crowd numbers mean absolutely nothing about the quality and the strength of the football, beyond how much money gets pumped into the game to then employ players of good quality and train others to achieve both strength and quality..... Its all part of symbiosis that we don't do very well down here... 

Or if the away goals rule was in force...

Yes. The people talking about how few people will come to the final could reflect what might happen with a smaller team yet to establish a large fan base in a hypothetical future world with p/r.

I just thought it worth mentioning because we hear so much about p/r and we seem to hear as much derisive comments about crowd numbers. Low crowd numbers are a bad image on tv but do not necessarily mean that much about the quality or strength of our football.

Aye I got my seats the lass and I aren’t to bothered sitting near the corner 

Mate I was EXTREMELY impressed.... Absolutely cracking stadium, would love to get a chance to watch football there a few times a year.

Corners are not too bad. Visibility is good. Obviously, like any stadium, the further back you are the worst it is. I think the seats right next to the screens are a bit shit, but for the most part they are not bad. AAMI park is pretty good in that sense, even the bad seats aren't that bad. 

Ive only been to AAMI once but those high up corner seats behind the goals are pretty average no? Still I agree pricing for a GF is pretty reasonable. $100 for 2 adults is pretty good, but dont they do under 16s for free?

Just had a look at the Grand Final ticket pricing and I reckon they have got it about right this time.
Cheapest Adult ticket is $40 ($100 for 2 adults + 2 kids). This is for seats behind the goals in the corners.
Most expensive seats are $98.
With seat options in between those ranges at $60, $70, $80, $90.

I don't think it will sell out as those Cat A and Cat B seats are a tough sell, but I reckon they will get a good 70-80% capacity.

Fair call 😉

Always good reviews RIMB but in ref to P/R not that its happenning anytime soon and nobodys your meaning WU right ?

Or they can tune in (or even better attend live) one of the many NPL.TV games on that day Australia wide..... 

Just wanted to acknowledge this brilliant bit of comedy.

Doubt the youngsters would appreciate the reference but I enjoyed it.

That was dumb as fuck. Turned the TV on to check the EPG and the game was winding up? What the hell?

I mean if I cared more I would have checked prior to Sunday at 4 o'clock but 2pm on a Sunday arvo? Could they be any more stupid?

https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/orourke-on-a-league-expansion-we-know-who-we-want-514019/page0

Agree with everything you said.  As a victory supporter I'm happy with the season and where we came from.
I really feel bad adelaide they had a good shot. 
I think the officiating has been poor during the finals. Having said that going off the games this past week I don't think city has a chance. 

I hope APL do something out of the box to try and get AAMI Park full. Not likely though. It's going to look terrible on TV if it's a terrible crowd. 

imagine if Adelaide had hung on to that 1-0 lead, and it had been a WU v AU grand final....

A MC vs MV GF would have certainly been preferred in terms of the attendance and interest it would have generated, but WU beat MV and deserve their chance. 

What annoys me is when people think they are so superior for not watching the a league like they are a different class of species.

we’re not the ones who make these decisions so give it a rest 

Should be a top game -difficult to pick the winner though lean towards City.For a second season Victory have accept they are the 3rd best Melbourne team.

No chance. 
The transition was occurring. 

New board and the club's "association" had final approval on both new clubs. 

That's the way it occurred behind the scenes. 
Why would the old board make this decision when they are on the way out.
Totally illogical.

Nope

Old board did all the leg work, and recommended both.

Didn't rubber stamp as improper to force new boatd

New Board accepted all old boards work at first meeting

Not the "Melbourne derby" the hierarchy wanted. 

Incorrect. 
Blame the clubs and the new(current) FFA board that was endorsed by the club. 

WU and MacBulls were given the green light by these guys. 

Bag the previous board and gallop as much as you want. But they have no finger prints on admitting these guys to the league. 

I’ll be watching. It’s the last game of the AL season FFS. Those who don’t think it’s worth watching can maybe watch Afl game instead

I’m watching it so you can both kiss it 

Cheer buddy (WU fan) and great analysis 

That aged well ;)

Funny that the two in form teams leading into finals were not able to win. I would have counted on Victory winning and at least City and Adelaide was a close game despite the result being against the in form team.

WU and City should be a good game whether they get a crowd or not. The players will be playing out of their skins because, whether you like it or not, it is a bloody grand final.

For Victory and WU, Aloisi over-structures his team play, and it takes individual brilliance to rise above it when the play gets stilted and stifled. Given the quality players at his disposal the playbook works because individuals make the difference - where we could not do that at the Roar. Seems to me that Aloisi is a good coach of a quality team, but not a good coach of a mediocre team - made for rich clubs and ineffective when his tools are not as sharp.

The scoreline of 1-4 did not reflect the closeness of the game but Victory lost their way in the final third. I thought Rojas was totally lacking in confidence and effort - he rarely used his explosive pace and close ball skill, and just played a generic (lazy) linking role instead. When Victory were in front of goal it rarely felt like they had a clue how to get through. When WU were in front of goal they felt dangerous.

Been on the road for both games, saw most of the game yesterday but could not see anything except the final 5 minutes today. Commiserations to Davide and the other Reds fans - pretty shattering to go to extra time and fall. Same for Victory fans - a much better feeling at the end of this season for you but equally shattering in the end. Congrats to City folk and whoever on here is a WU fan.

The thing about this final and crowds is it actually represents more of what we might see with pro/rel when a 'nobody' supported team might get to the final.

You   probably   got    that   right.

And you'll watch it you sad little man.

Many of us won't.

WU  v  MC   grand  final

Sounds  epic ...