(10-29-2017, 12:39 AM)Jofo link Wrote:Exactly right Prof E. We were robbed of our home stadium because of a political situation involving some heavy hitters. I'm not against Geelong playing at their home stadium against interstate teams. We ARE the 4th highest drawing club in the AFL therefore the crowd argument doesn't gel.

(10-29-2017, 12:50 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:We were robbed of our home stadium by hippy greenies in Parkville, plain and simple.

(10-29-2017, 12:39 AM)Jofo link Wrote:Exactly right Prof E. We were robbed of our home stadium because of a political situation involving some heavy hitters. I'm not against Geelong playing at their home stadium against interstate teams. We ARE the 4th highest drawing club in the AFL therefore the crowd argument doesn't gel.

(10-29-2017, 01:16 AM)Jofo link Wrote:Quite true, but Kennett and friends were so keen to build Colonial that  they were not going to help overcome local objections and were prepared to see us bankrupt. Also, let's not forget that Ian Collins took us away from Carlton and was rewarded with the plum job of running the stadium once we were ensconced.

(10-29-2017, 04:01 AM)townsendcalling link Wrote:Who tends to play best at the G in September??  Those who are most exposed to the G during the year.  Interstate teams MAY have an advantage in home and away matches but Freo WCE Adelaide Swans GWS don’t feel fully comfortable at the G. In time Geelong will be the same. Used to playing on their long skinny ground, they too will find it more difficult to adapt to the size of the G.

(10-29-2017, 07:12 AM)kruddler link Wrote:The problem i have with playing the cats down there is not about playing them down there because we are now a lowly club.

The problem i have is when we were both up and running, we still had to play them at Etihad and not at the MCG. We could knock them off at the 'G, never could at Etihad.

Once we FINALLY knock them off at Etihad, they move it to a harder ground for us to try and win at.

(10-29-2017, 04:08 AM)mateinone link Wrote:So categorically it should be their supporters (that are mainly in Geelong and the Western District) that should have to travel to appease opposition fans?

There is absolutely no reason at all Geelong cannot choose to play their home game at their home ground..
Oh last year we played them at Docklands in front of a massive 35,000 crowd. Geelong is going to make a LOT more money in front of 34,000 at Kardinia Park.

Our crowd numbers had us 6th overall on average. 5th of Victorian clubs and only an average of 330 more than Hawthorn.
Our average numbers per game were 39710. Despite the 5 blockbuster games with the biggest drawing crowds of Richmond, Essendon &
We are not a a big draw card anymore and if you go back to 2011 when we were averaging 50,000+ a game sure..
I can't see a Victorian game Carlton sold out in 2017.

And despite all of that Geelong is a Geelong club, not a Melbourne club and can play all their home games in Geelong if they so choose.
Once again why should it be on their supporters from their home town to have to travel up to Melbourne to suit Carlton that seems like nonsense to me.

IF we were in their boots, we would demand the right to play our home games against who we saw fit to maximise our profits.
There is absolutely zero reason why Geelong should be forced to only play interstate clubs at their home ground, none at all.