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Looking at the fixture if both clubs are top 4 then your a good chance for a Friday game.

...but C/Wood are away to GC so I wouldn't be surprised to see them take the game. The poor little...don't travel much.

Carlton/Richmond is another if they are up and about.

...but being Carlton, the AFL seem to love them on a Friday night even if the aren't.

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    I did some analysis and compared the break between games for our first 14 matches with those from last year. While we have two 5 day breaks compared to 1 in 2023, we have a 13 and 12 day break, along with 10 and 9 day breaks in there as well. Last year we had a lot more 6 day breaks, and the pitiful bye period of just 10 days. 

    I'm interested to see if this helps keep our players fresh during the year, and opportunities for Selwyn to better manage player training loads. Having a large gap between our 1st and 2nd games, and then the gaps between our 6th, 7th & 8th games also allows periods for those with interrupted pre-seasons to catch up on conditioning. 

    The table shows the breaks between our games this year and last year. The first column is the game number, not the round (because of 'round zero' and our bye after the ANZAC game). The location is for this years game, not last years.

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    32 minutes ago, Stu said:

    I did some analysis and compared the break between games for our first 14 matches with those from last year. While we have two 5 day breaks compared to 1 in 2023, we have a 13 and 12 day break, along with 10 and 9 day breaks in there as well. Last year we had a lot more 6 day breaks, and the pitiful bye period of just 10 days. 

    I'm interested to see if this helps keep our players fresh during the year, and opportunities for Selwyn to better manage player training loads. Having a large gap between our 1st and 2nd games, and then the gaps between our 6th, 7th & 8th games also allows periods for those with interrupted pre-seasons to catch up on conditioning. 

    The table shows the breaks between our games this year and last year. The first column is the game number, not the round (because of 'round zero' and our bye after the ANZAC game). The location is for this years game, not last years.

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    Excellent analysis.

    We'll never truly know how much of an impact that pathetic 10 day mid season break had on our 2022 and 2023 seasons but it could not have helped.

    The last time we went from a Kings/Queens B'day Monday to the next Saturday week (which is what's happening this year) was 2021 and that worked out quite well. 

    Meanwhile I would hope we'll stay in Adelaide during our 5 day break and be as comfortable and rested as possible, compared to last year's Gather round travel schedule.

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    4 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Rounds 16 to 24 include:

    Rd 16: vs Brisbane (Gabba) A

    Rd 17: vs WCE (MCG) H

    Rd 18: vs Essendon (MCG) H

    Rd 19: vs Fremantle (OS) A

    Rd 20: vs GWS (MCG) H

    Rd 21: vs Western Bulldogs (Marvel) A

    Rd 22: vs Port Adelaide (MCG) H

    Rd 23: vs Gold Coast (GC) A

    Rd 24: vs Collingwood (MCG) H

    Even if the pies are back to their best, the last 5 games is a pretty good run home.

    Four of our last 5 games in Melbourne - with three at the G.

    Yes, two games against a likely top 4 team (Port and Giants), but both on our home ground.

    The other 3 games against teams likely to battling to get into the 8.

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    1 minute ago, binman said:

    Even if the pies are back to their best, the last 5 games is a pretty good run home.

    Four of our last 5 games in Melbourne - with three at the G.

    Yes, two games against a likely top 4 team (Port and Giants), but both on our home ground.

    The other 3 games against teams likely to battling to get into the 8.

    If we want to win the flag we need to beat teams like that anyway (hopefully at the G too).

    Can't expect to win a flag if we can't beat the top teams at home and can't rely on an easy run in to finals when you are a successful team that gets dealt harder draws.

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    best guesses?

    • Rd 16: vs Brisbane (Gabba) - Saturday night on C7
    • Rd 17: vs WCE (MCG) - Sunday early on Fox
    • Rd 18: vs Essendon (MCG) - Saturday night on C7
    • Rd 19: vs Fremantle (OS) - Sunday arvo on C7
    • Rd 20: vs GWS (MCG) - Sunday arvo on C7
    • Rd 21: vs Western Bulldogs (Marvel) -Saturday nite on C7
    • Rd 22: vs Port Adelaide (MCG) - Saturday nite on C7
    • Rd 23: vs Gold Coast (GC) - Saturday twilight on Fox
    • Rd 24: vs Collingwood (MCG) - Friday night on C7

    that's a very repucom-friendly fixture to finish the season

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    1 minute ago, Demonland said:

    If we want to win the flag we need to beat teams like that anyway (hopefully at the G too).

    Can't expect to win a flag if we can't beat the top teams at home and can't rely on an easy run in to finals when you are a successful team that gets dealt harder draws.

    No. But there is no doubt that our run into the finals last year took a physical and psychological toll.

    Ditto for 2022.

    Conversely, our run into the 2021 final, even with the drama of the last round win against the cats, was far less taxing.

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    8 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

    best guesses?

    • Rd 16: vs Brisbane (Gabba) - Saturday night on C7
    • Rd 17: vs WCE (MCG) - Sunday early on Fox
    • Rd 18: vs Essendon (MCG) - Saturday night on C7
    • Rd 19: vs Fremantle (OS) - Sunday arvo on C7
    • Rd 20: vs GWS (MCG) - Sunday arvo on C7
    • Rd 21: vs Western Bulldogs (Marvel) -Saturday nite on C7
    • Rd 22: vs Port Adelaide (MCG) - Saturday nite on C7
    • Rd 23: vs Gold Coast (GC) - Saturday twilight on Fox
    • Rd 24: vs Collingwood (MCG) - Friday night on C7

    that's a very repucom-friendly fixture to finish the season

    Think you've nailed that.

    If the Pies are in the hunt, I can't see that round 24 game being anything but Friday night.

    The AFL will need weigh up the following Friday night options as follows:

    Round 20 - Carlton V Port or Melbourne V GWS

    Round 22 - Melbourne V Port or Sydney V Collingwood.

    The Eagles game will clearly be an off Broadway Sat arvo or Sun 1:10 game.

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    hi

    Firstly, I can't stand St Kilda (that's always my opening statement as I am The Anti-Saint, ie, A True Deemon)!

    Secondly, Rd 16 Friday 28 June we travel to Brisbane but I want to know when for travel purposes.

    thanks

    The A-S

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    Rounds 16 - 23 details (dates/times) will be revealed next Tuesday. 

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    50 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Rounds 16 - 23 details (dates/times) will be revealed next Tuesday. 

    Are they definitely releasing the rest wcw or are we going to get a drip feed?

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    22 minutes ago, biggestred said:

    Are they definitely releasing the rest wcw or are we going to get a drip feed?

    As far as we know they’re releasing all rounds BAR the final round (Round 24) which is expected to be released in *four weeks.

    *Four AFL weeks, not to be confused with four everyone else weeks 🙄 

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    6 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    As far as we know they’re releasing all rounds BAR the final round (Round 24) which is expected to be released in *four weeks.

    *Four AFL weeks, not to be confused with four everyone else weeks 🙄 

    what a top bloke you are WCW ... but i just checked your ID and you are female ... what a woman!

    and, hope to see you in The Alice!

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    @Anti-Saint I think you should commit to the bit and make sure that every post starts with a statement of being anti-saint. Not just new threads.

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    42 minutes ago, Anti-Saint said:

    what a top bloke you are WCW ... but i just checked your ID and you are female ... what a woman!

    and, hope to see you in The Alice!

    I would LOVE to be at our Alice match. I’ve not ever been to one. Unfortunately I won’t be though, it’s beyond my means. It’s one of only two matches I won’t be able to attend this season 😭

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    16 hours ago, Anti-Saint said:

    hi

    Firstly, I can't stand St Kilda (that's always my opening statement as I am The Anti-Saint, ie, A True Deemon)!

    Secondly, Rd 16 Friday 28 June we travel to Brisbane but I want to know when for travel purposes.

    thanks

    The A-S

    I feel given your name that when one reads your posts it should have some accompanying music like that fro the show...the saint or mission impossible or thereabouts.

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    15 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    As far as we know they’re releasing all rounds BAR the final round (Round 24) which is expected to be released in *four weeks.

    *Four AFL weeks, not to be confused with four everyone else weeks 🙄 

    The final round usually gets released in late July/early August.

    You could probably almost bank that Melbourne v Collingwood will be Friday night.

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    2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

    I feel given your name that when one reads your posts it should have some accompanying music like that fro the show...the saint or mission impossible or thereabouts.

    Firstly, I can't stand that mob from Linton St that only TAKES from the AFL (like the crowd from Moorabool that only takes from tax payers and never reciprocates)!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYhNHhxN0A

    couldn't have The Saint intro as good as it is as I am The Anti-Saint and lets face it attending all of the Dees games in 2024 is Mission Impossible!

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    Jon Ralph reporting that our game at the Gabba in Round 16 will be the Friday night of that round. 

    Guess we’ll find out tomorrow when the fixture is finally released. 

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    31 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Jon Ralph reporting that our game at the Gabba in Round 16 will be the Friday night of that round. 

    Guess we’ll find out tomorrow when the fixture is finally released. 

    Yep but he has gone the early crow with tomorrow, other sources are saying the fixture won't be out before Thursday.

    One other thing that is almost certain  is that the Dogs game at Marvel in round 21 will be a Friday night because there are three marvel games that week and the other two involve st kilda and brisbane and Richmond and north.

    Expect the pies game in round 24 to be a Friday night but only released in July.

    Hoping that the games against West Coast, Ports and GWS at the G are a Saturday 2:10 or Sunday 1:10 so that we finally get some red ball footy at the G.

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    Yep but he has gone the early crow with tomorrow, other sources are saying the fixture won't be out before Thursday.

    One other thing that is almost certain  is that the Dogs game at Marvel in round 21 will be a Friday night because there are three marvel games that week and the other two involve st kilda and brisbane and carlton and north.

    Expect the pies game in round 24 to be a Friday night but only released in July.

    Hoping that the games against West Coast, Ports and GWS at the G are a Saturday 2:10 or Sunday 1:10 so that we finally get some red ball footy at the G.

    @FearTheBeard in round 18 there’s 3 games at the MCG?

    Pies/Cats or Dees/Dons for Friday night?

    You’d imagine Pies v Cats would get the Friday night game but apparently Essendon are getting rewarded with prime time slots, so you know??

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