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Originally Posted by DonzFC
i didnt state the victorians were at a disadvantage, i was not turning this into any us vs them argument, all this was about was where a home ground advantage comes from! i asked was it from the louder fans?, he said not, its more about ground size and conditions........so if you had have read the argument i said if 2 victorian teams share the same home ground, when they play each other they have no home ground advantage! like wc vs freo, its nullified....vic teams have that most weeks.
as you said, you wanted into the league,meaning the flying is part and parcel of that
jas929406 would you rather have 12 games a year where you have 45000 of your own screaming fans cheering you on and none from the opposition?--but have to fly to another state every other week.
or
stay in your own state most weeks but have support from only 50% of the crowd most weeks?
dont under estimate the power of a full house all supporting one team
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Obviously the WCE would not change a thing,leave it the way it is at the moment.
WCE dont get 45000 to a home game (its rare unless finals) ,when we play away games we would be lucky to get 20% supporters at the TD,MCG,AS,G ect in our favour.(less if it is Collingwood$$$$$)
Some Vic teams seem to be getting the wrong end of the stick when it comes to Home ground advantage imo......but it pays to have your own home ground like Geelong(ss) and Collingwood(MCG$$$$$$).
Its a tougher road to the finals when you have to travel every second week but that just makes the enjoyment of winning the flag(GF) MORE REWARDING IMO.
The AFL should do a lot more to help most Vic teams that have to share home ground ect.......They generate shait loads of money each year from this great game and maybe building a couple more BATTLE ARENAS (50-60,000 supporters), in and around Vic WILL BE HANDY.
