2017 AFL FIXTURE

[DemonLad5 1,640]

Without 50/50s

Rd1 Saints Etihad     loss
Rd2 Carlton MCG      win
Rd3 Geelong Etihad  loss
Rd4 Freo MCG            win
Rd5 Rich MCG            win
Rd6 Essendon Etihad    win
Rd 7 Hawks MCG         loss
Rd8 Adel AO            loss
Rd9 North MCG       win
Rd10 Gold Coast Tregar   win
Rd11 Bye
Rd12 Queens Bday        win
Rd13 Bulldogs Etihad     loss
Rd14 West Coast Away    loss
Rd15 Swans MCG           loss
Rd16 Carlton MCG        win
Rd17 Adel Darwin         loss
Rd18 Port MCG             win
Rd19 North Tassy         win
Rd20 GWS Manuka      loss
Rd21 StKilda MCG       win
Rd22 Brisbane MCG     win
Rd23 Collingwood MCG win

 

13 wins, 9 losses

[praha 10,293]

18 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

 

St Kilda 4? Carlton, Essendrug and Richmond with more than us?

Is that a [censored] joke?

TBH it's a bit deceiving. St Kilda has no real "blockbusters". We play two games in NT which reduces possibility of Melbourne-based night games. We also have ANZAC Day and Queens Birthday, both during primetime. 

Also, the fact Carlton, Richmond and Essendon only have 2 and we have 1 is fine with me. At least we're not getting 20 Friday night Carlton games.

[praha 10,293]

51 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Yep read that after I had posted very difficult period and will be very important for us to win Queens Birthday and at least 1 of those 3(6 day breaks) at least

It's 2005 all over again. I remember we beat the Pies on QB, then had like 4x 6-day breaks in a row after that and it snowballed into a 7-game losing streak. 

[Bates Mate 3,903]

half empty man hey PRAHA

[Dr. Gonzo 22,523]

2 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Yeah we can. When was the last one we had? The Toiges have 13 in the past few seasons I heard Brendan Gale say...

They wonder why some teams don't make money? It aint rocket science.

What's that got to do with the Saints?

[Dr. Gonzo 22,523]

1 hour ago, Pates said:

I don't think I've said this in previous years (been more pragmatic about it) but I'm pretty happy with this fixture. It's given us more prime time exposure (hopefully we'll make good on it), and I think it's pretty equitable in terms of the teams we play.

I'm laughing about the tigers being unhappy about getting no Friday night fixtures. They don't deserve it, they've been spoonfed good slots for years now, back to the pack until you actually play decent footy.

Plus they get the first two weeks on a Thursday, some Saturday nights as well as the ANZAC Eve game

[Fat Tony 4,447]

It is a great draw from a winning perspective IMO. I would partially highlight the away games where we have probably been advantaged more than we should.

• Geelong away at Etihad rather than Kardinia Park
• NM away at Hobart rather than Etihad
• GWS away at Manuka rather than Spotless
• Carlton away at the MCG rather than Etihad

Also, I don’t think the stats on 6-day breaks show it is that big a disadvantage, especially since it means a longer break on the other side.

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,281]

2 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

It is a great draw from a winning perspective IMO. I would partially highlight the away games where we have probably been advantaged more than we should.

• Geelong away at Etihad rather than Kardinia Park
• NM away at Hobart rather than Etihad
• GWS away at Manuka rather than Spotless
• Carlton away at the MCG rather than Etihad

GWS at Manuka are probably even more scarier than at Spotless.

The other 3 games you listed, I agree with the advantage.

[jnrmac 19,098]

When it boils down to it the most important thing is who you are playing and having as few injuries as possible.

Where you play, timeslots, breaks etc are other considerations but ultimately shouldn't determine whether you play finals or not.

Who we play looks pretty good although you never know  which teams are going to slide and which teams will outperform.

 

[jnrmac 19,098]

2 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

Also, I don’t think the stats on 6-day breaks show it is that big a disadvantage, especially since it means a longer break on the other side.

 

Yeah, nah

4 hours ago, jnrmac said:

We have 3 x 6 day breaks in a row mid-season and on top of that, we have to travel for one and our opponents are having 10, 9 and 7 day breaks before playing us. 

That's pretty significant.

 

[What 18,810]

4 hours ago, jnrmac said:

We have 3 x 6 day breaks in a row mid-season and on top of that, we have to travel for one and our opponents are having 10, 9 and 7 day breaks before playing us. 

That's pretty significant.

 

More than significant.  it is a total farce.  This is why I was saying the fixture is bad when you dig deep in to it.

[Grapeviney 8,844]

On 27/10/2016 at 2:16 PM, Petraccattack said:

Terrible fixture,.., absolutely terrible

 

On 27/10/2016 at 3:29 PM, Petraccattack said:

 We got robbed.

 

On 27/10/2016 at 4:40 PM, Petraccattack said:

But having thought about it more it really is a very good draw.

 

19 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

Ok, having studied the fixture all day it will be a disaster if we dont play finals in 2017.  There are no excuses anymore.

 

4 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

it is a total farce. This is why I was saying the fixture is bad when you dig deep in to it.

 

Nothing wrong with changing your mind, but in 24 hours you've had more positions on this than the Kama Sutra. 

 

[Lil_red_fire_engine 10,249]

23 hours ago, A F said:

I'd prefer St Kilda getting airtime. They won't have anywhere to hide when they get exposed by decent sides. I'm glad they're not being overrated by anyone other than their own supporters.

I just looking forward to smashing the [censored] out of them at the G finally.

 

[Binmans PA 26,266]

10 hours ago, Grapeviney said:

Nothing wrong with changing your mind, but in 24 hours you've had more positions on this than the Kama Sutra. 

HH/PA reminds me of one of my best mates. He's a floggy Carlton supporter, but he too spends his life back-pedalling on every opinion he ever has. It's hard to take him seriously a lot of the time.

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,618]

On 27 October 2016 at 9:24 AM, Grimes Times said:

R1 V Saints changed to Sat 4.40 twilight . 

Someone said on SEN today that Jake Carlile's sister is getting married on that Saturday. I presume she'll invite all her brother's footy teammates!

The fixture change might have stuffed Jake.

[DemonOX 8,541]

Pizzis me off that with two teams in Qld that we couldn't play one of them up here ffs. 

Oh well just have to hang onto the memory of the 70 point flogging we gave GC this season!

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

The Bulldogs last year resoundingly proved time and time again that the game is completely between the ears.

Injuries, travel, 6 day breaks, mouth ulcers, etc etc.

Many posts in this thread typify the soft underbelly of the modern day MFC supporter.

It's really sad.

[sue 8,454]

48 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

The Bulldogs last year resoundingly proved time and time again that the game is completely between the ears.

Injuries, travel, 6 day breaks, mouth ulcers, etc etc.

This thread typifies the soft underbelly of the modern day MFC supporter.

It's really sad.

i just love posts which assume that the attitudes of supporters have any relevance to what is between the ears of the players.

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

14 minutes ago, sue said:

i just love posts which assume that the attitudes of supporters have any relevance to what is between the ears of the players.

?

Many posts in this thread typify the soft Melbourne supporter. Example : The Melbourne supporter that chooses to believe that certain nuances within a fixture will likely determine whether or not we make finals. And I simply said look at what the Bulldogs did last year. Anything is possible. It's ultimately down to mindset, i.e. between the ears.

I'm not sure you understood my post.

Edited October 29, 2016 by stevethemanjordan

[binman 38,617]

45 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

?

Many posts in this thread typify the soft Melbourne supporter. Example : The Melbourne supporter that chooses to believe that certain nuances within a fixture will likely determine whether or not we make finals. And I simply said look at what the Bulldogs did last year. Anything is possible. It's ultimately down to mindset, i.e. between the ears.

I'm not sure you understood my post.

Ironic post given you seemed to have completely misunderstood sue's post. Go figure

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

48 minutes ago, binman said:

Ironic post given you seemed to have completely misunderstood sue's post. Go figure

 

Obviously the attitudes of supporters have no relevance to what is "between the ears of the players". 

I'm making the point that there are lot of whinging supporters who for whatever reason, get caught up with '6 day break' issues and tend to use details like these as excuses for losses during the season. And the bulldogs showed this year that these fixturing details are ultimately non weight-bearing.

Why is this so difficult...

Edited October 30, 2016 by stevethemanjordan

[jnrmac 19,098]

2 hours ago, stevethemanjordan said:

The Bulldogs last year resoundingly proved time and time again that the game is completely between the ears.

Injuries, travel, 6 day breaks, mouth ulcers, etc etc.

Many posts in this thread typify the soft underbelly of the modern day MFC supporter.

It's really sad.

That's what happens with 10 years of conditioning

[McQueen 17,864]

33 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

 

Obviously the attitudes of supporters have no relevance to what is "between the ears of the players". 

I'm making the point that there are lot of whinging supporters who for whatever reason, get caught up with '6 day break' issues and tend to use details like these as excuses for losses during the season. And the bulldogs showed this year that these fixturing details are ultimately non weight-bearing.

Why is this so difficult...

I watched the Hogan interview following his extension again this morning. It's refreshing to hear he himself say that the 'mindset' of the group is the biggest influence that the Coaches have had this past season and made mention of the Dogs as an example.

If we can keep a fit list, with the inclusion of three seasoned best 22 players and the natural progression of our young talent all coupled with the belief that Hogan spoke of, I think we're in for a cracking 2017 season.

The fixture is a bloody good one and the players are managed around these small nuances such as longer and shorter periods between games.

Also, I reckon Goodwin will be a fantastic coach - particularly on match day. That in itself should see us win those games we somehow manage to lose.

Such excitement.

I can't wait for next year.

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

41 minutes ago, McQueen said:

I watched the Hogan interview following his extension again this morning. It's refreshing to hear he himself say that the 'mindset' of the group is the biggest influence that the Coaches have had this past season and made mention of the Dogs as an example.

If we can keep a fit list, with the inclusion of three seasoned best 22 players and the natural progression of our young talent all coupled with the belief that Hogan spoke of, I think we're in for a cracking 2017 season.

The fixture is a bloody good one and the players are managed around these small nuances such as longer and shorter periods between games.

Also, I reckon Goodwin will be a fantastic coach - particularly on match day. That in itself should see us win those games we somehow manage to lose.

Such excitement.

I can't wait for next year.

Oath.

It's the little things that I imagine will have a significant say in regards to helping certain players reaching new levels over time. 

Something as little as Jordan Lewis being on the training track at pre-season. The fact that he is a MFC player now. He chose us because of our list.

It's just yet another reason players like Jones, Viney, Petracca, Brayshaw etc will want impress even more coming into the year.

You can feel the momentum. And it's certainly gathering speed.

Edited October 30, 2016 by stevethemanjordan

[Diamond_Jim 11,861]

Seems that the Saturday afternoon 3pm free to air broadcast may be sold to Pay TV in 2017.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/oct/28/fewer-afl-games-to-be-screened-on-free-to-air-television-in-2017