Preliminary Final Venue?

[Zlatorog]

It's been confirmed now. ANZ Stadium it is!
Preliminary Final confirmed for ANZ Stadium - sydneyswans.com.au

[troyjones2525]

Now it's been confirmed we can get over the "where it should be" stuff and look forward to the big game! If the weather's ok the ground should be in the best condition it's ever been in due to the fact no games have been played there in nearly 2 weeks! Let's hope so anyway!

[barry]

The AFL should make non-victorian preliminary finals like a grand-final experience. Have all the extra entertainment, because for a lot of people in those cities, it is the biggest AFL game of the year they can get to. Christ, its not as if they arent making a motsa out of it.

[Doctor]

Now it's been confirmed we can get over the "where it should be" stuff and look forward to the big game! If the weather's ok the ground should be in the best condition it's ever been in due to the fact no games have been played there in nearly 2 weeks! Let's hope so anyway!

Agreed on all counts.

[Untamed Snark]

The AFL should make non-victorian preliminary finals like a grand-final experience. Have all the extra entertainment, because for a lot of people in those cities, it is the biggest AFL game of the year they can get to. Christ, its not as if they arent making a motsa out of it.

So long as they don't charge grand final rates!!
But I agree, it would help bring the crowds in

[Matt80]

The AFL should make non-victorian preliminary finals like a grand-final experience. Have all the extra entertainment, because for a lot of people in those cities, it is the biggest AFL game of the year they can get to. Christ, its not as if they arent making a motsa out of it.

What about an event where hard core Tailgating is introduced to Australia at ANZ?

[barry]

What about an event where hard core Tailgating is introduced to Australia at ANZ?

All the carparks are high-rise, so I cant see how tailgating would get off the ground.

[dimelb]

All the carparks are high-rise, so I cant see how tailgating would get off the ground.

Now there's a contradiction in terms.

[mcs]

Maybe during the regular season games , they could just let the tailgating people park on the wings of the ground before the game, and shuffle 'em off 10 minutes before.....

[Matt80]

All the carparks are high-rise, so I cant see how tailgating would get off the ground.

There is all that concrete space between ANZ and All Phones Arena (concert venue). They could have one there.

[jono2707]

There is all that concrete space between ANZ and All Phones Arena (concert venue). They could have one there.

Nothing stopping you starting the trend with that case of beer you somehow think you'll be owed....

[floppinab]

Actually the "tailgaiting" thing has been around in Aus. for quite a while although in a slightly different manner. As a veteran of many Footy Park matches in Adelaide the whole barby in the carpark thing was pretty common during Finals series particularly and the Grand Final during the SANFL in the 70's and 80's. One of my earliest memories was hanging around in the carpark for a barby post game in the 1976 SANFL GF at Footy Park (the game that will forever hold the crowd record at that ground). I gather similar traditions were in place @ the MCG.

There was a couple of Hawks groups in 2012 that had a sizable marquee and tent setup. Does anyone know how you would get permission for that???

[Matt80]

Nothing stopping you starting the trend with that case of beer you somehow think you'll be owed....

It was just a joke. I was getting slapped down for some of my theories and I got excited when one of them started gaining momentum. No body owes me a case of beer.

Ludwig may be flying in from Thailand to host a Red and White Tailgating party if one of theses theories comes off.

[barry]

There is all that concrete space between ANZ and All Phones Arena (concert venue). They could have one there.

Yeah, but what do you do with your BBQ when the game is about to start. The idea of having your car there, is you can packup and head on into the game.

Logistics man!

[jono2707]

It was just a joke. I was getting slapped down for some of my theories and I got excited when one of them started gaining momentum. No body owes me a case of beer.

Ludwig may be flying in from Thailand to host a Red and White Tailgating party if one of theses theories comes off.

With your sheer volume of posts, and your constant 'theorising' to the detriment of the contributions of everyone else, its impossible to tell if you're joking.