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rugby, and it was the Hurricanes defence

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The AFLs decision to grant Greater Western Sydney a home final at Spotless Stadium has raised eyebrows, with Geelong and the Western Bulldogs saying they deserve the same right.GWS will host the September 24 preliminary final against either Hawthorn or the Western Bulldogs at their 24,000 capacity home venue.Geelong chief executive Brian Cook says the leagues decision is a game-changer which should pave the way for the Cats to play home finals at Simonds Stadium from 2017.The venues capacity will increase to 36,000 once an ongoing redevelopment is completed in May.Geelong will host their home preliminary final against either Sydney or Adelaide at the MCG but Cook said the Cats push to host more playoff matches at Simonds Stadium had been strengthened.We think if its good enough for GWS down at Spotless, its good enough for us down at Simonds, he told SEN Radio.Geelongs sole finals appearance at Simonds Stadium - a 2013 semi-final against Fremantle - was only scheduled there because the MCG was unavailable and it was against a non-Victorian team.Cook said the redeveloped Simonds Stadium would be suitable for finals against any opposition except for big-drawing Melbourne clubs such as Hawthorn and Collingwood.I think we would still probably need to play them in Melbourne, he said.But thats not an easy question to answer because there are a lot of our members who would say `play it in Geelongs because it gives us the best chance of making a grand final.We dont think theres any excuse for us not to host a final if we deserve one and earn it.The Western Bulldogs are keen to play home finals at Etihad Stadium after they were forced to host Adelaide at the MCG in the first week of last years playoffs.Veteran defender Matthew Boyd said the club had moved on from last years finals but admitted Etihad would have been a preferable venue.We would have liked to have played a home final last year at Etihad, obviously, earning the home final like we did, he said on Monday.Former Bulldogs captain Brad Johnson said he believed the AFL had been inconsistent in deciding where finals games should be played.Dogs didnt get Etihad against Adelaide last year for crowd, we had to go to MCG because its the best venue in the state, he told RSN927. 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Tries from Cory Jane and Beauden Barrett have given Victor Vito the perfect send-off as the Hurricanes claimed their maiden Super Rugby title with a 20-3 win over the Lions.Vito was able to celebrate his 100th and final match for the Wellington-based side in style on Saturday night as the Hurricanes finally ended their title drought.Tries were at a premium in the wet, cold and windy conditions as the match became a battle of attrition rather than an exhibition of free-flowing rugby.But the Hurricanes - who were boosted by the return of captain Dane Coles to their starting line-up - have shown in recent weeks just how good they are at soaking up pressure then pouncing on opportunities.It was no different in Wellington as Jane and Barrett scored off Lions mistakes and Barrett chipped in with 10 points from the boot to spark joyous scenes in the capital.The Lions, who had been perennial strugglers in the competition even before South African rugby politics resulted in their relegation in 2013, have come a long way.But in the white-hot atmosphere of a final they couldnt find a way to unlock the Hurricanes defence, while No.10 Elton Jantjies had an off night in front of goal, missing two of his three kicks.Going into the match, the Lions had scored 81 tries, while the Hurricanes hadnt conceded a try in 221 minutes of rugby, and it was the Hurricanes defence that held sway, keeping the Lions to just two shots at gooal in the first half.ddddddddddddThe opening 10 minutes saw Jantjies miss an early penalty and then Jane have a try disallowed after the TMO ruled Brad Shields had knocked the ball on in the build-up.But the veteran winger was not to be denied on 22 minutes, when the Hurricanes defence again proved its worth.Jantjies threw a wild pass under pressure in his own 22, which forced Rohan Janse van Rensburg to kick, but the ball went straight to Jane, who raced in at the corner.Barrett slotted the conversion to add to his 11th-minute penalty to give the Hurricanes a 10-0 lead.Jantjies reduced the deficit with a penalty three minutes later.The remaining 15 minutes were an arm wrestle as both sides continued to struggle to hold on to the wet ball and turned instead to kicking for territory.It was more of the same in the second half as the Lions continued to run into a yellow-and-black wall and the Hurricanes soaked up the pressure.Barrett extended his sides lead to 13-3 with another penalty midway through the second spell.And the match was effectively sealed 11 minutes from fulltime when the Lions botched a lineout clearance close to their own line.Replacement hooker Ricky Riccitelli hacked the ball on and the All Blacks fly-half pounced on it in the in-goal area for his sides second try. 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