AFL won’t move Cats vs Essendon game

[biggestred 5,140]

AFL won’t shift blockbuster to MCG

[darkhorse72 1,925]

They should stick to the guns!  (umm broadcast contact)

[Diamond_Jim 12,628]

MCC simply need to guarantee the $$$ and it would be moved overnight

$$$ is the only thing that will move the Cats and the AFL though having regard to Geelong's coach I expect he's made his thoughts clear

[Deebauched 1,220]

Knew this would happen. 

Surely it wont happen as Geelong would lose their massive home ground advantage. Theyre no certainties to make the 8. If they were embedded in top 4 they'd switch to the G for sure.

Throwing away home advantage and the  4 points is our deal.

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

35 minutes ago, biggestred said:

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-won-t-shift-cats-bombers-blockbuster-to-mcg-20230710-p5dn3d.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR010FNiAOd0ntcw67LJMi7rTwDU_QV885BG2VpC63jdbvv1BL9LlbWijko#Echobox=1688966267

$142,000,000 from the state.  Plus the rest that came across prior.

Here we are still looking for a home base and just been kicked out of AAMI for the WWC

And our reward from the AFL ... the team that has the displeasure of playing the most games at GMHBA.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,909]

19 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

MCC simply need to guarantee the $$$ and it would be moved overnight

$$$ is the only thing that will move the Cats and the AFL though having regard to Geelong's coach I expect he's made his thoughts clear

I doubt it's that simple. Almost certainly the AFL agreed to play a certain number of games per season at Kardinia Park as part of the deal to get government funding. In addition, it's likely that the government required average crowd sizes of a particular minimum number, too, which might require that some large drawing games be scheduled there.  

[Demon_spurs 1,872]

If Essendon can play there, then why can't Carlton, Collingwood and Hawthorn (especially Hawthorn). The games revenue is made mostly from TV rights anyway. So time to move some of the other "Blockbuster" games

[Dee Viney Intervention 1,963]

At least it’s not on a Thursday night

[Demonland 73,161]

[Chook 15,022]

[bobby1554 1,263]

Will Essendon know how to get there?

[dees189227 12,401]

Nah make essendon go down there. Hope they get a flogging. 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Nor should they, it’s Geelong’s home ground and they should be able to use it whenever they like (including finals).

[layzie 34,013]

No need 

[DubDee 26,123]

Essendon remain entitled regardless of their decades of failure and cheating

[Deebymistake 783]

32 minutes ago, bobby1554 said:

Will Essendon know how to get there?

They will charter a flight.  They will be Fine!

[daisycutter 29,743]

1 hour ago, Deebymistake said:

They will charter a flight.  They will be Fine!

essendrug transportation all sorted out

[monoccular 17,575]

Wont move it this year but will surely apologise to EssUndone and promise not to make them play there for another 20 years. 😡

[deespicable me 1,498]

Theres a clear and simple answer to this.

White ant Geelong until they win 3 spoons in a row, then no-one will care playing down there, no one will go and there'll be 8,000 adoring Cats fans watching their team lose by an average 186 points across the 3 year period.

Well I can dream can't I.

[Demon_spurs 1,872]

3 hours ago, bobby1554 said:

Will Essendon know how to get there?

They just need to follow the white line (should be a doddle for them)

[buck_nekkid 6,046]

Are there also female World Cup considerations from about now????

[Willmoy1947 4,140]

TWSNBN got their win gift game against Crows yesterday .

So many new rules and old rules................will I pay this one, will I pay that one.

[M_9 2,091]

The main reason they’ll never shift games from GMHBA is that their sponsors pay the club an obscene amount of money to have their hoardings and what not featured on the TV.

[Roger Mellie 4,103]

Ground capacity around 20K Lol

[Deebauched 1,220]

19,500 cats fans and 500 bomber boys half sloshed at the local boozer. Should be an amusing day out.