Home Games at Etihad: Our bugbear

[bornadog]

Article in the Hun suggests if we get a home final that Bevo is asking for it to be at the G. Makes sense although I'm sure it's already fait accompli.

I would rather take an Etihad home final and have an advantage. It would be nice to win a final and then we can play the G. I get we have to learn to play the G, but lets win a final.

[LostDoggy]

I would rather take an Etihad home final and have an advantage. It would be nice to win a final and then we can play the G. I get we have to learn to play the G, but lets win a final.

Agreed. Imagine Dogs v West Coast at Etihad packed with 40k+ Dogs fans.. atmosphere would be amazing.

[Flamethrower]

Eagles are a much better team at Etihad than at the MCG.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

I would rather take an Etihad home final and have an advantage. It would be nice to win a final and then we can play the G. I get we have to learn to play the G, but lets win a final.

We need to play more games at the G, otherwise our game plan is restricted by playing too many games at Etihad. I would happy to see both Cairns and the Ballarat experiment scrapped in place of more games at the G. Home games at the G against top clubs like Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans, would help create a more dynamic mindset among the players and the club as a whole.

[Eastdog]

We need to play more games at the G, otherwise our game plan is restricted by playing too many games at Etihad. I would happy to see both Cairns and the Ballarat experiment scrapped in place of more games at the G. Home games at the G against top clubs like Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans, would help create a more dynamic mindset among the players and the club as a whole.

Sounds good to me as well NBP. While Etihad is our home ground we definitely should play a bit more as a Victorian club at the MCG which will give us more experience than we have on that deck. I can certainly understand why last year we were pushing for a home final at Etihad as that is mostly where we play our home games so made sense but then again 60,000 odd came to the elimination final at the G and despite the dissapointing result we played well

[bornadog]

We need to play more games at the G, otherwise our game plan is restricted by playing too many games at Etihad. I would happy to see both Cairns and the Ballarat experiment scrapped in place of more games at the G. Home games at the G against top clubs like Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans, would help create a more dynamic mindset among the players and the club as a whole.

Agree NBP, however, for the first final, where would you rather play?

[bornadog]

Sounds good to me as well NBP. While Etihad is our home ground we definitely should play a bit more as a Victorian club at the MCG which will give us more experience than we have on that deck. I can certainly understand why last year we were pushing for a home final at Etihad as that is mostly where we play our home games so made sense but then again 60,000 odd came to the elimination final at the G and despite the dissapointing result we played well

If we played at Etihad, would we have won? Would you take a win, but only 54,000 can watch? I would rather take the win.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

If we played at Etihad, would we have won? Would you take a win, but only 54,000 can watch? I would rather take the win.

BAD, I do not think it was the G that beat us against Adelaide. It was a match in which we could have won/ should have won.
We lost because of poor kicking for goal and the inability to pick up Eddie Betts who kicked 5 goals due to loose defence. Apart from these factors we did manage the MCG very well.

[Eastdog]

If we played at Etihad, would we have won? Would you take a win, but only 54,000 can watch? I would rather take the win.

Not necessarily. The Crows do ok at Etihad.

[azabob]

Not even 31,000 at the game last night.

Clearly North supporters don't go to away games.

Disappointing crowd for mine.

[bornadog]

Not even 31,000 at the game last night.

Clearly North supporters don't go to away games.

Disappointing crowd for mine.

Ditto Bulldog supporters. We should have had more there. Virtually half the row I sit on and in front of me, was empty. Usually occupied by reserve seat holders.

[jeemak]

The level of entitlement is quite staggering:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...11-gqq1si.html

We don't just want to make an unreasonable amount of profit from our home games compared to less fortunate Victorian clubs, we think it's only fitting that we have an extremely easy run home to ensure we are prominent in September.

[bornadog]

The level of entitlement is quite staggering:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...11-gqq1si.html

We don't just want to make an unreasonable amount of profit from our home games compared to less fortunate Victorian clubs, we think it's only fitting that we have an extremely easy run home to ensure we are prominent in September.

I hate that club.

[LostDoggy]

The level of entitlement is quite staggering:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...11-gqq1si.html

We don't just want to make an unreasonable amount of profit from our home games compared to less fortunate Victorian clubs, we think it's only fitting that we have an extremely easy run home to ensure we are prominent in September.

Get Stuffed!!!

[1eyedog]

Idiots. wait until we smash them in finals again and again and again Ad Nauseum.