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Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« on: June 20, 2018, 03:37:16 PM »
AFL Round 15

RICHMOND vs Sydney

Thursday, 28th June @ 7:20 PM

Venue: Etihad Stadium


Odds (Crownbet):
Richmond   $1.60
Sydney      $2.30

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2018/15/rich-v-syd
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2018, 03:39:13 PM »
I think the size of the ground is better suited to Sydney.
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2018, 04:13:30 PM »
Quote from: MintOnLamb on June 20, 2018, 03:39:13 PM
I think the size of the ground is better suited to Sydney.
They've won 14 of their last 15 at Docklands. Mind you their wins have been against Etihad tenants who are/were non-top 8 sides at the time: Carl x2, Ess x2, North x2, StK x4, Dogs x4 (one loss R2 2107 just post-Dogs premiership)

We're the first MCG tenant to play them at Docklands in 10 years. Thanks AFL!  ::)

The last time we played the Swans there was way back in 2006. Lost by 118 pts in the Wallace era  :-X. It's 2-2 overall.

https://afltables.com/afl/teams/swans/allgames_vn.html#34
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2018, 05:55:16 PM »
Still baffling how we got placed there afl should have no say were you play your home games.
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2018, 09:49:55 PM »
Quote from: georgies31 on June 20, 2018, 05:55:16 PM
Still baffling how we got placed there afl should have no say were you play your home games.

If that’s the case we should have been at Geelong last week

Can’t have it both ways
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2018, 10:19:53 PM »
Quote from: Damo on June 20, 2018, 09:49:55 PM
Quote from: georgies31 on June 20, 2018, 05:55:16 PM
Still baffling how we got placed there afl should have no say were you play your home games.

If that’s the case we should have been at Geelong last week

Can’t have it both ways

While I partly agree, Kardinia Park is a tin pot shh1te hole designed for the Cats to play Interstaters and irrelevant Melbourne clubs (which we ain't)
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2018, 02:58:10 PM »
The whole point of moving games away from 'suburban' grounds was originally to allow more people to go and boost attendances. Taking a home Richmond game like RFC vs Sydney from the MCG where it would attract a 60k crowd based on current form to the smaller Etihad is at odds with that philosophy. It would've made more sense for us to play Freo at Etihad than the Swans who have a much larger Melbourne-based supporter group thanks to old South fans.
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2018, 03:37:40 PM »
Quote from: mightytiges on June 21, 2018, 02:58:10 PM
The whole point of moving games away from 'suburban' grounds was originally to allow more people to go and boost attendances. Taking a home Richmond game like RFC vs Sydney from the MCG where it would attract a 60k crowd based on current form to the smaller Etihad is at odds with that philosophy. It would've made more sense for us to play Freo at Etihad than the Swans who have a much larger Melbourne-based supporter group thanks to old South fans.
Well said.
The game has outgrown the suburban grounds of yesteryear.
The Cats were allowed to play home games down their against teams where supporters wouldn’t be locked out.
If the AFL didn’t care about people getting locked out, St. Kilda would still be playing at Moorabbin, Carlton still at Princess Park, The Doggies at the Witten Oval and North Melbourne still at Arden Street.
These Geelong peanuts poo me the way they carry on.
It’s ok when it suits them!!
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2018, 12:16:30 AM »
Well Ch7 will now be happy. Thanks to last night's upset, this game is now a top of the ladder clash: Us 1st vs Swans 2nd.

Too bad thanks to the AFL's dumb fixturing this year, the crowd will be restricted to <50k rather than 60-70k at the 'G ::).
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2018, 06:33:10 AM »
Quote from: mightytiges on June 22, 2018, 12:16:30 AM
Well Ch7 will now be happy. Thanks to last night's upset, this game is now a top of the ladder clash: Us 1st vs Swans 2nd.

Too bad thanks to the AFL's dumb fixturing this year, the crowd will be restricted to <50k rather than 60-70k at the 'G ::).

Hopefully the result is different to our last top of the table clash
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2018, 08:58:47 AM »
Quote from: mightytiges on June 21, 2018, 02:58:10 PM
The whole point of moving games away from 'suburban' grounds was originally to allow more people to go and boost attendances. Taking a home Richmond game like RFC vs Sydney from the MCG where it would attract a 60k crowd based on current form to the smaller Etihad is at odds with that philosophy. It would've made more sense for us to play Freo at Etihad than the Swans who have a much larger Melbourne-based supporter group thanks to old South fans.

Spot on.Common sense is not on the afl agenda tho.
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2018, 10:14:28 AM »
So this could be a lock out full house.
What is etihads capacity?
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2018, 01:12:55 PM »
Quote from: MintOnLamb on June 22, 2018, 10:14:28 AM
So this could be a lock out full house.
What is etihads capacity?

As per MT's post above

Just under 50k
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #13 on: June 22, 2018, 01:26:37 PM »
It's a Thursday night, so hopefully the AFL comes to their senses and just moves the game to the MCG.

Baffling. Home game, top of the ladder clash, Thursday night...and it's at Fing Marvel...
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Re: Richmond vs Sydney @ Etihad, Round 15, 2018
« Reply #14 on: June 22, 2018, 01:38:14 PM »
Quote from: Andyy on June 22, 2018, 01:26:37 PM
It's a Thursday night, so hopefully the AFL comes to their senses and just moves the game to the MCG.

Baffling. Home game, top of the ladder clash, Thursday night...and it's at Fing Marvel...
Sadly, it won't happen. Contractually, every MCG tenant has to play one home game at Etihad.
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