ANZ home final ?? wtf

[ROC181]

I don’t care I want to be outraged so I will ignore all those sensible messages that say we’re playing at Allianz.

[Maxy Walker]

Sure? Sauce?

Yep. Foxtel. Just announced on the Controversy Corner show.

I’m embarrassed to admit I’m watching it. What a bunch of windbags. First and last time....

[blooster]

Below are all the game times for the first week of finals.

Friday @ 7.40pm: Melbourne Storm vs South Sydney Rabbitohs at AAMI Park

Saturday @ 5.40pm: Penrith Panthers vs New Zealand Warriors at ANZ Stadium

Saturday @ 7.50pm: Sydney Roosters (1) vs Cronulla Sharks at Allianz Stadium

Sunday @ 4.10pm: Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons at Suncorp Stadium

https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/02/...-the-schedule/

[milanja]

A good lawyer would be able to prove that our home ground is Allianz.

Surely?
Or will they go with the best disadvantage for the Roosters?

What if the Sharks were Minor Premiers, would their home ground be 'Sydney' and they be made to play at ANZ?

If the Panthers were Minor Premiers, bet your life they'd be playing their home final at Penrith.

Penrith have been shafted, playing at ANZ.

we play at Allianz.

[chopstiks]

Gould would probably not feel shafted, getting the Warriors

[bondi.boy]

It is at Allianz 7.50 Saturday night. Confirmed.

As it always should've been.
Anything else would've been 'highway robbery'.

[ism22]

Nrl.com says Allianz. However, they seem a little confused about what a qualifying final versus an elimination final is.

• Elimination Final: Saturday, September 7
  7.50pm, AAMI Park
  (2) Melbourne Storm v (3) South Sydney Rabbitohs
• Qualifying Final: Saturday, September 8
  5.40pm, ANZ Stadium
  (5) Penrith Panthers v (8) New Zealand Warriors
• Qualifying Final: Saturday, September 8
  7.50pm, Allianz Stadium
  (1) Sydney Roosters v (4) Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
• Elimination Final: Sunday, September 9
  4.10pm, Suncorp Stadium
  (6) Brisbane Broncos v (7) St George Illawarra Dragons

[bondi.boy]

Penrith have been shafted, playing at ANZ.

we play at Allianz.

Unless Panthers have requested ANZ, the Warriors should have had to play them at Penrith.
They'll get one and a dog at ANZ...they would've packed Penrith stadium.

Seeing as how it's all supposedly about "TV"...it would've made no difference.

Anyway, the Minor Premiers and second should always get their home grounds, no matter where, Kogarah, Brookvale, etc.
Teams that finish out of the top 4 should get whatever the rules are...5 gets home ground as does 7, but take their chances with 'home games'...[.if ANZ stadium members have been promised finals games there, or whatever else the reasons are.]

Radio sports hosts have been speaking favourably about having games at suburban grounds instead of at large and 'empty' stadiums.

[stephenj]

it just says home state not home ground
thqats what merge blew up about a few years back they wanted kogarah they got allianz

[Maxy Walker]

Interesting finals series anyway. Very even. Confident we’ll do it but every team except the dragons is capable of winning it.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

I wanted Sunday arvo... daytime footy is so much better.

Still we made it...thats the main thing I guess.

[bondi.boy]

Mate it’s not home ground. It’s home city. For a Sydney team that means either SFS or Homebush.

Penrith get a home game on Saturday arvo V the Warriors. At Homebush.

Everyone’s having a massive whinge about the NRL but they’ve actually done us a favour by giving us Allianz when they didn’t have to.

Thanks for that.

"Home city''?
Has anyone seen that written down in the rules?

Fans believe it's "home ground advantage for being Minor Premiers"

[bondi.boy]

I wanted Sunday arvo... daytime footy is so much better.

.

Me too.
It is indeed so much better.

Sat night...all about TV, my guess.

[rented tracksuit]

Bet your life if we finished second and were to play the toofless ones in round one it would have been at ANZ.

[Thirteen]

ANZ will be three-quarters empty.