The 2023 AFL Fixture

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,391]

Hawks & Norf twice = 4 wins.

[Jaded No More 68,913]

It’s a much better fixture than last year but FFS Geelong in Geelong. How do we agree to this BS every year???? 

[Redleg 40,905]

56 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Geelong did well. 
hashtag no surprise. 
We get the pleasure of playing them at that [censored]-hole on a Thursday night again. Yay!

No need to look at a fixture to know that.

We are doomed to play there every year forever.

We have avoided Kardinia Park once or twice in the last 30 years.

Now that we have a much larger membership, the excuse for it is long gone.

[Palace Dees 2,316]

58 minutes ago, biggestred said:

Geelong in geelong again

[censored] off

Not counting Covid year - that's 7 out of 8 seasons and 13 from 15. 

Enough already!

[dees189227 12,391]

Seriously any chance we could play West coast on our ground?

Thank goodness we only play Essendon & Collingwood once. 

The first four weeks are tough.

At least we have some afternoon games 

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,391]

4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

It’s a much better fixture than last year but FFS Geelong in Geelong. How do we agree to this BS every year???? 

Eagles guess where?

[Diamond_Jim 12,578]

54 minutes ago, biggestred said:

North in tassie.

Yep

probably pouring rain and howling winds turns an easy game into a low scoring slog.

Why not under the roof at Docklands

[dees189227 12,391]

So LJ is back on our turf in round 11 having to face Max and Brodie 

[dees189227 12,391]

1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Yep

probably pouring rain and howling winds turns an easy game into a low scoring slog.

Why not under the roof at Docklands

Don't mind the Tassie game. Already decided to turn it into a holiday. 

[Redleg 40,905]

AFL membership is now great value, with 9 games interstate or at Geelong. So probably restricted to 13 games at most.

That is the most interstate games I can recall, plus the dump in Geelong.

[dees189227 12,391]

Honestly I thought once we won the premiership wed never have to go down to Geelong again. I'm guessing we are always destined to play there. 

Well we should at least be able to play them on our ground later on. 

[Palace Dees 2,316]

Yet again we only get 'half' a bye. R13 Collingwood on June 12, R14 BYE, R15 Geelong Thur June 22.  Just 10 days like last year.

Why?

[Willmoy1947 4,085]

On 12/5/2022 at 4:45 AM, 58er said:

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? 

I used to be able to do two things at once all the time.In fact that was the only way it could be done

[Demon17 5,188]

33 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Eagles guess where?

At the scene of our 2021 heroics.

Will always have a soft spot for boo stadium.

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,367]

2 hours ago, old dee said:

Rab are you going?  I would never go to Adelaide to the footy. I went once not long after The crows joined the comp. Their fans made the pies and bombers look like choir boys. What a rabid lot. 

Hey OD. Yeah, I went last year. Stayed overnight in North Adelaide and had a great time. My only previous time was the first year the Crows came into the competition at Football Park. I normally go interstate once a year and next season it will be Hobart again which is my favourite of them all. Nothing better than a crisp, sunny weekend down there for the football. 

[DemonOX 8,791]

Rd 15 v pussie cats at pussie stadium 

GF AFL SHOULD BE MCG. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
 

FU AFL. Every fu&$In season 🤬

 

Edited December 10, 2022 by DemonOX

[Demon17 5,188]

3 hours ago, Clintosaurus said:

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/fixture

Looks to be out? Round 15 at GMHBA.

Doubles v Brisbane, Richmond, Sydney,  North, Hawthorn and Carlton.

Not bad having doubles against only 3 other finalists and once only against the premier and another prlim finalist in Pies. And twice against absolute bottom 4 sides.

Lions tiges and blues won't be happy meeting dees twice. 

Could be worse for sure. Love the late season run home at the G

Never been more optimistic pre season and this draw helps.

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,367]

For anyone interested in who we will play during our loading period it looks like Port away, Dockers, Carlton, Collingwood then Geelong in Moggydishu. 

[spirit of norm smith 16,450]

The Good:   two games v hawks & Kangas 

 

 

The moneymakers: 

rd 6 vs Richmond (Anzac Eve)

Rd 12 vs Carlton (Friday Night)

Rd 13 vs Collingwood (King’s Birthday)

 

The Bad:  Rd 15 v cats at PussyPark on a Thursday night again. Ffs 

[dl4e 5,851]

It is not a bad draw for us but I have to whinge about Geelong. They play 4 vic clubs in Geelong and it is us, North, Dogs and yep Essenscum. Again an absolute disgrace. 

[demonwithin 46]

At the end of 2023 and 22 full seasons of AFL since 2000- 19 times we will have played Geelong at State Government Stadium. 21 home games to Geel in that time….the big three playing at Geel in the same period ? .- ESS 1, Carl 3 Coll 0 Ffs 🤦‍♂️ 

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,503]

Home games for both Anzac eve and Kings Birthday is good for the $$$ side of things.

Happy to be at Adelaide Oval for Gather Round, a venue we play very well as well as playing a franchise in Northern Territory so we may outnumber opposition supporters.

 

 

 

[Jaded No More 68,913]

No real Bye again is a load of BS! 

[Demonland 72,176]

[FearTheBeard 1,223]

2 hours ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

Financially we only make coin off home games. Whilst you note that the crowd averages for the double ups against Richmond and Carlton will be good, that adds nothing to the bottom line. Very few money making games against Victorian clubs, which is the same as it has been for the past few seasons

Home games against Richmond, Collingwood, hawthorn, Carlton plus round 1 is better than we normally get. Home games against Sydney, north and Adelaide are better than the usual gws and Gold Coast