AFL Grand Final No More Excuses About Where The Grand Final Is

[Kwality]

Spare me the excuses from interstate supporters about your team and the Grand Final being played at the MCG.

Because not only will a Victorian team win the Premiership.....the game will be decided between two Victorian teams in Queensland.

It's done!

Is that like the Swans v the Eagles at the G?

 

[estibador]

Richmond and Geelong were good enough to overcome the disadvantages, kudos to them.

Doesn't mean the disadvantage doesn't exist though, and you won't always be that much better than your opponent plus some to overcome it. Which is fine if the disadvantage is shared around, but in this league it's not, that's the point.

 

[Rob]

I don't understand the thread....because the grand final venue is neutral this year everyone should shut up about one team getting a huge advantage at the MCG most other years?

Huh?

This is the most neutral AFL grand final ever. If anything it proves the point.

 

[banzai]

Richmond and Geelong are the two teams in recent years who everyone says only get so far because of the home ground advantage.

 

[benji21]

Haven't read through the comments, but how is this a thread? The GF hasn't been played

 

[Kwality]

Kwality

Well done to the Tiges earning their GF birth, You can win GFs on the road as the Eagles, Crows, Lions, Swans & Port have proved. Are the Tiges up to it?

 

[Kwality]

It's hard for an interstate team to complain about having to play the gf at the mcg when there is no interstate team in the gf that's not being played at the mcg.

WHY?

 

[bzparkes]

Well done to the Tiges earning their GF birth, You can win GFs on the road as the Eagles, Crows, Lions, Swans & Port have proved. Are the Tiges up to it?

I'm just confused as to how they got to play both QLD teams as the home team, thus forcing them to play at the away stadiums, yet other clubs had to play them at their home grounds.

 

[Eshay187]

Then I’m sure all victorians will be fine with the GF being played in different states every year from here on.

 

[Kwality]

I'm just confused as to how they got to play both QLD teams as the home team, thus forcing them to play at the away stadiums, yet other clubs had to play them at their home grounds.

Just accept we are in the covid era & for we Victorians 2021 will be no different.

 

[dean33]

I'm just confused as to how they got to play both QLD teams as the home team, thus forcing them to play at the away stadiums, yet other clubs had to play them at their home grounds.

I think you get confused easily

 

[Heaps of fun]

So how many games has Geelong/Richmond played at the Gabba compared to what Brisbane play at the MCG?

It's just a footy ground, not a Rubik's Cube. Just kick the ball through the big sticks, simple. Interstate cope is so pathetic.

 

[dean33]

This proves more than anything the best teams make grand finals and win premierships. Stop your whining port eagles and lions fans, you 3 had the greatest advantage of any year in history this season and you were not good enough.
Hope you enjoy watching on next week

 

[bzparkes]

This proves more than anything the best teams make grand finals and win premierships. Stop your whining port eagles and lions fans, you 3 had the greatest advantage of any year in history this season and you were not good enough.
Hope you enjoy watching on next week

Still didn't play as many games at home in a row as Richmond did at the end of last season.

 

[Sterge]

If you Victorians think hubbing for 15 weeks in Queensland is the equivalent of traveling every 2nd game for:

34 years like West Coast Eagles

30 years like Adelaide Crows

26 years like Fremantle

24 years like Port Adelaide

Then you really do have your heads up your own arses.

And by the way the Eagles and Dockers both hubbed for 10 weeks in Queensland this year also.

You are right, hubbing is much harder.
Thanks for pointing that out

 

[Kwality]

This proves more than anything the best teams make grand finals and win premierships. Stop your whining port eagles and lions fans, you 3 had the greatest advantage of any year in history this season and you were not good enough.
Hope you enjoy watching on next week

The Eagles were simply not good enough, no question.

 

[Lsta062]

So how many games has Geelong/Richmond played at the Gabba compared to what Brisbane play at the MCG?

Richmond have played there only 3 times this year including the QF. 2 times in the H&A season.

 

[bzparkes]

You are right, hubbing is much harder.
Thanks for pointing that out

Yeah, staying away from the strip clubs, kebab shops and beauty spas seems pretty tough.

 

[Some_guy]

Its funny hearing the Vic teams complain about the advantages interstate teams had this year. As if they don't regularly play the majority of their games in their home state in a regular season.

 

[bzparkes]

Its funny hearing the Vic teams complain about the advantages interstate teams had this year. As if they don't regularly play the majority of their games in their home state in a regular season.

Yeah, the whinging has been unbearable.

 

[fnerd]

Yeah, the whinging has been unbearable.

Pot kettle black

 

[dean33]

Still didn't play as many games at home in a row as Richmond did at the end of last season.

You played 5 games at home against Vic sides, in 2019 we had 4 games at home against interstate sides. Once again you’re wrong

 

[bzparkes]

Pot kettle black

Yes because apparently asking a question for clarity on whether a team can go home constitutes whinging.

 

[bzparkes]

You played 5 games at home against Vic sides, in 2019 we had 4 games at home against interstate sides. Once again you’re wrong

What on earth are you talking about? They all played home games at our stadium, thus negating any home ground advantage we would've had as Optus was a neutral venue this year

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Isn’t it amazing how much interstate fans complain when Collingwood and Richmond play only 2 more home games at their home ground than interstate teams at their home.