Because it's port, it's china, it's gc?
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Due to ground works only 200 members were allowed access to the game
The other gripe rfc fans had was we regularly got this game, but the blues were exempt. All we wanted was fair treatment, same rule for all clubs playing the cats
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