Supposedly AFL has decided that first two weeks of the finals will not have games in Victoria. So we could finish top of the ladder, lose the first final and have two games at neutral venues…season is laughable now.

So if I understand this correctly Brisbane finish 5th, and (assuming they win) then play a home  game, and then neutral games where both teams have to travel all the way through.

Melbourne finish 1st and have to travel every week. 

Brisbane are the huge winners out of this. 

 

#whereverwhenever

#noexcuses

#footballislife

33 minutes ago, chookrat said:

I think there is next to zero chance of crowds being allowed at GMHBA while Melbourne is in stage 4 lockdown. All you need is one delta case attend and it would extend the lockdown by an extra couple of weeks.

Even if the health risk were minimal, the optics of playgrounds being closed while 30 mins down the road there are crowds at the footy wouldn't look good and I think would send the wrong message re the need for people to 'follow the rules'.

Don’t disagree

I meant for say prelim or GF

26 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

So if I understand this correctly Brisbane finish 5th, and (assuming they win) then play a home  game, and then neutral games where both teams have to travel all the way through.

Melbourne finish 1st and have to travel every week. 

Brisbane are the huge winners out of this. 

 

They will want a double chance so will have to travel as their opponent willl likely take them to AO or Tassie?

 Is the manangatang footy oval available?

lismore has a ripping AFL seniors standard ground 👀👀

Let’s not wet the bed too much here. We’ve won at GWS stadium, Optus, AO, Tassie. Have I missed anywhere ? Gabba?

A bit of history….

We’ve played in 87 finals across 9 different venues 

Of those 9 venues we have won at least one final at only 4 of them 

Of those 4 venues only one of them is a current ground in use….the G!

Time to rewrite history!

2 hours ago, layzie said:

I don't have a preference for anything right now. Don't get me wrong I'm pleased to see people steadfast in wjat they want out of this but I still haven't quite accepted reality. I still wake up each day hoping like hell to see a dramatic drop in cases. I am in complete denial and I know this. 

Having any sort of preference right now to me feels like someone died and we're discussing where we'd prefer to have the funeral. Hours and years spent at the ground in Jollimont going through just about every emotion under the sun and fantasizing about the time when we had a genuine crack at it. It just wasn't meant to be this way. 

I'll get there, it's just not yet.

Who’s to say it will even be this year? We might give it everything we’ve got but Bontempelli or Hawkins or even bloody Charlie Dixon gets a hold of us in a prelim.

There’s still some brilliant teams in contention, we don’t have the finals experience of others and we might not quite be the final product yet.

A premier has to get it perfect for 3 games in the September pressure cooker. Time will tell if that’s us.

22 minutes ago, Nicko said:

A bit of history….

We’ve played in 87 finals across 9 different venues 

Of those 9 venues we have won at least one final at only 4 of them 

Of those 4 venues only one of them is a current ground in use….the G!

Time to rewrite history!

Would be great to win in WA and get some redemption for 2018 (and 1994!)

Certainly the teams that are getting screwed the most are the Swans and GWS. Haven’t played in Shydney since early June. Been on the road for months and it will continue. Has to take its toll 

25 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Would be great to win in WA and get some redemption for 2018 (and 1994!)

Did we not do it 2 weeks ago - 🙄

Just now, Engorged Onion said:

Did we not do it 2 weeks ago - 🙄

Not in September

Just now, Dr. Gonzo said:

Not in September

Yeah… I’m hoping those players hold on to the pain like some vitriolic supporters - as though that’s a driving mechanism 

Just now, Engorged Onion said:

Yeah… I’m hoping those players hold on to the pain like some vitriolic supporters - as though that’s a driving mechanism 

Wow, talk about going from 1 to 100. 🙄

1 minute ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Wow, talk about going from 1 to 100. 🙄

Apologies- yes I did… one of those nights 

Just now, Engorged Onion said:

Apologies- yes I did… one of those nights 

All good mate, hope everythings ok 👍

Just now, Dr. Gonzo said:

All good mate, hope everythings ok 👍

Well, lock down is hard, but I need to remember it’s not Afghanistan hard, or being indigenous hard, or being a Collingwood supporter hard 😂

Grand final may still be at MCG if we come out of lockdown on 2 September. That’s the final deadline.

Eddie adamant on this.

10 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Grand final may still be at MCG if we come out of lockdown on 2 September. That’s the final deadline.

Eddie adamant on this.

Not according to this if this report comes becomes reality..

Is it true MFC has never won 17 or more in a season ever??

and the Hawks have done so 15 times? According to Swampthing

sweet Jesus. We are having an all time season. One to remember and hopefully the start of something 

17 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Grand final may still be at MCG if we come out of lockdown on 2 September. That’s the final deadline.

Eddie adamant on this.

Zero chance man. I wish it wasn’t the case but we’ll be lockdown through Sept

9 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Not according to this if this report comes becomes reality..

Ok, well that report has burst the ballon.

I almost had a glimmer of hope, but 40 cases…..nar she’s over.

although the report indicates that a lot of the spike will be due to people from Al Taqwa college that have been in quarantine while infectious, and tested positive after their day 13 testing.

Edited August 18, 20213 yr by Bring-Back-Powell

I must be missing something. There's numerous studies of a home ground advantage (and a huge one done last year for soccer confirming the advantage even without crowds during covid)  due to ground familiarity and travel fatigue. Having earned the right to exercise this option, demon fans are ok for just throwing it away for 10k mostly neutral fans who dont really care about the result ?!?!

I thought the goal was to win a premiership and playing at the mcg, particularly against an interstate opponent, gives us more chance.  That's just a fact of sport.  Pert is 100 percent right to dig his heels in. 

Edited August 18, 20213 yr by Jjrogan

53 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Ok, well that report has burst the ballon.

I almost had a glimmer of hope, but 40 cases…..nar she’s over.

although the report indicates that a lot of the spike will be due to people from Al Taqwa college that have been in quarantine while infectious, and tested positive after their day 13 testing.

Correct. It’s not about the numbers it’s about the infectious numbers in the community and the mystery cases. Don’t panic before you get the story behind the numbers (which is easier said than done because we are all on constant edge!). 
Jerone said today they expect a spike in numbers as they have a lot of day 13 testing coming up. And basically every household has had transmissions. Al Takwa is made up of a lot of large households. If we get 42 cases and 38 are in isolation then we are no worse off than we were today. 
If however we get 40 cases and half aren’t in isolation and we have a lot more mystery cases, well then we are screwed. 
The hardest part of a 7 day lockdown is the first 3 weeks. 

We should choose Alice Springs for our finals, crowds allowed, home ground..