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As far as shambolic presentation ceremonies go it wasn't a patch on 80 year old A League chairman, Frank Lowy falling off the stage and landing on his head when the Victory won it. They even had a slow motion replay. I like how the other guy's first priority was making sure the trophy was saved.

After 7 years of pain...it's coming home!

Hi Pickett. This didn't seem to be a problem when it came to chopping down a number of mature elm trees on St Kilda Road, some of which were over 100 years old, to build the new Anzac underground station. Apparently 90 trees are for the chop.

Shambolic. Assuming the weekend of the GF was known when the H&A draw was released then all competing clubs outside Victoria should have been told to nominate and secure an AFL standard ground at that time if they wanted to host it. Not an issue for Victorian clubs as the AFL own Docklands Stadium.

I'm sure I read they were considering Cairns as an option. I know that Brisbane deserve the right to host the GF but the minimum requirement should be that it's played at a suitable standard of venue that will both maximise the match day attendance and provide conditions that are suitable for showcasing the players skills. They seem to have spent the last week looking at every oval shaped park in Queensland in an effort to keep the game up there. If it can't be played at the Gabba or Metricon then it probably shouldn't be played in that state.

Nothing available in Shelbyville? It’s just next door.

Just turned on the game with a few minutes left. Nice to see the Kangas really making the most of the final opportunity to sing their song this season.

The ground is called Princes Park, not Princess Park.

Does the final team get a school blazer like the boys do?

Could this be the first sporting venue to now self identify as a female?

Perhaps having a railway platform and walk bridge where the line passes the northern side of the ground for match day use only, a bit like the old General Motors station not far away, would make a difference. In 5 years even the away team could catch a train straight from the airport without having to change. To use a VFA analogy it's like Springvale playing their home games out at Kilsyth every second week instead of Newcomen Road.

Gold Coast’s window must be into an alternative universe where they don’t perpetually suck.

You’d think our numbers would be higher if we played at an inner suburban venue. Gold Coast populace showing their usual apathy is no surprise. Dogs playing all their games away from WO whilst renovations to the playing surface and outer take place doesn’t help their numbers this season.

I know Richmond gave Brisbane their only loss for the season but the Lions should win the rematch by around 100pts if they're switched on. Tigers had a pretty easy draw that helped them finish with a double chance. Anyone outside the top three this year really are making up the numbers.

Hi Deemented. If that's true then my guess is that it was a late call by the AFL when they saw Brisbane were likely to finish top and not be able to host at the Gabba. Likewise if Adelaide had finished top there is no way they'd be telling them the GF is moving to Melbourne.

You'd think the AFL might be privately disappointed that they're now looking at a Queensland GF with the likely venue being Metricon in front of two girls and a dog. They'd get 10+k at Marvel.

I'd really like to find something frivolous to be offended about so I could add my input to this thread.

I'm thankful I don't have to deal with at least one of those issues Daisy.

I check in every now and again only to find out that the discussion has moved on to how good the new Fetid Putrescence album is or that the Necrophiliac Spawn are playing at Satan Fest next year. Fascinating stuff.

I think the name of this thread will need to be changed. I don't think anyone has mentioned someone's username since page 2.

66k was the mens team membership. Did any stand alone members of our womens team also get a vote on our amended constitution I wonder?

Funnily enough, that's how they'd probably go about doing it. The DFB don't allow teams to be named after corporate entities so officially the RB stands for RasenBallsport (grass ball sport).

Hi Buck. As long as they don't buy your club and rename it RB Leipzig, RB Salzburg or New York Red Bulls and change the kit to their corporate colours. They are despised by the other Bundesliga clubs for this very reason. German clubs are supposed to be 50%+1 owned by their fans so that no company can have a controlling interest in their decision making process. Red Bull got around this by purchasing what was then a lower league amateur team in Leipzig, limiting it's membership to just 21 people, many of who are unknown but suspected to be associated to the company so they could control it by proxy.

The guy to Ross Lyon's left at his presser has a weird accent that I just can't place. Is he from another country or is it just some poncey private school thing?