Richmond's 7 Consecutive MCG Games

[Chops18]

You are an absolute peanut mate. Didn't hear people like you bitching and whinging when we were shit.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

You know you can always put a request for West Coast to also play 7 games in a row at the G?

And what do you think the AFL would say?

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

You are an absolute peanut mate. Didn't hear people like you bitching and whinging when we were s**t.

??

You haven't heard people lamenting the fixture and how unbalanced and unfair it is for the past decade??

 

[greatwhiteshark]

If this ain't some bulls**t we played 6 MCG games out of the first 16 games of the season no one talked about that goddamit

That’s exactly what people are saying, why is it so hard for the AFL to simply fixture your interstate travel games once every 4-5 games. Not Richmonds fault. A young child could do the fixture better than the idiots at head office.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

And what do you think the AFL would say?

While Gil is in charge.
Wouldn't surprise if they said yes.

 

[BlueandGoldforever]

You know you can always put a request for West Coast to also play 7 games in a row at the G?

Every year West Coast put in a request to play more games at the MCG and every year it gets rejected.

 

[My Cotchin Rules]

By what I am reading on here on this already ridicules thread that some salty Eagle supporter created its clear this game is "us against the world". Which its fine by me because if we some how win the melts by the other 17 club fans would be absolutely EPIC!
If we win the melts no doubt will include;
- Game day "Vic bias" umpiring even though we're ranked 18th for free kicks for.
- Unfairness of the Grand final being played at the MCG.
- The 7 last games at the MCG even though we only had true home MCG games from round 17 & had to endure a very tough fixture during the first half of the season which everyone seems to dismiss.
- Free agency - Even though there was threads about how Lynch would ruin Richmond LOL
- The way we breath.......
- The way we ran out.........
- The way the ball bounced.............
We will hear it all.

People seem to forget we were written off after the bye so regardless what you all think I am ****ing proud of my club for what they have endured throughout this season. Win or lose I will be celebrating a magnificent season & all your saltiness can GGF!

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

While Gil is in charge.
Wouldn't surprise if they said yes.

No he wouldn't.

The revenue from West Coast playing prime time at the G versus Richmond would be probably less than half.

That's why Richmond play there as often as they do.

 

[VicBased]

Who is talking about finals?

No one even mentioned finals and you morons all jump up and down about the mcg.

Yes it's an advantage but this time we earned it so get on a bus and fu** off and once you get there get on another bus and fu** off some more

I love it when a Moderator loses it. Ahhhh the integrity of B.F. No wonder you have a "Dumb Blonde" as your Avatar.

 

[Sterge]

I love it when a Moderator loses it. Ahhhh the integrity of B.F. No wonder you have a "Dumb Blonde" as your Avatar.

I love it when people have no real argument so attack you for being a mod

 

[HTT]

Probably my favourite bit is that as recently as 2 weeks before this streak, people were writing us off completely. Did they not know about these 7 straight games that anyone could win?

 

[bh90210fan]

Didnt you read my other post?

I gave bh90210fan A serve about players traveling.

NBA players play 82 games in 26 weeks.

Gave me a serve? Stop embarrassing yourself

 

[Tiger2709]

What is the footballing difference between a home MCG game and an away MCG game?

When playing a co tennant there is no home ground advantage and in that sense the MCG tennants get less of an advantage during the home and away games than the interstate sides.

Of course the MCG tenants generally make up for it in the finals.

Swings and roundabouts.

 

[Handsuper47]

Not our problem. It's the AFL's problem. We don't choose who or what's on the fixture, we just play whoever is in front of us.

 

[kid_a]

I think it's truly ludacris ANY side be able to play at the one venue for 7 consecutive matches.

 

[Brown Bottle]

Simple solution.

Ask all of the co-tenant clubs to stop making requests to play us twice

Ask all of the interstate clubs to put us at the top of their lists, ahead of local derbies, to play twice

There's your problem solved

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Simple solution.

Ask all of the co-tenant clubs to stop making requests to play us twice

Ask all of the interstate clubs to put us at the top of their lists, ahead of local derbies, to play twice

There's your problem solved

Do people truly believe the AFL gives a **** what club's request?

The fixture is based on revenue maximisation. Nothing more.

 

[Makeshft_Mauler]

Do people truly believe the AFL gives a fu** what club's request?

The fixture is based on revenue maximisation. Nothing more.

Notice how the AFL started breaking attendnace records for the year the second they decided to let richmond and collingwood play 14-15 games at the MCG each year?

 

[BRAB]

I think it's truly ludacris ANY side be able to play at the one venue for 7 consecutive matches.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Notice how the AFL started breaking attendnace records for the year the second they decided to let richmond and collingwood play 14-15 games at the MCG each year?

Of course I noticed.

It's also why they fought tooth and nail to protect Essendon from ASADA.

It's a key reason also, why the AFL can afford to give the poor clubs cash handouts each year.

The catch of course, is that it makes it virtually impossible for the poor clubs to ever attract sponsors, supporters and players like the big clubs can, due to the exposure they receive. So the rich get richer, the poor get the picture.

Cash handout? Or primetime exposure to build your brand?

It's obvious which is better and more advantageous.

But can the AFL industry afford to see crowds and revenue drop whilst they allow St Kilda, North and the Bulldogs build their brands via a fair fixture?

 

[FootyJunkie]

The old VFL had it right during the Final 5 when the MCG and Waverley were on equal footing somewhat when it came to finals... 3 finals at each venue... a side that qualified for finals knew they may be playing at both venues during the finals series in order for them to advance to the GF...

Marvel Stadium doesn't have that same status as Waverley had in those days (capacity is 25k less) and it's unlikely we'll ever see a final played there again either... this gives the MCG tenants a massive advantage over their Marvel tenant counterparts... if Marvel got to share the load a bit it would be for the good of the game, but won't happen with a 55k capacity

 

[Sir_Loin]

That’s exactly what people are saying, why is it so hard for the AFL to simply fixture your interstate travel games once every 4-5 games. Not Richmonds fault. A young child could do the fixture better than the idiots at head office.

Hmmmm...why do you think the AFL did that? Couldnt be to handicap a side that won a flag, made a prelim and landed the best FA in the market?

 

[blue harvest]

Ffs are people really this dumb?
Tigers travelled more in first 15 weeks.
Did people whinge about 7 in a row at the G when they were drawn to play at the Gabba in week 1?

If there were 10 teams in Perth, 7 of whom use Optus for some home games, and one of those teams travelled a lot in the first 15 weeks then it would be likely they would get 7 in a row too.

 

[jc12]

Does this undermine the integrity of the competition? Yes.

Richmond finished last year on top of the table with 18 wins. Their fixture as the reigning premier then looked unfair enough, but at least their games at the MCG weren't bunched together like this year. And yet, somehow, as the "best team" of 2018, they were somehow given 7 games in a row at the MCG to finish the season, and nothing is being made of it. If they didn't have such a dickride in terms of fixturing, they would not be in the Grand Final.

I made a thread earlier in the year before the run of games started, and it was promptly closed for some reason. According to Richmond fans, 7 consecutive games at their home ground was fair, because:
* They played 5 games outside of their state in the first 16 games.
* They had to walk across the road to Etihad to play 2 games.
* Games against co-tenants are the exact same as an away game, except they're still at their home ground, in their home state.

In reality, if we readjust the metrics to classify away games as those played outside your home state (as is the case for half th league), their fixture looks like this:
* 5 away games within 23 rounds, with one one those against a club who won 3 games for the year.
* 17 games in their home state, with 14 at their home ground.

So, the majority of their games were played in their home state, at their home ground.

This is the case for other MCG tenants, however. It's how the AFL usually fixtures. Collingwood once had 8 consecutive games at the MCG roughly a decade ago, though they didn't finish on top of the ladder the season before.

Given how Richmond went last year, why wasn't their fixture more punctuated with travel and non MCG games? How come they got 7 consecutive games at their home ground to compensate for their "increased travel" in the first half of the season? How is any of this fair for the rest of the competition?

What's more, for their interstate games, they played against sides that finished 17th (Gold Coast), 12th (Adelaide), 10th (Port Adelaide, 14th (Fremantle) and 7th (GWS) in the previous season - only a single top 8 side. In their MCG run, they played teams that finished 2nd (West Coast), 5th (Melbourne), 7th (GWS), and 3rd (Collingwood). They didn't play a single top 4 side away, and the majority of the toughest matches came in the 7 game run.

How did the AFL allow this fixture to eventuate in the first place?

the tears are strong here LOLOL

 

[jc12]

main board already melting and we havent even won the granny yet