Bring-Back-Powell 15,567 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 51 minutes ago, Swooper said: Word is we play GWS in Rd 2. Not exactly a soft start to the season. So much for the soft draw we were hanging our hats on. Going to be very difficult to avoid 0-2 with WC and GWS on the menu to start with. Although you'd imagine there will be a block or 2 in the season when the fixture eases off for us. 1 Quote
monoccular 17,761 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 5 hours ago, mauriesy said: If the AFL was in charge of the Melbourne Cup, they'd put the most weight on the slowest horses. Maybe Gill does that to his polo horses Quote
jnrmac 20,386 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 17 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said: Well i did because I believe it to be true We have our own destiny in our hands. The 2018 MCG Finals showed me that. Yes but we don't or won't dictate the fixture It's a set up as you know by the AFL. Quote
DemonOX 8,857 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said: So much for the soft draw we were hanging our hats on. Going to be very difficult to avoid 0-2 with WC and GWS on the menu to start with. Although you'd imagine there will be a block or 2 in the season when the fixture eases off for us. When ever we have a “soft” draw we always seem to stuff it up. if we are going to be any good as a team we need to beat any team anywhere on any ground. We need to be mentally stronger and this is the ideal opportunity to start at rd 1 and rd 2. It’s time we stood up and stayed up. 4 Quote
Sir Why You Little 37,478 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 59 minutes ago, jnrmac said: Yes but we don't or won't dictate the fixture It's a set up as you know by the AFL. I know all that. But IF The MFC gets its act together, we can pull 90,000 Crowds. North and The Bulldogs will always be smaller Clubs. the MFC can become a big Club with sustained winning form, lot of work to get there but it can be done. 3 Quote
JakovichScissorKick 771 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Swooper said: Word is we play GWS in Rd 2. Not exactly a soft start to the season. We better not have a return match vs either those teams. Arent bottom 6 teams meant to get a favorable draw with the 6-6-6 fixture rule? Im sure the AFL will throw that out the window just to screw us Quote
DistrACTION Jackson 10,754 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 4 hours ago, FarNorthernD said: If that’s true it is good for us I think GWS will have had four weeks less training, still bringing their many injured players back and still getting up to speed. In theory we should hit the ground running, Yep 100%. Plus the Eagles two less weeks. Would much rather play the top teams early 6 Quote
Diamond_Jim 12,779 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 6 hours ago, 58er said: Do sponsors pay after the ratings are decided? First I have heard of that Ever seen a sporting sponsorship contract?? I can assure you they have several triggers and ratings in key cities is a common one 1 Quote
DubDee 26,719 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 So before the fixture is out and many of us complain - what would people like in general between a favourable commercial draw or an easy draw where we in theory should win more games? A soft draw isnt as much of an advantage as it used to be. aside from the top few sides and GC, there is little difference between and 7 and 13th for example Quote
jnrmac 20,386 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 4 hours ago, DubDee said: So before the fixture is out and many of us complain - what would people like in general between a favourable commercial draw or an easy draw where we in theory should win more games? A soft draw isnt as much of an advantage as it used to be. aside from the top few sides and GC, there is little difference between and 7 and 13th for example Really? Brisbane says hello. Their draw and limited injury list propelled them to second where they were found out. 1 Quote
jnrmac 20,386 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 So its reported that Carlton have 2 Friday night blockbusters at the start of the season. How the hell do they get the star treatment when they have lost 11 in a row of the opening round? They have had 6 or 7 prime time games last year as well. Quote
Clintosaurus 7,953 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 Another game in Hobart it seems. Also, [censored] Carlton. They have done nothing to deserve a single prime timeslot. Shows what clout at HQ can do. Quote
Demonstone 23,601 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 I'm sure I read that Carlton have NO Friday night games, but do have two Thursday night games including the so-called 'traditional' season opener against Richmond. Quote
Bring-Back-Powell 15,567 Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 27 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said: Another game in Hobart it seems. Awesome. Looking forward to another loss by under a goal down there. Quote
Demonland 74,473 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Posted October 31, 2019 DEMONS FIXTURE 2020 • 13 x MCG • 6 x Interstate (2 x Perth) • 3 x Friday Night • 0 x Thursday Night • 0 x Saturday Night • 10 x Sunday • Travel to Geelong Again 1 Quote
Demonland 74,473 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Posted October 31, 2019 https://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/AFL/Fixture-Guide-2020-AFL.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3PXRRTv5DRXMuov7A8KwALA1n_-k80IYRDPQBf52ZMTohUX3fxAVifE_E Quote
Demonstone 23,601 Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 Looks fine to me. No doubt others will find reasons to complain. 2 1 1 Quote
Demonland 74,473 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Posted October 31, 2019 Bulldogs must have photos of someone. 1 1 1 1 Quote
Irish-Demon 14 Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 20 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said: So much for the soft draw we were hanging our hats on. Going to be very difficult to avoid 0-2 with WC and GWS on the menu to start with. Although you'd imagine there will be a block or 2 in the season when the fixture eases off for us. It's true. A 6 day turnaround........................?????????????????? Quote
stevethemanjordan 6,952 Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 An extremely favourable fixture. First half of the year especially. Absolutely zero excuses not to make finals next year and I expect a top 6 finish minimum. 9 Quote
titan_uranus 25,255 Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 There's some good and some bad here. A six-day break from our Round 1 Sunday afternoon Perth game into a home game against GWS is going to be tough. A five-day break from our Bulldogs home game into the Hawthorn Friday night game is also tough. Lucky to get three Friday nights IMO. Getting the away Friday night vs Hawthorn is nice. Did well on the repeat games - Gold Coast, Fremantle, St Kilda and Adelaide is a pretty good slate. Of our 10 MCG home games we only have five against Victorian clubs and of those two are St Kilda and the Dogs. But again, hard to complain after 2019. Only one game at Marvel all year is a surprise. But we have 7 interstate games plus Geelong which is no surprise at all. 4 Quote
praha 11,267 Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, demonstone said: Looks fine to me. No doubt others will find reasons to complain. From a financial standpoint, it is awful. Most of our MCG home games are against low drawing interstate sides. If we have another poor season we're going to be back where we were in 2013 with 13k people going to watch Melbourne vs GC. We were awful this year and this fixture reflects that. 2 Quote
Demonland 74,473 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Posted October 31, 2019 Teams we play twice: Adelaide Collingwood St. Kilda Gold Coast Fremantle Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.