13 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

God it would be amazing if they flop again 

Bit tired of playing the Dogs early in the season.

The fixture seems increasingly fixed in boringly grey cement

Back to backs at Adelaide Oval but no trip to Geelong

Only team to play GF teams Brisbane and Collingwood twice

No going to Mordor!! 🥳

We avoid Geelong in Geelong and have a proper bye for once!

1 minute ago, Allus Monk said:

Back to backs at Adelaide Oval but no trip to Geelong

With 5 day break no less…

Double ups with pies , lions and port ,freo and west coast ? 

Just now, Deevout said:

With 5 day break no less…

I imagine we'll stay over.

Its a good fixture.

The back to backs in Adelaide is the only downside 

Bye in Round 6 is good. Round 3 would have been better though, although 5 days break not too bad as team would most likely stay in Adelaide?

Essendon home game at the G 

 

5 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

No going to Mordor!! 🥳

Don't jump the gun. They'll get us when Geelong are given the right to host a Preliminary Final against us.😅

Edited November 16, 20231 yr by Allus Monk

Pies in Round 24 will be HUGE. Freo, Port and WCE twice is interesting.

i thought we had swans round 1?

7 minutes ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

The back to backs in Adelaide is the only downside 

Yeah what a bizarre scheduling

Why make us have such a short break? I suppose we will stay over in between games, but it's still a big ask to back up against two good sides in such a short time.

 

ON THE PLUS SIDE, NO GEELONG IN GEELONG!!!!

Edited November 16, 20231 yr by Jaded No More

Sydney

Darwin

Alice 

Perth x2

Adelaide x 2

Brisbane

 

seems like a heck of a lot of travel 

7 interstate "away" matches, plus Alice Springs.

But we don't go to Tassie or Geelong.

 

Double ups against Pies, Lions, Port, Freo and West Coast, seems a supremely hard draw, with only WCE really expected to be a bottom fixture, and three of those teams being genuine top 4 chances.

5 minutes ago, Allus Monk said:

I imagine we'll stay over.

Surely they will after last year's debacle.

Have to go no worse than 1-1 in the Adelaide oval double.

Our first game at the MCG in a final round since 2018. 

Playing WC at the G for first time since 2014.

Away MCG games against Hawthorn, Collingwood, Carlton and Richmond which should total an excellent 14 MCG  games, 1 more than last year.

 

14 games at the G, most we have had there in forever. Double ups are fine, Port and the Dogs to slide hopefully, Freo and West coast are good and then need to match it with Collingwood and Brisbane.

3 minutes ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

Sydney

Darwin

Alice 

Perth x2

Adelaide x 2

Brisbane

 

seems like a heck of a lot of travel 

Same amount of travel as 2023.

4 minutes ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

Sydney

Darwin

Alice 

Perth x2

Adelaide x 2

Brisbane

 

seems like a heck of a lot of travel 

Gold Coast, not Darwin

On the crucial element of five-day breaks, only four teams – Adelaide, Melbourne, Richmond and St Kilda – have been handed two. Essendon, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Sydney and West Coast have escaped without any. 

don't know where people are seeing the r24 vs the filth - i've got it against the pear on the official fixture?

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/matches/fixture?Competition=1&CompSeason=62&MatchTimezone=MY_TIME&GameWeeks=0