So much is made of this MCG crowd as an advantage.
I've never bought into it (and even said so prior to 2006).
I've been to the MCG for various sporting occasions. 80/90,000, what odds.
Top tip: If you can hear the chatter of the crowd, it's not that partisan.
Not like Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Villa Park (for a semi final or local derby) or even Fratton Park with less than 20,000 in.
A load of families and fat kids eating hotdogs and enjoying a day out is not a partisan atmosphere. Anyone even remotely perturbed about the crowd at the MCG shouldn't be playing professional sport.
