Also, some assorted thoughts:
1) The only time the BBL Final was at a neutral venue was season 4, right before the World Cup. So the only reason for that was to have those grounds ready for the tournament. I know they used Canberra as well but probably a different pitch?
2) Mostly unsaid during this farce is the means of deciding the final - where the home team is awarded the final by default. Compare to the previous greatest farce in ending a cricket match - the World Cup final last year. Had that match been rained out, they would have shared the title!