JeffDunne
TheBrownDog
You don't need to rig the draw to play the biggest drawing games at the biggest venues.But they are different degrees of the same thing. The AFL will argue the "event" of big Friday night rating games or the "event" of big MCG blockbusters is worth rigging the draw accordingly. I can't see how you can argue against one but be perfectly fine without the other, unless you are purely blinded by personal bias
Hell you could even play Collingwood/Essendon every Anzac day and still keep the fixture fair (like the NFL manage to do with Thanksgiving games)
What I complain about is the blatant competition rigging that tries to determine who plays in the Grand Final - not where the Grand Final is played.
Moving the GF from the 'G is to me like moving the Melbourne Cup from Flemington.
It's borderline treasonous to even suggest it!