The 2015 fixture thread

[titan_uranus 25,050]

Yes that's great news about Anzac day eve but would be nice if we were to host it.

That's 50,000 of gate proceeds going all to Richmond.

Beggers can't be choosers...

Seriously?

After the last three years of disgrace, we get a prime time, Friday night game against a Victorian club at the G, totally undeservedly, and you complain?

This is a huge win for our club, and if the clubs are intending for it to be permanent, then you'd expect it to be shared every year as to who hosts.

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,056]

Seriously?

After the last three years of disgrace, we get a prime time, Friday night game against a Victorian club at the G, totally undeservedly, and you complain?

This is a huge win for our club, and if the clubs are intending for it to be permanent, then you'd expect it to be shared every year as to who hosts.

Fully appreciate this, and yes we don't deserve it.

It's just a bit funny that Richmond, the bigger club, must automatically be the home team and get the gate takings for the first encounter.

[hardtack 10,691]

Fully appreciate this, and yes we don't deserve it.

It's just a bit funny that Richmond, the bigger club, must automatically be the home team and get the gate takings for the first encounter.

Well, it is almost guaranteed that they will be bringing the majority of the crowd.

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,056]

Well, it is almost guaranteed that they will be bringing the majority of the crowd.

If it were our home game we'd have a heap more melbourne supporters turn up.

[hardtack 10,691]

If it were our home game we'd have a heap more melbourne supporters turn up.

Possibly... but what is the ratio of members to supporters who attend our games? As far as supporters who are not members go, I doubt that they will be too concerned over whose home game it is, because it's still at the MCG and they have to pay regardless.

Edited October 24, 2014 by hardtack

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,056]

Possibly... but what is the ratio of members to supporters who attend our games? As far as supporters who are not members go, I doubt that they will be too concerned over whose home game it is, because it's still at the MCG and they have to pay regardless.

Yeah I see where your coming from.

It's just that there seems to be bugger all melbourne supporters at some away games at the G.

[dee-luded 2,959]

I would like us to kick off with a home game Rnd1 say V Richmond, the 'In Memoriam' game for Tulip.

a club in not to distant level for the contest, but excellent attendance numbers.

I think it would be a great game.

[dees189227 12,432]

well at least r1 kicks off at home. Saturday arvo at the G is great especially in autumn. I hope we get a good turnout. We are due to win in r1 sometime.

[solly21 91]

Any chance we can be the home team against Essendon. Since 2006 we have played them only once a year and we have only been the home team in 2010 this is a disgrace where is the equilization.

[Je Roos Salem 661]

I hear we're playing GWS in Canberra in Round 2. Predictable. I wish they could be a bit more inventive with the fixture. At least we have the Round 4 clash against Richmond. Fair enough if it's their home game given we always have Queen's Birthday as ours, to me the game will be bigger than QB. Already counting down to it

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,450]

Our awful midfield up aginst Ablett, O'Meara, Prestia, Swallow, Bennell and Martin straight off the bat. Yikes.

Let the MFCSS set in..

Martin is yet to achieve anything or impose himself on any games. Still glad they picked him instead of Hogan.

[dazzledavey36 55,453]

Martin is yet to achieve anything or impose himself on any games. Still glad they picked him instead of Hogan.

Lol spare me.

Didn't you watch his last game of the year where he had 19 djsposals and kicked 4 goals.

The kid will be a star. Hogan still needs to get on the park first.

[DeeVoted 583]

The last time we didnt lose Round 1 was in 2011. We drew with the Swans.

We have to go back to 2005 for our last win in Round 1, that was against Essendon.

We have gone backwards at a rate of knots since.

Edit: Corrected 2005.

Edited October 26, 2014 by DeeVoted

[45HG 1,559]

The last time we didnt lose Round 1 was in 2011. We drew with the Swans.

We have to go back to 2005 for our last win in Round 1, that was against Freo.

We have gone backwards at a rate of knots since.

Reasonably confident you can extend the stat to round 2…Though I'm pretty sure our Round 1 2005 win was the Broady match against Essendon.

In fact, the past 9 seasons' first 3 games (27 matches) have yielded 2 wins for the Dees.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,450]

Lol spare me.

Didn't you watch his last game of the year where he had 19 djsposals and kicked 4 goals.

The kid will be a star. Hogan still needs to get on the park first.

No I didn't see that game, what I have seen of him(4 games) has been less than impressive reminding me of some of our past hopefuls. One game doesn't make a career, I'm aware it was his first season but he came with wraps of being better than Omera. It's a wait and see for me.

[DeeVoted 583]

Though I'm pretty sure our Round 1 2005 win was the Broady match against Essendon.

You'd be 100% correct. Wasnt Freo, but the bummers.

[titan_uranus 25,050]

Reasonably confident you can extend the stat to round 2…Though I'm pretty sure our Round 1 2005 win was the Broady match against Essendon.

In fact, the past 9 seasons' first 3 games (27 matches) have yielded 2 wins for the Dees.

Yep, we're winless in Rounds 1 and 2 since 2005 where we won the first three games. So difficult to build momentum, both on and off the field, when you're consistently starting 0-2 (and almost always 0-3).

[jnrmac 20,205]

Reasonably confident you can extend the stat to round 2…Though I'm pretty sure our Round 1 2005 win was the Broady match against Essendon.

In fact, the past 9 seasons' first 3 games (27 matches) have yielded 2 wins for the Dees.

Well that certainly is deepressing...

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,056]

Another marquee game:

Round 6:

Saturday night pink lady game, Mother's Day eve.

Melbourne v probably Sydney on free to air.

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,056]

More news.

NT games revealed.

Round 9 or 10 - V's Port. Alice Springs.

Round 14 - v's West Coast

[rpfc 28,835]

More news.

NT games revealed.

Round 9 or 10 - V's Port. Alice Springs.

Round 14 - v's West Coast

Two home games we usually lose money from.

So we have so far home games at the G against Gold Coast (Sat Afternoon) and Sydney (Sat Night) and two interstate teams in NT.

Commercially speaking - so far, so good...

Just waiting for the rest to be a hot mess of Sundays.

[beelzebub 23,384]

Two home games we usually lose money from.

So we have so far home games at the G against Gold Coast (Sat Afternoon) and Sydney (Sat Night) and two interstate teams in NT.

Commercially speaking - so far, so good...

Just waiting for the rest to be a hot mess of Sundays.

dunno.... and guessing here.

The AFL oddly isnt a major fan of sat arvos... ( I know thats so hilarious really ...but hey ) The Dees actually prefer Sat arvos.. I prefer Sat arvos. I think we might get to be the 'bunny' that gets ....yep....you get one guess.......sat arvos !!

[ManDee 7,236]

Fixture by drip feed.

Just release the fixture.

[Pennant St Dee 13,315]

Two home games we usually lose money from.

So we have so far home games at the G against Gold Coast (Sat Afternoon) and Sydney (Sat Night) and two interstate teams in NT.

Commercially speaking - so far, so good...

Just waiting for the rest to be a hot mess of Sundays.

Agreed and the fact Suns is round 1 should help out the attendance

[Demon3 2,541]

I was under the impression we did well financially out of playing games in the NT.. almost certain we don't lose money from these games.

We are in no position to whinge. We get better, we win games, we win games we have more people turn up, simple as that.

It could be worse, Suns in r9 when we have not won a game, and could be the Swans ON mothers day when no one goes to our games in previous years?