North want to sell a home game to the Dockers or Eagles

[screech]

This is so dumb. it wasn't a success at all.

People who want historical artefacts of Australian history and global sport can get to absolute ****. they need protecting. I despise Richmond but I want their grandstand to stay up; why are people so pissy about the supposedly irrelevance of a North Melbourne or Footscray?

Not a success? 4 premierships says otherwise.
Loss of history? How many stories and media features were there about a "South Melbourne v Fitzroy" grand final and the links to Melbourne.

The sad thing is these clubs were gifted a spot (and the status) in a national competition without any valid claim other than being in the right place at the right time. Much more successful clubs have been relegated to playing against "reserves teams" (e.g Norwood, East Fremantle, Sturt, South Fremantle, North Adelaide, etc)

 

[GC2015]

Weird move from North. I guess it shows their need for money outside their ventures in Victoria. They've been selling games to interstate markets for decades now and that continues with this move. The difference this time around is they aren't playing teams on neutral grounds in Tasmania or Canberra, they are just flat out handing over home advantage to their opposition. In 2025, they'll be playing opposition on their home ground 13 times + 3 or 4 "home" games on neutral grounds in Tassie and Adelaide (Gather Round). It doesn't bode well for the Roos in terms taking a step forward. They're looking at around 7 genuine home games in Melbourne next year and some of those will probably be against other Marvel tenants.

 

[bzparkes]

What a load of bullshit. Why should vic teams have to compensate for Perth being so far away? You have better weather and beaches as a positive, you are far away as a negative, that’s no one else’s fault.

because it's now the AFL. We all know it's taken a long time for the VFL dinosaurs to recognise it but we're slowly getting there.