No. Thy drew with one another. Freo currently a game clear but a big win to Sydney over hawks and a loss from dockers would see freo drop to 4th.
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Can someone tell me the equivalent suburb of Perth, Geelong is to Melbourne. I lived in Hawthorn as a kid until 6 but can't ever remember venturing to Geelong. Kwinana, Rockingham?
I take it you guys are not confident of besting Brisbane?
I think it's quite reasonable for Geelong to play a home final at their traditional home ground. HOWEVER these decisions should be made before the season even begins, not on the fly. This is a multi-billion dollar organisation and this mickey mouse amateur hour has to stop. Would not be happy if I was a Freo fan.
Bunbury, which is 2 hours out of Perth.
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More like Mandurah surely? About an hour by train and 70 odd km's.
i still think it's a bit of a raw deal from Freo's perspective... i'm sure they were looking very favourable on a Docklands final, and now suddenly this is proposed...
the AFL are only interested because the planets aligned for four Vic finals where neither one is really suitable for Docklands... things would have gone over more smoothly had the AFL announced at the start of the year that due to the upgrades at KP, Geelong would host a final in Week 1 if it was against a non Vic side... that would have been fair enough
still, i think it's a good thing for KP/Geelong if this happens though
the AFL are only interested because the planets aligned for four Vic finals where neither one is really suitable for Docklands... things would have gone over more smoothly had the AFL announced at the start of the year that due to the upgrades at KP, Geelong would host a final in Week 1 if it was against a non Vic side... that would have been fair enough
still, i think it's a good thing for KP/Geelong if this happens though
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Hmmm thats interesting. I really think they should play it at the MCG however whatever happens should be a cracker!
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Considering it would need to be close to a 100 point turnaround between the 2 games it would be highly unlikely...
Yes, I suppose you're right from a distance perspective. I was thinking along the lines of a City/vibe perspective. Not meant to be an insult - living there at the moment, and I do like it.
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Swans smashing Haw, and Saints beating Freo could see Freo 4th, Swans 3rd
If Sydney play Geelong, it will not be at Skilled Stadium.
If this is there home, then they should play all Home Finals games there, regardless of the opposition.
As embarrassing as being a known bet welcher?
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Please, it's been over a year now. Get the name right.
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How bout a home prelim while you're at it, Andy?
The Fat Controller claims the crowd is likely to be 33K. That may be true if it's played in Geelong. If played in Melbourne surely it's likely to be at least 10K more than that?
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oops, I just looked at it again. I don't know how I thought they were a game and a half clear since they're the two sides that drew with each other.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/af...-simonds-stadium/story-fndv8haf-1226706291600
As per the article, what happens if Hawthorn and Geelong switch positions on the ladder. Will Hawthorn get the MCG against Fremantle or quite possibly could we play our first final in Launceston?
Since 2007 we've played just one home game at Ethiad Stadium. In the same time we've played 48 home games at the MCG and 28 home games at Aurora. Think of all the millions of dollars that staging a one-off final could generate in Tasmania? More than any other Victorian club Ethiad Stadium is no home ground to Hawthorn (we play games in Tasmania to avoid playing home games at the venue)
Using the AFL modelling, a Hawthorn-Fremantle Ethiad final would probably draw 38,000 to 40,000 (on the premise that a Qualifying Final would draw a 20% larger crowd than a typical home and away game) so the Ethiad Stadium management would likely favour waving a potential Hawthorn-Fremantle final for 2 extra home and away games next year.
As per the article, what happens if Hawthorn and Geelong switch positions on the ladder. Will Hawthorn get the MCG against Fremantle or quite possibly could we play our first final in Launceston?
Since 2007 we've played just one home game at Ethiad Stadium. In the same time we've played 48 home games at the MCG and 28 home games at Aurora. Think of all the millions of dollars that staging a one-off final could generate in Tasmania? More than any other Victorian club Ethiad Stadium is no home ground to Hawthorn (we play games in Tasmania to avoid playing home games at the venue)
Using the AFL modelling, a Hawthorn-Fremantle Ethiad final would probably draw 38,000 to 40,000 (on the premise that a Qualifying Final would draw a 20% larger crowd than a typical home and away game) so the Ethiad Stadium management would likely favour waving a potential Hawthorn-Fremantle final for 2 extra home and away games next year.
What will be will be but its hard not to feel marginalised by the AFL when they actually come out and say we are the only team that would be made to play there. Our last final in Melbourne pulled a decent crowd and Etihad will be empty. Makes little sense.
I think if we have to play at skilled fair enough, they have finished higher so tough. Although if I were Sydney I would be questioning why they haven't got to play finals at there home ground the SCG in similar circumstances? I remember a final against a low drawing north being played at ANZ 5 or 6 years back.
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