MCG Grass Installed at GABBA
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It'll be interesting to see what they do during the coverage on this topic.
They must know by now it was a dumb decision and is not generating good PR.
But I'd almost guarantee they've got a 3minute montage clip together already for this about Covid/MCG being empty/ and the heroic task of cutting out this piece of hallowed ground and the journey it went on to get to the Gabba.
Someone in AFL headquarters is flipping a coin right now whether they omit it from the telecast to avoid the backlash, or just double down and show it.
On one hand, to ignore what's been done is to concede they're a pack of absolute overpaid morons.
But to double down and praise it during the telecast will do the same thing.
They must know by now it was a dumb decision and is not generating good PR.
But I'd almost guarantee they've got a 3minute montage clip together already for this about Covid/MCG being empty/ and the heroic task of cutting out this piece of hallowed ground and the journey it went on to get to the Gabba.
Someone in AFL headquarters is flipping a coin right now whether they omit it from the telecast to avoid the backlash, or just double down and show it.
On one hand, to ignore what's been done is to concede they're a pack of absolute overpaid morons.
But to double down and praise it during the telecast will do the same thing.
Wisest use of the league's funds and resources since they paid that Meatloaf gastropod $500k.
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I don't know a single Victorian that thought it was a good idea.
It's channel seven, they don't back away from horrible cringeworthy s**t, they embrace it. See: Bruce leering lecherously over the players shoulders, inches from their faces at the Brownlow, every damn year
AFL would have signed off on it. I mean i couldnt just lay some of my turf on the gabba
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this is now a cringe thread.
Why?
The AFL don't own either the MCG or the Gabba
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Good for the lols
No but they are renting for want of a better word the gabba for their showpiece event.
Yep, and what do you think the curators at the Gabba would say if the AFL said rip up the pitch?
I could say it here, but i think i would be banned.
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The gabba groundsman didn't even want to paint the coles logo in the centre.
Well they said yes to rebel/afl for outside boundary line rip up.so i have no idea what your point is now
Rebel and the Gabba have had this in the pipeline for ages, it's advertisement, the AFL aren't paying a cent.
The Gabba curators don't need AFL approval to look after their oval.
I never said the AFL paid. I was saying they would have had to sign off on it. I mean Rebel would probably want the piece of turf to say Rebel on it too and cant just do that.
Anyway. Hopefully noone does an ACL
Rebel aren't hired by the AFL they are hired by the MCG
Generalise much? You realise that the over 6 million Victorian residents didn't collectively make the decision, yeah?
Interesting related story to Mr Loaf's tragic performance (from a mate who was involved in GF entertainment back then) was that during sound check/rehearsal on the Friday, after it became obvious Mr Loaf was struggling to produce anything that sounded in tune, he was thereafter offered a full lip-sync production, which despite encouragement from the rest of his band he vehemently refused..!
As my mate said at the time they could of pulled any punter from the crowd to sing 'row-row-row your boat' as at least it would of been entertaining...
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At least it's only on the boundary line and not on the field because it's unlikely that Victorian soil would hold well in Queensland conditions. Hopefully, it will be noticeable on broadcast and based on the conditions we should have a nice big puddle casually placed over the boundary.
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