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This was on the tail end of the fixture article for next year:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mond...x-1225792251723

"the Sunday twilight Western Bulldogs-Collingwood clash in Round 22 was always a recipe for disaster as both appeared certain to play finals.The draw will reward the elite teams with plenty of free-to-air games, but Melbourne has successfully lobbied for fewer Demons games on Foxtel. the Demons had just 10 games on Seven or Ten."

Which is great for the club and me as I don't have foxtel...and being WA to see the boys play more often.

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    actually, as far as melbourne-based supporters go, i'm not that fussed. it will mean that people will actually have to come to our games, rather than stay at home and watch them. it will only help our financial situation, and we can't really complain about that.

    sucks for supporters scattered around the rest of the country though.

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    actually, as far as melbourne-based supporters go, i'm not that fussed. it will mean that people will actually have to come to our games, rather than stay at home and watch them. it will only help our financial situation, and we can't really complain about that.

    sucks for supporters scattered around the rest of the country though.

    Not exactly... In Perth for example, free to air games will be bumped for Freo or West Coast games, if those games are allocated to Foxtel and are on around the same time... But it doesn't work the other way around, so the FTA game that is bumped, won't be on any TV at all except for a delayed replay on Foxtel later that night at some stage...

    I'm moving to Perth next year, and looking at the fixture, there will be only 2 games I won't be able to see over in WA. When we play Carlton and Sydney, both at the G I believe... Could've been a lot worse...

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    When it comes out, if it hasn't come out already, can someone point me in the direction of the NSW/ACT TV draw. I'm there next year.

    Much appreciated.

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    Not exactly... In Perth for example, free to air games will be bumped for Freo or West Coast games, if those games are allocated to Foxtel and are on around the same time... But it doesn't work the other way around, so the FTA game that is bumped, won't be on any TV at all except for a delayed replay on Foxtel later that night at some stage...

    I'm moving to Perth next year, and looking at the fixture, there will be only 2 games I won't be able to see over in WA. When we play Carlton and Sydney, both at the G I believe... Could've been a lot worse...

    Don't forget you can always stream games live off your computer, Just ask before a game & you will find the right place-I watched Finals in asia on computers this year.

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    sucks for supporters scattered around the rest of the country though.

    well no...not really! I live in Brisbane and without Foxtel, I'd see hardly any games all year!

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