StationHotel wrote:well looking back now i wish we had lost to werribee who was no match for the burra. Would of been great meeting the roosters at Teac oval i think the outcome would of been very differentMaybe so, i guess we'll never know. You can't play at home every week,although you nearly did anyway. Away from Port you come back to the field a bit. You have good young kids you need to continue developing. The core of our team have been together for about 4 or 5 years. It dont happen overnight. Good luck in 09'
not sure why a lot of Port people here think that the Grand Final should be played at Port?????...since when has TEAC Oval become the preferred venue???
Of course playing the GF at TEAC may have produced a different result....as would a GF being played at North Ballarat
That's why a neutral venue is so important......
No team should have a home ground advantage in a Grand Final...No team...
No team had an advantage at the Telstra Dome... North Ballarat simply played better and won the game...
Give credit to North Ballarat for actually being the better team on the night and not throw up these "What if the GF was played at TEAC Oval " arguments
Agree 100% I still think the VFL missed out massively at Victoria Park. And now, i believe to jump at the opportunity Moorabbin may offer. Get themselves out of cushy offices at the MCG and into a headquarter set up somewhere like that and turn it into their own.
ok then zebra man if the VFL grand final stays at the silly dock lands then schedule a home and away match at the venue during the season and also let the teams train on it before the grand final so it's fare for everyone.
Do you think Hawthorn and Geelong never played on the MCG during the season ? let alone ever
I thought the grand final was very plastic and it didn't capture the grand final feel in years gone by not a fan of the night match
You say that Teac Oval should not be used i disagree it's clearly the best ground in the compition and is at a fantastic location for people to get down and watch VFL.
Why do you think in seassons 1988 1989 1990 1991 nearly all ABC tv games were played at Port Melb ?
Port Melbourne ground has got only 3 things going for it.
Location..Location.. Location.
Nothing else.
And what a lovely spot it is .....
everytime i walk in the gates i get a tingle down my spine.
At least our supporters bother to get out of there cars to watch the game
I might try that next year see how i go park the car on the hill at Port and honk the horn 50 thousand times when Port kick a goal
:D
I have to admit i got the shock of my life to actually see North Ballarat fans . . . i'd never really seen any before, and that includes matches at Austar! Where do you all hide up there? Was it weird watching a match without glass in front of you . . . be it windscreen or social club? If you got that many, or even half to your games, and we could SEE you, it'd make for a great atmos. Also, think it's time the ABC cameras switched sides for a couple of venues, they switched at box hill, even with sun coming in, far better on tv. Gotta happen at N.Bal!
because it was convenient and cost less for the ABC just to have the one ground. The games were terrible and had no atmosphere. I remember Willi Coburg games at Port Melb, when they were the top 2 teams during these years, and far less people turned up than had they played the games at the respective home grounds.
I actually like Ports ground (although there is no special 'tingle' for me), but dont think it should play a grand final.
Everyone agrees but:-
The ABC refuse to televise games from the southern side.
So they sit in there cars at home games and toot the horn - Who cares.
For a club to have a so called massive following Port should be embarrassed with the support they got Friday night.
5km to travel compared to 100km plus for North Ballarat supporters and the Roosters easily out numbered Port fans.
Bitch Bitch Bitch get over it.
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Because it was the cheapest!
Port is a good suburban ground but gets a bit slippery when wet and the centre square is a big problem either too hard or just mud.If the VFL wantsdto lift is image above that of the AFL seconds or just a normal suburban comp then the GF should be played a much bigger and better ground than North Port Oval.
The Dome is ok if the if the game doesnt clash headon with the AF GF (whats wrong with the game being played the week after the AFL GF?) and a lot more effort by the VFL is put into promoting the game ie:1000 free tickets to the clubs, Kids friendly activities like the races do, Competitions in the Media esp HeraldSun like win a new car etc.
Cosidering that 11,000 turned up with the pathetic amount of publicity this years GF got and the fact that NTh Ballarat was never going to bring many people it proves that if the game was scheduled right and promoted heavily 20- 30,000 could be achieved.
I also doubt the ABC will be willing to televise the GF at night on a friday again.