Lonergan says Bulldogs should play in Geelong

[Eastdog]

The best thing about Waverley was that it closed, despicable, down-trodden, cultureless arena that it was - and it took KT from us on a wind-swept night. Salt should be rubbed into the subsoil all over that place so that nothing ever grows there again.

Supporters also were to far away from the action as well.

[1eyedog]

Supporters also were to far away from the action as well.

The entire playing area was convex. If you were sitting on the fence and watching the play across the other side of the ground all you could see were the players from the waist up. You had absolutely no idea where the ball was at times.

Anyway, I'm up for a few home games at Geelong. I was born there and have family there so it works for me. As long as the takings are well in our favour and we come out the other end with a good return then that is going to help our annual profit margin and hence our sustainability.

Getting a reasonable deal at Etihad is intrinsically connected to the equalisation debate which is itself a slow moving slug and I have absolutely no faith in it given the class stratification that is apparent between AFL teams today. If there are any other positives to come out of playing in Geelong (other than a financial return) it's getting some exposure to the ground so that it becomes familiar to us - growing up there I got sick and tired of getting our pants pulled down there, like most other opposition supporters who go there.

[Remi Moses]

Do you think Remi they should have revamped Waverley and improved public transport there and kept it as a 3rd stadium along with Etihad and the MCG. Would of been great for Dogs fans out that way.

The AfL ( then vfl) had a notion that Waverley was geographically central. They wanted the GF played there!!
It got a bit of love at the end and now, but really it was a poorly designed white elephant.
We have more fans over here and would need something central.

[Remi Moses]

Supporters also were to far away from the action as well.

Added to that was it was the only stadium with a grandstand where you would get wet !
The roof was totally inadequate

[LostDoggy]

I would love to see the Whitten oval transformed into a boutique stadium. North and the Dees could play some games there and it would secure our financial future.

[Eastdog]

The AfL ( then vfl) had a notion that Waverley was geographically central. They wanted the GF played there!!
It got a bit of love at the end and now, but really it was a poorly designed white elephant.
We have more fans over here and would need something central.

Hypothetically though Remi if Waverley was still around and revamped and there was a choice to play 1 or 2 home games elsewhere apart from Etihad what would you choose Simonds Stadium or Waverley Park.

[bulldogtragic]

Hypothetically though Remi if Waverley was still around and revamped and there was a choice to play 1 or 2 home games elsewhere apart from Etihad what would you choose Simonds Stadium or Waverley Park.

Princess Park of whatever mercenary is sponsoring it.

[bornadog]

Hypothetically though Remi if Waverley was still around and revamped and there was a choice to play 1 or 2 home games elsewhere apart from Etihad what would you choose Simonds Stadium or Waverley Park.

Not Waverley

[Remi Moses]

I'd rather play at Geelong than Arctic park

[Happy Days]

Dan "Hot Take" Lonergan. Does he think we should get Fev too?

[Remi Moses]

Like Dan as a rule, but his comment early last year that McCartney was a "good assistant coach" was short sighted and knee jerk in the extreme.
It may prove to be ( highly unlikely) but to make an assessment after one season was silly

[mighty_west]

Like Dan as a rule, but his comment early last year that McCartney was a "good assistant coach" was short sighted and knee jerk in the extreme.
It may prove to be ( highly unlikely) but to make an assessment after one season was silly

He wasn't alone, many supporters said the same thing in his first season.

[Greystache]

He wasn't alone, many supporters said the same thing in his first season.

I have higher expectation of a paid professional than I do from a short sighted and immature fan pounding a keyboard. In Lonergan's case I can't tell the two apart.

As a footy analyst I think he would make a good model.

[Remi Moses]

He wasn't alone, many supporters said the same thing in his first season.

Thank god they don't run the club.
Very short sighted view, I think Dan got chastised in the box for his comments.

[SonofScray]

Geelong is a terrific Stadium, but it wouldn't be something I'd be pleased to see the Club pursue. Reeks of Fitzroy playing out of WO. The aspect I thin people are missing with the "low drawing" games are that very fact, they are low drawing games, add an extra barrier, like a 1hr trip to Sleepy Hollow and it becomes a very low drawing game. A 15k crowd v Port at ES could easily be a 10k crowd at SS which wouldn't be worthwhile, would look horrible. Thats my concern anyway.