Opinion Should Geelong v West Coast be played at GMHBA Stadium next week?

[GC2015]

Well, should it?

The Cats have hosted a final against Fremantle at the same ground in the past FYI.

 

[GROTTO]

No.

I want another week of Chris Scott melts.

 

[mike123]

The Cats shouldn’t be allowed to host any finals matches there until it gets a significant size upgrade.

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

No. It's a s**t ground to watch footy at on TV. I don't want to watch suburban footy on tv.

 

[Dadda Dave]

Wut???
No ******* way should they..

 

[Gameova_]

No it's a s**t ground. Play it at the G.

 

[PerthBoy86]

No, simply unfair if Melbourne teams get to play them at the G and interstate teams don't.

 

[captain blood 17]

Again, the crowd will be over 60k. Enough of the sooking. It’s a dead topic. It isn’t happening.

 

[Suma Magic]

Who cares if it should be.

The AFL has already said it won’t be.

 

[Gralin]

We've had Marvel tenants play at the G, we've had the Swans play at ANZ, it's a home state final and the AFL picks the venue

 

[Capriati]

No. AFL needs to be consistent. If it is a home state final, as they have said, it should be played at the G.

I do think that Geelong should host finals at KP, but if they do, it should not matter who the opposition team is. Otherwise it is just another built in advatantage for Melbourne teams.

 

[Underarm]

The Geelong home finals matches are either all at the MCG, or None of them. It can't be dependant on the size of the opposition.

 

[Gydafud]

100% should be

 

[Righteo]

Yes, same with all Geelong home finals. won't be though so what's the point of rehashing all of this?

 

[parano1a]

The Geelong home finals matches are either all at the MCG, or None of them. It can't be dependant on the size of the opposition

The only time a final should ever be played in Geelong is in Week 1 IF 4 Victorian teams are hosting.

 

[parano1a]

100% should be

Would be another flat track bully win and Richmond would destroy you in the prelim. Yawn

 

[the harry]

Play it in Perth. We got screwed enough in the 90's.

Failing that, the G seems fine.

 

[robbieando]

We've had Marvel tenants play at the G, we've had the Swans play at ANZ, it's a home state final and the AFL picks the venue

MCG tenants played finals at Marvel. Interstate teams hosted finals at the MCG etc

AFL picks the ground to suit their needs not the "home" club.

 

[parano1a]

The Cats have hosted a final against Fremantle at the same ground in the past FYI.

This only happened because they had to schedule 4 games in Victoria within 3 days. Once in a blue moon occurence.

 

[turtles]

They should have played the pies at GMHBA as they should get to play West Coast at GMHBA.

Geelong earnt the right finishing first.

 

[Gralin]

MCG tenants played finals at Marvel. Interstate teams hosted finals at the MCG etc

AFL picks the ground to suit their needs not the "home" club.

Yep all true. Home state. Where there is more than one AFL standard ground they can manipulate, where there isn't...

 

[pjcrows]

Of course it should be. But there's a lot of things that should happen in the AFL that don't happen.

 

[VicPark Bitter]

if West Coast supporters are consistent with their principles and protestations,
then they should be agitating for a Geelong vs West Coast Semi at Kardinia Park.

 

[ItsGameTime]

No, simply unfair if Melbourne teams get to play them at the G and interstate teams don't.

That's more so about crowd numbers than anything I believe... Think it should be at GMHBA.

 

[Gralin]

They should have played the pies at GMHBA as they should get to play West Coast at GMHBA.

Geelong earnt the right finishing first.

No they didn't. Finals don't care.
It's home state up until the GF assuming contractual obligations can be met, then it's "home" team at the G.
Top four gets you the double
4th can host 2nd in a prelim for example, ladder position sets the match ups and the state they happen in and that's it