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I count 16 wins!

 

Am I being too negative?

 

Excellent...We may finally make some money off this draw..

All depends on whether the team can win of course and not decide whether to switch off...

  On 26/10/2016 at 22:40, stuie said:

I like that we have a decent run at the G to start and end the season. One Friday night game is a bit poor, but three Saturday nights might make up for it. The amount of six day breaks is a worry, will test us. Positive overall though.

 

Listening to the bloke that released the draw, looking at how many 6-day breaks we've got is a very simplistic way of looking at it.  He suggested looking at how many games we play where we have had a greater break than our opponent.

He used the example of Geelong - 8 x 6-day breaks (equal most in the comp), but they are playing 10 games where they have had a longer break than their opponent.

We can't complain too much about the 6-day break thing, especially when we want our QBD Monday game, and we now have our Anzac Eve game.

 

2 games against Norf, Carlton and Collingwood is great news.

 

St Kilda though...

No home games at Etihad, but we play 4 games there, 2 more than last year.

It's a good fixture on first glance.

No double ups against any of the top 4.


Only 4 away games interstate.

4 Games at Etihad to give us more chance of learning how to play there.

A home game against a "power" club in Carlton.

A bye after an NT game.

A Friday night game.

Only play Adelaide and North, from the 2016 top 8, twice, all other finalists from this year just once.

I think it is a very positive draw.

4 Etihad games in the first 13 rounds. In the same period we play at the MCG 6 times.

Glad we play Geelong in Melbourne.

Essendon away at Etihad. How about a game against them for once?

2x games vs Carlton at the MCG is great.

4x interstate away games, two of which are in Canberra and Tassie (vs North).

 

Overall, solid fixture. 

  On 26/10/2016 at 23:00, billy2803 said:

Only 4 away games interstate.

4 Games at Etihad to give us more chance of learning how to play there.

A home game against a "power" club in Carlton.

A bye after an NT game.

A Friday night game.

Only play Adelaide and North, from the 2016 top 8, twice, all other finalists from this year just once.

I think it is a very positive draw.

North is a positive...

I think they will finish bottom 4 this year.

 

First three rounds look challenging. All three are bogey sides and 2/3 on a bogey ground. We must start the season strongly (at absolute worst 1-2) as there's history says no coming back from 0-3.

 


The first 6 weeks will define our season.  We should be 5 and 1.  Don't mind the draw the only real tuff patch is the Bulldogs, Eagles and Sydney mid year

Quality fixture for us, an especially good first half, (before the bye). And then the last three games at the G all against sides that we should beat.

All-in-all, a serious opportunity for us to make finals. Positives everywhere in this.

Can't wait.

In Hobart again. Awesomesauce!!!!!!!

Our fixture simplified.

All you needed to post MFC.

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

Not a bad start and finish!

I reckon we play Essendon away each year because of the jumper.  There clash jumper still clashed with our home jumper


This is a dream draw for us.

We only play Swans, Bulldogs, Cats, West coast and Hawthorn once.

This could be the year we make finals.

  On 26/10/2016 at 23:03, Mud Dogs Gonna Win said:

Our fixture simplified.

All you needed to post MFC.

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

Not a bad start and finish!

No excuses, finals a must. 

Can't complain too much but one Friday night game for us when Sydney and the Bulldogs share 2/3 of every Friday night for the entire season? Taking the [censored] now, aren't they?

Even if they made the Grand Final, surely sharing around Friday nights a little more evenly would be the preferred outcome. Have they not learned how boring the surplus of Carlton, Richmond, Collingwood and Hawthorn games became in recent years!?


  On 26/10/2016 at 23:03, Mud Dogs Gonna Win said:

Our fixture simplified.

All you needed to post MFC.

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

Not a bad start and finish!

We should win 7 or 8 of our last 9.

Good draw for us at a glance. But again no game in Qld for supporters up here. Think that's 4 out of the last 5 years. Oh well, won't mind a bit if we make finals.

 

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