Collingwood MCG games

[Wraptor]

14 games at the MCG including 9 home games and 5 away games.
3 games at Docklands including 2 home games and 1 away game.
This has been their fixture for 20 years or so.

Should Collingwood play all 11 home games at the MCG?
Collingwood are the biggest club and draw the biggest crowds, too big to be playing home games at Docklands in my opinion and the AFL need to try getting more people through the gates as crowd numbers are down across the board.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

The_Wookie IIRC has a resource on the contract they've had with the MCG.

 

[Teen Wolf]

the AFL need to try getting more people through the gates as crowd numbers are down across the board.

1.57m through the gates so far. Highest attended opening 38 games ever.

 

[Clark G]

They can play 11 home games at the MCG but they should not be able to dictate where their away games are played.

 

[Spook]

They can play 11 home games at the MCG but they should not be able to dictate where their away games are played.

They don’t! The other MCG tenants ask to play a home game against Collingwood as it makes them so much money.
Where do you think Hawthorn, Melbourne and Richmond should play their home games against Collingwood? And do you want Ess home game ANZAC day game played at Marvel? Also Geelong ask for their home game against Collingwood to be at the G as well.
Just think about it logically mate.

 

[RonnieRaven]

It’s not pies fault, it’s all the povo vic clubs that want to play pies at the g to get some cash because their cereal box memberships aren’t paying the bills.

 

[Clark G]

They don’t! The other MCG tenants ask to play a home game against Collingwood as it makes them so much money.
Where do you think Hawthorn, Melbourne and Richmond should play their home games against Collingwood? And do you want Ess home game ANZAC day game played at Marvel? Also Geelong ask for their home game against Collingwood to be at the G as well.
Just think about it logically mate.

I’m not suggesting that other Melbourne based teams not host Collingwood at the MCG. But Collingwood should not have a say in it if it is not their home game.

 

[Spook]

I’m not suggesting that other Melbourne based teams not host Collingwood at the MCG. But Collingwood should not have a say in it if it is not their home game.

They don’t.

 

[LOLchie Schultz]

They don’t.

They may not directly have a say in it. But you know they have a say in it!

 

[Spook]

They may not directly have a say in it. But you know they have a say in it!

No. The only things that has a say in the fixtures are maximising TV and gate revenue. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Spook]

They may not directly have a say in it. But you know they have a say in it!

So you’re saying that Collingwood have a say wanting their away games vs Hawthorn Richmond, Melbourne and Ess Anzac games at the MCG. You don’t recon that it is Hawthorn, Richmond, Melbourne and Essendon who ask for their home game at the MCG?
Use logic instead of irrational emotion mate.