Wk 1 Finals Fixture Predictions

[parano1a]

St Kilda v Western Bulldogs will be by far the lowest rating game for national TV so it will be given a Saturday 4.30pm timeslot.

 

[Atomboy]

It will be Thursday/Friday night with Port v Cats on the other.

Saints v Dogs and Lions v Tigers are confirmed for Saturday, hence why the Saints are confirmed as being shafted to Adelaide Oval (what's been reported so far)

Bigger crowd at Adelaide Oval.

Saints propping up the comp again.

 

[HairyO]

AFL: Vic teams earning a home final will choose where they play

Also AFL: Vic teams will be made to play where we can make an extra $50k in ticket sales

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Saints finished 7th & wanted to play at the Gabba & aren’t given the option. Why do WCE get a choice.

Because the Saints are being treated unfairly after finishing 6th.

WC will host a home final in accordance with the long established rules. Which part of that are you struggling with?

 

[backtozero]

Saints finished 7th & wanted to play at the Gabba & aren’t given the option. Why do WCE get a choice.

The gabba isn't their home ground. AO is completely neutral. What difference does it make?

 

[Farang83150]

It will be Thursday/Friday night with Port v Cats on the other.

Saints v Dogs and Lions v Tigers are confirmed for Saturday, hence why the Saints are confirmed as being shafted to Adelaide Oval (what's been reported so far)

Maybe Friday but don't recon Thursday.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

The gabba isn't their home ground. AO is completely neutral. What difference does it make?

St Kilda are the side that finished 6th so traditionally they get to decide on where the final is staged.

 

[docks]

Yeah, if you finish 5th, you play the team who is 8th, and you earn a home final. Is this news to you? It's been the rule for many years. Have you just started following football?

Probably longer that you’ve been alive, it was a final 4 when I started watching. They only announced it last week so do your research, it was Brisbane up until then.

 

[Farang83150]

Probably longer that you’ve been alive, it was a final 4 when I started watching. They only announced it last week so do your research, it was Brisbane up until then.

Which makes it all the more amazing that you still don't get it...

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

The only day I’m working is Thursday afternoon. I’ll be so angry if port is the Thursday game

 

[docks]

Because the Saints are being treated unfairly after finishing 6th.

WC will host a home final in accordance with the long established rules. Which part of that are you struggling with?

The fact that there are no long established rules this year, they are making it up as they go along and treating supporters like idiots.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Probably longer that you’ve been alive, it was a final 4 when I started watching. They only announced it last week so do your research, it was Brisbane up until then.

The rules allow for teams to host finals depending on ladder position.

Your questions suggest you don't understand the rules.

 

[docks]

Which makes it all the more amazing that you still don't get it...

It was decided as they went along and if you don’t get that you are a liar or an idiot.

 

[Pessimistic]

Eagles will win convincingly, the other 3 games are cracking match ups that should produce great contests and hard to tip.

‘the ridiculous situation whereby the visitors not only play away, but have to go into quarantine, and the home team do not,should do it

 

[Farang83150]

It was decided as they went along and if you don’t get that you are a liar or an idiot.

Lol...nah

 

[docks]

The rules allow for teams to host finals depending on ladder position.

Your questions suggest you don't understand the rules.

The rules allow for 11 home games too but you don’t seem to get that.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

The rules allow for 11 home games too but you don’t seem to get that.

We've played with a revised fixture this year. What does that have to do with hosting rights for finals?

Is your argument that WC should be treated less fairly because it would benefit Collingwood?

Everyone knows the rules, apart from you apparently.

 

[docks]

St Kilda are the side that finished 6th so traditionally they get to decide on where the final is staged.

It should be but for WCE $$$ talks.

 

[dean33]

Sportsbet have:

Thursday Night
Port v Geelong

Friday Night
West Coast v Collingwood

Saturday Afternoon
St Kilda v Bulldogs

Saturday Night
Brisbane v Richmond

Hopefully that’s the case, will give lynch a few extra days to be right.

 

[ep2018]

Optus stadium capacity is being increased to 35k for the Eagles/Pies game.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

It should be but for WCE $$$ talks.

It's weird that you think it's a good argument to advertise that you don't know the rules.

 

[Farang83150]

I sense another Pies "Change the decision or else!!" FB page coming on

 

[oak79]

‘the ridiculous situation whereby the visitors not only play away, but have to go into quarantine, and the home team do not,should do it

The vistors will be in a hotel - the same as every away final - it's only slightly different. The WCE players will be in home quarantine.

Teams have been quarantining in QLD all year while Brisbane / Gold Coast and Port have been sleeping in there own beds.

Brisbane basically haven't travelled all year. If you want to be upset at someone, chose them.

 

[docks]

We've played with a revised fixture this year. What does that have to do with hosting rights for finals?

Is your argument that WC should be treated less fairly because it would benefit Collingwood?

Everyone knows the rules, apart from you apparently.

Revised fixture should equal revised finals fixture, after all the finals will be shortened so the timings for finals quarters are revised, can’t have it both ways.

 

[Farang83150]

The vistors will be in a hotel - the same as every away final - it's only slightly different. The WCE players will be in home quarantine.

Teams have been quarantining in QLD all year while Brisbane / Gold Coast and Port have been sleeping in there own beds.

Brisbane basically haven't travelled all year. If you want to be upset at someone, chose them.

Yeah but that's TOTALLY different.. because