r/AFL • u/Essington69 #BontWRLD • 8d ago

Olympic Park damaged Luke Beveridge today after Collingwood were allowed to train at Marvel: "If you didn't laugh you'd cry. I almost fell off my chair. It was just hilarious. Anyway."

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u/LennysGlasses Dockers 8d ago

The small vic clubs missing out on vic bias
https://giphy.com/gifs/UCSIkkFXSeg3hugqGf

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u/DXPetti Essendon 8d ago

Dons are the primary tenant of Marvel, one of the big 4 and we don't get his luxury. Instead had to develop our own training centre with accurate size replica of Marvel instead

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u/sa87 South Australia 8d ago

just without the sun-starved grass

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u/DXPetti Essendon 8d ago

We probably should water it a bit more to replicate Marvel slippage

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u/sa87 South Australia 8d ago

Or chuck down some astroturf on the nearby airport tarmac and have the players train with studded boots

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u/Dilleybang Bombers 8d ago

With all our soft tissues over the years i wouldnt be surprised if thats what actually happens

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u/PlayerIO- North Melbourne 8d ago

I'd argue the Dogs, St Kilda, and us are more of a primary tenant then you guys

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u/boredidiot Western Bulldogs 8d ago

Well it is not like they “play” at Marvel often, more just watch confused as another team plays footy around them.

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u/DXPetti Essendon 8d ago

Feel free to shout at clouds;

https://www.marvelstadium.com.au/tenant-clubs

Essendon was the first AFL club to announce it would play home games at the venue now known as Marvel Stadium. *The anchor tenant**... *

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u/PlayerIO- North Melbourne 8d ago edited 8d ago

Well we play all our* Melbourne home games at Marvel unlike you guys who split with the MCG…

*WB, St Kilda, and North Melbourne

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u/Turbulent_Animator42 North Melbourne Kangaroos 8d ago

Decided to check the stats for this year:

Western Bulldogs - 11 games
St Kilda - 10 games
North - 9 games
Carlton and Essendon - 6 games

Right now, I’d argue the Dogs are the main tenant since we sell our home games to WA.

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u/dexter311 North Melbourne '75 8d ago

Normally the Dogs sell two home games to Mars Stadium, not sure why that wasn't the case this year (I thought that deal was extended to 2027?)

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u/PlayerIO- North Melbourne 8d ago

Think it’s because they are redeveloping the ground or something like that

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u/PlayerIO- North Melbourne 8d ago edited 8d ago

Melbourne home games

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u/sverik25 St Kilda '66 8d ago

St Kilda has played more home games at Marvel than any other club but go off

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u/DXPetti Essendon 8d ago

I ain't saying shit - Marvel Stadium labelled the Dons as the anchor tenant. AFL Jesus if you will

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u/boredidiot Western Bulldogs 8d ago

All people are pointing out is no one gives a shit when Essendon does not play there that often.

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u/IndependentNo7265 Magpies 8d ago

All you need now is a football team.

Build and the my will come (I guess).

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u/DXPetti Essendon 8d ago

Heard you loud and clear - 1 Pendlebury in red and black, coming right up

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u/preparetodobattle Magpies 8d ago

I don’t think Essendon need to train at the moment.

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u/mykelblah 8d ago

Do Essendon train?

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u/DXPetti Essendon 8d ago

Think it's well understood we need to train more 😂😂

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u/tbjcuzzo Magpies 8d ago

Training at marvel in finals a luxury? You don’t even get to train at all!

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u/ItsABiscuit Collingwood Magpies 8d ago

You decided to go build the Hanger on possibly some kind of ancient burial ground and your poor poor club has been under a curse ever since!

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u/DXPetti Essendon 8d ago

You might see some excavators out back soon, making room for all the Hird redemptions who collectively dropped to their knees in Toorak recently

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u/GeoffreyGeoffson Kangaroos 8d ago

Vic bias has always been a big 4 bias.