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

[JohnZ]

But as you say,

Not what I said.

There was only 25k tickets offered to Cats Members. Those are the facts. Would be 20k offered to Cats Members in a hypothetical 2023 final once Stage 5 is done. More if against an interstate team.

Cats fans want to go to live finals, Cats fans want their club to gain the maximum advantage given to any home team in the regular season or in finals. Cats fans struggle to make Friday Night games in Melbourne due to the constraints of time and what is possible at legal driving speeds (both train and car). Those are all facts.

 

[GC2015]

Seems like a good time to revisit this thread. The capacity at Kardinia Park is now 40k and the Cats are still playing home games + home finals in Melbourne. What's the go?

 

[Xtreme]

Seems like a good time to revisit this thread. The capacity at Kardinia Park is now 40k and the Cats are still playing home games + home finals in Melbourne. What's the go?

If Geelong were serious they should have built an 80,000 seat stadium at minimum. AFL won't won't a weak crowd during finals.

 

[BF Tiger]

Has anything really actually changed to warrant further discussion?

 

[Freomaniac]

Has anything really actually changed to warrant further discussion?

Yep. Cats have been financially viable playing home games in Kardinia Park rather than Docklands.

Not to the point the cats saved the AFL from being broke lol

 

[Underarm]

Yep. Cats have been financially viable playing home games in Kardinia Park rather than Docklands.

Not to the point the cats saved the AFL from being broke lol

Cats haven't played Docklands home games in about a decade. Nothings changed.

 

[Freomaniac]

Cats haven't played Docklands home games in about a decade. Nothings changed.

I don't blame them to be fair. Cats would get 30-35,000 people at Docklands.... Break even or post a small loss.

Cats get 30-35,000 people at Kardinia Park.... Make a profit

 

[Vdubs]

If Geelong were serious they should have built an 80,000 seat stadium at minimum. AFL won't won't a weak crowd during finals.

So where would GWS and GC play home finals?

 

[Xtreme]

So where would GWS and GC play home finals?

At the home of footyball the mighty MCG!

Or the biggest ground of their home state.

 

[kickazz]

Has anything really actually changed to warrant further discussion?

I guess some would say the lack of change is what warrants further discussion

 

[BF Tiger]

Just going off figures from Wikipedia.

In 1954 Geelong had a population of 73,000 and Kardinia Park hosted a crowd of 49,000 in 1952. Was probably used solely for footy.

In 2010 Geelong had a population of 185,000, but KP has been redeveloped into a 40,000 seat stadium, used for multi-sport (football, cricket, soccer) and concerts.

The place is thoroughly backwards.

 

[Sttew]

If Geelong were serious they should have built an 80,000 seat stadium at minimum. AFL won't won't a weak crowd during finals.

Apart from MCG how many AFL stadiums in Australia hold 80,000?

None

 

[Sttew]

Just going off figures from Wikipedia.

In 1954 Geelong had a population of 73,000 and Kardinia Park hosted a crowd of 49,000 in 1952. Was probably used solely for footy.

In 2010 Geelong had a population of 185,000, but KP has been redeveloped into a 40,000 seat stadium, used for multi-sport (football, cricket, soccer) and concerts.

The place is thoroughly backwards.

49,000 packed in like sardines with only 5000 seated -v- a state of the art facility with 35,000 seats?

Why quote 2010? We are now in 2024

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

To me it would actually be a dumb idea. You need to win the Grand Final moreso then just making it. Playing a game at MCG a week before the final is a bigger advantage then trapping teams 100km down the road

 

[Xtreme]

Apart from MCG how many AFL stadiums in Australia hold 80,000?

None

That's on the bright minds who designed GMHBA then. Should have built the capacity for 100,000 people, but alas it's just collecting mothballs in September. The AFL want maximum capacity.

 

[STPer18]

Just going off figures from Wikipedia.

In 1954 Geelong had a population of 73,000 and Kardinia Park hosted a crowd of 49,000 in 1952. Was probably used solely for footy.

In 2010 Geelong had a population of 185,000, but KP has been redeveloped into a 40,000 seat stadium, used for multi-sport (football, cricket, soccer) and concerts.

The place is thoroughly backwards.

In 1970 Melbourne had a population of 2,499,000 and the MCG hosted a crowd of 121,696 at the VFL Grand Final.

In 2022 Melbourne had a population of over 5,000,000 and the MCG has a capacity of 100,024.

The cricket ground that Melburnians are indoctrinated to worship has regressed.

 

[Son_Of_God29]

To me it would actually be a dumb idea. You need to win the Grand Final moreso then just making it. Playing a game at MCG a week before the final is a bigger advantage then trapping teams 100km down the road

Play all finals in Victoria Then,

Dont give non-victorian sides home finals because "You need to win the Grand Final moreso then just making it"

 

[Vdubs]

Just going off figures from Wikipedia.

In 1954 Geelong had a population of 73,000 and Kardinia Park hosted a crowd of 49,000 in 1952. Was probably used solely for footy.

In 2010 Geelong had a population of 185,000, but KP has been redeveloped into a 40,000 seat stadium, used for multi-sport (football, cricket, soccer) and concerts.

The place is thoroughly backwards.

Not at all- entitled people these days demand seats. I used to attend when it was standing room only, when opposition supporters would pee into their empty beer cans so as not to lose their spots, and this happened at many grounds back then- very atmospheric!

 

[yodellinhank]

Apart from MCG how many AFL stadiums in Australia hold 80,000?

None

Happy for more games to be played at the MCG

 

[Back One Out]

GMHBA Stadium's awful DJ and the cheeseball "goal songs" is a big reason why I'm glad the Cats are playing finals at the G

 

[Boristown]

The less games played at that bowling alley **** hole, the better.

 

[kickazz]

GMHBA Stadium's awful DJ and the cheeseball "goal songs" is a big reason why I'm glad the Cats are playing finals at the G

You clearly weren't at the Prelim vs Brisbane in 2022........

 

[Back One Out]

You clearly weren't at the Prelim vs Brisbane in 2022........

I was there actually.

Behind the city end goals in the nosebleed seats on Level 4.

 

[kickazz]

I was there actually.

Behind the city end goals in the nosebleed seats on Level 4.

Congrats on blocking the after goal music out of your memory, sorry if I have reminded you of it!

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Play all finals in Victoria Then,

Dont give non-victorian sides home finals because "You need to win the Grand Final moreso then just making it"

Not the same thing. You also need to reward the members within that.

The above is kind of why the whole Grand Final at MCG is a big issue. If Geelong playing at Kardinia is a advantage worth keeping, then playing at the MCG is a advantage worth getting rid of yeah?

Why demand 1 advantage instead of the main one? Some shoddy contract above the ethics of the game?