Do Geelong deserve to host every home game + home final at Kardinia Park?

[Rob]

Assuming they want to, absolutely.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Actually Geelong requests a couple of home game blockbusters at the G every year.
They dog whistle to their supporters that they want all of their home games at their home ground because it fits their cultural instinct to whinge like bitches.

Assuming they want to, absolutely.

Poll should be "Do the Cats want to play every home game at Kardinia Park?". They throw caveated bones to their supporters knowing they'll never have to do it.

 

[The Casey Cat]

Yes they can, but I don’t want to see them picking and choosing if that’s the case. Move all home games including high drawing matches against Collingwood, Essendon and Hawthorn to KP.

Fine by us and has been for a long time. We still make as much or more from 30,000 at Geelong as 80k at the G. Only play home games in Melbourne to fill satisfy the AFL's ####ing quota.

 

[WestCoast05]

I'm all for it but the AFL need to pay to the $$$ to fix the odd shape of the oval.
The shape of the 'oval' needs to be an oval.

 

[Wojcinski]

I'm all for it but the AFL need to pay to the $$$ to fix the odd shape of the oval.
The shape of the 'oval' needs to be an oval.

It is an oval, or do you mean it should be shaped like the MCG and Optus, aka a circle?

 

[WestCoast05]

It is an oval, or do you mean it should be shaped like the MCG and Optus, aka a circle?

just take the $$$s and shut up

 

[blue harvest]

It is an oval, or do you mean it should be shaped like the MCG and Optus, aka a circle?

I think people mean one wing is squashed.
Someone posted this in the game day thread.

 

[STPer18]

Better football played at longer, narrower grounds. Masses have been conditioned that playing on a circle is the way to go, not sure why. Fat wings just lets the ball get stuck there time and again, and teams play short 'keepings off'. On a ground like Kardinia Park you've got no option but to be more direct, even if you go along the boundary.

 

[Yojimbo]

They should make the ground resemble a figure eight or the infinity symbol for some good old pagan luck.

 

[flamethrower]

I think people mean one wing is squashed.
Someone posted this in the game day thread.

Could be worse...



Don't have a problem with the Cats playing all of their home games at the Cattery. One of the better boutique football grounds in the AFL.

 

[iameviljez]

The result tonight clearly shows why Geelong should be hosting every home game at Kardinia Park. They are the only team in the AFL that are forced to play home games outside of their home city. It's farcical.

Can we all just agree that the Cats should be playing every home game at Kardinia Park?

Do we deserve to? Yes. But "deserve to" is a different argument to "should".

Literally the only argument against it is the size of the ground vs the fanbase they could attract - if you can get up to 80k against Hawthorn, Collingwood, Richmond et al then that game shouldn't be played at Kardinia IMO.

I mean, the interstate sides "deserve" to have Grand Finals played in their home state - it's unfair that they can finish 1st, cruise through the finals, and still have to play on the opposition's home deck.

But should the Grand Final still be held at the MCG? Yes, it should - because it's the spiritual home of AFL and the best stadium in Australia.

 

[iameviljez]

I'm all for it but the AFL need to pay to the $$$ to fix the odd shape of the oval.
The shape of the 'oval' needs to be an oval.

It's not $$$$ that's the problem, it's having to literally relocate an entire city street and that's not really do-able.

 

[Seeds]

I'm perfectly ok with it as long as at the same time AFL stops making MCG tenants like Richmond & Collingwood to play home games at Marvel Stadium.

Its 10 mins down the road. And you get plenty of away games at your home ground to more than make up for it.

 

[Seeds]

sure as long as we can play ours at Victoria park

You can. You dont want to as it costs you too much.

 

[Seeds]

Can Richmond and Collingwood play all their home games at their home ground too?
Non-Vic bias is ruining the integrity of the comp.

You already do. Plus about 6 away games as well.

 

[Seeds]

Whenever we play them it's always there so that's not a factor for me.

What is a factor is the huge leg up they will get by being the only Vic team with a significant home ground advantage, still playing many basically neutral games in Melbourne and only traveling interstate a handful of times.

Non Vic teams have that same home ground advantage but it's offset by the away ground disadvantage and the extra travel. Geelong would have the best of both worlds.

So no, can't agree.

They arent neutral games in melbourne. We are massively disadvantaged in melbourne due to crowd disadvantage. playing collingwood or richmond at the mcg or nth or the blues at docklands is really not much different for us to playing the eagles in perth.

 

[Sttew]

Better football played at longer, narrower grounds. Masses have been conditioned that playing on a circle is the way to go, not sure why. Fat wings just lets the ball get stuck there time and again, and teams play short 'keepings off'. On a ground like Kardinia Park you've got no option but to be more direct, even if you go along the boundary.

Yep. 10 goals scored in 4 quarters at the MCG last Friday night. At GMHBA Stadium it took 25 minutes for the 10th goal to be scored.....

 

[Grin]

You already do. Plus about 6 away games as well.

Nah we don't. But I do understand that you need to actively avoid basic facts to maintain your victim narrative.

 

[Walshawk]

The interstate sides plead for more games at the MCG for good reason.
So, happy for Geelong to play all home games at KP. Hawks to host Easter Monday each year. Cats can also have the odd elim or semi final v Crows/Port/WC/Freo/GC/GWS.

 

[Stucky]

Whenever we play them it's always there so that's not a factor for me.

What is a factor is the huge leg up they will get by being the only Vic team with a significant home ground advantage, still playing many basically neutral games in Melbourne and only traveling interstate a handful of times.

Non Vic teams have that same home ground advantage but it's offset by the away ground disadvantage and the extra travel. Geelong would have the best of both worlds.

So no, can't agree.

Thats true, but when finals come around we are disadvantaged.

 

[Seeds]

Nah we don't. But I do understand that you need to actively avoid basic facts to maintain your victim narrative.

Your home ground is where your fans are. You complaining about the mcg not being your home is as ridiculous as geelong fans complaining that playing at the training ground next to kardinia park is not out home. Its literally 200 metres away.

 

[Seeds]

Thats true, but when finals come around we are disadvantaged.

No its not true because it doesnt account for the bigger away game disadvantage.

 

[Seeds]

We need to start a petition for all grounds to be made thinner and longer to make the game more attractive. The large wings at the mcg is ruining the game.

 

[Underarm]

You already do. Plus about 6 away games as well.

If Docklands is our home ground, then the MCG is yours.

 

[Wojcinski]

If Docklands is our home ground, then the MCG is yours.

Ah yes, Docklands - the stadium thats 3000 meters from the MCG. Very similar distance and travel time from KP to the MCG