Information for 2011 VFL Finals Series has been released today.
Week 1-Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September (2 games at TEAC Oval,2 elsewhere)
Week 2-Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September (2 games at TEAC Oval)
Week 3-Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September (2 games at TEAC Oval, C/R on Sat will be reserves grand final, on Sun AFL Victoria Young Guns match).
Week 4(Grand Final)-Sunday 25th September at Etihad Stadium
Note: Depending on the condition of TEAC Oval. Box Hill City Oval and Highgate Reserve have been put on Standby for the finals.
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Willy do not have a ground and with Port already booked a home qaulifying final it means the Willy vs Ballarat will be at Eureka for certain.
Robbo,
You have been most emphatic on this, just hope you are right.
Like Rooster says they may have a guilty conscience from last year.
I'm willing to back Box Hill being used for two finals in the first week.
Word has it John Hook was "inspecting the Box Hill ground".
One thing is for certain... you will hear my dulcet tones on the PA again this finals series at TEAC Oval :)
The whisper is Willy vs Nth Ballarat at Box Hill. Smart by Willy requesting a ground they just played on. However they may shit the bed again like last year..
Agreed we didn't go so well in week 3 of the finals, but i seem to recall we went OK in week 1. Who did we play & beat by 10 goals? Aaah yes, Port .....
It wasnt a great day for us. And we we were forced to make 9 changes the following week.
I had to just forget it and think of the 2008 prelim instead.
Apart from losing the only thing i remember from that day was Liam Picken near killing some Port player & he didn't even get reported, or if he did he got off at the tribunal, amazing!!
Craigieburn is a no-no for finals.
Due to some hitch with Hume City Council, Ballarat League club Sunbury was unable to charge admittance to its Clarke Oval ground, and will therefore miss out on an earned home final. They finished on top, with only one loss, to North Ballarat City, in the last H&A round.
Coburg was not able to change admittance to its matches at Craigieburn, apparently for the same reason.
The VFL would surely not want free admittance to a finals match.
I havew found out today that Box Hill is likely to be other venue for week 1 of the finals. All will be revealed about 5pm on Sunday.
ABC complicated things today, whether their predictions were fact or just good guesswork are interesting...
Assuming Willy beat Frankston tomorrow according to the ABC it will be:
QUAL FINAL - Port v Casey, Saturday, TEAC Oval, 2.10pm
QUAL FINAL - Williamstown v Nth Ballarat, Sunday, Box Hill
ELIM FINAL - Werribee v Box Hill, Saturday, Chirnside Park Werribee
ELIM FINAL - Bullants v Bendigo, Sunday, TEAC Oval, 2.10pm
Now, Werribee has been declared off limits due to WRFL Finals hasn't it? I'm pretty sure John Hook even says so in this week's VFL Record. Will it be a night game after the local footy? Surely not.
I'm going to go with what Robbo and BrekkyDJ have predicted, two games at Box Hill...Aunty has just made some things up!!!
We'll find out tomorrow I guess.