11-15-2023, 09:11 PM
(11-15-2023, 08:33 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:its utter garbage mate. Lets be clear, Im all for “anyone, anytime, anywhere”but round 1 is all about fans wanting their game back after 6mnths of trading, drafting and preseasons. I just forked out over 3k for membership and cant
Use it for the first game (without forking out another 2 to 3k for tickets,flights and accom). Absolutely atrocious scheduling by the AFL.
I love your scheduling GIC.
It makes great sense...
But just to play devil's advocate for a bit....
Any Carlton member/ supporter would be upset, especially if they had forked out a substantial amount in terms of money.
Queensland is arguably the major battleground for the AFL at present.
So if it comes down to what's best for the Queensland supporter as opposed to the Victorian supporter then it's probably going to favour the northern supporter.
So what's the best way to make them happy.
A home ground, opening match against a major club.
It was basically us or Collingwood.
The scheduling was all over the QLD news services yesterday
Brisbane v Carlton at home...a great start to the season.
Great publicity.
As it is, if anyone has attended a Carlton v Brisbane or GC game in Qld they'd know there is huge local Carlton support there anyway.
The Carlton supporter has suffered for three reasons....
-Our 2023 success
-We showed that we're prepared to travel.
-Strong Carlton support in S.E. Queensland.
It may not be fair to the Carlton folk, but it makes sense from an AFL expansion point of view.