I agree with Brown, Brisbane fixture is a disgrace, they should not be playing AFL teams, they are not to that standard.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-season-2016-jonathan-brown-brands-brisbane-lions-fixture-a-disgrace-20160613-gpi8g7.html

 

3 minutes ago, ickey_11 said:

I agree with Brown, Brisbane fixture is a disgrace, they should not be playing AFL teams, they are not to that standard.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-season-2016-jonathan-brown-brands-brisbane-lions-fixture-a-disgrace-20160613-gpi8g7.html

A bit harsh...and a short memory.

We had the same problem last year when we played Freo, Syd and Hawkes consecutively in the early part of the season.  We were absolutely thrashed. It destroyed our season momentum, our membership drive, fan motivation and team morale.

I agree with Brown, playing too many top teams in the early part of the season can be soul destroying for a struggling club.  At least for us this year, the top team games have been stretched out a bit.

Brown is spot on, its embarassing to think a team on the up can get a [censored] easy run to start the year like WC got last year or like the bulldogs got 7 home games to start this year, but a struggling team like brissy has to deal with the hardest start I've seen in a long time. They started well all things considered but it was always going to be a tough run, I said at the start of the year they could have been 0-8 and playing well!! 

On the topic of fixture oddities have look at GWS's run home they won't lose again till finals! And people still seem to think that they dont get handouts! 

I am surprised that you think it is not fair.

As long it is a draw devised by the AFL to suit the TV it will always be so.

The AFL takes the maximum amount of money they can screw.

The trade off is the TV gets what it wants.

There is one fact that as MFC supporters we all know if you have a crap team you have a crap time.

 

They have been thrashed by teams 16, 14, 11, 10 & 9 in recent rounds.

They did have hard early rounds and a had good game against the Swans; but they have not been competitive at all against teams not in the 8. I understand you point, but they were competitive early against the better sides.

 

Edited June 14, 20169 yr by ickey_11

I love the fact that we have beaten Collingwood twice, but I hate the fact that we have played them twice without having played a number of other sides already.