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The Sad Punk said:BIG COX HOLY SHIT I LOVE YOU.
@Ali: thanks for the GWS knowledge. At least it's not another fucking Melbourne club.
Lost in the shuffle is the fact that West Coast beat Western and Freo by a combined 9 points. That's crazy. But they continue to climb up the ladder; I'm just surprised their percentage is low relative to their talent.
I was gonna make this thread, and title it "Marvelling in Geelong's Brilliance". Can khan please change the name?
Also the other game today was amazing, heartbreaking, heartwarming, frustrating and BIG COX HOLY SHIT I LOVE YOU.
Alisaura said:I think that if the AFL could, they would reduce the number of Melbourne teams, although whether or not that would then mean more interstate teams I don't know. I feel that GWS will struggle for supporters, and I hadn't heard that Sydney's membership is overflowing. But the AFL is obviously hoping that a team will produce supporters (and money), rather than the inverse.
The AFL certainly has tried in the past to move Melbourne teams interstate (see South Melbourne -> Sydney and Fitzroy merging with Brisbane), or merge two struggling Melbourne teams (see the failed Melbourne/Hawthorn merger).
Also LM, I love how you and Ashley have whole-heartedly embraced the whole AFL thing and your chosen teams so quickly... I've lived in Victoria for most of my life and I'm pretty sure you know more about the current ladder/season (and probably care more!) than I do.
What do we have instead? Docklands (Etihad, Colonial, Telstra "Dome" even though it's certainly not a "dome"), an eyesore on the Melbourne cityscape, one of the ugliest stadiums in the world, a concrete donut that is stale in atmosphere. A stadium that claims to hold 54,000, but is incapable of doing so. A poorly designed stadium that has proved dysfunctional time after time after time and is a displeasure to watch footy in.
didn't they actually forget to build boxes for the coaches at docklands?Remaining suburban and retaining home grounds WAS an option. If the clubs and the VFL understood that the clubs could have been controlled more autonomously and boutique, not only would "Away" games still exist today, but Fitzroy might have even survived. Little Geelongs everywhere.
It's a great shame that it has gone the way it has. While Glenferrie was never gonna be a viable option for redevelopment (it's too hemmed in between the railway track and a road), a redeveloped Vic Park (35k), Western Oval (30k) and Moorabbin (30k) all would have been suitable to host 8 matches a season, no worries.
To make matters worse, and this still riles many of us in the East/South-East, they got rid of Waverley, a 75,000 seater stadium that had great character, and would have housed a huge Hawthorn club in the long term quite suitably.
What do we have instead? Docklands (Etihad, Colonial, Telstra "Dome" even though it's certainly not a "dome"), an eyesore on the Melbourne cityscape, one of the ugliest stadiums in the world, a concrete donut that is stale in atmosphere. A stadium that claims to hold 54,000, but is incapable of doing so. A poorly designed stadium that has proved dysfunctional time after time after time and is a displeasure to watch footy in.
Is it any wonder people yearn for the suburban days when we have something as depressing as Docklands as the modern alternative?
Carlton ruined Princes Park. It could have been transformed into a graceful 40,000+ seater, but John Elliot built the pointless stand he named after his horrible self, and the Heatley stand was demolished to make way for gym and swimming pools which is of great importance to us football fans
Plus Danny, a changed thread title like that will just jinx it so that Geelong loses by a point to Collingwood in the grand final.
Also the other game today was amazing, heartbreaking, heartwarming, frustrating and BIG COX HOLY SHIT I LOVE YOU.
It's about demand, I realize...I can't imagine a city as pampered and overflowing with competing activities as Gold Coast could support a football club. It's like having an NFL team in Las Vegas or Orlando. Melbourne, on the other hand, is loaded with footy-lovers. Just really blows that Perth and Brisbane teams are doing so much more traveling than the Melbourne teams, on the whole.
I discovered last night that I knew like 7 players on the Blues by name and position, which felt pretty good. It was strange at first, not knowing who the team leaders were, but now I want an Eddie Betts jersey ASAP. I still don't know our defenders though.
Remaining suburban and retaining home grounds WAS an option. If the clubs and the VFL understood that the clubs could have been controlled more autonomously and boutique, not only would "Away" games still exist today, but Fitzroy might have even survived. Little Geelongs everywhere.
It's a great shame that it has gone the way it has. While Glenferrie was never gonna be a viable option for redevelopment (it's too hemmed in between the railway track and a road), a redeveloped Vic Park (35k), Western Oval (30k) and Moorabbin (30k) all would have been suitable to host 8 matches a season, no worries.
To make matters worse, and this still riles many of us in the East/South-East, they got rid of Waverley, a 75,000 seater stadium that had great character, and would have housed a huge Hawthorn club in the long term quite suitably.
What do we have instead? Docklands (Etihad, Colonial, Telstra "Dome" even though it's certainly not a "dome"), an eyesore on the Melbourne cityscape, one of the ugliest stadiums in the world, a concrete donut that is stale in atmosphere. A stadium that claims to hold 54,000, but is incapable of doing so. A poorly designed stadium that has proved dysfunctional time after time after time and is a displeasure to watch footy in.
Is it any wonder people yearn for the suburban days when we have something as depressing as Docklands as the modern alternative?
Carlton ruined Princes Park. It could have been transformed into a graceful 40,000+ seater, but John Elliot built the pointless stand he named after his horrible self, and the Heatley stand was demolished to make way for gym and swimming pools which is of great importance to us football fans
It's about demand, I realize...I can't imagine a city as pampered and overflowing with competing activities as Gold Coast could support a football club. It's like having an NFL team in Las Vegas or Orlando. Melbourne, on the other hand, is loaded with footy-lovers. Just really blows that Perth and Brisbane teams are doing so much more traveling than the Melbourne teams, on the whole.
I discovered last night that I knew like 7 players on the Blues by name and position, which felt pretty good. It was strange at first, not knowing who the team leaders were, but now I want an Eddie Betts jersey ASAP. I still don't know our defenders though.
To make matters worse, and this still riles many of us in the East/South-East, they got rid of Waverley, a 75,000 seater stadium that had great character, and would have housed a huge Hawthorn club in the long term quite suitably.
Things aren't that heavily stacked in Melbourne teams' favour though. That was evidenced by the fact not one Victorian side came close to winning a flag from 01-06 (though had the umpires counted Sav's behind as a goal, they might have won in 02).
And just for the record, the day the grand final changes from 2:40pm Saturday at the MCG is the day I stop following the game.
I've got footage on one of my AFVs (Zoo Stayyyyshuuuun) showing I think it's Sydney v Hawthorn at Waverley, or maybe Hawthorn v Adelaide, and there's no one there, and it was hailing.