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Pies4shaw 
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Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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| Collingwood should never play at Etihad. Where it should play instead is a whole different question. But I don't really think that moving a game from a ground I walk to from home or my office in 10 minutes to a ground I need a plane to reach is going to improve the value of my membership. |
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makri 
Joined: 29 Oct 2005
Location: Clifton Hill
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At the end of the day it's an away game. If they want to play us on the moon it's going to be their call, not ours.
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duggieboy
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I went to the game yesterday in Wellington and was lamenting the low attendance - 13,000 or near enough. So far the Saints have lost em both, so not much incentive for the locals.
First time around they got 22,000 because lots came from sydney.
The local paper rightly said that the AFL have some work to do if its going to succeed. However there is good local support and sentiment for it. People love the spectacle.
As for the Pies coming over, please God let it happen! But I reckon as someone else said, the numbers wont justify it.
It's a shame, because as others have said, its a great city & venue. |
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AN_Inkling
Joined: 06 Oct 2007
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Not a chance in hell. Etihad is a great stadium, why would I rather travel (or more likely not travel and only see the game on TV) all the way to New Zealand? Madness.
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swoop42 
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
Joined: 02 Aug 2008
Location: The 18
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Only you elite Legends members could afford it anyway.
Your average Collingwood fan couldn't.
Pass.
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Tannin
Can't remember
Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Location: Huon Valley Tasmania
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St Vomit should play Norf in New Zealand. Every week. With no TV broadcast allowed.
New Zealand, yes, but only until we can get visas organised for them to play games each week in Siberia.
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Piesnchess
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Joined: 09 Jun 2008
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WHY should we play games in the Land of the Long White Shroud ??. Bugger that, no way known. !
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
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I'm still scratching my head why the NZ national anthem was played.
Never been done before.
Never should be done again.
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AN_Inkling
Joined: 06 Oct 2007
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Might have something to do with the NZ in ANZAC. Not sure though.
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stui magpie 
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005
Location: In flagrante delicto
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| AN_Inkling wrote: | | Might have something to do with the NZ in ANZAC. Not sure though. |
I reckon that's a pretty fair guess. They also played the NZ national Anthem at the service I went to at my local RSL on ANZAC day morning.
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swoop42
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This is Australia and we're playing an Australian born and bred game the kiwi's don't give a crap about.
Let the rugby states if they like or better yet New Zealand honor there war dead in there own country.
It was plain odd to me even more so given we've been playing this fixture since 1995.
This smacks of pure tokenism to me from the AFL simply because we are looking to break into the New Zealand market.
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stui magpie
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| swoop42 wrote: | This is Australia and we're playing an Australian born and bred game the kiwi's don't give a crap about.
Let the rugby states if they like or better yet New Zealand honor there war dead in there own country.
It was plain odd to me even more so given we've been playing this fixture since 1995.
This smacks of pure tokenism to me from the AFL simply because we are looking to break into the New Zealand market. |
You missed what I said above, they played the NZ Anthem at my local RSL service as well, and I don't think that Watsonia RSL is trying to break into the NZ market.
As far as the Australian game, they were performing a proper commemorative service including the last post and there are guidelines to be followed on that no matter where in Australia you are.
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King Monkey
Joined: 15 Apr 2009
Location: On a journey to seek the scriptures of enlightenment....
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| stui magpie wrote: | | AN_Inkling wrote: | | Might have something to do with the NZ in ANZAC. Not sure though. |
I reckon that's a pretty fair guess. They also played the NZ national Anthem at the service I went to at my local RSL on ANZAC day morning. |
Only played half. (at the footy, not sure about your RSL...... )
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
Joined: 02 Aug 2008
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| stui magpie wrote: | | swoop42 wrote: | This is Australia and we're playing an Australian born and bred game the kiwi's don't give a crap about.
Let the rugby states if they like or better yet New Zealand honor there war dead in there own country.
It was plain odd to me even more so given we've been playing this fixture since 1995.
This smacks of pure tokenism to me from the AFL simply because we are looking to break into the New Zealand market. |
You missed what I said above, they played the NZ Anthem at my local RSL service as well, and I don't think that Watsonia RSL is trying to break into the NZ market.
As far as the Australian game, they were performing a proper commemorative service including the last post and there are guidelines to be followed on that no matter where in Australia you are. |
You also missed my point that this game has been played since 1995 and the NZ anthem has never been sung before.
What's changed?
The AFL trying to break into the NZ market.
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David 
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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I guess it's not a huge trip (about as far as Perth), but I don't think it'd be a great idea. Watched a bit of the Saints–Brisbane match and the crowd and atmosphere were woeful. Perhaps as a once-off, but even then I'm not so keen.
If we're going to play a once-off game at an unusual venue in front of a small crowd, why not Victoria Park? Now that I could get behind.
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