2024 Fixture

[WalkingCivilWar 32,037]

18 minutes ago, Palace Dees said:

I can highly recommend the "Ignore" option WCW. I knew it existed, but only just found it yesterday. Only one person needed actioning, but it has made visiting Demonland so much less frustrating. 

Yes but sometimes I like what the poster has to say, it’s his aggressive nature I dislike. Besides, you still see posts from your ignored poster when somebody quotes them.

[Palace Dees 2,008]

55 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Yes but sometimes I like what the poster has to say, it’s his aggressive nature I dislike. Besides, you still see posts from your ignored poster when somebody quotes them.

Agree, but the 10% of worthwhile content is not worth the pain of the rest IMO.

You may have seen my similar post re him a few days ago. There is enough sh*t happening in this world without voluntarily reading it on a fan forum. 

[Demonland 65,386]

 

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[Dee Viney Intervention 1,484]

Another [censored] Thursday night match. I was hoping to go away for this one and take my girls to their first interstate trip.

[fr_ap 2,148]

I don't understand this round zero thing. When do we get our extra bye?

Sydney in Sydney to open the season will be tough considering the respective off seasons. 

Grundy v Max again like the old days. 

[Dee Zephyr 17,617]

March 7th. Has the season started this early before?

I can’t wait for Xmas day matches. 

[YearOfTheDees 3,095]

5 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

I don't understand this round zero thing. When do we get our extra bye?

Sydney in Sydney to open the season will be tough considering the respective off seasons. 

Grundy v Max again like the old days. 

Rather play them up there than down here. 

[Demongirl35 818]

Two Thursday night games in the first few rounds… makes it hard for me to get too that’s for sure 

[Dee Zephyr 17,617]

9 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

I don't understand this round zero thing. When do we get our extra bye?

According to the article on AFL site the 8 teams that play in the ‘Opening’ round will have a bye at some point between rounds 2-6.

Edited November 14, 2023 by Dee Zephyr

[The heart beats true 16,233]

Are they really calling it ‘round zero’ to not offend Carlton and Richmond fans, who always play Round One? The AFL has jumped the shark here. It’s embarrassing.

its the first round of football for premiership points - it’s Round One.

[biggestred 4,316]

45 minutes ago, Dee Viney Intervention said:

Another [censored] Thursday night match. I was hoping to go away for this one and take my girls to their first interstate trip.

Just do it. Take em out of school for 2 days. Theyll get more out of travelling to sydney than they will at school those days.

[Dee Viney Intervention 1,484]

7 minutes ago, biggestred said:

Just do it. Take em out of school for 2 days. Theyll get more out of travelling to sydney than they will at school those days.

Ha ha,I hear you. Believe me my youngest would love to have 2 days out of school. Makes it tough for me when you run your own business that means one and a half days off. Was hoping for a Friday night or Saturday/ Sunday game. I’ve seen enough already Dillon Out!!!!!!!

[Jaded No More 58,073]

So far every Dees game they've released has been one I can't attend.

Always keeping the loyal members in mind is the AFL!

[layzie 28,931]

On 13/11/2023 at 17:21, 58er said:

It’s part of the season so the usual transport crowds and expenses are not “extra”. Mostly it’s a home game like any other and you get a few months notice of it happening. 

Sorry that the AFL puts your life out on such a special night of the week. That dastardly Andrew Dillon he is as bad as that Gill bloke. 

They should be sorry, it's extremely inconsiderate of them.

But honestly it does put your life out if you are faffing around with public transport at near midnight and have an early start the next day. Not everyone's footy going days/nights are created equal like yours.

As for having a few months notice, when has anyone ever planned ahead for a cold winter night that might deter them from going that day, the funds they will have available or the cruddy feeling of taking an hour to get home from the MCG late on a Thurs night? By that logic if you're going out for dinner in a few months you should have a much better chance of knowing what you're going to order because you have plenty of notice.

Edited November 14, 2023 by layzie

[layzie 28,931]

1 hour ago, Dee Zephyr said:

March 7th. Has the season started this early before?

I can’t wait for Xmas day matches. 

Maybe the 2000 Olympics year? 

Looking forward to the Boxing Day Bonanza!

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,237]

Was hoping the Sydney game would be on the weekend to make it easier to travel up. 

Was earlier rumoured to be Sunday 3:20pm.

[titan_uranus 22,440]

1 minute ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Was hoping the Sydney game would be on the weekend to make it easier to travel up. 

Was earlier rumoured to be Sunday 3:20pm.

Yep this sucks. I want to go but a Thurs night makes it so much harder for Melbourne fans. 

I accept the same argument applies for all four games but therein lies the rub of Thursday night games - they fail the game’s most important stakeholder, the fans. 

[hardtack 10,127]

For everyone bemoaning the fact that an interstate game means that they are unable to attend, welcome to my world which is spent bemoaning the fact that we can’t easily get to attend most games for the entire season!

Living in Sydney, this will be the first time in memory, that I may be able to attend a Dees game as a season opener! It’s fantastic!!

[layzie 28,931]

9 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Was hoping the Sydney game would be on the weekend to make it easier to travel up. 

Was earlier rumoured to be Sunday 3:20pm.

Wouldn't have been ideal but a lot better than Thurs night. 

[biggestred 4,316]

16 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Yep this sucks. I want to go but a Thurs night makes it so much harder for Melbourne fans. 

I accept the same argument applies for all four games but therein lies the rub of Thursday night games - they fail the game’s most important stakeholder, the fans. 

um

the games most important stakeholder is the advertising people that pay the TV networks. 

[deanox 8,631]

2 hours ago, fr_ap said:

I don't understand this round zero thing. When do we get our extra bye?

Sydney in Sydney to open the season will be tough considering the respective off seasons. 

Grundy v Max again like the old days. 

 

1 hour ago, YearOfTheDees said:

Rather play them up there than down here. 

I reckon playing them first up, before they've had a chance to gel as a team is probably as good an option as we'll get.

[WalkingCivilWar 32,037]

2 hours ago, fr_ap said:

I don't understand this round zero thing. When do we get our extra bye?

 

By round seven we’ll all be on the same number of games played. 

Edited November 14, 2023 by WalkingCivilWar