Yeah I get that, but it is at most a minor inconvenience
If people flipped out about every minor scheduling inconvenience this season we wouldn’t even be getting a finals series
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If people flipped out about every minor scheduling inconvenience this season we wouldn’t even be getting a finals series
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It’s a joke that important games are played in Launceston. Windy, suburban dump with a no doubt poor, thankless crowd.
Yep it’s a real shame. How about the long suffering Dees fans as well? Would have been a huge advantage at the G in front of a big crowd. Mind you I don’t care if we won a grand final in Dubbo in front of 3 dogs and 7 disinterested locals who got lost on their way to the shops.
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Yep bloody sucks for you guys. Especially if you make the grand final too. You would have packed out the G sat night and it would have been buzzing.
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So you have not been there. Launceston is not windy, that is one of its issues . It is in a valley and often a lack of air movement is the issue.
its a wonderful town With a ton of character unlike those soulless qld towns .
The ironical thing is the Gabba gets frequent thunderstorms with torrential rains and huge winds which makes decent play in an sport impossible .
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So you are saying all those games we see on TV where there is a 5 goal breeze to one end is just an illusion
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Could be the drugs your on too.
You are thinking of Hobart.
On the sea and can blow a gale.Lonny is 60km inland and is quite protected.
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Yes it can get a bit swirly at York Park, but it's no comparison to Bellerive Oval in Hobart, which is located on a peninsula of the Derwent river and regularly does have a true 5/6 goal breeze!
Back in 'my day' I once kicked a goal three steps from the center circle to the Church street end at Bellerive, just before I got poleaxed by Jack Riewoldt's father, Chris, which was his usual style of play back then...
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Yeah but we won our last Marvel game and you lost yours. Does that mean Dogs are disadvantaged if it's played there? I doubt 1 game suddenly gives us an advantage.
I understand the second point and I agree with that. Dogs should have the choice given it's a Bulldogs home final. I just don't believe it makes a difference.
You are thinking of Hobart.
And there'll be plenty of shots of the yachts on the river at full tilt during the test against Afghanistan in Nov during the breaks of play to back you up on that one.
(if that test actually goes ahead)
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Lots of very disappointed juniors on getting kicked off utas stadium for their Grand final day.
Would've been interesting had the Dogs beaten Port by a few points. Power would've finished 3rd, and played the Cats - wonder where the game would've been played? Cats do play well at AO as it's not too dissimilar to Kardinia Pk in dimensions, and I'm sure the Cats wouldn't have wanted to travel to Perth, or Tassie for that matter.
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UTAS stadium only holds 1500 more than Blundstone but obviously has more seats but that is irrelevant because crowds are capped at 10000.
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Direct flights to start soon from Adelaide but not until September I think,Hobart has direct flights to both.
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Irrespective of where the games are played, teams outside the top 4 have a real chance this year? Only Port Adelaide are certainties against the lazy bones, then they have a break which might be detrimental as they don't have much physical opposition this week.
Melbourne were shocking in the first half against Geelong and i think the Lions will tumble them. Do Brisbane get a home Preliminary if they win? If they don't, then The Swans are the team to watch, they will cream GWS and the Dogs v Bombers could give Essendon a real chance of going all the way to the GF? Can the Dogs turn the corner? Their match could decide who plays off?
My early GF prediction is Swans V Dogs or Bombers? The rest might come a cropper.... It's wide open with 6 very good teams having a go. Neither GWS or Geelong will feature.
Melbourne were shocking in the first half against Geelong and i think the Lions will tumble them. Do Brisbane get a home Preliminary if they win? If they don't, then The Swans are the team to watch, they will cream GWS and the Dogs v Bombers could give Essendon a real chance of going all the way to the GF? Can the Dogs turn the corner? Their match could decide who plays off?
My early GF prediction is Swans V Dogs or Bombers? The rest might come a cropper.... It's wide open with 6 very good teams having a go. Neither GWS or Geelong will feature.
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The AFL games don't start till 3:20PM. They couldn't play the local games before then? Midday start or something? Curtain raiser?
I would have thought the absence of a pre-finals bye will make it harder for teams outside of the top 4.
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No chance. They're 2-0 against us in finals and are hitting some great form while we have plateaued and been hit with some key injuries (which I can't really complain about as we've had a great run this year but no Blakey, JPK and Mills hurts).
We're a strong chance no doubt but it will be a close one which ever team wins.
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Nah mate they have about 6 games across the whole day,maybe they could delay grand final for another week as all other grounds would be in s**t condition
Nah. No pre-finals bye makes it extremely hard. Sydney has its own injury issues and it would not surprise me in the slightest if GWS beats them. Also, Essendon leaks goals; they have the worst defense in the top 8, and against the top 4 they will get scored heavily against. If Bulldogs can get their s**t together they are the only team, but stringing four wins on the road will be difficult.
Like 90% of the time, the two grand finalists will be from the top 4. There hasn't really been anything to show any different this year.
