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No Friggen way! Take out a high court injunction if true 

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    Surely if we’re going to have a capped crowd for finals, having 25/40/50/whatever% spaced out at the MCG is better than the same at Geelong.

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    I would rather finish 4th and play Dogs at Marvel. That ground holds no fear. 

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    3 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    I would rather finish 4th and play Dogs at Marvel. That ground holds no fear. 

    Finish 3rd and get an away final against the Cats but at Marvel for the larger capacity.

     

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    Hey wouldn’t it be just like Melbourne to have to play cats in geelong first week of finals then go to Perth a play west coast the week later ?

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    If it's in Geelong I say bring it.

    Not like we play the MCG all that well as of late..

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    4 minutes ago, —coach— said:

    Hey wouldn’t it be just like Melbourne to have to play cats in geelong first week of finals then go to Perth a play west coast the week later ?

    How is that even possible? The teams in the top 4 that lose in the first week of the finals get a home final the following week.

    If your logic is that they'll move the semi finals to Perth regardless, they'll do it for the entire finals series, and we won't be going to Geelong.

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    4 minutes ago, Northern Summer said:

    How is that even possible? The teams in the top 4 that lose in the first week of the finals get a home final the following week.

    If your logic is that they'll move the semi finals to Perth regardless, they'll do it for the entire finals series, and we won't be going to Geelong.

    You been following Melbourne for long? We find a way (sometimes the AFL facilitate it) to make the impossible possible!

    Be afraid, be VERY afraid!!!

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    Let's just shore up a top 4 spot first before we entertain where it's played.

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    zero chance of that happening. not even sure why the question was posed. only chance of geelong ever playing a final at geelong is against interstate opponent. marvel also won't be entertained. so long as theres finals in melbourne all finals will be at the mcg.

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    zero chance of that happening. not even sure why the question was posed. only chance of geelong ever playing a final at geelong is against interstate opponent. marvel also won't be entertained. so long as theres finals in melbourne all finals will be at the mcg.

    The pressure will come if there is a cap at the MCG that is less than GMHBA's capacity.

    Geelong kicked up a big fuss last week for their Richmond game - laying the foundations IMO.

    Best thing we can do is take the option off the table by going 3-0.

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    There's no way that geelong host a final this year.

    After no finals at the mcg last year, 5th and 6th hosting games likely interstate.

    The need for finals at the mcg contractually will surely see both victorian finals played at the mcg.

    Hell, geelong couldn't even get their game vs richmond the other week moved to geelong because of signage contracts, let alone a final.

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    The pressure will come if there is a cap at the MCG that is less than GMHBA's capacity.

    Geelong kicked up a big fuss last week for their Richmond game - laying the foundations IMO.

    Best thing we can do is take the option off the table by going 3-0.

    (Got to get there first, but...)

    If there is a % crowd limit for the 'G then (unless there is a Ring Of Steel the 'G is inside and KP is outside) the same % limit would apply to KP. So KP wouldn't/couldn't 'outcapacity' the 'G.

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    33 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    (Got to get there first, but...)

    If there is a % crowd limit for the 'G then (unless there is a Ring Of Steel the 'G is inside and KP is outside) the same % limit would apply to KP. So KP wouldn't/couldn't 'outcapacity' the 'G.

    Before the last lockdown the crowd limit was something like 50% but capped at the MCG at 25,000.

    If a similar cap is used for finals and the MCG's max crowd isn't much more than whatever GMHBA can hold, that's where the pressure will hit. 

    Geelong will ask for it and the usual defence of "too many fans will be locked out" won't be as strong as normal.

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    The last 2 times I have been to Geelong we lost by a near record margin in one and there was a massive fight in the crowd in the other.

    It is not ideal.

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    Before the last lockdown the crowd limit was something like 50% but capped at the MCG at 25,000.

    If a similar cap is used for finals and the MCG's max crowd isn't much more than whatever GMHBA can hold, that's where the pressure will hit. 

    Geelong will ask for it and the usual defence of "too many fans will be locked out" won't be as strong as normal.

    I was thinking if capacity was about separation (rather than just 'traceability'(?) as it stupidly seems to be atm, with everyone bunched together in one area of the ground) then a 25% limit, say, at the 'G should mean a 25% limit at KP.

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    Relax all. No way we play in the GQBLCTP stadium in finals. 

    they can get [censored]

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    Wouldn't mind playing the Dogs at Marvel if we finish 3rd or 4th and play them. We play a beautiful brand of footy at Marvel and all our games this year have been over by 3 qtr time at the latest.

    Our record under Goodwin at Marvel is 10-3 or thereabouts.

    Having said all that I'm pretty sure we'll be playing Geelong if we hang onto 3rd or 4th.

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    The AFL wouldn't shift the Geelong home game against Richmond I think it was from the MCG after Geelong's request when we where in lockdown with no crowd, so no chance an all Vic final would be played there

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    12 hours ago, Jaded said:

    Nothing surer than us getting shafted. Lock it in Eddie. 

    I reckon this is where Pert has earnt his money so far.

    Whenever the AFL has tried to bully us into these types of situations. Now we are independent of their funding. He sticks fat and pushes back!

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