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Then Port game could be a massive game.
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With Saints in SA same time I would’ve thought we play them as well before going to Darwin.Adelaide in Adelaide, likely followed by Port then Richmond in Darwin?
The fixturing of matches beyond round eight will incorporate matches on all days of the week.
During Wednesday's meeting, some clubs sought an assurance that the rounds leading into the finals – rounds 16 and 17 – revert to the traditional Thursday-Sunday scheduling.
The proposed date of the Grand Final remains October 24, but like everything else this season, it cannot be locked in.
"… And, as I told Gill, if the season is based here then the Grand Final should be played here too."
Thems fighting words, Palaszczuk. It stings as a staunch Victorian to hear that, but it's most likely the reality of it.
I hope that means we just FIFO for other interstate games and set ourselves up properly in Queensland outside of that. It's preferable than rotating from state to state each week.
"… And, as I told Gill, if the season is based here then the Grand Final should be played here too."
Thems fighting words, Palaszczuk. It stings as a staunch Victorian to hear that, but it's most likely the reality of it.
Given we've already played Freo, how would that work? Anyway, as for the 10 games we don't know when we're playing we have:sounds like it, 2 weeks quarantine in WA to play a 3 game block at some point
They'll have to truck in people to fill the stadium, but being a smaller stadium perhaps that won't be so difficult. (only half joking)Got no problem with the GF being played up there, it'd be a great marketing opp for the league, hard to see AFL overlooking WA though if all's ok over there covid wise at the time.
We don't have to stay for the whole quarantine period, we could go for 2 days play WC and come back surely. Or a week and play a Melbourne team there, then come back Could be a round 17 type situation.Given we've already played Freo, how would that work? Anyway, as for the 10 games we don't know when we're playing we have:
Brisbane, Geelong, Gold Coast, GWS, Hawthorne, Melbourne, Port, Richmond, St. Kilda, West Coast
Who are the other possible teams we could do a hub in WA with? We probably play Richmond in the NT for the Dreamtime equivalent, it would make little sense for us to join Brisbane, Geelong, Gold Coast and Port there which leaves a combination of GWS, Hawthorne, Melbourne and St. Kilda.
Think they said additional players and family can come up but will have to quarantine for 14 days in Southport before contact with teams or partnersMeans Stringer and heppell will miss most of season and only get back unless we play finals.
Yeah they’ll all come up but stringer will most likely only make it back for the last round or so. Heppell might not play again this year.Think they said additional players and family can come up but will have to quarantine for 14 days in Southport before contact with teams or partners
I was really only speaking if we were required to play in a hub. For it to work it would have to have:We don't have to stay for the whole quarantine period, we could go for 2 days play WC and come back surely. Or a week and play a Melbourne team there, then come back Could be a round 17 type situation.
I suspect it would be prudent to fly Stringer up in 4 weeks? When he has 2-3 weeks before he can play again anyway. Similar with Ambrose.
They'll have to truck in people to fill the stadium, but being a smaller stadium perhaps that won't be so difficult. (only half joking)
I'd almost rather have a 20th century style round robin than open that can of worms though. If there's no Perth team playing why would they hold it in Perth lol. Both of their clubs are fighting for the spoon already.
Adelaide, Sydney and Freo have basically ruled themselves out of it already. WC/GWS could scrape in, but would still need 6 wins and some luck with percentages for 8th, let alone a home final. So other than Queensland-based teams, it's only really Port that's likely to make a case for a home final at this stage. If Port earned a home grand final you can pretty much guarantee they'll be campaigners about it though – can you imagine Port v. Collingwood GF at Adelaide Oval..?For the crowd. I'd be very surprised if Optus isn't far & away the clear early leader to host the GF given there's basically no chance it'll be at the MCG.
But yeah if the 2 QLD teams make a strong push for finals & there's a bunch of other teams up there already, I think I'd actually prefer the GABBA.