Originally Posted by
Sandridge
When Eddie McGuire was attacking what he perceived to be advantages to non-Victorian clubs – COLA, academies – he kept saying that all he wanted was “a level playing field.”
So, I wonder what he will make of the fact that, this week, his team will be playing in the Grand Final on their home ground against a non-Victorian team who:
- finished the season above them on the ladder.
- has one day less to prepare
- has to travel across the country for the match.
The fact that the MCG is the only venue that can cater for the large crowd that wants to view a Grand Final is irrelevant if “a level playing field” is what you want. Our game is severely compromised by a number of things, a major one being the fact that the biggest game of the year is played on a ground that some teams from one of five footballing states call their home ground.
Is there any chance of a concession by McGuire that Collingwood is hugely – and unfairly – advantaged this Saturday? Probably not. Whenever I think of McGuire’s campaign against non-Victorian teams, I think of the quote from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.”
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
Substitute “AFL teams” for the word “animals” and you have McGuire’s attitude to our national game.
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