SA Footy

Q. wrote:

DOC wrote:Not enough weight given to interstate travel, the biggest factor bar none. Toughest on WA and Qld clubs

The counter weight is playing an interstate side for home games though

What do you mean?

Brodlach wrote:

Q. wrote:

DOC wrote:Not enough weight given to interstate travel, the biggest factor bar none. Toughest on WA and Qld clubs

The counter weight is playing an interstate side for home games though

What do you mean?

Interstate sides have a genuine home ground advantage. Collingwood playing Richmond, Hawthorn, Essendon etc at the MCG isn’t really a HGA

I agrree with that.

Same advantage the VFL sides have playing at home against an Interstate side. Clubs from WA etc have to do it 10 times though.

DOC wrote:I agrree with that.

Same advantage the VFL sides have playing at home against an Interstate side. Clubs from WA etc have to do it 10 times though.

The counter weight being they also get ten genuine home games against interstate sides

DOC wrote:I agrree with that.

Same advantage the VFL sides have playing at home against an Interstate side. Clubs from WA etc have to do it 10 times though.

Which is balanced by 10 times where they have absolute HGA.
Looking at 2019

WEST COAST
HGA: 10
50/50: 2
Away: 10

ESSENDON
HGA: 5
50/50: 11
Away: 6

Good point(s).

So we agree the home ground advantage / away game disadvantage balances out.

Which gets back to DOCs original point of the volume of travel. WA sides still do more of that than vic sides.

Also, Collingwood & Essendon get yet another leg up by never having to play at Kardinia Pk, Ballarat, Hobart, Launceston, Cairns, Alice Springs, China etc
I understand the crowd factor but it’s still another huge advantage they’re given.

Spargo wrote:Also, Collingwood & Essendon get yet another leg up by never having to play at Kardinia Pk, Ballarat, Hobart, Launceston, Cairns, Alice Springs, China etc
I understand the crowd factor but it’s still another huge advantage they’re given.

I’m happy to play down in Geelong and think we should be made to go there but no to all those other dumps. If clubs want to whore themselves out to other cities let them do so against the low drawing clubs

Spargo wrote:Also, Collingwood & Essendon get yet another leg up by never having to play at Kardinia Pk, Ballarat, Hobart, Launceston, Cairns, Alice Springs, China etc
I understand the crowd factor but it’s still another huge advantage they’re given.

Can't complain about much, can they?

Essendon and Collingwood the new darlings of the draw in 2019, putting a lot of faith in Essendon to make the finals and all of a sudden Collingwood are considered greater than Richmond for winning the prelim, take that result away and you have to question the faith they are putting in them

Listening to Fagan last night on AA and all he talked about with the draw was the commercial aspect, what a great CEO

Just read Carl Dilenas response to the draw. Same if not worse. Its about selling memberships at this time.

Dutchy wrote:Essendon and Collingwood the new darlings of the draw in 2019, putting a lot of faith in Essendon to make the finals and all of a sudden Collingwood are considered greater than Richmond for winning the prelim, take that result away and you have to question the faith they are putting in them

As Marvels biggest and most profitable tenant it was a certainty that we would would get more prime time fixtures now that the AFL own it.

The goss up here in Darwin/Tiwi Islands is Brisbane have tabled an offer to Cyril Rioli Jnr and he is considering it.

Will depend on what his grandfather (Long side of the family) says as Cyril is back up here as he is crook but if he says "go Grandson, it's what I want"....

am Bays wrote:The goss up here in Darwin/Tiwi Islands is Brisbane have tabled an offer to Cyril Rioli Jnr and he is considering it.

Will depend on what his grandfather (Long side of the family) says as Cyril is back up here as he is crook but if he says "go Grandson, it's what I want"....

Pretty sure he cant play anywhere next year as he was contracted for 2019. I know there was some cock up with the official red tape side of things but i cant see the AFL letting him play anywhere next year, altough being Brisbane they might turn a blind eye, make it up as they go type thing

daysofourlives wrote:

am Bays wrote:The goss up here in Darwin/Tiwi Islands is Brisbane have tabled an offer to Cyril Rioli Jnr and he is considering it.

Will depend on what his grandfather (Long side of the family) says as Cyril is back up here as he is crook but if he says "go Grandson, it's what I want"....

Pretty sure he cant play anywhere next year as he was contracted for 2019. I know there was some cock up with the official red tape side of things but i cant see the AFL letting him play anywhere next year, altough being Brisbane they might turn a blind eye, make it up as they go type thing

So you mean just business as normal for the AFL then?

Champion Data have ranked the 18 AFL lists in order :

Melbourne
Adelaide
Richmond
Essendon
Collingwood
Geelong
GWS Giants
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Brisbane
West Coast
Port Adelaide
Sydney
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Fremantle
Gold Coast

Booney wrote:Champion Data have ranked the 18 AFL lists in order :

Melbourne
Adelaide
Richmond
Essendon
Collingwood
Geelong
GWS Giants
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Brisbane
West Coast
Port Adelaide
Sydney
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Fremantle
Gold Coast

West Coast at 11. Realy?

goddy11 wrote:

Booney wrote:Champion Data have ranked the 18 AFL lists in order :

Melbourne
Adelaide
Richmond
Essendon
Collingwood
Geelong
GWS Giants
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Brisbane
West Coast
Port Adelaide
Sydney
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Fremantle
Gold Coast

West Coast at 11. Realy?

They were 12th on last year’s list.