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2020 Grand Final Venue

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Where to Hold 2020 Grand Final 70 members have voted

  1. 1. Where to Hold 2020 Grand Final

    • Optus Oval, Perth
      9
    • The Gabba, Brisbane
      58

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5 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Completely agreed.

WA made it very difficult for the AFL initially, while QLD has been more than accommodating (although don't get me started on their premier allowing AFL players and officials into the state, but not granting permission to people who need it for medical reasons.... she is an absolute [censored]).

Besides nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to give WC a leg up. 

Completley agree. I just saw Palusjwhateverhername is on the box before with her mischevious grin about the GF and the word assassin kept running through my head.

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    25 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    WA, much like Tassie, has a very big leg up in keeping their state Covid free. They only happen to have the most isolated city in the world. 

    So good on them for their work, but if they had the proximity that the other states have to one another, or their population density, their situation would most likely be similar to that of QLD. 

    I’m sure there’s many people here in WA a bit disappointed to not get the GF here but it’s only a game of footy. People frothing over how arrogant the Premier has been and how WA made it difficult for the AFL need to wake up. 
    My ageing parents are in Colac and I can’t get to see them for however long who knows? All thanks to an ill-prepared government a ****ty Premier.

    Keeping the virus out of WA was made the priority by the Premier a long tome ago and he rightly said at the time that our isolation is our biggest weapon and he was right. Not to give a stuff about a game of footy or anything else was also the correct call. 
    Right now (as pretty much always) we’re propping up the rest of the country as the economy goes down the gurgler. 
    I’m much happier to be enjoying the freedoms as opposed to many of you poor  buggers over there in the eastern states. 
    I don’t get why people are so willing to lay the boots into WA over a bloody GF. 
     

    Jealousy maybe?

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    24 minutes ago, Youngwilliam said:

    400 AFL officials already landed in Brisbane in preparation for the final series. 

    And Eddie has brought up the who wants to be millionaire crew to film in Qld as well

     

    yet Pregnant women who live near the Qld border can’t access the state for emergency surgery.. end up losing a baby...

     

    2020 is just wrong 

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    10 minutes ago, McQueen said:

    My ageing parents are in Colac and I can’t get to see them for however long who knows? 

    That's a very difficult situation @McQueen. Hopefully these restrictions can get lifted soon so that you can get over here to see them.

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    41 minutes ago, Youngwilliam said:

    400 AFL officials already landed in Brisbane in preparation for the final series. 

    what about the border restrictions

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    It is Madness to give QLD the GF at this point. 
    The virus ? is still infecting randomly up there

    Crazy

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    10 minutes ago, Kent said:

    what about the border restrictions

    Looks like AFL get exemptions when the state wants the GF. They are going into isolation for 2 weeks. Wonder if we are sending the same security team to monitor them too? ?

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    Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Wednesday morning that the major sporting event would inject "millions of dollars" into the state's economy, but she would be respectful in her celebrations, when the official announcement was made, out of concern for Victoria.

    We'll never see the numbers but given they have paid millions to attract the game it's doubtful they will make millions.

    No interstate travellers, minimal hotel bookings, restaurants operating at losses due to social distancing.

    Of course as others have pointed out there is that wonderful immeasurable benefit..... television exposure to billions around the world ?

    Can't wait for the Chinese viewing numbers

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    1 hour ago, waynewussell said:

    GF in the city I was born in on my Birthday! The stars have aligned... It's Demons in 2020!

    An omen! Don't go changing your birth date until the flag is firmly in our mitts.

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    couldnt care less where the GF is.  We will win it whether it is in Melb, WA, Qld, Barbados, Alaska.  

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    The Grand Final at the Gabba ?  NRL is hating it.  That is a big deal for the AFL  munching  into the enemies Territory. 

    Well done GIL. 

    Queensland deserve it anyway you see it .   W A  will have to wait their turn  for another Pandemic and to be honest IMO they wouldn't have chased it   if the Eagle's were no chance of making the finals.  Probably not true l was just saying.

    Port Adelaide ,    West Coast  and  Brisbane. All in the top 4 and look secured.  Yep ! Brisbane Lions can smile for now.

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    Great for the Gabba and Qld to get the GF. 

    Thank god WA didn’t get it. 

    Good work AFL. 

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    If we can't win it then I dearly hope it's Brisbane defeat West Coast.

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    29 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

    Great for the Gabba and Qld to get the GF. 

    Thank god WA didn’t get it. 

    Good work AFL. 

    Wot u got rgainst WA m8?! u wona biff?? Localz rool! 

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    Nice little test-run of for future twilight grand finals for the AFL too.

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    22 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Wot u got rgainst WA m8?! u wona biff?? Localz rool! 

    Let’s go Pops, bring it on! ? ?

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    It's going to be a night game, not twilight.

    Cox Plate + GF = DubDee will be drinking a lot

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    3 hours ago, jako13 said:

    And Eddie has brought up the who wants to be millionaire crew to film in Qld as well

     

    yet Pregnant women who live near the Qld border can’t access the state for emergency surgery.. end up losing a baby...

     

    2020 is just wrong 

    One of my best mates bought a house in Wagga Wagga. He works there and has a permit. His wife and 3 kids have been declined entry into the state. They have sold their house in Vic and it has settled.

    They aren't even allowed to go into quarantine for 14 days.

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    Well, Optus is clearly the best ground, but politically the Gabba is the place to hold it. Having said that, having it at Optus might just mitigate the sense of alienation and discrimination the West feels and be thererefore worth it for that. Eh... the Gabba management have been unhelpful to footy over the years, so give it to them and give them an opportunity to appreciate it, if for nothing more than the flood of money it would bring to the organization.

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