So three years in a row a higher ranked non Victorian team has lost a grand final to a lower ranked Victorian team gifted unearned hosting rights. When, if ever, will people wake up and start to question this absurdity?
Did the game being in Melbourne stop Sydney fans going? No
When we played Brisbane 12 years ago did it stop the two interstate clubs fans going? No
The fact it's in Melbourne is irrelevant. It's a grand final and both clubs regardless of where they are based are given the same ticket allocations and opportunities.
The MCG is our biggest stadium and rightly so hosts the Grand Final.
In the last 27 years since 1990, 11 flags have gone to non Victorian clubs and interstate clubs have been involved in 6 other grand finals. Interstate clubs have been there on that last day more than they haven't.
5 hawthorn
3 Geelong
3 Brisbane
3 West Coast
2 Sydney
2 Adelaide
2 Collingwood
2 Essendon
2 North Melbourne
1 Port
1 Carlton
1 Bulldogs
I don't see the absurdity in the biggest day in our code, being held annually at our biggest stadium, the home of our code.
South Australians need to get over the whole kick a vic thing. It's the year 2016 and Victoria and Melbourne have long ago left South Australia and Adelaide behind. There is no rivalry anymore because we aren't even on their level. It's so embarrassing and pathetic.
Tell us though, I'd the Grand final was in Adelaide between Port and Hawthorn, how would ticket allocations go? How many thousands would miss out? You obviously haven't thought about that though.
And I guarantee you the biggest sooking and whinging would come from right here in Adelaide. And South Australians would be blaming the AFL and accusing them of bias to pack in as many Victorians as possible.
Get over it bloke.