The AFL is considering a Geelong v Fremantle qualifying final at Simonds Stadium, prompting an angry reaction from the Dockers.
Victoria could host all four finals next weekend and the Cats' home ground is looming as one potential option.
The AFL has ruled out the prospect of the MCG hosting a double-header if four finals are played in Melbourne next week.
"Simonds Stadium is an option for a final, but only if it was a Geelong v Fremantle match and not for any other game," a league spokesperson said on Thursday.
Geelong hosted their first AFL night game at Simonds Stadium earlier in 2013.
They have become almost unbeatable at the ground, winning 42 of their 43 matches there.
But the Dockers have released a statement, quoting club president Steve Harris as saying it is inconceivable that Simonds Stadium could host the final.
"The club is strongly of the view that the location, capacity and facilities available at either the MCG or Etihad Stadium are superior to those available at Simonds Stadium in Geelong, and either venue is more deserving of staging what would be an eagerly anticipated finals game involving two top-four teams," Harris said in a club statement.
"It is inconceivable that a venue such as Simonds Stadium with a capacity of 33,500 and which has not seen a crowd greater than 30,082 this season, and with an average of only 26,740 in 2013, would be considered for a game that is likely to attract 40,000 to 50,000 people, including several thousand people from Perth who would travel to Melbourne to see the game.
"As the world class 53,000 seat capacity Etihad Stadium would be available to host the game and has superior facilities for members, fans, corporates, players and coaches, it means that in the order of 19,000 football fans could be denied the opportunity to see the game live.
"We trust that when all things are considered, that should we play Geelong, or Hawthorn for that matter, in Melbourne in week one of the finals series, the AFL will schedule the game at either one of the two best available stadiums in the city in either the MCG or Etihad Stadium."
Fremantle are guaranteed a top-four finish and could host a qualifying final.
For that to happen, they must beat St Kilda, as expected, this weekend and Brisbane need a massive upset win over the Cats at Simonds Stadium.
But the more likely scenario is that Victorian-based clubs will host the two qualifying finals and two elimination finals.
The Dockers have lost 12 of their 13 matches at Simonds Stadium.
By contrast, Fremantle have won three of their last five games at the MCG and they have a five-game winning streak at Etihad Stadium.
