Hawks and Cats shunted because of the Big Four?

[Pessimistic]

from the 'AFL as a business' POV , as well as crowd capacity considerations and the expected attendance of the four matches in Melbourne on that weekend, YES.

from the 'AFL as a competition administrator' POV which should schedule games based on home ground (club preferences) in seeding priority, NO.

does't matter anyway. based on my handy work on the ladder predictor, i think PA will defeat CAR at FP in the final week, so this is how i see it panning out.

QF1 | 1 - HAW vs SYD - 4 | MCG | Fri
QF2 | 2 - GEE vs FRE - 3 | MCG | Sat
EF1 | 5 - RIC vs PA - 8 | DS | Sat night
EF 2 | 6 - COL vs ESS - 7 | MCG | Sun

i think C7 would prefer GEE vs FRE on Saturday evening, but consideration should and will be given to ensure FRE (as 3rd seed) get on a flight back to Perth on Saturday night.

I reckon this is on the money

 

[Pessimistic]

I might also add the finals hawks have played at docklands have been fantastic games and i got fantastic seats on level 2

 

[mcgarnacle]

other factor is the election

Ch 7 would want to use their main channel to cover the election count, we might have a game in the afternoon and twilight, back to back, with no night game

true. didn't think about that.

if there is a match scheduled on sat night, I'd say RIC vs PA would be the perfect candidate in that case.

but if the ALP continue to decline in the polls, i'd say the election winner could very well be determined by 730-800 anyway. C7 and the AFL will be monitoring this in their decision at the end of Rd 23 with regard to scheduling a night or twilight game.

 

[footscore]

While we're a better chance at Etihad

you only believe your a better chance playing at Etihad Stadium because under Ross Lyon, Fremantle have only ever played the bottom sides at that particular ground.

The only team who was of any quality was Carlton who themselves have been terrible this year.

 

[Roby]

A society built of ingratitude and a sense of entitlement. Be glad your team will playing finals unlike 10 other clubs supporters who have to watch from the sidelines.

 

[Sttew]

QF1 | 1 - HAW vs SYD - 4 | MCG | Fri
QF2 | 2 - GEE vs FRE - 3 | MCG | Sat
EF1 | 5 - RIC vs PA - 8 | DS | Sat night
EF 2 | 6 - COL vs ESS - 7 | MCG | Sun

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That is a fair and just finals fixture if Hawthorn & Geelong finish 1 & 2. And we all know the AFL is big on natural justice

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

As an MCC member I'm pissed off that if Geelong finish 2nd we will be shunted off to Etihad.

As an MCC Member I'd like to see the stadium as full as possible so we dont get criticised.

 

[Pessimistic]

Has there actually been a bigfour final actually worth paying money to see since the 1999 prelim ?

Its all premature ejaculation

 

[Wizard]

Fremantle can fly.. Quicker they are out the better.. All they will do is play Ross Lyon negative football.

Do you even watch us play??? Get a clue.

 

[FyfesBoot]

I think it's a bit rich to be crying about what might happen to the top 2 teams when the top 2 hasn't even been finalised.

This is the worst post I have ever read on this forum.

You obviously don't get around much.

 

[Wizard]

I think it's a bit rich to be crying about what might happen to the top 2 teams when the top 2 hasn't even been finalised.

Fingers crossed we can save the AFL the worry.

 

[Kim Hagdorn]

Finals football should never be played at a dump like Geelong.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Seven make far more from an AFL final than Election Night.

The game will be on the main channel in the 'AFL states' and if the Swans are in it NSW.

 

[FyfesBoot]

I think that should be accepted if it's against freo, would probably get no more at ethiad than you would in Geelong and itd be great for footy.

What a ridiculous statement. 44,460 turned up for the 2012 Geelong/Fremantle elimination final when nobody gave Fremantle a snowball's chance in hell. This year it will be closer to 50,000.

 

[Grape Bear]

you only believe your a better chance playing at Etihad Stadium because under Ross Lyon, Fremantle have only ever played the bottom sides at that particular ground.

The only team who was of any quality was Carlton who themselves have been terrible this year.

I suppose that is a fair call. However, the reality is also that we have played at Eithad more often than we have at the MCG and so are more familiar playing on its dimensions. That's why Skilled is such a fortress - apart from having a passionate home crowd behind you, your team is really the only one that has a good feel of the ground as anyone else will probably only get to play there once every two years at most.

 

[Tony Harrison]

I hate going to Etihad. As an MCC member, I especially hope Richmond get the game at the G.

It is a pit of a pickle for us this year too, because if Richmond win a 'home game' in 5th vs Carlton or Essendon in 8th, which is a reasonable chance then Docklands is their home ground, not ours.

Not sure if that was mentioned already as I haven't read the whole thread.

 

[smasha]

from the 'AFL as a business' POV , as well as crowd capacity considerations and the expected attendance of the four matches in Melbourne on that weekend, YES.

from the 'AFL as a competition administrator' POV which should schedule games based on home ground (club preferences) in seeding priority, NO.

does't matter anyway. based on my handy work on the ladder predictor, i think PA will defeat CAR at FP in the final week, so this is how i see it panning out.

QF1 | 1 - HAW vs SYD - 4 | MCG | Fri
QF2 | 2 - GEE vs FRE - 3 | MCG | Sat
EF1 | 5 - RIC vs PA - 8 | DS | Sat night
EF 2 | 6 - COL vs ESS - 7 | MCG | Sun

i think C7 would prefer GEE vs FRE on Saturday evening, but consideration should and will be given to ensure FRE (as 3rd seed) get on a flight back to Perth on Saturday night.

So Essendon and Collingwood finish below Richmond but get the G and we don't?
Sorry that's Bullshit.
That's what Rohan was whinging about in his article.If he wants Richmond to move because we are lower than Hawthorn then because his team are below Richmond ,they should move also!!!!!!!!!!

We'd get 90k at Richmond Paddock EASY!!!!!!

MINIONS PEE OFF OUT OF THE G!

IT'S OURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tony Harrison]

Capacity is 55k? All 3 teams would sell out Etihad vs Port for a final no problems..

Yep, and I think the Tiges would even get 60k if they played GWS in a final at the G. Very one sided crowd mind you.

 

[gopies1981]

Capacity is 55k? All 3 teams would sell out Etihad vs Port for a final no problems..

Essendon played west coast in an elimination final in 2002 at Etihad stadium and the crowd was only 37,000. So have a final played at Etihad involving Collingwood, Essendon or Richmond at Etihad will not guarentee a sell out!

Plus Collingwood fans dispise Etihad so would be very interesting if they could sell out Etihad for a elimination final

 

[Sttew]

Finals football should never be played at a dump like Geelong.

Nor should it be played in Western Australia. I mean, New Zealand is closer

 

[Groupie_]

Essendon played west coast in an elimination final in 2002 at Etihad stadium and the crowd was only 37,000. So have a final played at Etihad involving Collingwood, Essendon or Richmond at Etihad will not guarentee a sell out!

Plus Collingwood fans dispise Etihad so would be very interesting if they could sell out Etihad for a elimination final

We hate it too but having not played a final for so long we will sell it out 100%

I don't think the afl will send us there btw

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

As an MCC Member I'd like to see the stadium as full as possible so we dont get criticised.

Pretty difficult to blame a half full MCG on the MCC members.

 

[mcgarnacle]

So Essendon and Collingwood finish below Richmond but get the G and we don't?
Sorry that's Bullshit.
That's what Rohan was whinging about in his article.If he wants Richmond to move because we are lower than Hawthorn then because his team are below Richmond ,they should move also!!!!!!!!!!

We'd get 90k at Richmond Paddock EASY!!!!!!

MINIONS PEE OFF OUT OF THE G!

IT'S OURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

drop to 6th seed, and RIC fans will probably get the sunday final and their MCG wish.

finish 5th, and they will play probably play on saturday and it will be at DS because GEE will host their QF at the MCG. if RIC look to be finishing 5th, bitch and moan about playing at DS in the leadup to finals scheduling and end up playing sunday just so they can get their MCG final, then the tiges if they win will be giving up a two day advantage to the loser of the 1 vs 4 game who will certainly play on friday night.

this was the scenario WCE found themselves in last year. they couldn't play their Wk 1 final on saturday at subi due to a wallabies game so they had to play on sunday, two days after their wk 2 opponent COL who lost to HAW on the friday night. WCE ended up on a 6 day turnaround inc a plane flight. COL were comfy for 8 days.

 

[forwardflanker]

Poor Pussies and Hawks. What it fails to mention in that erudite Victorian way, is that Sydney and Freo will have to travel, even though they finished above all those clubs that it mentions.
Tough t***ies to Geelong & Hawthorn.

worst thing I've read on the internet. Deserves to be in the herald sun.

 

[vinum coupe]

I'd prefer to play Freo at Etihad.
It's a tighter ground than the MCG.

In case no one has noticed, Freo hate the ball going out of bounds. Sandilands or no Sandilands.

We smashed them a few weeks ago on a tight ground, Etihad can only help us do it again.