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The 2023 AFL Fixture

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2 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

I don't get the angst over the Round 1 fixture.  Just what is it that posters are whinging about?

it's contrived... how many contrived rounds can one stand

AFL should just let the season and fan interest build naturally

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    2 hours ago, McQueen said:

    Also just realised that there’s no AFL game in Perf for round 1. Both teams in Victoria!

    The local radio talkback stations are going to blow up over this. 😂

    Optus unavailable due to Sheerhan Concert recovery time lapse. 
    Dont know why didn't have a Derby on Mon Night!!! 
    Or play at Cockburn Oval.! 

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    All WA playing in Melbourne in round one?

    Sounds sorta ‘Magic‘

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    21 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    it's contrived... how many contrived rounds can one stand

    AFL should just let the season and fan interest build naturally

    So Thursday becomes Gold Coast vs Port Power at Townsville? 
    where!s your sense of theatre!!! ??? 

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    21 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    it's contrived...

    Every round is "contrived" if you want to look at it  that way.  It's a fixture after all, not a draw.

    I don't see what's wrong with having an opening round featuring evenly matched teams.

     

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    15 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    All WA playing in Melbourne in round one?

    Sounds sorta ‘Magic‘

    Jackos mum won't like that

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    5 hours ago, Ollie fan said:

    Naturally, Collingwood’s game against Geelong – Geelong’s home game – is at the MCG.

    What a surprise.  🙄

    And I wonder how long it will take for Dees v Dogs to become “a traditional round 1 game”.   It took about 2 or 3 years for ANZAC Day to become traditional Col v EssUndone and similar time for opening game to be Car v Toiges. 

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    I can’t believe how petty it was that the AFL released the round 1 fixture during the Socceroos game. 

    It’s just the most childish thing to do. It’s laughably immature. 

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    12 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    I can’t believe how petty it was that the AFL released the round 1 fixture during the Socceroos game. 

    It’s just the most childish thing to do. It’s laughably immature. 

    And yet there is nuffies on the socials defending it. Most likely clowns who follow no other sports, not even cricket.

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    25 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    I can’t believe how petty it was that the AFL released the round 1 fixture during the Socceroos game. 

    It’s just the most childish thing to do. It’s laughably immature. 

    technically, it was scheduled to be released 'exclusively' by the sunday herald-sun - they'd been promoting that earlier in the week before oztraya vs argentina was even a possibility

    i'll also run the counterview - i think it's smart cross-marketing to release just as kick off was happening with so many sports afficionados up and watching the soccer this morning; makes sense to capture captive eyeballs

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    4 hours ago, Demonstone said:

    I don't get the angst over the Round 1 fixture.  Just what is it that posters are whinging about?

    I don’t understand either.

    A Saturday night home round 1 game against a team that we have a good recent rivalry with at the G, with the weather being mild and the game being on FTA, and yet people need to complain??

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    We may not get so many night games this year with four teams finishing ahead of us wanting the bright lights.  And Carlton, Ess and Bulldogs will as usual get more than their ladder position warrants.

    I would rather have our night games in Mar to May than June to Aug and hopefully the night games in the winter months are in the warmer states.  The MCG is bitter at night in winter.

     

    As an aside, I note the AFL has brought forward the Friday night game but by only 10 minutes to 7.40 pm.  Bit of a token effort given nearly everyone wants it at the same time as Thursday (7.20pm) or Saturday (7.25pm) night. 

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    I've no problems with the AFL matching teams to create competitive or "controversial" fixtures in Round 1. Beats having the Tiges belting rubbish Carlton teams on opening night like we had for a number of years.

    We play every team once. We'll play 5 teams twice, 3 top teams and 2 middle ranking. That much isn't too controversial

    There will always be unfairness given we don't play each team twice but the non-rotation of home and away is the bit that really irks me. Why do we always play the Cats at GMBHA and West Coast at Optus? And why do certain teams dodge playing at GMBHA. It's so blatantly unfair. 

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    2 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

    I can’t believe how petty it was that the AFL released the round 1 fixture during the Socceroos game. 

    It’s just the most childish thing to do. It’s laughably immature. 

     

    2 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

    technically, it was scheduled to be released 'exclusively' by the sunday herald-sun - they'd been promoting that earlier in the week before oztraya vs argentina was even a possibility

    i'll also run the counterview - i think it's smart cross-marketing to release just as kick off was happening with so many sports afficionados up and watching the soccer this morning; makes sense to capture captive eyeballs

    The thing is WWSW, the AFL could’ve released the round 1 fixture as early as last night yet they chose to wait until mid-Socceroos match. The only reason I can think of is that they couldn’t announce it last night because of the fact that it was a HS exclusive. But if that’s the reason, why announce it at all?

    Anyways let’s see how they handle the release of the magic round on Tuesday and then the release of the entire season on Thursday, just hope there’s no pesky clash with other sports. 🙄 

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    1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

     

    The thing is WWSW, the AFL could’ve released the round 1 fixture as early as last night yet they chose to wait until mid-Socceroos match. The only reason I can think of is that they couldn’t announce it last night because of the fact that it was a HS exclusive. But if that’s the reason, why announce it at all?

    Anyways let’s see how they handle the release of the magic round on Tuesday and then the release of the entire season on Thursday, just hope there’s no pesky clash with other sports. 🙄 

    My niece has a school play on Tuesday. I bet the b*stards at AFL HQ are already planning how to steal her thunder.

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    8 hours ago, dl4e said:

    I was convinced we would be playing Geelong in Geelong in rd 1 but I suppose it will be the last game of the year just so we can whinge about it all season.

    Kardinia Park unavailable first half of the season

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    8 hours ago, Demonstone said:

    I don't get the angst over the Round 1 fixture.  Just what is it that posters are whinging about?

    Complaining GIFs | Tenor

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    12 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I don’t understand either.

    A Saturday night home round 1 game against a team that we have a good recent rivalry with at the G, with the weather being mild and the game being on FTA, and yet people need to complain??

    Most are complaining about the announcement "colliding with" the Socceroos!!

    Really in fact the AFL had arranged the Round1 announcement  clearly before the FIFA game occurred and is committed to two further dates this week to complete up to Round15 by Thursday. What did  the complainants do  while the soccer game was on? Presumably most were at home watching somewhere and had access to a phone or newspaper with a casual glance sufficient at first and in-depth read after the game.

    If fans can't separate 2 items in their life like earlier today I hate to visualise the mess their diaries are in.

    For the record we play Western Bulldogs on SAT 18 March 2023 at the MCG a Home Game at 7.25pm. 

    Now all of us can go back to our tapes of Tracey Grimshaw's last show oh No I just realised I taped over it with the last race from Dapto Dogs on that night. Life is just so complicated with all these modern devices  like recorders and iPhones!! No wonder they say we men can't do 2 things at once!!! 

    Just get there in Round1 folks when we spoil Bevo's extended contract news and enable Hunter and Schache and Brodie to play freely in their first games for their new Club. Wonder if their recycled No3 ( Cody W ) is still ducking his head? 

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    Isn't the 'magic' round fixture due out today

     

     

     

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    12 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    Isn't the 'magic' round fixture due out today

     

     

     

    Yep was meant to be.

    So far three games were reported by channel 9 apparently.

    Adelaide v Carlton on Thursday

    Port v Dogs Sat Night

    Brisbane v North regional game

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    1 minute ago, FearTheBeard said:

    Yep was meant to be.

    So far three games were reported by channel 9 apparently.

    Adelaide v Carlton on Thursday

    Port v Dogs Sat Night

    Brisbane v North regional game

    I can see the Dogs getting more than their share of night games...again.  Never ends.  Protected by umpies.  Promoted by the AFL!!

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    The Herald Sun have just revealed when Grundy and the Dees will play Collingwood, but it's behind a paywall.

    Would find it amusing if you signed up and paid to see the article only for the Herald Sun to announce it's the Kings Birthday.

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