The 2016 Fixture

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

We don't play Carlton until round 22

We don't play Geelong till round 23

Its beyond a joke.

This is the worst.

[Dr. Gonzo 23,725]

Bulldogs and Melbourne the only Vic sides to travel to Geelong.

[Satan 2,856]

Having freo players in supercoach at the end of year will not be detremental

[praha 11,131]

Bulldogs and Melbourne the only Vic sides to travel to Geelong.

We've been "one of only two Victorian teams to travel to Geelong" every year for the past 20 years.

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

Couldn't care less about the fixture.

Only good thing is that we play most of our games at the G in the early rounds which we should take advantage of and come out with a bang.

'If it is to be, it is up to me.' (Us).....

[Forest Demon 4,681]

I can cop most of it, but playing a home game against St Kilda, at their home ground is truly horrible decision making.

The one home game a year at Etihad is really pissing me off.

[Dr. Gonzo 23,725]

I can cop most of it, but playing a home game against St Kilda, at their home ground is truly horrible decision making.

The one home game a year at Etihad is really pissing me off.

I guess it's better than playing one of the non-Vic sides there and pulling a crowd of 15k. At least with playing the Saints it should mean the game is profitable.

[Demon Jack 6,741]

Dangerfield and the Cats obviously decided that the next time they play Melbourne again be put off for as long as humanly possible.

[71 Molloy 266]

I can cop most of it, but playing a home game against St Kilda, at their home ground is truly horrible decision making.

The one home game a year at Etihad is really pissing me off.

A least we shouldn't have to shut down half the ground to save cash.

What's the break even figure at Docklands? With a bit of form we may actually be able to turn a few $ as opposed to hosting GWS or GCS.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Dangerfield and the Cats obviously decided that the next time they play Melbourne again be put off for as long as humanly possible.

Yeah, and while we will be resting half of our best 22 for the finals as well. Squibs.

[Born to Run 204]

Joke as usual AFL.

Go [censored] yourselves.

[poita 3,877]

I'll be [censored] if they give us Hawthorn as one of our make up games next year. Watching us lose to those pricks by 100 points twice in one year would be more than any sane person can handle.

Hopefully the make up games are Carlton and Essendon.

And yes, the St Kilda game is a joke. Can't wait to see a 30,000 crowd squeezed on to level 3 whilst level 1 is deserted.

[DemonDave 1,082]

Dont every Melbourne based team that aren't a tenant at that hole of a ground Etihad have to play a home game there each year,

due to a stodgy agreement with the AFL to play a minimum number of games there?
I don't see the point of complaining about it when it happens every year and will continue to do so until the AFL buys the ground.

[DubDee 24,455]

I used to console myself with the dodgy fixture when at least it gave us a plying advantage. but 2 games against garenteed top 8 sides and GC is not good. we will have to improve a bit to win the same number of games as last year and improve a lot to win more

and the fact that not all teams have played each other by round 18 makes the AFL a friggen laughing stock

[Karl Stefanovic 107]

Will be heading to Gold Coast for an early season holiday and then get to Adelaide for the Power game. Not all that impressed with the fixture. I feel that this is the season for us to prove that we deserve commercial backing. If we can get a couple of big scalps and play consistently well at The G plus having an exciting young team I can't see why we won't start getting friday nights and big games against victorian clubs at our home ground. Playing the Saints twice at etihad is just beyond me.

[beelzebub 23,200]

"This is a fair and equitable fixture " said NO Dee ever !!

Cronyism is alive and well at AFL as it's always been....boys will be boys and these good ol' boys certainly know how to look after each other.

However the Fixture is as its name suggests...fixed and it wont change for next year.

There is only one thing to do as a club, and that's to go out each week and win ( trying your damnedest to anyway )

Go Dees

[John Demonic 5,530]

We leave Victoria once in first 12 weeks to play the GCS. Many winnable games. Did I count 4 interstate away games for the year? I think the fixture is fine, if we're good enough we can easily pencil in 10 wins. If we go on a jeff farmer rampage we'll get 12-14max Famous last words though, plenty of teams wanting to rebound. The fixture is only terrible if you're biased enough to think there is only one club that needs taking care of, there are 18. Many who finished high this year and have worse schedules, clubs who didnt do as well that now have better schedules. We need to play well this year to get favourable prime time drawing spots, then we need to play well for 5+ years and increase membership base for more prime time spots. Otherwise its an unreasonable request that doesn't fit into the reality of afl marketing.

Look at Adelaides schedule for perspective, they play the top teams for the first 10 weeks.. and still continue to play more. If they're not up to it they could only get 8-10 wins max if they beat sides down the bottom only.

Edited October 29, 2015 by johndemons

[True Heart 115]

Carlton get Brisbane, Essendon and Brisbane twice.

[3Dee 1,153]

FINALLY A QLD GAME!!!

[binman 42,011]

Carlton get Brisbane, Essendon and Brisbane twice.

So they play Brisbane 4 times?

[demon-4-life 467]

I'm nonplussed. If we're to become a good side we are to have the mentality of any team, anywhere, any time.

I believe this is the attitude being instilled and am happy for it.

We'll be right.

[reynolds46 1,065]

As usual more of a TV schedule rather than a football fixture and annoying enough as it , in football terms, it is probably the least of our problems when you look at this past season and failing to beat Carlton, Essendon and St Kilda twice, all teams we would want to be scheduled to play twice.

[praha 11,131]

I guess it's better than playing one of the non-Vic sides there and pulling a crowd of 8k. At least with playing the Saints it should mean the game is profitable.

efa

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,653]

I don't get particularly fussed about the draw. I know it's not perfect and that our club will suffer more than others until we show we've improved.

But I thought the AFL had said that they intended that in the 2016 competition they would divide the 2015 finishing ladder into thirds (ie, top third, middle third, bottom third) and that each team would play the teams in their third twice and everyone else once. Clearly that's not the case. Am I mistaken - did the AFL never make such a statement?

[Demon Jack 6,741]

There are some very winnable games in the first half of the year. Provided we lift another notch next year, we could end up with 6-7 wins before the bye.