Say the ladder ends up as:
Werribee
Bendigo Bombers
Sandringham
Northern Bullants
Port Melbourne
Tasmania
Box Hill
Frankston
This would leave:
Werribee v Northern Bullants
Bendigo v Sandringham
Port Melbourne v Frankston
Tasmania v Box Hill
The VFL has openly stated that TEAC Oval will host two finals in week one, with two other matches at other venues. However do you think if the games fell this way on the ladder they should be played as:
Werribee v Northern Bullants @ Chirnside Park
Bendigo v Sandringham @ QEO
Port Melb v Frankston @ TEAC (TV)
Tasmania v Box Hill @ York Park/Bellerive (TV)
I would say for the betterment of the VFL competition, and for crowds it would be better to play the matches as above. The finals venues are already compromised so it isn't a big deal.
What do people think? Is it silly to use TEAC Oval twice in week one finals if the Tasmanian situation allows the ABC coverage to be accommodated anyway?
Now that Bendigo look like finishing 3rd or 4th. The VFL should take away their home final as the away rooms are the worst in the VFL.
This is how the finals should work in Week 1 on how I think the ladder would finish.
(1st)Werribee vs (4th)Sandringham at Port Melbourne(TV)
(2nd)Northern Bullants vs (3rd)Bendigo at QEO(but should be at Port)
(5th)Port Melbourne vs (8th)Frankston at Frankston
(6th)Tasmania vs (7th)Box Hill Hawks in Tassie (TV)
Gotta love some of the points from this week's VFL Record. I could hear the "thud" as I read this:
[b]Week One[/b]
[i]• Tasmania, should it qualify, may play at Hobart,
regardless of where it finishes.
• At least one game on Saturday or Sunday will be
played at TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne, depending
on whether the ABC broadcasts the Tasmanian game
back to Victoria.
• The venue for the remaining game(s) will be
decided on a ‘best-fi t’ situation to maximise
attendance, and factoring in where any AFL
aligned team might be playing. If circumstances
suit, there will be a Friday night game at Bendigo.[/i]
OK so basically Tasmania will play at home that's a given...the first point says they "may" play there but the second one says there's going to be a Tasmanian game for TV coverage. And apparently there will be a game in Bendigo "if circumstances suit", so I'm not sure what that means???? Have they done a backflip, this even was confirmed and official so I don't know what the circumstances are that might not suit???
And as it goes on Tasmania can have finals in Week 2 and in Week 3 despite the fact they WILL NOT finish in the top 4 so that's all nice as well.
It's hardly worth putting this page map thingy in the Record, it's garbage. About time the VFL put down a clearer set of finals guidelines so clubs know what to expect, not the VFL making their mind up a few days before the games with Tasmania normally the winners. 1st and 2nd HOME finals with the elimination games on ABC TV from Port, that's roughly how it should work!!!