Is Geelong home games at Etihad the biggest league-endorsed rort of recent times?
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Surely you are? We played them away at the MCG for "The Country Game" earlier this year I thought?
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Spare me. Everyone has issues with fixturing, Geelong do far better than most. They've got a genuine home advantage like the interstate teams, yet they've only got to duck up the road to play away games in melbourne.
Scott has an excuse for whingeing, like every coach he's just trying to get a leg up at every opportunity. OP however is just being a sook.
Scott has an excuse for whingeing, like every coach he's just trying to get a leg up at every opportunity. OP however is just being a sook.
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Melbourne is only an hour from Adelaide too?
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Only because so many shill their games to the highest bidder.
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Surely someone from Geelong signed off on these deals?
I actually used to enjoy going down to Cat Park to see the Bombers. Hopefully once the ground is completed you can play all home games there
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I have often wondered why we seem to get the Hawks at Etihad most of the time, just seems bizarre
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He'd then be the first one to tear it up for not getting enough opportunity to play at the MCG if they lost a GF.
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Errr...
Hawthorn 7 at the MCG, 4 at Tassie?
Doesn't sound like every Vic club is forced to play home games away from "there" home ground at all?
Would have gravitas WHEN either Carter OR Cook say it, but when a Scott says anything its a case of pick the Murali style version of spin ...
Note WHEN not if !!!
One less game Pies membership seating can be sold?
The very successful Tas deal IS the Hawks choice, no force there !!
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And our choice would be to play 11 home games at our home ground.
Why are there different rules for some teams?
Collingwood play home games at ethiad every year.
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http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...w/news-story/bfb2aa4da6c949763f94a35234a24df7
“In an ideal world, we would host all 11 home games at Simonds Stadium, but we understand this is not possible.
“Having said that, we would prefer to play our Melbourne home games at the MCG, and will continue to push this issue with the AFL.
“We also asked for more night games and are pleased to have received four after getting just one in 2015.”
- CEO Brian Cook
Wait until the current reno is complete .... it worked a treat when he was learning the trade
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Don't know why we haven't struck a deal to sell our "home" games in Melbourne to Geelong tbh.
You are aware that Collingwood "hosted" North Melbourne at Etihad just two days ago, yes?
-Melbourne hosted St. Kilda at Etihad in round 6
-Essendon hosted Melbourne at the MCG in round 2
-St. Kilda hosted Collingwood at the MCG in round 3
-Carlton will host Melbourne at the MCG in round 22
A lot of clubs have to deal with this problem.
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That's one of the smartest things I've read here.
Why don't they? If you can sell games to NZ, Cairns & NT, why not Geelong?
Happy to continue supporting us travelling to the cattery every season.
It is their home ground.
If you don't play Geelong at Kard Pk it is not a true HnA season test against them.
It is their home ground.
If you don't play Geelong at Kard Pk it is not a true HnA season test against them.
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Has this always been the case?
Funnily enough I was at our last game down there and talk at the time was that you requested to play the bigger drawing sides in Melbourne.
I know you definately requested to play the Pies twice a year at the MCG and that was only in the last 10 years
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