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Rather a big game to channel all our energy into.

AFL do us a favour and send us to Perth again before Gather round.

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    42 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Exclusive: The Crows will again open Gather Round next year with a blockbuster clash at Adelaide Oval, facing Melbourne on Thursday night. 
     

    farrrrk !  Are we just the AFL punching bag again.  

    As mentioned above, Carlton and Bulldogs drew the short straw in 2023.

    Us and Essendon have drawn the short straw next year.

    Two other clubs will draw the short straw in 2025.

    I personally don’t see the issue.

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    Sooo our fixture will include

    West coast away

    Geelong away

    North in tassie

    Someone in alice Springs 

    Gold coast away

    Adelaide away in gather round 

    Any others we need to lock in ffs?

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    11 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    The fixture snag I really want the Dees to avoid is GC in Darwin but you know that will be inevitable.

    That is my nightmare. It's the only reason I'm in favour of the Alice Springs game which has IMO outlived its usefulness.

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    This thread getting good levels of paranoia.

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    12 hours ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    Not sure its been mentioned but one of our major sponsor Jaguar will no longer be continuing in 2024.

    I've just been told this from a contact who has input in the manufacturering of our guernseys.

    Hertz will take on the back of the gurnsey major sponsorship.

    Club looking for Short sponsorship to replace Hertz. I 

    That will be a horrible looking logo.. big yellow patch on the back 

    Edited by Kick_It_To_Pickett

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    @biggestred

    to clarify the challenges that could be in 2024

    rd 1 Opening game away v Sydney 

    Anzac Eve away Wed24april v Tigers 

    Kings Birthday away v Magpies Monday after

    Geelong away on a Thursday night post mid season bye

    North away in tassie on a Sunday 1.10 time slot 

    Gold coast away in Darwin in July

    Adelaide away in gather round 

    Freo away in the final round 

    Port home game in alice Springs (home game) 

    Giants home game on a Sunday 3.20 dead timeslot 

    Imagine the horror 

    BUT surely as $$$ cash cows with 75,000 in the house we get these 3 games 

    we get to have two Home big Friday nights:  v Pies (home) round 21/22 AND  v Bombers (home) pre Anzac game round 6/7

    AND Saturday night two Home game v Tigers round 19/20  v Blues round 3/4 

     

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    35 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

     

    rd 1 Opening game away v Sydney

    Freo away in the final round

     

    As a general rule, if your Round 1 game is at home, your final game will be away and vice versa. There are a few exceptions eg. North might have a home game at Marvel in Round 1 and a home game in Tassie in Round 24. Eg. 2 MCG tenants (excluding Melb) might have home and away games at the G in the first and final round - eg. Carlton, eg. Carlton eg. Carlton. When a team gets a home game at the start and end of the year (rare), it will be an interstate team and the following year they may have both as away games eg. Port.

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    1 hour ago, Clintosaurus said:

    This thread getting good levels of paranoia.

    I hope all the Chicken Littles have a nice cheese board to go with their whine.

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    25 minutes ago, Roger Mellie said:

    As a general rule, if your Round 1 game is at home, your final game will be away and vice versa. There are a few exceptions eg. North might have a home game at Marvel in Round 1 and a home game in Tassie in Round 24. Eg. 2 MCG tenants (excluding Melb) might have home and away games at the G in the first and final round - eg. Carlton, eg. Carlton eg. Carlton. When a team gets a home game at the start and end of the year (rare), it will be an interstate team and the following year they may have both as away games eg. Port.

    In the pre COVID 2020 fixture we got stiffed.

    Round 1 in Perth and round 23 in Hobart (although the fixture got torn up for obvious reasons.

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    Gather Round is a dud. Call it ‘gathering up tourism department funding’ round, and I’ll at least respect the AFL for being straight with us.

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    14 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    As mentioned above, Carlton and Bulldogs drew the short straw in 2023.

    Us and Essendon have drawn the short straw next year.

    Two other clubs will draw the short straw in 2025.

    I personally don’t see the issue.

    Yes we drew the short straw next season but that is so predictable. I said on DL a few months back we will play Crows or Port next season in Gather Round. Its so predictable.

    Last year Collingwood got 10 days break before Gather round. We got 6  and we lost.

    Will lowly Hawthorn play at the Cattery. Theyre well overdue but will they?  We'll know soon enough.

    Dees to the Gabba again and Norff in Tassie- our injury graveyard?

    I think Crows will get  red carpet service next season due to AFL making amends for the Swans debacle.

    Just eyeballed now. Gather Round,  Pies v Hawks  AO

    Hilarious.

    A FESTIVAL OF FOOTY  (Afl)

    Morons

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    Too early to call a change of 💔 from the AFL fixture Tin men. But a premium position given the local interest and venue. Demons can Fly in and Fly out with the Grange Hermitage. Crows can warble 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow', as a lament, accompanied by ukulele from the Adelaide Oval dungeons. Blues can tip toe thru the dewdrops seeking a humility transplant.

    Edited by Tarax Club
    Lions are the lions, Who is the Wizard?

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    We're probably the match of the round in a stand alone game on a Thursday night so as supporters have an opportunity to get in and out before all of the hoi polloi descends on the place. 

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    2 hours ago, Demonland said:

    The double header this time doesn’t involve an Adelaide team which I assume is good for allocation. 

    yes whoever designed to double header was a bit dumb last year. Be surprised if it gets many more than 25k though unless they give out lots of free tickets

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    Not that I particularly give a [censored] but Richmond v St. Kilda at Norwood. Would have had that game at Adelaide Oval and moved the Geelong Doggies game to Norwood. Or for [censored] and giggles have the Doggies play at Mt Barker………wherever that is

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    One day someone will be able to explain to me the point of the "gather" round.  Till then I'll continue to wonder why (surely it's not to make money?).  There is enought difficulty in arranging something even approaching a fair draw given all the constraints that exist already.

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    Whats the point of the Gather Round?

    Its an additional 9 games of mostly dull non marquis games played in a small Aussie rules state. Whats it promoting? The Gather Round should be played in NSW and Qld  if at all.

    Its a free lunch for Port and Crows getting an additional home game.

    I expect the Crows to finish deep inside the eight next year.

    MFC better have a big pre season.

     

     

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    Great. I’m flying to Melbourne from Alice the same weekend of gather round, hoping I could see the Dees play in Melbourne, something I haven’t done in about 10 years. Thanks AFL FFS. Even any game would have been good…

    Hope we play at home the following weekend when I fly home. 

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