Actually..... It was a North fan that claimed that North saved the AFL going Bankrupt because North "Sacrificed" themselves by playing games at docklands despite getting 15-20,000 at the games there.
It’s all true. Said N0rth fan failed to recognise the contribution that the larger clubs around Australia brought in through increased television rights, stadium advertising, crowds through the gate, etc etc. Claimed that N0rth playing games on a Sunday at Docklands paid off the stadium that allowed the AFL to buy it which then allowed to use as security for its big loan.
Basically...... If North were playing home games mainly at Arden Street or in Princes Park at Carlton which is in the Northern Suburbs, then that North poster wouldnt have a leg to stand on.
In the past few years aren't they something like a 90% win rate with Darling and Kennedy playing together?
Can't remember how long it lasted, but pretty sure at one stage they were approaching 20 consecutive wins when both played in the same side. They were close to unstoppable for a while, but appeared vulnerable with Kennedy's form dropping. They went 2-3 from the last 5 games of 2020 and had both playing.
I pointed it out so all of the unhinged eagles supporters realise that this isn’t some once in a lifetime event. Also like I said by round 14 we’d played on the mcg 5 times but that doesn’t matter, just like it has never mattered how often we play the g when we sucked, it’s only now that it suits the west coast was robbed narrative.
You do have a point there...
Interesting, coz Richmond actually played more games at the g in 2016 when they were awful.
Richmond had spent the 1st 5 rounds in Victoria: 4 games at the MCG and 1 game at docklands.
Well I watch the A-league and the higher ranking side host the grand final each year, Would e nice for the AFL to rotate the venue every 4-5 years. But it wont happen sadly.
Freo had round 1 vs Essendon at Docklands. Then spent rounds 2-6 in a queensland hub. Then had 7 games in its home state in WA. Then spent the last 4 games at the season in a queensland hub.
I don't know why you're so desperate to make this thread about Richmond, but I'll humour you:
Or even a proxy war, for that matter.
Kennedy is 33 and will be 34 in August. Hopefully he's still good for 40-50 goals but I'm not sure WC should be putting all the eggs in that basket. It's probably time for Darling to be the main man and Allen to chip in regularly.
Correct, you’d never see it because in order to accomodate it you’d be travelling for 11/15 of the remaining games. And you’d sook it right up. Generally non-Victorian teams alternate home and away to prevent back to back travel, while it doesn’t matter so much for Victorian teams who spend much of the season playing neutral games.
The answer is the Victorian teams should travel more
How do you propose that is done? Every team gets 11 home games, 11 away games, plays every team at least once and no more than twice.
All the interstate clubs in the middle of MCG games so 7 games at the same venue to set up a flag doesn't happen again
So you've got every victorian team travelling 8 times to play non-Victorian teams. That's 10 out of 11 home games for each non Victorian team, leaving 1 home game each (8 games total) for every match ups between non-Victorian clubs. That's not enough for all of them to meet, so that option is out.
Option is out because it doesn't give victorian teams an advantage like the 2016 bulldogs and 2019 tigers gift
