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FULL PRE-SEASON FIXTURE

Note: All times are AEDT 

Thursday March 4

Carlton v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium (7:10pm)

Friday March 5 

Collingwood v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (7:10pm)

Saturday March 6

Hawthorn v North Melbourne, University of Tasmania Stadium (1:10pm)

Fremantle v Adelaide Crows, Fremantle Oval (1:10pm)

Geelong Cats v Essendon, GMHBA Stadium (7:10pm)

Sunday March 7

Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns, GIANTS Stadium (1:10pm)

GWS Giants v Brisbane Lions, Manuka Oval (4:10pm)

West Coast Eagles v Port Adelaide, Leederville Oval (7:10pm)

Monday March 8

Western Bulldogs v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (3:10pm)

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    18 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    i presume that's a public holiday?

    Yep Labor Day in VIC.

    Happy with this. Finally get to see a game live (touchwood) and at a proper venue.

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    Better than going to freo. However with aflw and the pre season comp they have already started messing around with the fixture. This is not a good sign of things to come.

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    1 hour ago, dl4e said:

    Better than going to freo. However with aflw and the pre season comp they have already started messing around with the fixture. This is not a good sign of things to come.

    Many of the reasons Given will not necessarily be prevalent in 2 mths time as WA and NSW will ( should be) totally birder free as all other states.

    YES nothing is in other than proposed print and we know the AFL!!!

    But the first 6 weeks are they say in stone !! Barring a Covid breakout in any particular state or city. 

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    1 hour ago, 58er said:

    Many of the reasons Given will not necessarily be prevalent in 2 mths time as WA and NSW will ( should be) totally birder free as all other states.

    YES nothing is in other than proposed print and we know the AFL!!!

    But the first 6 weeks are they say in stone !! Barring a Covid breakout in any particular state or city. 

    The VIC/WA border is reopening on Friday 5th February (as long as there are no new community cases). All of NSW (with the exception of 1 LGA) is a currently a Green Zone.

    All this of course can change at any time.

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    5 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    The VIC/WA border is reopening on Friday 5th February (as long as there are no new community cases). All of NSW (with the exception of 1 LGA) is a currently a Green Zone.

    All this of course can change at any time.

    wait til 30k go to the tennis every day for a fortnight...

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    So Carlton get to open AFL, AFLW and the AAMI seasons in prime time.

    They are still the AFL's favourites when it comes to fixturing to maximise sponsor exposure and member interest!

    Jealous.

    Some will say we need to win games to get better fixtures.  True.  But for years we have done a lot better than Carlton in all forms of the game...

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    8 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    So Carlton get to open AFL, AFLW and the AAMI seasons in prime time.

    They are still the AFL's favourites when it comes to fixturing to maximise sponsor exposure and member interest!

    Jealous.

    Some will say we need to win games to get better fixtures.  True.  But for years we have done a lot better than Carlton in all forms of the game...

    Unfortunately $$ comes before spectacle.

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    20 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Unfortunately $$ comes before spectacle.

    And will forever after. 

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    32 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    So Carlton get to open AFL, AFLW and the AAMI seasons in prime time.

    They are still the AFL's favourites when it comes to fixturing to maximise sponsor exposure and member interest!

    Jealous.

    Some will say we need to win games to get better fixtures.  True.  But for years we have done a lot better than Carlton in all forms of the game...

    The only silver lining is that these games won’t be on channel 7.

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    31 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    So Carlton get to open AFL, AFLW and the AAMI seasons in prime time.

    They are still the AFL's favourites when it comes to fixturing to maximise sponsor exposure and member interest!

    Jealous.

    Some will say we need to win games to get better fixtures.  True.  But for years we have done a lot better than Carlton in all forms of the game...

    Whilst I agree that the opening game of every season being Richmond vs Carlton is absurd, I also think it’s equally ridiculous that Carlton want still want this fixture.  

    So much pressure and spotlight on a young team that, every year for some time, gets smashed by the Tigers.  All their positive media and membership promotions go out the window by quarter time round one.

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    7 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    Whilst I agree that the opening game of every season being Richmond vs Carlton is absurd, I also think it’s equally ridiculous that Carlton want still want this fixture.  

    So much pressure and spotlight on a young team that, every year for some time, gets smashed by the Tigers.  All their positive media and membership promotions go out the window by quarter time round one.

    The irony is that they are not THAT young!!!!

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    1 hour ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    So Carlton get to open AFL, AFLW and the AAMI seasons in prime time.

    They are still the AFL's favourites when it comes to fixturing to maximise sponsor exposure and member interest!

    Jealous.

    Some will say we need to win games to get better fixtures.  True.  But for years we have done a lot better than Carlton in all forms of the game...

    Contrary to most on here LH I don’t mind Carlton. Now here is the background to that statement.

    I grew up in Bendigo and played football there in the sixties and early seventies. At that time the BFL was in Carltons zone and they did very  Well with players from that area. The Blues were always my second team, I played for Eaglehawk who were the blues as well so I liked Carlton, in that period they could always be relied upon the beat the Pies in games that really mattered. I had lots of Collingwood supporting friends so seeing them lose to the Blues gladdened my heart. It did not hurt of course that RDB was the coach . As has often been the case in that period the Dees could not beat time with a stick. The only time I hate the Blues is when they play us. No MFC and I would be a blues supporter. 

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    55 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    The VIC/WA border is reopening on Friday 5th February (as long as there are no new community cases). All of NSW (with the exception of 1 LGA) is a currently a Green Zone.

    All this of course can change at any time.

    And .....  Perth is going into lockdown for 5 days due to a case of a security guard out of hotel quarantine.

    https://twitter.com/Tracy_Vo/status/1355741317242920962?s=2

     

     

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    7 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    And .....  Perth is going into lockdown for 5 days due to a case of a security guard out of hotel quarantine.

    https://twitter.com/Tracy_Vo/status/1355741317242920962?s=2

     

     

    I have said elsewhere that WA have an election the week before the main season starts. You can bet the WA premier will be tough about virus lockdowns till then. Don’t assume anything about WA teams playing anywhere until after the Election. 

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    26 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    The only silver lining is that these games won’t be on channel 7.

    That is a very large lining BBP. I watch 7 without sound. They annoy me more than the team we are playing.

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    1 hour ago, Demonland said:

    Unfortunately $$ comes before spectacle.

     

    55 minutes ago, old dee said:

    And will forever after. 

     

    52 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    The only silver lining is that these games won’t be on channel 7.

     

    50 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    Whilst I agree that the opening game of every season being Richmond vs Carlton is absurd, I also think it’s equally ridiculous that Carlton want still want this fixture.  

    So much pressure and spotlight on a young team that, every year for some time, gets smashed by the Tigers.  All their positive media and membership promotions go out the window by quarter time round one.

    Thanks all for your comments. 

    I just felt like having a Sunday afternoon whinge ?

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    45 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Contrary to most on here LH I don’t mind Carlton. Now here is the background to that statement.

    I grew up in Bendigo and played football there in the sixties and early seventies. At that time the BFL was in Carltons zone and they did very we

    Well with players from that area. The Blues were always my second team, I played for Eaglehawk who were the blues as well so I liked Carlton, in that period they could always be relied upon the beat the Pies in games that really mattered. I had lots of Collingwood supporting friends so seeing them lose to the Blues gladdened my heart. It did heard of course that RDB was the coach . As has often been the case in that period the Dees could not beat time with a stick. The only time I hate the Blues is when they play us. No MFC and I would be a blues supporter. 

    Being of the generation when it was VFL I dislike all Vic teams. 

    My whinge was about the AFL consistently favouring a team:  unsuccessful Carlton.  There other AFL  favourite to promote is unsuccessful Essendon which I put into the 'loathe' category!

    Edited by Lucifer's Hero

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    40 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    And .....  Perth is going into lockdown for 5 days due to a case of a security guard out of hotel quarantine.https://twitter.com/Tracy_Vo/status/1355741317242920962?s=2

     

     

    Can't wait till the WA election is over - we might get a touch of sanity to their border controls...but won't hold my breath!

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    3 hours ago, 58er said:

    in 2 mths time as WA and NSW will ( should be) totally birder free

    That’s good news indeed! Like trainspotters, I think there’s something not quite right about birders. ?

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    2 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    So much pressure and spotlight on a young team that, every year for some time, gets smashed by the Tigers.  All their positive media and membership promotions go out the window by quarter time round one.

    And it will happen again this year, except they aren't exactly a young team anymore 

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