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1 hour ago, Demonland said:

Round 14 – Melbourne v St Kilda @ TIO Traeger Park

Details: Saturday 29th August – 7:40pm AEST

Broadcast: Seven

Round 15 – Sydney v Melbourne @ Cazaly’s Stadium

Details: Thursday 3rd September – 4:40pm AEST

Broadcast: FOX

Round 16 – Melbourne v Fremantle @ Cazaly’s Stadium

Details: Monday 7th September – 7:10pm AEST

Broadcast: FOX

Round 17 – GWS Giants v Melbourne @ The Gabba

Details: Saturday 12th September – 7:40pm AEST

Broadcast: Seven

Details around Melbourne’s final game of the season – a clash with Essendon – are yet to be confirmed.

Why TF do we play 2 games in cairns. 
 

FMD wouldn’t it be a better option if Brisbane and Gold Coast played up there and try to increase their market share. 
 

The AFL REALLY KNOW HOW TO F... us over. 

 
37 minutes ago, Pulp Fritschon said:

The positive is we only meet one team that comes off a longer break than us - Freo has 5 days v our 4 into that match.

All other games we either have the same break (Syd 5 v 5) or a longer break (Bulldogs 7 v 6), (Saints 7 v 6) and (GWS 5 v 4)

Playing round 17 on Saturday you would think a 5 day break is a short as it will be for the round 18 match. 

If we stay fit cant see us losing one from here haha 

Perspective is a wonderful thing, only one of those warmer climate games is during the day. I do think the Ess game is going to be a tough one.

21 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

Meanwhile Brisbane have not left the state since round 1and the furthest they've travelled is an hour to Metricon. 

They'll be filthy they have to fly to Cairns for 1 match. 

The boys will be chuffed, think of all the frequent flyer points they are accumulating, they can use them to go to Bali on the end of season trip! Winners!

 

WINNERS

  • Port Adelaide: No short breaks and pretty easy opponents sets them up perfectly to finish on top of the ladder.
  • Richmond: They avoid playing in WA at all this year, and have longer breaks heading into showdowns with the Eagles and Cats than their opponents.
  • Hawthorn: The easiest remaining draw including four home games which could still be moved to Tasmania if they open their borders.

LOSERS

  • West Coast: Five games in 19 days, including two four-day breaks heading into their toughest games against Richmond and St Kilda.
  • Essendon: They face three flag contenders in 11 days, plus their rescheduled game with Melbourne in Round 18, who’ll likely be playing for a spot in the eight.
  • Sydney: They have games left against the teams currently 1st, 2nd and 3rd on the ladder.

rounds-14-to-18-winners-and-losers

 

About time Ess had a tough run.  They have been blessed with little travel.  Ditto Saints and Richmond.

Edited by Lucifer's Hero

Here are some preliminary thoughts I have:

  1. Collingwood doesn't leave the Gabba until the final game, in which they are the home team, so feasibly won't leave the Gabba for the rest of the season;
  2. St Kilda play every game except one at the Gabba/Metricon from Rounds 9-17 (and as they are the home side in Round 18, are likely to stay in Queensland for that game). Over the same period we play games at Alice Springs, Cairns and Adelaide, in addition to Gabba/Metricon.

 

Please explain a 4:40pm start on a Thursday? I know most of Victoria is unemployed right now, but still. Odd. 

 
1 hour ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

WINNERS

  • Port Adelaide: No short breaks and pretty easy opponents sets them up perfectly to finish on top of the ladder.
  • Richmond: They avoid playing in WA at all this year, and have longer breaks heading into showdowns with the Eagles and Cats than their opponents.
  • Hawthorn: The easiest remaining draw including four home games which could still be moved to Tasmania if they open their borders.

LOSERS

  • West Coast: Five games in 19 days, including two four-day breaks heading into their toughest games against Richmond and St Kilda.
  • Essendon: They face three flag contenders in 11 days, plus their rescheduled game with Melbourne in Round 18, who’ll likely be playing for a spot in the eight.
  • Sydney: They have games left against the teams currently 1st, 2nd and 3rd on the ladder.

rounds-14-to-18-winners-and-losers

 

About time Ess had a tough run.  They have been blessed with little travel.  Ditto Saints and Richmond.

Clearly PIES AND SAINTS are also given preferred treatment.  Not the Dees. We are the kings of travel in 2020


2 hours ago, ucanchoose said:

West Coast have to leave home.....  what a shame

I hope they schedule the GF in Perth and WC don't make it.

If MFC happen to somehow win the flag and we can't go, I hope it's in Perth so their supporters bear witness.

Did I mention I hate West Coast?

Edited by Pollyanna

Great to see the AFL has scheduled the QBW match up at 5:10pm on Saturday while the blockbuster Freo vs Carlton game follows in prime time of 8:10!

Total number of venues played at to Round 17 (it's possible some clubs may see this tally increase by 1 for their Round 18 game, or in the case of Hawthorn/North if they get home games shifted down to Tasmania):

  • Adelaide - 3
  • Port Adelaide - 3
  • West Coast - 3
  • St Kilda - 5
  • North Melbourne - 5
  • Fremantle - 5
  • Bulldogs - 5 (including 8 out of 10 in a row at Metricon)
  • GWS - 6
  • Richmond - 6
  • Collingwood - 6 (including either 5 or 6 straight at the Gabba)
  • Brisbane - 6 (all games in Queensland from Round 8-18)
  • Carlton - 7
  • Sydney - 7
  • Geelong - 8
  • Essendon - 8
  • Hawthorn - 8 (including a home game against Adelaide, in Adelaide!)
  • Melbourne - 9
13 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Thumbs up for us, if we play finals of course. I expect we’ll need a spell after the frantic finish. 


12 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

Total number of venues played at to Round 17 (it's possible some clubs may see this tally increase by 1 for their Round 18 game, or in the case of Hawthorn/North if they get home games shifted down to Tasmania):

  • Adelaide - 3
  • Port Adelaide - 3
  • West Coast - 3
  • St Kilda - 5
  • North Melbourne - 5
  • Fremantle - 5
  • Bulldogs - 5 (including 8 out of 10 in a row at Metricon)
  • GWS - 6
  • Richmond - 6
  • Collingwood - 6 (including either 5 or 6 straight at the Gabba)
  • Brisbane - 6 (all games in Queensland from Round 8-18)
  • Carlton - 7
  • Sydney - 7
  • Geelong - 8
  • Essendon - 8
  • Hawthorn - 8 (including a home game against Adelaide, in Adelaide!)
  • Melbourne - 9

Yes get this to the media.  It’s absolutely ridiculous that it’s so uneven AGAIN !! 

12 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

Total number of venues played at to Round 17 (it's possible some clubs may see this tally increase by 1 for their Round 18 game, or in the case of Hawthorn/North if they get home games shifted down to Tasmania):

  • Adelaide - 3
  • Port Adelaide - 3
  • West Coast - 3
  • St Kilda - 5
  • North Melbourne - 5
  • Fremantle - 5
  • Bulldogs - 5 (including 8 out of 10 in a row at Metricon)
  • GWS - 6
  • Richmond - 6
  • Collingwood - 6 (including either 5 or 6 straight at the Gabba)
  • Brisbane - 6 (all games in Queensland from Round 8-18)
  • Carlton - 7
  • Sydney - 7
  • Geelong - 8
  • Essendon - 8
  • Hawthorn - 8 (including a home game against Adelaide, in Adelaide!)
  • Melbourne - 9

Suns??

8 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Yes get this to the media.  It’s absolutely ridiculous that it’s so uneven AGAIN !! 

Perspective

One was bad luck (Eagles in the first round)

The second is our fault in that we need the NT money and thus Alice Springs

Imagine if we'd had to go to Tasmania !!

At 7 venues we're in the mix.

There is no doubt that Saints were favoured simply because for a while they were good for the media narrative.

2021 likely to be be a strange season as well


So... what would you bid ??

Queensland has not ruled out throwing money at the AFL to fend off other states hoping to host the grand final later this year.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she would wait for Victoria and the AFL to formally relinquish the MCG's rights to host the game before putting money on the table....

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/queensland/premier-in-behind-the-scenes-talks-to-nab-afl-grand-final-for-queensland-20200817-p55mes.html

5 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

So... what would you bid ??

Queensland has not ruled out throwing money at the AFL to fend off other states hoping to host the grand final later this year.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she would wait for Victoria and the AFL to formally relinquish the MCG's rights to host the game before putting money on the table....

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/queensland/premier-in-behind-the-scenes-talks-to-nab-afl-grand-final-for-queensland-20200817-p55mes.html

If I was her... nothing.... I'd tell Gil to say yes or his clubs can go to NT and play...

16 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

If I was her... nothing.... I'd tell Gil to say yes or his clubs can go to NT and play...

It does have shades of Bernie Ecclestone about it

SA is the big competitor for Qld

 
25 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

If I was her... nothing.... I'd tell Gil to say yes or his clubs can go to NT and play...

If I was her, I would be prepared to pay quite a bit, as long as it's played in October. Queensland's State election is being held on 31 October. 

Edited by La Dee-vina Comedia
typo

no chance of a prefinals bye this year surely.

why bother playing all these 4 day breaks just to have a bye. most teams are getting a bye anyway


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