Dees Set for Prime Time in 2022

[picket fence 16,655]

Just watch the AFL again give Jeelong another dream draw!!🤑😵

[binman 41,945]

1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Agree but I did like the 1:30pm starts in the winter sunshine with half a stand to myself

O well... progress

Me too actually.

Not a huge fan of night games. Hard to get a park around the G!

And public transport is a touch more feral at 11:30pm on a Friday night than Sunday lunchtime

[Fritta and Turner 4,181]

31 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Just watch the AFL again give Jeelong another dream draw!!🤑😵

I cant see them getting too many night time games.  The retirement village locks the doors 8.00pm sharp.

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

54 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Just watch the AFL again give Jeelong another dream draw!!🤑😵

They have to. OH&S issue. Can't have geriatrics mixing it up with professional footballers too much.

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,109]

Why would Collingwood playing Carlton in round 2 last year mean we're likely to play them in round 2 next year? Even if we did it would probably be their home game if we play Footscray at home in round 1 so we'd gain nothing from the gate takings. 

[Mickey 4,469]

9 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

Why would Collingwood playing Carlton in round 2 last year mean we're likely to play them in round 2 next year? Even if we did it would probably be their home game if we play Footscray at home in round 1 so we'd gain nothing from the gate takings. 

Its the same situation as last year, when Collingwood played Dogs on Friday night. So we don't play a team off a 5 day break so early in the year, I presume. We'll get 6 and they get 7. Can't play Tigers as we play them round 6.

Other option is dogs play them, but we are due more prime time games.

Edited October 22, 2021 by Mickey

[Deemania since 56 6,550]

8 hours ago, durango said:

I think the clubs fortunes will now accelerate due to increased members, attendances and sponsorships but the must never forget the members who stood by the club through the period from 1964 to 2021.

That we, as members, did. Not even after losing to the Filth too many times against all rhyme and reason, and more recently, Trump's plea for us all to ingest bleach, did we lose the red'nblue in our blood. 

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,109]

4 minutes ago, Mickey said:

Its the same situation as last year, when Collingwood played Dogs on Friday night. So we don't play a team off a 5 day break so early in the year, I presume. We'll get 6 and they get 7. Can't play Tigers as we play them round 6.

Other option is dogs play them, but we are due more prime time games.

Hi Mickey. Oh, I get it now. It's specifically if we were to play on the following Thursday night as Carlton will be the only side with the required minimum break between games. My brain has already started winding down before the weekend. 

[Jibroni 4,921]

Would love to see more Saturday afternoon or Twilight games, particularly for those with young families.

[DemonOX 8,696]

6 hours ago, picket fence said:

Just watch the AFL again give Jeelong another dream draw!!🤑😵

No doubt but it won’t matter as the AFL hasn’t reduced the length of the quarter to 15mins so the [censored] cats will run out of steam again with their geriatric list. 
Can’t wait. 
 

GOD I HATE geelong. 

[picket fence 16,655]

14 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

No doubt but it won’t matter as the AFL hasn’t reduced the length of the quarter to 15mins so the [censored] cats will run out of steam again with their geriatric list. 
Can’t wait. 
 

GOD I HATE geelong. 

So do I! most hated of any team past, present and future😱

[rpfc 28,047]

11 hours ago, DubDee said:

Dare I get excited about not making the trip to Mordor in 2022?

*not that I think we wouldn’t win

I know I say Mordor too but after 2021…

[Fork 'em 6,940]

13 hours ago, CYB said:

i think we were generously reward 2nd half of last year as well. We played most of our games at night from memory. 

Still think we should get the privilege to kick start the season.

I think we were rightly rewarded for playing exciting footy.

[BillyBeane 249]

Jeez the days of easily getting a drink at the bar are long gone...

[MT64 1,141]

7 hours ago, rpfc said:

I know I say Mordor too but after 2021…

Can you please explain Mordor? Haven't heard it before.

[Demon17 5,051]

2 hours ago, MT64 said:

Can you please explain Mordor? Haven't heard it before.

I'm with you and wondered what's all the fuss about Mordor and what does it relate to and which team? Obviously I'm not a Tolkien fan.

Courtesy of Wikipedia  "...In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, Mordor (pronounced [ˈmɔrdɔr]; from Sindarin Black Land and Quenya Land of Shadow) is the realm and base of the evil Sauron..."

This could be anywhere really - The hangar, Holden centre, Blundstone,  Waverley, ....

But Kardinia Park sits nicely, especially on game-day at the ground if your a Dees fan.

[Crompton's the man 659]

The whole land of Mordor is a dark territory and at its heart is the evil genius that is controlling everything.

 

Thus there is one reason why the descriptor doe not apply to Geelong

[rpfc 28,047]

4 hours ago, MT64 said:

Can you please explain Mordor? Haven't heard it before.

Mordor came after 186. 

One does not simply go into Mordor and win. Not with 10,000 men could you do this; it is folly.

But after 2021:

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,349]

I’ll just be happy to see a game in person next year. Couldn’t care if it’s the Tuesday morning timeslot.

[58er 5,928]

16 hours ago, Jibroni said:

Would love to see more Saturday afternoon or Twilight games, particularly for those with young families.

Not good money spinners or ratings for the  best team in the Land 

our days of 20,000 at the G at  home games are past and families should embrace the new time slots and money that  the Dees will deserve on the big stage,

[58er 5,928]

21 hours ago, binman said:

Me too actually.

Not a huge fan of night games. Hard to get a park around the G!

And public transport is a touch more feral at 11:30pm on a Friday night than Sunday lunchtime

Friday night Games finish at about 10.20pm in Melbourne what's this 11.30 pm nonsense 

Do you have a very slow walk to the car or station???

[58er 5,928]

23 hours ago, old dee said:

And more frustration for me.

FGS ODee embrace our success and move with the times 

If ever the Dees are going to get back as a Big Club power like  in the 50and 60,s With no money problems then it is NOW.

Lets take the advantages and privileges given to Top teams and never be downtrodden again!!

By all means go to Casey but really it's a relaxing trip without any stress.

FOr MFC membership the greatness of our Club is at the G on the  BIG stage agsin . Playing blockbusters with our stars lighting up the ground we call our own and have hardly see these champions play at for over 2 years.

[58er 5,928]

On 10/22/2021 at 11:23 AM, SaberFang said:

Can't believe they're persisting with this godawful matchup to start the season, year after year. When was the last time these two teams had a close match? When was the last time both were even contenders in the same year?

Compare that to proven rivalries like Geelong v Hawks, which have yielded some cracking matches regardless of ladder position.

The season should start on a Friday and the first game should always be the Grand Final rematch. Have a Friday double-header if you want to make an event of it, but this Thursday matchup is a proven dud.

Why do they get 80,000 plus to a dud?

[old dee 23,487]

5 hours ago, 58er said:

FGS ODee embrace our success and move with the times 

If ever the Dees are going to get back as a Big Club power like  in the 50and 60,s With no money problems then it is NOW.

Lets take the advantages and privileges given to Top teams and never be downtrodden again!!

By all means go to Casey but really it's a relaxing trip without any stress.

FOr MFC membership the greatness of our Club is at the G on the  BIG stage agsin . Playing blockbusters with our stars lighting up the ground we call our own and have hardly see these champions play at for over 2 years.

I think you missed the point. I am frustrated with channel 7 and all their adverts. Drives me nuts. Another reason  why I prefer going to the ground. 

[titan_uranus 24,583]

Night games are great for sponsorship and keeping the focus on us, but for our family supporters I'd like to see a good blend of afternoon games as well. I don't want to be like Hawthorn/Geelong/Sydney of the early 2010s who seemingly played every single week at night. I'd like a few Saturday or even Sunday afternoons at the G, ideally. But obviously we deserve and will want night games on FTA at the start of the year.

On 10/22/2021 at 10:52 AM, DubDee said:

Dare I get excited about not making the trip to Mordor in 2022?

*not that I think we wouldn’t win

I reckon it's 100% certain.

The AFL will want the reprise of the Round 23 classic, given how impactful the goal after the siren was to our flag.