The Docklands debate

[Number8]

Meanwhile Salty has made another dig at how many games we play at the G.

Becoming a bit embarrassing, isn't it?

Where should we play Melbourne? Is he suggesting Melbourne shouldn't get to play a home game against Richmond? Check in with the Dees fans on that one. What about Collingwood? Or Carlton? Where do we play them for their home games? Is there a magical mystery stadium somewhere we don't know about? I'm confused.

The whole rationalisation of stadia was not of Richmond's doing. This is not a Richmond issue. We've been there since 1964.

Haters just use this issue as another way to take a jab at the biggest club in the land, with the biggest membership, playing the biggest games.

See it for what it is: the ultimate compliment.

 

[AngryAnt]

That's 25% across the whole competition, not just Richmond games.

Yeah sorry I'm talking about Richmond supporters being thrown under the bus, not the overall numbers.

 

[TOT70]

And by the way, the AFL has fined us a cool $100k, taken it out of the soft cap and cost us jobs, cost us a sponsorship with United Petroleum, ignored our pleas to bring rational thought into the soft cap debate and humiliated us repeatedly in the last 12 months- Cotchingate, Stackgate and Bumgate all come to mind.

Is it any wonder Gale and Hardwick showed their frustration? Who would not take the opportunity to make some catty remarks when the opportunity presented itself? They are only human.

 

[Baloo]

And by the way, the AFL has fined us a cool $100k, taken it out of the soft cap, cost us a sponsorship with a United Petroleum, ignored our pleas to bring rational thought into the soft cap debate and humiliated us repeatedly in the last 12 months- Cotchingate, Stackgate and bumgate all come to mind.

Is it any wonder Gale and Hardwick showed their frustration? Who would not take the opportunity to make some catty remarks when the opportunity presented itself. They are only human.

Gil and the old boys club are getting nervous that Benny is heir apparent.

 

[Number8]

Meanwhile Salty has made another dig at how many games we play at the G.

Becoming a bit embarrassing, isn't it?

I thought the 2020 season, where we proved beyond doubt that we didn't need the MCG to dominate the competition, would quieten these galahs for a year or two. It's safe to say Richmond will live rent free in Chris Scott's head forever.

 

[Baloo]

I thought the 2020 season, where we proved beyond doubt that we didn't need the MCG to dominate the competition, would quieten these galahs for a year or two. It's safe to say Richmond will live rent free in Chris Scott's head forever.

I'd say we've become the landlord and we're charging his brain rent.

 

[Brodders17]

I'd say we've become the landlord and we're charging his brain rent.

Thats not going to make us rich though, is it?

 

[TigerMasochist]

Don't know the details, but it might be cheaper to host games at Marvel than the MCG. I know there's a big cost differential between Marvel and AAMI park for example.

Of course you have to balance cost against revenue/profit - would 30K at the G earn more than 18K at the Dump? Dunno. Does the AFL get to pocket more from games at the Dump? Dunno.

AFL owns the dump now so they pocket everything. Crippled clubs that were forced to go there originally had to pull a crowd of about 30,000 to avoid writing a cheque to pay for venue rental. St Kiddenme, Woofers n #Lolnorf rarely pulled a quid from game attendances. Believe that now Gill owns the place these clubs get a somewhat better deal for rental, but it's only money that the richer clubs would have been forfeiting back to them anyway through equalisation. Gill n the AFL suits love nothing better than having 60% of the clubs stuck deep in their back pocket, totally beholden on H.Q. for their very survival. Simply means that H.Q. never has to wipe it's own arse, there's always a needy forelock tugging knee scraper available to do it for them.

 

[mrposhman]

Becoming a bit embarrassing, isn't it?

Where should we play Melbourne? Is he suggesting Melbourne shouldn't get to play a home game against Richmond? Check in with the Dees fans on that one. What about Collingwood? Or Carlton? Where do we play them for their home games? Is there a magical mystery stadium somewhere we don't know about? I'm confused.

The whole rationalisation of stadia was not of Richmond's doing. This is not a Richmond issue. We've been there since 1964.

Haters just use this issue as another way to take a jab at the biggest club in the land, with the biggest membership, playing the biggest games.

See it for what it is: the ultimate compliment.

The thing is you bring stats and realism into it and they just resort back to "too many games at the G".

Go back to Cornes last week. "Richmond play too many at the G, they've played 6 out of 8 there this season" (the fact that we have won 3 and lost 3 is lost too).

We had played 4 out of 8 as home games (which everyone gets circa 50% home games) and we played the Hawks and Melbourne as the away team. As you say, where do these numbnuts think we should be playing the Hawks and Melbourne?

 

[gold1]

We won the flag in QLD,would love to win it in Perth this year.That would shut them up.

 

[TigerMasochist]

Here’s something, when was the last time a decent food vendor appeared inside Marvel?

Haaarrrgh. Daughter bought some very average chicken n chips there last weekend. I unfortunately snaffled a few of her chips, purely because they didn't have any burgers available pre game n it was getting very close to start time so I went fairly hungry.

Come to think of it. I might have been extremely fortunate as the only time I can remember buying food at that joint was not long after it opened, bought a burger n it was in a closed foil lined baggy, reckon it had been steaming in the bag for about 20 minutes or perhaps it was nuked in a microwave to heat it up. Went in the bin before I risked a second bite.

 

[mrposhman]

Here’s something, when was the last time a decent food vendor appeared inside Marvel?

Agree. We got KFC on the way to the game. Much better than the crap served in there.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Here’s something, when was the last time a decent food vendor appeared inside Marvel?

They won't even let you bring Nando's into the stadium. I sat cross-legged outside the gate eating with my hands and making a mess like a homeless man in protest.

 

[Baloo]

Thats not going to make us rich though, is it?

It's helped contribute to our 3 Premierships. I'd say it's positively geared

 

[Number8]

I recall being refused entry at the dump because I had a Subway sandwich with me. I literally had to eat it on the concourse before they'd let me in. To be fair, I think those days are gone but what a way to make an impression on your patrons.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

I recall being refused entry at the dump because I had a Subway sandwich with me. I literally had to eat it on the concourse before they'd let me in. To be fair, I think those days are gone but what a way to make an impression on your patrons.

I asked them if Ian Collins was a *smile* robot.

 

[TigerForce]

It's a pretty hard deal being the second stadium in town when the other is the MCG.

You're always going to be the ugly sister.

It also includes the whole region as Docklands didn't turn out to be as thriving as first thought. Only time I liked the ground was with the roof open on sunny days.

 

[AngryAnt]

Earlier this year went to watch the Viktree at the Docklands. I noticed a bunch of young guys ahead of me at the gate turned away. I rock up, the staffer scans my barcode on my phone, I see the green tick on the scanner then somehow she scans it again immediately, so it throws an error. "this code has already been used" she says. I say no, you scanned it twice. "No I didn't". "i saw the green tick, you scanned it twice. Get your supervisor". Ok. Meanwhile she scans the next people, a couple, does the same thing. "we saw the green tick, you scanned it twice". "no i didn't, I've been doing this job for ten years". Anyway the supervisor comes and eventually lets us all in. Hopefully they checked the scan logs and sacked that idiot.

Also Viktree lost 6:0 so overall a great experience for me

 

[jb03]

Not sure if I'm on my own but I like watching games at Marvel.

 

[22nd Man]

Here’s something, when was the last time a decent food vendor appeared inside Marvel?

If there ever was maybe it didn't have enough patronage to survive.

other than a corporate box i don't have any expectations about food quality at a sporting venue. Hot 4 and 20'if anything at all.