GWS and Gold Coast Finals? Where should they Be Played?

[Chaisa]

Should be home ground unless they think they can sell out a bigger ground. Which they can't given they struggle to at their current ones.

Only derbies would get the crowd required to sell it out and their lack of games at the SCG or the Gabba makes that really harsh if they've earned the home final.

 

[Billy ray]

Do you think if Gold Coast v Brisbane final will be played at Metricon?

There has never been home finals ever in VFL/AFL history.

Yes home qclash final at metricon if we were ranked higher.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Choose the answer you prefer!

Logical: at their home grounds, because they're home finals.

Reality: it's the AFL so nobody, including them, knows. It might well be at Adelaide Oval.

 

[Billy ray]

Choose the answer you prefer!

Logical: at their home grounds, because they're home finals.

Reality: it's the AFL so nobody, including them, knows. It might well be at Adelaide Oval.

Id rather play brisbane at mcg than at gabba if we cant have metricon

 

[Wojcinski]

It's home state, not home ground.

In their home states at a ground of the AFL's choosing.

The rules stipulate "The higher finishing team hosts the final"

I can't find where "hosts" means "home state" in the AFL rules? Can you guys link me where you got your info please? Just to ease my mind

 

[Blackas87]

Yes home qclash final at metricon if we were ranked higher.

Think again, not a chance the AFL will let 1000’s of fans miss out on an all Queensland final. As finals tickets are split 50/50 between the 2 competing sides Suns fans will miss out

 

[Billy ray]

Think again, not a chance the AFL will let 1000’s of fans miss out on an all Queensland final. As finals tickets are split 50/50 between the 2 competing sides Suns fans will miss out

Take away gabba members and both stadiums have same capacity

 

[Black Panther]

For the Suns the correct answer is Hobart

 

[btdg]

This thread is important. Both should play at the biggest, most neutral venue in the state in the same way every other team in the league does

So the Gabba and SCG/Olympic stadiun

 

[Blackas87]

Take away gabba members and both stadiums have same capacity

What? 4200 members spots?

 

[Black Panther]

This thread is important. Both should play at the biggest, most neutral venue in the state in the same way every other team in the league does

So the Gabba and SCG/Olympic stadiun

So what would happen in your scenario if

* GWS was host to Sydney
&
*GC was host to Brisbane

Noting Sydney Olympic ANZ Stadium no longer is suitable to host AFL games

 

[Billy ray]

What? 4200 members spots?

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Thats a little out of date. Changed configuration since then. About 5k lower overall capacity.
So 37 v 25. Take away 5k. Closes gap.
Then very cheap and easy to add temporary seating of 4/5/6 k to metricon to get it up closer to 30k. Which can be done in a matter of weeks. Like commonwealth games but not as much (that added 15k).

West coast did it at waca in early 1990s

 

[Macpotata]

Montevideo

 

[HTPunter]

Cats home grounds:
GMHBA Stadium and MCG

Giants home grounds:

Giants Stadium and UNSW Oval

Suns home grounds

Metricon.

The AFL can force said clubs to play at any of these as a home ground.

Cats don't want to play the MCG stop playing there in the home and away part of the season.

They ask not to though.

 

[btdg]

So what would happen in your scenario if

* GWS was host to Sydney
&
*GC was host to Brisbane

Noting Sydney Olympic ANZ Stadium no longer is suitable to host AFL games

Yep - they should play at the biggest, best venue in both cases. Gabba and SCG

It’s a pity there isn’t a better venue for AFL in NSW than the SCG and it’s definitely something the AFL should consider for the future.

 

[Anja_Nees]

Honestly a 20,000 crowd at the Gabba or SCG would look terrible.

If GWS build a big following over time and have a big final against a big club whose supporters are willing to travel you might consider SCG.

 

[Roobs321]

The issue hasn't been seriously forced with GWS yet, as state finals aside they've only played the minnow Bulldogs twice (despite some 2016 hype chatter), as well as a fairly long-odds West Coast. I'm sure if it was Collingwood or Essendon they'd probably have to do what they do when playing the local rival in finals (play somewhere other than Spotless).

The difference for GWS and GC is that they seldom play at the nearest grounds (Gabba & SCG). Stadium Australia has been off-limits since 2016 and can't be relied upon for availability. Given the tendency for derbies to double-up, they'll get one game at those grounds each year. They play at (even lower capacity) places like Manuka more often, or Townsville/Cairns as often. At least Geelong get a couple games at the MCG each year, much more familiarity.

At the moment I think the Suns would gladly accept a finals game in China.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

The rules stipulate "The higher finishing team hosts the final"

I can't find where "hosts" means "home state" in the AFL rules? Can you guys link me where you got your info please? Just to ease my mind

LOL

 

[Wojcinski]

LOL

? whats funny

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

? whats funny

Putting things in "inverted commas" doesnt make them true.

The AFL runs the show. They schedule finals where they want and when they want. The home team gets home state advantage only.

 

[blue harvest]

The rules stipulate "The higher finishing team hosts the final"

I can't find where "hosts" means "home state" in the AFL rules? Can you guys link me where you got your info please? Just to ease my mind

http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%2520Tenant/AFL/Files/AFL%2520Regulations%2520-%25202015.pdf

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%2520Tenant/AFL/Files/AFL%2520Regulations%2520-%25202015.pdf

So it seems “putting something in quotation marks” doesn’t make it true.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

? whats funny

LOL

 

[Wojcinski]

http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%2520Tenant/AFL/Files/AFL%2520Regulations%2520-%25202015.pdf

Cheers, I wasn't able to find that document and was going by the AFL website

So it seems “putting something in quotation marks” doesn’t make it true.

LOL

What are you on about? It was a legitimate question, grow up you toss pot

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

What are you on about? It was a legitimate question, grow up you toss pot

You made a statement first (and quoted an imaginary rule) and basically asked to be proven wrong.