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The 2018 Fixture Thread


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I couldn’t give a rats about the draw.  We can’t change it so why whinge?  Just get out onto whatever ground it is and play the game and try to win about 15 or so.  The only good thing is the 2 Brisbane games.  I can walk to the Gabba in 10 minutes. Seems like years since we have played in Brisbane.

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8 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

Sunday afternoons at 3:20 are usually the televised Sunday game on 7.  We may get more coverage than many here expect.

Here are our games again (previously posted up on page 6 by Andy)

I've highlighted the free-to-air games ...

2018 Melbourne fixture
 

Round 1, Sunday, March 25, Geelong Cats, MCG, Home, 3:20pm, Seven

Round 2, Saturday, March 31, Brisbane Lions, The Gabba, Away, 6:25pm, Foxtel

Round 3, Saturday, April 7, North Melbourne, MCG, Home, 2:10pm, Foxtel

Round 4, Sunday, April 15, Hawthorn, MCG, Away, 3:20pm, Seven

Round 5, Tuesday, April 24, Richmond, MCG, Home, 7:25pm, Seven

Round 6, Sunday, April 29, Essendon, Etihad Stadium, Away, 1:10pm, Foxtel

Round 7, Sunday, May 6, St Kilda, Etihad Stadium, Away, 3:20pm, Seven

Round 8, Saturday, May 12, Gold Coast Suns, The Gabba, Away, 4:35pm, Foxtel

Round 9, Sunday, May 20, Carlton, MCG, Away, 1:10pm, Foxtel 

Round 10, Sunday, May 27, Adelaide Crows, TIO Traeger Park, Home, 2:50pm, Seven

Round 11, Saturday, June 2, Western Bulldogs, Etihad Stadium, Away, 1:45pm, Foxtel

Round 12, Monday, June 11, Collingwood, MCG, Home, 3:20pm, Seven

Round 13, Bye

Round 14, Friday, June 22, Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval, Away, 7:20pm, Seven

Round 15, Sunday, July 1, St Kilda, MCG, Home, 1:10pm, Foxtel

Round 16, Saturday, July 7, Fremantle, TIO Stadium, Home, 7:10pm, Foxtel

Round 17, Saturday, July 14, Western Bulldogs, MCG, Home, 4:35pm, Foxtel

Round 18, Saturday, July 21, Geelong Cats, GMHBA Stadium, Away, 7:25pm, Seven

Round 19, Saturday, July 28, Adelaide Crows, Adelaide Oval, Away, 7:10pm, Seven

Round 20, Sunday, August 5, Gold Coast Suns, MCG, Home, 3:20pm, Seven

Round 21, Sunday, August 12, Sydney Swans, MCG, Home, 3:20pm, Seven

Round 22, Sunday, August 19, West Coast Eagles, Perth Stadium, Away, 1:20pm Seven

Round 23, TBC, GWS Giants, MCG, Home, TBC, TBC

 

 

 

 

 

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7 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

Better than only being on Foxtel, at least we gete some FTA numbers for the sponsors...

as an example here is one weekend last year where the ratings for Friday night outscored the Sunday afternoon 2-1

http://www.footyindustry.com/?p=3947

ironically the Friday night game is us v Swans while the Sunday game is Pies v Hawks

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6 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

1 friday night game against Port in Adelaide - absolute BS

WATTS in his first game against us and we can't see him live.

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23 minutes ago, Macca said:

Here are our games again (previously posted up on page 6 by Andy)

I've highlighted the free-to-air games ...

2018 Melbourne fixture
 

Round 1, Sunday, March 25, Geelong Cats, MCG, Home, 3:20pm, Seven    LOSS

Round 2, Saturday, March 31, Brisbane Lions, The Gabba, Away, 6:25pm, Foxtel  WIN

Round 3, Saturday, April 7, North Melbourne, MCG, Home, 2:10pm, Foxtel   WIN

Round 4, Sunday, April 15, Hawthorn, MCG, Away, 3:20pm, Seven   WIN

Round 5, Tuesday, April 24, Richmond, MCG, Home, 7:25pm, Seven   LOSS

Round 6, Sunday, April 29, Essendon, Etihad Stadium, Away, 1:10pm, Foxtel  WIN

Round 7, Sunday, May 6, St Kilda, Etihad Stadium, Away, 3:20pm, Seven   LOSS

Round 8, Saturday, May 12, Gold Coast Suns, The Gabba, Away, 4:35pm, Foxtel  WIN

Round 9, Sunday, May 20, Carlton, MCG, Away, 1:10pm, Foxtel     WIN

Round 10, Sunday, May 27, Adelaide Crows, TIO Traeger Park, Home, 2:50pm, Seven  LOSS

Round 11, Saturday, June 2, Western Bulldogs, Etihad Stadium, Away, 1:45pm, Foxtel  WIN

Round 12, Monday, June 11, Collingwood, MCG, Home, 3:20pm, Seven    WIN

Round 14, Friday, June 22, Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval, Away, 7:20pm, Seven    WIN

Round 15, Sunday, July 1, St Kilda, MCG, Home, 1:10pm, Foxtel     WIN

Round 16, Saturday, July 7, Fremantle, TIO Stadium, Home, 7:10pm, Foxtel   WIN

Round 17, Saturday, July 14, Western Bulldogs, MCG, Home, 4:35pm, Foxtel    WIN

Round 18, Saturday, July 21, Geelong Cats, GMHBA Stadium, Away, 7:25pm, Seven   LOSS

Round 19, Saturday, July 28, Adelaide Crows, Adelaide Oval, Away, 7:10pm, Seven  LOSS

Round 20, Sunday, August 5, Gold Coast Suns, MCG, Home, 3:20pm, Seven  WIN

Round 21, Sunday, August 12, Sydney Swans, MCG, Home, 3:20pm, Seven   WIN

Round 22, Sunday, August 19, West Coast Eagles, Perth Stadium, Away, 1:20pm Seven  LOSS

Round 23, TBC, GWS Giants, MCG, Home, TBC, TBC  LOSS

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Meaningless, but a bit of fun

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33 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

14-8

Any game is winnable ... especially round 1 against the Cats. 

The Tigers will fall away too - they'll come right back to the field unless they get an extremely good run with injuries again.  Hangovers happen too.

I just ran across our first dozen games to a mate (a non Demon) and he has our toughest game being Essendon in round 6 followed by the Crows in round 10.  Then the Tigers and then the Cats. 

A better way to look at it is nominating an absolutely certain loss in that fixture.

Our fixture is not a tough one ... unless we regress.

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, small but forward said:

Completely agree on all scores, praha. I was only looking at it from the point of view that good sides like Adelaide are likely to be good again, do we have a run against those teams (as we do, running into finals); and despite fewer 6 day breaks; comparatively are we getting less rest than our opponents (we are). Teams we play next year may or may not buck the trend, the draw says to me we must be in a strong ladder position come the bye as we've got more travel and (expected) tougher opposition. Same could have been said this year, though, and we won some games I thought we'd lose.  

We're definitely good enough.

I’m not sure how you can support your last sentence. The second half of our 2017 season showed that we’re not good enough. I don’t believe you can tell until well into a season how ‘good’ a team is. Look at the Swans this year or Norf last year. There’s absolutely no guarantee that a team will improve on their previous season or even do the same as last season. There are multiple examples of teams who do well one season just to have a horrible next season. Look at the doggies this year. Remember those seasons where we yo-yoed in alternate years from the top eight to the bottom four? Remember Essendon after their 2000 Grand final win? The so called experts were predicting a decade of dominance by them which didn’t happen. 

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Sunday arvo games are sweet timing when you live in Perf. 

Burn some meat for lunch, suck back a few froffs and still have time to get a few jobs done after the footy’s finished.

Whingers.

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29 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Sunday arvo games are sweet timing when you live in Perf. 

Burn some meat for lunch, suck back a few froffs and still have time to get a few jobs done after the footy’s finished.

Whingers.

I actually like Sunday afternoon games. I don't like night games. For most of the season in Melbourne you freeze your arse off.

This yearbwe had a soft draw and blew it now we have a bit harder draw but not impossible. A better run with injuries and we will play finals.

All the wingering on here is pathetic just toughen up and win.

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2 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Sunday arvo games are sweet timing when you live in Perf. 

Burn some meat for lunch, suck back a few froffs and still have time to get a few jobs done after the footy’s finished.

Whingers.

The 3.20 start on a Sunday in Melbourne is something that we're going to have to get used to ... Channel 7 are calling the shots on that one and the footy leads into their news service. 

As for prime-time free-to-air games,  we're going to have to get so good that they can't ignore us.  And we'd then have to maintain that status.  That's got to be the goal if we're to become one of the big clubs.

Still,  we fell so far behind that we've only got ourselves to blame (and that predicament had nothing to do with our members & supporters)

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1 minute ago, old dee said:

I actually like Sunday afternoon games. I don't like night games. For most of the season inelbourne you freeze your arse off.

This we had a soft drawand blew it now we have a bit harder draw but not impossible. A better run with injuries and we will lay finals.

All the wingering on here is pathetic just toughen up and win.

from an attendance viewpoint I like the early starts (1:20 pm or whatever) . There is usually a little bit of winter sunshine warming up the AFL section as you quietly watch the other few thousand in the stadium.

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1 minute ago, Macca said:

(and that predicament had nothing to do with our members & supporters)

Not sure the AFL agree with you on that they have kicked us in the guts - Its up to the MFC members and supporters now, ball is firmly in our court. 

However, only time will tell if the AFL was right or wrong. 

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