Can't work out why there is any angst about the MCG as the grand final venue. Since 2000 only 6 premierships have been won by MCG tenants. One in three.
And Geelong didn't have much trouble there before Scott took over
Talk of the G being an unfair venue for the GF given interstate sides and Cats see it as an away ground.
Here are some stats:-
Over the past 26 years (since Adelaide, Lions and Weagles entered)
Interstate sides (and Cats) have been 45% of teams in AFL
In that time, they have been involved in a GF 50% of the time and have won the GF 55% of the time when they have competed against a Melbourne side.
There have been plenty of upsets over that period:
Crows ‘97 and ‘98, Lions ‘01, Cats ‘11, Swans ‘12 and Eagles last year (only 3 teams have won the flag from 1st at the home and away season in the last 18 years) so we wouldn’t want the facts to get in the way of a good sook would we?