Does one final have to be played each week at the MCG?
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"Ådâm.©" <propmeupwithanotherpill@no-spam> wrote in message news:3f0916d7@no-spam
> Does one final have to be played each week at the MCG?
No - according to the contract. But if you change the question
to "Will one final be played each week at the MCG?" then the
answer is Yes.
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"unbelievacow" <bruno(AT)romteck(DOT)com> wrote in message
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> "Ådâm.©" <propmeupwithanotherpill@no-spam> wrote in message
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> > Does one final have to be played each week at the MCG?
>
> No - according to the contract. But if you change the question
> to "Will one final be played each week at the MCG?" then the
> answer is Yes.
>
>
Cool, gives Collingwood a good advantage.
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> "unbelievacow" <bruno(AT)romteck(DOT)com> wrote in message
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> > "Ådâm.©" <propmeupwithanotherpill@no-spam> wrote in message
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> > > Does one final have to be played each week at the MCG?
> >
> > No - according to the contract. But if you change the question
> > to "Will one final be played each week at the MCG?" then the
> > answer is Yes.
> >
> >
> Cool, gives Collingwood a good advantage.
>
>
Not necessarily. They have to actually be in the finals, and be the highest
placed Vic team, each week to get any advantage.
An interesting dilemma for the AFL - what if Collingwood (or any Vic team)
was drawn to play the top finishing team at the end of Rd 22 - for
argument's sake let's make that Brisbane, and the other game was an Adelaide
or Perth derby. Would the AFL allow Brisbane to play home and bring the
derby to Melbourne or allow the Vic team an outrageous advantage?
pharro
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> pharro wrote:
> > "Ådâm.©" <propmeupwithanotherpill@no-spam> wrote in message
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> >>>"Ådâm.©" <propmeupwithanotherpill@no-spam> wrote in message
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> >>news:3f0916d7@no-spam
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> >>>>Does one final have to be played each week at the MCG?
> >>>
> >>>No - according to the contract. But if you change the question
> >>>to "Will one final be played each week at the MCG?" then the
> >>>answer is Yes.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Cool, gives Collingwood a good advantage.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > Not necessarily. They have to actually be in the finals, and be the
highest
> > placed Vic team, each week to get any advantage.
>
> Not necessarily.
>
> If Collingwood finished 3rd or 4th it would play interstate in the first
> week.
>
> It would only benefit Collingwood if they finished 7th, as finishing 5th
> or 6th would get them a home final anyway.
>
>
> > An interesting dilemma for the AFL - what if Collingwood (or any Vic
team)
> > was drawn to play the top finishing team at the end of Rd 22 - for
> > argument's sake let's make that Brisbane, and the other game was an
Adelaide
> > or Perth derby. Would the AFL allow Brisbane to play home and bring the
> > derby to Melbourne or allow the Vic team an outrageous advantage?
>
> Pharro 1st plays 4th at 1st's home ground (this is a guarantee)
>
> 2nd plays 3rd at 2nd's home ground (this is also a guarantee)
>
> 5th plays 8th at 5th home ground (this is a guarantee)
>
> 6th plays 7th at 6th's home ground unless 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th are all
> non- Vic teams and then they would play at the MCG
>
> There is only an 'issue' if non-Vic teams finsih in 1,2,5 and 6
>
>
My hypothetical was for the Prelims. Does the "best fit" policy mean that
4th placed Collingwood forces 1st placed Brisbane to come to Melbourne or
would the 2nd and 3rd placed derby teams from Perth or Adelaide have to come
the MCG?
pharro
On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 23:08:16 +1000, "pharro" <nospam> wrote:
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>"Colin Kynoch" <kynoch@no-spam> wrote in message
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>> pharro wrote:
>> > "Ådâm.©" <propmeupwithanotherpill@no-spam> wrote in message
>> > news:3f0a396b$1@no-spam
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>> >>"unbelievacow" <bruno(AT)romteck(DOT)com> wrote in message
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>> >>>"Ådâm.©" <propmeupwithanotherpill@no-spam> wrote in message
>> >>
>> >>news:3f0916d7@no-spam
>> >>
>> >>>>Does one final have to be played each week at the MCG?
>> >>>
>> >>>No - according to the contract. But if you change the question
>> >>>to "Will one final be played each week at the MCG?" then the
>> >>>answer is Yes.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>Cool, gives Collingwood a good advantage.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Not necessarily. They have to actually be in the finals, and be the
>highest
>> > placed Vic team, each week to get any advantage.
>>
>> Not necessarily.
>>
>> If Collingwood finished 3rd or 4th it would play interstate in the first
>> week.
>>
>> It would only benefit Collingwood if they finished 7th, as finishing 5th
>> or 6th would get them a home final anyway.
>>
>>
>> > An interesting dilemma for the AFL - what if Collingwood (or any Vic
>team)
>> > was drawn to play the top finishing team at the end of Rd 22 - for
>> > argument's sake let's make that Brisbane, and the other game was an
>Adelaide
>> > or Perth derby. Would the AFL allow Brisbane to play home and bring the
>> > derby to Melbourne or allow the Vic team an outrageous advantage?
>>
>> Pharro 1st plays 4th at 1st's home ground (this is a guarantee)
>>
>> 2nd plays 3rd at 2nd's home ground (this is also a guarantee)
>>
>> 5th plays 8th at 5th home ground (this is a guarantee)
>>
>> 6th plays 7th at 6th's home ground unless 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th are all
>> non- Vic teams and then they would play at the MCG
>>
>> There is only an 'issue' if non-Vic teams finsih in 1,2,5 and 6
>>
>>
>
>
>My hypothetical was for the Prelims. Does the "best fit" policy mean that
>4th placed Collingwood forces 1st placed Brisbane to come to Melbourne or
>would the 2nd and 3rd placed derby teams from Perth or Adelaide have to come
>the MCG?
No the best fit wont apply. the entitlement to home finals will
always go to the higher placed side.
Brisbane gets to play in Brisbane no matter what
Footy Fan wrote:
> "Colin Kynoch" <kynoch@no-spam> wrote in message news:FX2Pa.474$Uz3.140@no-spam
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>>>>Pharro 1st plays 4th at 1st's home ground (this is a guarantee)
>>>>
>>>>2nd plays 3rd at 2nd's home ground (this is also a guarantee)
>>>>
>>>>5th plays 8th at 5th home ground (this is a guarantee)
>>>>
>>>>6th plays 7th at 6th's home ground unless 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th are all
>>>>non- Vic teams and then they would play at the MCG
>>>>
>>>>There is only an 'issue' if non-Vic teams finsih in 1,2,5 and 6
>>>>
>
>
> There is no guarantee!
> The AFL can and will schedule games as it sees fit
> in accordance with any contracts etc it has in place
> certainly Carlton & Geelong would not get a home ground final
> and no Docklands tenant is guaranteed a game if it is the
> only Melbourne game either
But non-Vic supporters keep telling us that a game at the MCG is a home
game for all Vic clubs.
This is despite the fact that only a few clubs actually have the 'G as
their home ground.
> Perhaps the AFL would be more likely to move 2 v 3 to the G
> than 5 v 8 or 6 v 7 as these are straight knockout games
> and to lose a home ground advantage "costs" the non-vic
> club more than 1 v 4 or 2 v 3 (notwithstanding the week off etc)
Except the AFL have already said that id interstate teams fill 1,2,5,6
then 6 will play at the MCG.
Colin Kynoch
> > My hypothetical was for the Prelims. Does the "best fit" policy mean
that
> > 4th placed Collingwood forces 1st placed Brisbane to come to Melbourne
or
> > would the 2nd and 3rd placed derby teams from Perth or Adelaide have to
come
> > the MCG?
>
> Brisbane would play at the GABBA.
>
> Colin Kynoch
>
In a preliminary final situation Brisbane would not play at the Gabba. If
going into preliminary final week ther is only one victorian team out of the
four, that victorian team will get a match at the MCG regardless of where
they finished at the end of the end of the home and away season.
"David Blake" <dfang@no-spam> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:16:59 GMT, "a" <cmakris@no-spam> wrote:
>
> >> > My hypothetical was for the Prelims. Does the "best fit" policy mean
> >that
> >> > 4th placed Collingwood forces 1st placed Brisbane to come to
Melbourne
> >or
> >> > would the 2nd and 3rd placed derby teams from Perth or Adelaide have
to
> >come
> >> > the MCG?
> >>
> >> Brisbane would play at the GABBA.
> >>
> >> Colin Kynoch
> >>
> >
> >In a preliminary final situation Brisbane would not play at the Gabba.
If
> >going into preliminary final week ther is only one victorian team out of
the
> >four, that victorian team will get a match at the MCG regardless of where
> >they finished at the end of the end of the home and away season.
>
> No they wont. As already stated by the AFL the highest ranked prelim
> host will get a home prelim irrespective of who they are playing and
> who else is playing in the other match.
*cough* just like least year eh Dave?
I know what thae AFL have announed, but this is by no means concrete.
Should Collingwood or Essendon (i.e. large crowd pulling Victorian teams,
North may miss out) be drawn to play a prelim against the top placed side it
will be at the MCG.
"David Blake" <dfang@no-spam> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:16:59 GMT, "a" <cmakris@no-spam> wrote:
>
> >> > My hypothetical was for the Prelims. Does the "best fit" policy mean
> >that
> >> > 4th placed Collingwood forces 1st placed Brisbane to come to
Melbourne
> >or
> >> > would the 2nd and 3rd placed derby teams from Perth or Adelaide have
to
> >come
> >> > the MCG?
> >>
> >> Brisbane would play at the GABBA.
> >>
> >> Colin Kynoch
> >>
> >
> >In a preliminary final situation Brisbane would not play at the Gabba.
If
> >going into preliminary final week ther is only one victorian team out of
the
> >four, that victorian team will get a match at the MCG regardless of where
> >they finished at the end of the end of the home and away season.
>
> No they wont. As already stated by the AFL the highest ranked prelim
> host will get a home prelim irrespective of who they are playing and
> who else is playing in the other match.
>
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>
> Dave
>
> Go Dons!!
>
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:23:00 +0930, "Sanctify"
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>"David Blake" <dfang@no-spam> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:16:59 GMT, "a" <cmakris@no-spam> wrote:
>>
>> >> > My hypothetical was for the Prelims. Does the "best fit" policy mean
>> >that
>> >> > 4th placed Collingwood forces 1st placed Brisbane to come to
>Melbourne
>> >or
>> >> > would the 2nd and 3rd placed derby teams from Perth or Adelaide have
>to
>> >come
>> >> > the MCG?
>> >>
>> >> Brisbane would play at the GABBA.
>> >>
>> >> Colin Kynoch
>> >>
>> >
>> >In a preliminary final situation Brisbane would not play at the Gabba.
>If
>> >going into preliminary final week ther is only one victorian team out of
>the
>> >four, that victorian team will get a match at the MCG regardless of where
>> >they finished at the end of the end of the home and away season.
>>
>> No they wont. As already stated by the AFL the highest ranked prelim
>> host will get a home prelim irrespective of who they are playing and
>> who else is playing in the other match.
>
>*cough* just like least year eh Dave?
Actually last year both prelim hosts were the higher ranked team after
the first week of the finals.
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 08:14:32 GMT, "Con M" <cmakris@no-spam>
wrote:
>I know what thae AFL have announed, but this is by no means concrete.
>Should Collingwood or Essendon (i.e. large crowd pulling Victorian teams,
>North may miss out) be drawn to play a prelim against the top placed side it
>will be at the MCG.
Do know know what the term wager means?
snips
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