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Yeah I know it’s crazy hey! Oh well maybe a Victorian team will get a year where they barely leave their state, play almost all their games at home and get to play the grand final on their home ground. Then again we may never see such crazy circumstances as this year again, so maybe not.Also Grand Final to be played at the Gabba
Brisbane have been handed the red carpet to a flag.
Yeah I know it’s crazy hey! Oh well maybe a Victorian team will get a year where they barely leave their state, play almost all their games at home and get to play the grand final on their home ground. Then again we may never see such crazy circumstances as this year again, so maybe not.
Yeah I know it’s crazy hey! Oh well maybe a Victorian team will get a year where they barely leave their state, play almost all their games at home and get to play the grand final on their home ground. Then again we may never see such crazy circumstances as this year again, so maybe not.
Oh my god! Are you seriously saying this has happened before? Has everyone else on bigfooty been notified?View attachment 953456
Do you mean a bit like this?
iOh my god! Are you seriously saying this has happened before? Has everyone else on bigfooty been notified?
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I know this is terrible someone should tell Gill!!!! It's almost like big Victorian clubs seem to get a pretty good ride from the fixture, particularly around the MCG?
I can’t speak for other Vic teams but Melbourne, North and Hawthorn typically travel 7 or 8 times a year.Yeah I know it’s crazy hey! Oh well maybe a Victorian team will get a year where they barely leave their state, play almost all their games at home and get to play the grand final on their home ground. Then again we may never see such crazy circumstances as this year again, so maybe not.
Is it flag or bust for Richmond & Collingwood, every single season? Because that's essentially the same criteria.I can’t speak for other Vic teams but Melbourne, North and Hawthorn typically travel 7 or 8 times a year.
That’s about 5 or 6 times more than Brisbane are travelling this year.
It’s a flag of bust for Brisbane this year.
Be an absolute failure if this team doesn’t win the flag this year.
Have left their state just twice this season.....TWICE'!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or, you know, they’ll realise that there was this thing called Covid this year that apparently has impacted a couple of things and understand that the Gabba was easily the most sensible option.If Brisbane do win a flag at the Gabba there will be an up roar from the other interstate sides to play the GF in their home state imo.
Put it this way.
If West Coast had all their remaining matches in Perth, had only two genuine away games all season, it wouldn't be a question of whether they win the premiership but how much they win it by.
Brisbane still a long way behind other contenders in the betting despite being the only home team.
Is it flag or bust for Richmond & Collingwood, every single season? Because that's essentially the same criteria.
I honestly cannot wait for this to be over, so that we go back to being at a disadvantage, so everyone in VIC is happy with their own advantages again. That's the hardcore truth of it. The Victorian teams want their slight advantage back, and they will of course. Forever.
EDIT: Also, while WC & Port are obviously unhappy with the Grand Final location. Their fans shouldn't really be too up and arms against us, considering they've had the fortune of playing a large portion of games at home anyway. I believe it's like 2 less games than us by the end of the season. Not only that, when it's all said and done, they'll be in the same boat once again with us against the Victorian advantage.
I can’t speak for other Vic teams but Melbourne, North and Hawthorn typically travel 7 or 8 times a year.
That’s about 5 or 6 times more than Brisbane are travelling this year.
That's a good thing, Melbourne shouldn't get the GF every single year. Unfortunately the VFL has locked us into MCG grand finals until 2058, the shameless troglodytes.If Brisbane do win a flag at the Gabba there will be an up roar from the other interstate sides to play the GF in their home state imo.
Well duh, they all choose to sell games interstate. That's on them.I can’t speak for other Vic teams but Melbourne, North and Hawthorn typically travel 7 or 8 times a year.
Isn't that because those clubs choose to play some home games interstate for financial gain?
Imagine being Melbourne, selling two games to the NT, and still only traveling 7 times a year (in a 22 game season). Every other non Victorian club travels 10 times a year without the financial privilege of the clubs you mentioned.
Richmond travelled for 5 out of 22 H&A games last year in an affected season. The equivalent in this shortened 17 game season would be travelling for ~3.8 games. Brisbane will end up travelling for three games this season, 2 in NSW, and one in Cairns (which while not interstate, is still a 2 hour flight away). So despite this year being a mess, Brisbane will still only travel an equivalent of one game less than the likes of Richmond and Collingwood do in a regular unaffected season.
There's no doubt that this year has fallen Brisbane's way in terms of being advantageous for a good run to the flag. However calling this season "flag or bust" just shows how accustomed we are to a competition that favours certain teams over others.
On the season at hand, I still have us the tier behind WC, Richmond and Geelong, and on the same tier as Port in terms of likelihood of winning the premiership. Personally I think the pass mark this year would be making a prelim (i.e. finish top 4 and win a final).
WHy? There is merit to it. The season has been heavily compromised. There is a statistical advantage to playing at a home ground. Brisbane have been gifted the best draw this season. TBH whoever wins this year, including my side won't mean crap.Lels delete this
I personally think they are a good team better than port tbh. Only Richmond and geelong are betterWHy? There is merit to it. The season has been heavily compromised. There is a statistical advantage to playing at a home ground. Brisbane have been gifted the best draw this season. TBH whoever wins this year, including my side won't mean crap.