If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

[Topdog]

Re: If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

Maybe more would have flown up from Melbourne.

My point is the AFL have double standards and do things to suit themselves, not fans.

Also why i started this thread

[Topdog]

Re: If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

I am just pointing out like you, the AFL make up the rules as they go along. Other clubs can have home finals so why can't Geelong push for one? Purpose = home ground advantage, but yes would be stupid to ignore playing at the G in front of a massive crowd.

For the Richmond game that was no chance as will easily get 70k. Im not so sure they will get a big crowd vs GWS.

[Bornadog]

Re: If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

For the Richmond game that was no chance as will easily get 70k. Im not so sure they will get a big crowd vs GWS.

Could get 50k for prelim, lot of neutrals will go

[Flamethrower]

Re: If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

Preliminary Final weekend is the people's Grand Final weekend, as so few can get tickets the week after unless they are on a first name basis with Gil, Kerry or Rupert (or prepared to sell their house for a scalped ticket).

The winner of the Geelong v Richmond "Feline Distemper Cup" will host a prelim at the MCG, while the winner of the Adelaide v GWS "Fat Rat's Clacker Cup" will host a prelim at either Adelaide Oval or Spotless (unless the Swans play the Giants, then it could be moved at the cow paddock next door).

[Twodogs]

Re: If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

Preliminary Final weekend is the people's Grand Final weekend, as so few can get tickets the week after unless they are on a first name basis with Gil, Kerry or Rupert (or prepared to sell their house for a scalped ticket).

The winner of the Geelong v Richmond "Feline Distemper Cup" will host a prelim at the MCG, while the winner of the Adelaide v GWS "Fat Rat's Clacker Cup" will host a prelim at either Adelaide Oval or Spotless (unless the Swans play the Giants, then it could be moved at the cow paddock next door).

Beautiful use of the language.

[jeemak]

Re: If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

Better footy for sure on prelim weekend in most cases.

[Dry Rot]

Re: If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

I tend to agree. The AFL went all out to put people off attending last year's prelim because they thought a smaller crowd would advantage GWS. Fortunately a lot of bulldog supporters refused to be put off and went anyway!

A contrary view.

ANZ/Homebush is a shit of a ground, where neither the Giants nor the swans play anymore.

It was the Giants' PF and therefore should be at their ground, which is a ripper ground to watch footy.

But of course, 2 things were unexpected - almost half the crowd were Doggies fans, and we won.

[Twodogs]

Re: If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

A contrary view.

ANZ/Homebush is a shit of a ground, where neither the Giants nor the swans play anymore.

It was the Giants' PF and therefore should be at their ground, which is a ripper ground to watch footy.

But of course, 2 things were unexpected - almost half the crowd were Doggies fans, and we won.

In the end it turned out to be a red letter day in our history. They ended up doing us a favour.

I often wonder what the blokes who founded the club back in 1887 or 1883 or 1878 or whenever would have thought of the fact that we travelled to WA and NSW in a four week period to win a flag. I wonder if they experimented with different ways of doing the annual up to Ballarat in the VFA days?

[jeemak]

Re: If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

Interestingly, the SCG is probably the ground where AFL preliminary finals should be played - even if it's an all Sydney affair - if you listen to Sydney Swans management. That was their hubris infused take on things a couple of months ago, they may have softened that stance from recent reports.

[The bulldog tragician]

Re: If Geelong play GWS in the Prelim final this year will it be at the Cattery?

A contrary view.

ANZ/Homebush is a shit of a ground, where neither the Giants nor the swans play anymore.

It was the Giants' PF and therefore should be at their ground, which is a ripper ground to watch footy.

But of course, 2 things were unexpected - almost half the crowd were Doggies fans, and we won.

Oh, much more than half, surely? I think we made up two thirds of the crowd.