Mega Thread VICBias - Genuine Discussion

[doppleganger]

Probably because we're both traditional footy states watching the same Vic domination.

When you say Vic it is really two clubs who have won more than 50% of the premierships.

Geelong
Tassie Hawks

The two teams who play the least games in Melbourne.

We know they do it tougher than us, we appreciate their efforts.
We also appreciate the northern clubs who fight for recognition in NRL heartland and also have to contend with travel.

Tassie Hawks have to contend with travel too.

Meanwhile you mob reside at home for 3/4 of the season plus finals and GF and wonder why we align ourselves.

The teams who stay in Melbourne most aren't that successful.

Did we force those clubs to give up home games?

Port didn't.

It was AFL House policy that moved Richmond and Melbourne home games away from the MCG.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

When you say Vic it is really two clubs who have won more than 50% of the premierships.

Geelong
Tassie Hawks

The two teams who play the least games in Melbourne.


Tassie Hawks have to contend with travel too.


The teams who stay in Melbourne most aren't that successful.


Port didn't.

It was AFL House policy that moved Richmond and Melbourne home games away from the MCG.

Tassie Hawks, cute.

You and Richmond have won 5 compared to their 8 and lets be honest, if not for Mason Cox having the performance of his career, Tigers would have had 4 or had your mob not shit the bed in the '11 and '18 GF's you'd have had 4 to make it 7 between you and equal to Hawthorn and Cats.

 

[doppleganger]

Tassie Hawks, cute.

You and Richmond have won 5 compared to their 8 and lets be honest, if not for Mason Cox having the performance of his career, Tigers would have had 4 or had your mob not shit the bed in the '11 and '18 GF's you'd have had 4 to make it 7 between you and equal to Hawthorn and Cats.

The Tigers have had 7 bottom 4 H&A finishes and Richmond won a GF in COVID year, the MCG hasn't really helped them over the journey, it was just that they had Dusty.

Hawks travel more than any Melbourne based team, it hasnt bothered them.

If you want to finish top4 of H&A, and then win a flag, you actually want to play the majority of your games outside of Melbourne.

 

[Papa G]

Adelaide has been ranked the 9th most unaffordable housing markets in the world. A city with virtually no corporate head offices and general associated w***erdom, airs or graces. Maybe the SA teams need COLA?

 

[garlic munchers]

Have you got evidence of this?

See below.

Bit strange the AFL has not investigated why the 2 SA clubs haven't won a premiership in 20 years (not the same as the 7 yr Vic investigation you say because only 2 clubs... what's the bet this could go on for another 20 years and we will not have an AFL investigation?) or a QLD club in 21 years.

Odds of a AFL investigation into why Interstate clubs can't win a premiership if they interstaters don't win one by the end of 2025 (that will be 7 years without a win)?

 

[sr36]

Adelaide has been ranked the 9th most unaffordable housing markets in the world. A city with virtually no corporate head offices and general associated w***erdom, airs or graces. Maybe the SA teams need COLA?

No w***erdom airs and graces? Have you never been south of Alberton.

Get yourself down to Burnside Village.

I've lived in a lot of cities - no where does an up and down look quite like the Adelaide look.

 

[Maddo11]

Geelong have an advantage but not the other Victorian clubs because they don't have their own home ground.

Mcg tenants have more games at their home ground than any other teams and travel the least in the league*

*excluding teams that choose to sell home games for $

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Mcg tenants have more games at their home ground than any other teams and travel the least in the league*

*excluding teams that choose to sell home games for $

The MCG is a 'home' ground to heaps of clubs , everyone plays there

 

[Maddo11]

The MCG is a 'home' ground to heaps of clubs , everyone plays there

Yeah. That's why mcg tenants play the most games at their home ground.

 

[The Feeder Club]

Imagine the outcry from SA teams if they travelled for a home game.

North entered that arrangement themselves FFS. You are either smart but actively trolling for the belt-notch of biggest dimwit on this thread, or you truly are that dimwit

 

[sr36]

See below.

Bit strange the AFL has not investigated why the 2 SA clubs haven't won a premiership in 20 years (not the same as the 7 yr Vic investigation you say because only 2 clubs... what's the bet this could go on for another 20 years and we will not have an AFL investigation?) or a QLD club in 21 years.


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If you're keeping up, there's 5 times as many clubs in Victoria as any other state. 7 years without a Vic flag is the equivalent of 35 years from another state - longer for Qld as they only had one team in the comp for much of the time in question

But the inquiry wasn't just related to flags it was related to ladder dominance as well, which hasn't occured at all during this current period in question.

 

[Dark Eagle 9]

Tassie Hawks, cute.

You and Richmond have won 5 compared to their 8 and lets be honest, if not for Mason Cox having the performance of his career, Tigers would have had 4 or had your mob not shit the bed in the '11 and '18 GF's you'd have had 4 to make it 7 between you and equal to Hawthorn and Cats.

Dooooont spin we wouldn't of won 2018 bruh lol. You fullas fluffed the 2020 preliminary at home v the Tiggers....
Ports fault!

2021 you guys sent your greatest warrior Russell Ebert (R.I.P.) to Doggie Heaven (shaaaame!).

Hurry up & exist to win premierships again Port Adelaide, us non Vickers want to believe in you.

Oh & just to reiterate..... Richmond Tigers kissed on the dick in 2019 (I know.... living in the past)

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Freo play in Alice this week

Closer than Melbourne

 

[Demonic Ascent]

WA supporters still sooking that their clubs are based in one of the most remote cities in the world and then wonder why they have to travel more than other teams?

 

[sr36]

Tassie Hawks, cute.

You and Richmond have won 5 compared to their 8 and lets be honest, if not for Mason Cox having the performance of his career, Tigers would have had 4 or had your mob not shit the bed in the '11 and '18 GF's you'd have had 4 to make it 7 between you and equal to Hawthorn and Cats.

Yeah Tigers should have won 2018, but unlike theNon-Vic team that finished below them they had to get through two neutral finals to play off in the granny - it often isn't as easy for Vics to make the granny from top 2 as it is for Non-Vic clubs.

 

[bluebob1]

Yeah Tigers should have won 2018, but unlike theNon-Vic team that finished below them they had to get through two neutral finals to play off in the granny - it often isn't as easy for Vics to make the granny from top 2 as it is for Non-Vic clubs.

Yes its quite nice to come second in a grand final.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Yeah Tigers should have won 2018, but unlike theNon-Vic team that finished below them they had to get through two neutral finals to play off in the granny - it often isn't as easy for Vics to make the granny from top 2 as it is for Non-Vic clubs.

So you believe Vic teams are at a disadvantage due to playing home finals against co tenants at the G because one time Richmond ran into a 7ft Yank having a day out.

Right, moving on then.

 

[sr36]

So you believe Vic teams are at a disadvantage due to playing home finals against co tenants at the G because one time Richmond ran into a 7ft Yank having a day out.

Right, moving on then.

Obviously it's clear that a Vic team has an advantage on Grand Final Day if playing a Non-Vic team. I also think it's clear that top Vic teams have a slightly harder task to get to the grand final than top Non-Vic teams - as they have to usually hget through at least one neutral final - or in the case of Dockland tenants and the Cats, they have to get through 2 finals - where they often have a disadvantage. It's the way it is and not really arguable.

 

[Engimal v3]

Adelaide has been ranked the 9th most unaffordable housing markets in the world. A city with virtually no corporate head offices and general associated w***erdom, airs or graces. Maybe the SA teams need COLA?

I absolutely think SA teams need financial incentives to make players move there.

 

[Dark Eagle 9]

Yeah Tigers should have won 2018, but unlike theNon-Vic team that finished below them they had to get through two neutral finals to play off in the granny - it often isn't as easy for Vics to make the granny from top 2 as it is for Non-Vic clubs.

Tigers beat WC by 11 points @ MCG in 2017 (No Naitanui)

Eagles beat Tigers 46 points @ OPTUS in 2018

Tigers beat Eagles 6 points @ MCG in 2019 (No Naitanui) (6/7 home game run, didn't face us @ OPTUS in year)

Quit saying Tigers should of won the 2018 GF ya mangie mutts lol!

 

[blue harvest]

Yeah Tigers should have won 2018, but unlike theNon-Vic team that finished below them they had to get through two neutral finals to play off in the granny - it often isn't as easy for Vics to make the granny from top 2 as it is for Non-Vic clubs.

Tigers a bit unlucky that year. Finished 2 games clear and a truck load of percentage on top of the ladder but got no HGA in any of their finals. Swings and roundabouts I guess. But it's just swings for the Vicco brigade.

 

[blue harvest]

Tigers beat WC by 11 points @ MCG in 2017 (No Naitanui)

Eagles beat Tigers 46 points @ OPTUS in 2018

Tigers beat Eagles 6 points @ MCG in 2019 (No Naitanui) (6/7 home game run, didn't face us @ OPTUS in year)

Quit saying Tigers should of won the 2018 GF ya mangie mutts lol!

Seems that relying on one player is not a prudent strategy! And what does 2017 and 2019 have to do with 2018?

 

[Dark Eagle 9]

Seems that relying on one player is not a prudent strategy! And what does 2017 and 2019 have to do with 2018?

They were not much above us at home over their dominant time period without our most influential player.

The time period they were winning premierships & the eagles won their premiership.

Eagles easily had the Tigers measure if Naitanui's knee held true in 2016. People saw his influence the week prior v GWS.


If you don't want to acknowledge that..... Tigers got their arse handed to them by WC in 2018 & the one player Richmond relied on, the triple norm Smith medallist, got put on his backside multiple times whilst trying to fend off by Elliott Yeo.

So quit ya spit, we had the MCG rule dictating alot of crap for the first 15 years of AFL branding.

The fixture has been piss for ages even after they promised improved equalisation around 10 years ago. Tigers run home in 2019 showed that.

 

[Grin]

Mcg tenants have more games at their home ground than any other teams and travel the least in the league*

*excluding teams that choose to sell home games for $

Wrong.
Richmond plays at the MCG the same number of games as SA clubs play in Adelaide oval. Difference is SA clubs play 11 games against traveling sides, Richmond 5. Richmond also has to play a home game against St Kilda at St Kilda's home ground.
Your clubs advantage over MCG tenants is your academy, which is massive.

Non-Vic clubs get significant advantages over Melbourne based clubs and it shows in their respective ladder positions at the end of the home and away season.

 

[Grin]

They were not much above us at home over their dominant time period without our most influential player.

The time period they were winning premierships & the eagles won their premiership.

Eagles easily had the Tigers measure if Naitanui's knee held true in 2016. People saw his influence the week prior v GWS.


If you don't want to acknowledge that..... Tigers got their arse handed to them by WC in 2018 & the one player Richmond relied on, the triple norm Smith medallist, got put on his backside multiple times whilst trying to fend off by Elliott Yeo.

So quit ya spit, we had the MCG rule dictating alot of crap for the first 15 years of AFL branding.

The fixture has been piss for ages even after they promised improved equalisation around 10 years ago. Tigers run home in 2019 showed that.

I think you hit the nail on the head with regards to West Coast Eagles bitterness about the so called Vic Bias myth. They feel that their club was entitled to the premierships Richmond won.

West Coast were deserving premiers in 2018, as Richmond were in 2017, 19 & 20.