Richmond's 7 Consecutive MCG Games
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Whether you or anyone else is of the opinion that it was unfair is irrelevant. It's happened. We won this year and you won in 2010. What's the point in talking about it as it doesn't change anything? Yeah, we had to overcome critical injuries earlier in the year and then win 12 in a row to win the flag. Now that's a fact and something to be celebrated. The stuff here is just opinion and just like arseholes, everyone has one and it doesn't change a thing.
Whether you think my or anyone else's opinion is relevant or not, I am (and anyone else is) entitled to share theirs.
The discussion is worth having because I doubt there are many people who think it's a sound practice to have any club - let alone the two most rich and powerful ones in Melbourne - enjoy even greater benefit from a poor fixturing outcome by AFL HQ.
You're misunderstanding the basis of the discussion - it's not to take down Richmond's achievement, celebrate all you like. It's about acknowledging an issue that created a benefit and hoping the powers that be fix it going forward.
However, you cannot discuss the advantage of our run home without also mentioning the disadvantage we had in the first half of the year with our draw. Therein lies the problem with this discussion of opinions. Unless you can look at the year as a whole, you are not seriously giving the topic a balanced view. Last time I looked, games at the start, middle and end of the year were worth exactly the same value - 4 points. The bye at the end of the year mitigates much of any team's soft runs into the finals. Every team has a rest. We then had to travel interstate to a hostile environment, absorb everything Brisbane had to throw at us and still won easily. Hardly unfair if you look at it like that.
It worked out to be 8 or 9!!! Unlucky to play so many in a row at home. Some of your away games, well most are home ones!!
What would 7 or 8 in a row at Optus do for West Coast. One can only dream
It will only be a fair comp when everyone plays EVERYONE twice, home and away. Enlargethe squads if you have to for injury compensation.
Just saying. That's only 34 games. Other comps around the world play 38 upwards and other cup games etc.
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No s**t Sherlock. We all know it's a stuffed draw.
Doesn't take a Sherlock or Watson to fix it. The above suggestion would work well.
This has been discussed many times. Our home games also do not give us any home ground advantage many times as we also play co tenants. I noticed you didn't mention that in your post. Just the advantages without the disadvantages. Again in the same vein, when you play your Derby it takes a lot out of your team. Imagine having to play co tenants and thus Derby like games for 8 weeks straight. Not so easy.
They've looked at that and rejected it. I think it's good but so what? It's not happening.
mickctiger
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Don't know if it's been mentioned, I haven't read through the thread yet.
Richmond played 13 games at their designated home ground, and West Coast, Freemantle etc, played 12 Games at their designated home ground, yet the system is so unfairly advantaging Richmond ?
Is that it ?
Richmond played 13 games at their designated home ground, and West Coast, Freemantle etc, played 12 Games at their designated home ground, yet the system is so unfairly advantaging Richmond ?
Is that it ?
17 in Melbourne plus finals. Fair if everyone plays each team twice home and away I reckon. Just saying
Why. Tis the most obvious and fair solution
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Nothin' more Tigerish than a bloody Tiger.
Playing in front of 70000 supporters must also be tough
mickctiger
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Yet 13 at our Home Ground. Marvel, in many ways, is just as disadvantageous as the "interstate" grounds for Richmond to play there.
Very, I would imagine, especially since the renaming
mickctiger
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How much noise does 70,000 fans in a 100,000 seat stadium make compared to 50,000 fans in a 50,000 seat stadium, like Optus ?
Similar. I have experienced both. However looks better on Tele when full. I'd take 70000 fans in the stadium week in week out
mickctiger
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The difference between the MCG and Marvel is like the difference between Earth and Mars. Indoor v Outdoor etc
mickctiger
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Betya your players get a lift at seeing a totally packed stadium every other week.
Mate I know. I am not having a go or a personal attack. I only started with the initial statement of a fair comp. And for reasons unbeknownst to me, playing each other twice is too hard a concept to work out!!?
That's my beef, not with any club. I personally don't think the Afl don't want a truly fair comp. Not sure why??
that's why 7 in a row at Optus would be lovely
True, look what happened with Freo this year, 35000 ish To most games. Deflating.
mickctiger
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Of course a draw that allows each team to play each other twice is the most optimum. However, the logistics of the season require that the draw is not optimal, but it is what it is, and Richmond's draw after its bye was very much negated by its draw prior, so to say that we somehow gained some sort of advantage out of this is nonsensical.
This would mean Richmond play 25 games in Melbourne, 1 in Geelong and travel interstate 8 times, which is just 3 more than now. Eagles would travel interstate 16 times, which is 6 more than now. You lot would be whinging even more.
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