Opinion If you could, would you reward the side who finishes top of the ladder as the grand final host?

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Or would you rotate the grand final among the states, where Victoria gets it every second year, WA and SA every six years, and NSW and QLD every 12 years. My only objection to rotating would be that it'd be a shame if a grand final between Fremantle and West Coast fell at the SCG, Adelaide vs. Port GF at the Gabba etc., instead of the teams home state.

You could argue the same for two Victorian sides at the MCG, but at the latest, you'd have to determine the GF venue before the first round of finals.
Well you can't. It's not going to happen until after 2058 at the earliest, and nor should it . So not sure why some go on and on about it. Deal with it.

 

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To those saying no, why not? Isn't it unfair for Victoria to host the grand final every year, pandemics that troll Victoria aside?
Even when Victorian teams aren't playing, having 90k+ there is still my preference. Its the best stadium for the spectacle IMO.
 
In theory, it'd be nice.

In practice, it just couldn't be moved around on such short notice, and there is no way it could/would be held at at lot of the smaller grounds.

Why?

On both the issues you raised, its taking place in 2020.

A smaller ground and on short notice.

This is the way forward for the AFL if it wants to fully embrace a fair and equitable football competition.
 

Why 2057? :drunk:

Why not 2157, all those campaigners that signed the agreement and further ruining and compromising the integrity of the competition will be long dead by then.
 
Why?

On both the issues you raised, its taking place in 2020.

A smaller ground and on short notice.

This is the way forward for the AFL if it wants to fully embrace a fair and equitable football competition.

This is clearly an unusual year, and stakeholders will be more willing to be adaptable.

Even with this though, the AFL has given themselves ~7 weeks rather than the 4 suggested here, and even with that, there was undoubtedly a lot of prep work done before that.

The *game* can be moved anywhere on short time.
The *event* takes massive planning, negotiation and stakeholder involvement.
 

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No! How much 'advantage' should the team that finishes top get? They already get a home final for their first game and have to play against the side that finished 4th, whereas the side that finished second has to play against the side that finished 3rd. Then they get the double chance as well in case they lose.

After the first game all games should be played at the most neutral ground that can hold a big crowd.
 
To give a non AFL example for those who think it's easy to move a huge event.

The boss of the Australian open had an interview a few weeks back. Since this all went down, his team have been working through it all, and came up with 5 plans for next year. Same as usual, smaller crowds, moving the date, no crowd (tv only) & cancelling.

They've been working on ALL of these for months.

None of their plans involve playing anywhere other than Melbourne.

Sure, the GAMEs can be moved easily enough...all you need is a court, right? but moving the EVENT was just a level of complexity that wasn't ever going to get past preliminary stages.

Sure, there are plenty of differences between AFL and tennis, but the point is, the EVENT matters, and they aren't easy to just pack up and move.
 
Or would you rotate the grand final among the states, where Victoria gets it every second year, WA and SA every six years, and NSW and QLD every 12 years. My only objection to rotating would be that it'd be a shame if a grand final between Fremantle and West Coast fell at the SCG, Adelaide vs. Port GF at the Gabba etc., instead of the teams home state.

You could argue the same for two Victorian sides at the MCG, but at the latest, you'd have to determine the GF venue before the first round of finals.
Sounds like a great idea, will bookmark to have another look at this in 2058.
 
If you were to rotate it, you’d really have to use the premier from the previous season to allow sufficient time for planning.

People to buy tickets, book travel, plan for public transport or accommodation requirements.

Doing all that 4 weeks out in a normal season would be horrendous.
 

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