Won't even be strongly considered until bigger stadiums are built in different states.
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Without being given the opportunity to host an AFL GF will make this unviable, there are not that many events in Australia that can yield 100k people. At the moment that event is locked to one venue.I'd like to see bigger stadiums though first which are an alternative to the MCG.
Don't get me wrong, I think the Granny should always be at the G. It wouldn't be the same anywhere else and the crowds would be embarrassing.
All I'm saying is if they ever did start giving interstate teams home Grandfinals, then Etihad teams should get Etihad as well.
Plus some interstate fans are complaining because they don't get the chance at a home Grandfinal .. however some Vic teams never play a final of any kind at their home ground. West Coast played at home their first 2 finals ... Dogs, Saints, Essendon and North never play finals at their home ground
Qualifying finals draw the same crowd as a GF do they?
They have the same logistics around it?
The same pre-match entertainment?
The same amount of officials and families who want to attend?
Ridiculous comparison.
"Fairness" is all well and good. But the rest of us live in the real world.You're prioritising the present fan day experience over what many think is fairness. In reality the grand final is just another game, there is a winner, there is a loser, and fans attend it. The logistics of that should be simple enough. Pre/mid/post game entertainment is not hard to organize at all. All stadiums are capable of erecting a stage and connecting that with the stadium sound system.
What other logistics are relevant? It's already a logistical nightmare for interstate fans financially and in regards to travel, so it's not as though the current system isn't inherently flawed.
As for attendance for fans, families and officials, that will obviously result in a reduction which would be a shame but not the reason to forego fairness. The only stakeholders to lose out from this is MCG and AFL, and they maximize revenue in a lot other areas to forego the money obtained from GF day. Moreover, why should Melbourne's economy alone benefit from the capital influx simply for tradition? Ridiculous.
I personally could not care less about winning the GF at the MCG. It's the grand final for gods sake, I'd be stoked winning it from Mars. However it's simply unfair that if my team finished on top or higher than my opponent, that I have to be the one to take out $1000.00. On top of that, would I love to see the Swans win a GF on the SCG? Yes, a million times. More than the MCG. Am I happy to have them travel to Perth if they finished above us? Sure - it's more fair and logical then both sets of fans shelling out thousands to watch a game at a ground we don't care about.
You never heard this around 2006ish lol. It's always good to debate this kind of stuff, but to suggest it's a factor in how hard it is to win a GF is farcical. Growing up as a kid I always went for the Vic team (even Essendon! Half heartedly) because interstate teams won all the bloody time.
"Fairness" is all well and good. But the rest of us live in the real world.
Players families matter. Prematch stuff matters. Officials being able to attend matters. You need to work all that out first.
Why would player families and officials not be able to attend if the game is played interstate???"Fairness" is all well and good. But the rest of us live in the real world.
Players families matter. Prematch stuff matters. Officials being able to attend matters. You need to work all that out first.
The South Melbourne Football club was more than happy to play GF's at the G, then they relocated to Sydney, now they are not happy?I don't know how many of you folks watched the NRL Grand Final last night?
Incredible! Somehow, against all odds, 82,758 people managed to navigate their way to a stadium in the heart of Sydney.
And even more incredibly, stayed there to enjoy a sporting spectacle that most would agree was not exactly lacking in atmosphere.
But yeah, soulless hole, no-one goes there...
I'm not speaking as a Swans fan. I'm speaking as an AFL fan. Australian Football League.The South Melbourne Football club was more than happy to play GF's at the G, then they relocated to Sydney, now they are not happy?
Then you will probably hate september and october for another 20 years at least.I'm not speaking as a Swans fan. I'm speaking as an AFL fan. Australian Football League.
I've already said, I have no attachment to ANZ. But I have no attachment to the MCG either.
Amazing!I don't know how many of you folks watched the NRL Grand Final last night?
Incredible! Somehow, against all odds, 82,758 people managed to navigate their way to a stadium in the heart of Sydney.
And even more incredibly, stayed there to enjoy a sporting spectacle that most would agree was not exactly lacking in atmosphere.
But yeah, soulless hole, no-one goes there...
You are no Footy lover if you have no attachment to the MCGI'm not speaking as a Swans fan. I'm speaking as an AFL fan. Australian Football League.
I've already said, I have no attachment to ANZ. But I have no attachment to the MCG either.
So change every other field because West Australians didn't think to make theirs wide enough?Maybe they should make an attempt at averaging out the team's home ground dimensions (e.g. for yesterday's game, bring the wings in a few metres to make the ground narrower, as it is at Subiaco).
Playing at a different venue with a lesser capacity is just silly. The excitement of trying to hit the 100k mark each year adds a lot to the spectacle.