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15 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

McClure suggesting Melbourne won’t be involved in the weekend.

And a couple of games will be in QLD on the same weekend.

Then we'll play at the gabba or gold coast.

 

I still think GF replay is a great idea for the first game

Edited by Demon_spurs

 

Good outcome for us if it eventuates. Not only gets a road trip out of the way when we didn't play the week before, a week of sometime early in the season will also give us the chance to re-energise. A clear advantage to the four teams playing.

Proposed week 1 scenario according to Sam McClure who seemed very confident:

Gold Coast V Richmond 

Brisbane V Carlton 

Sydney V Collingwood

GWS v Essendon

 

 

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Don't mind it especially if it means we get Round 24 at the MCG.

Collingwood will no doubt throw the toys out of the cot.

3 minutes ago, praha said:

Don't mind it especially if it means we get Round 24 at the MCG.

Collingwood will no doubt throw the toys out of the cot.

It reads as if Collingwood actually want to go up there in round 1.

only 6 months to go

[censored] me

give it a rest AFL

and then you wait til july to announce the last few rounds 

 

The AFL *sigh* they barely give us time to catch our breath before adding in yet another change. I’m still getting over Gather Round. I don’t even understand this one. Is the season a week longer with this? Meanwhile, we now have 18 teams in the W comp yet this season comprises only 10 H&A rounds. I’d lose so much respect for the AFL if I had any to start with. 

13 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

No doubt Melbourne will play Sydney at the SCG. Bookmark it.

Yep just heard on the news this morning. Gws v Collingwood, Sydney v Melbourne . Could be wrong but at least it's one interstate game game out of the way early.

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Is this to offset Collingwood playing a home game in Sydney and it being included as one of their interstate trips next year? 
 

if I’m being cynical 🤨 

Surely this should have been, coincidentally, announced at 6pm on the 29th of October while the Matilda’s are playing The Philippines?

Missed a trick there AFL.

14 hours ago, Clintosaurus said:

Standalone game, great exposure, few days in Sydney for us fans. Bring it. Players get a free weekend in Round 1. 

Can't see the angst.

Only if Grundy is BOG!

14 hours ago, Deebauched said:

Any excuse to get MFC travelling interstate as often as possible.

Our 2024 fixture could get ugly.

Our 2024 fixture may have us playing round 1 at the SCG, ANZAC eve away, KB away, Alice Springs (home) and Kardinia and Hobart. Yep - ugly.

13 minutes ago, M_9 said:

ANZAC eve away, KB away

Both games will still be at the MCG won't they?   

 


14 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

collingwood again seizing the initiative and bullying the AFL.

GF replay was a feature recently.

Melbourne V Sydney is the rivalry that AFL should grow. ITs already an existing feeling that can be leveraged for maximum impact right at the start of the season when there is so much promise.

16 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

And the only reason they can think of is that it pits Brodie against us.

Sheesh.

If that's their only pitch to build it up, it seems pretty unfair on all parties really.

Gee wiz.

We've got a good rivalry with Sydney, but I don't see it as a huge one.

Don't know why the AFL are obsessed with needing to pitch these epic rematches in Rd 1.  Everyone is craving for any AFL action at all.  I'd actually rather play someone other than the Bulldogs in Rd 1 for a change, but asides from that, I don't really care who or where, so long as it isn't Geelong at Cat park - surely we can have a season we don't travel there away?

Split rounds are a horrible way to start the season in my opinion. 

You wait 6 months for footy season to start and to get stuck into that main course and you're served with two entrees.

Every team has the same level of interest in this competition, let them all start on the same weekend. 

Sure most people will tune in but the way my viewing went this year I'd likely miss both Syd based games and just wait for the week after. 

melbourne should only agree if we don't have to go to mordor this year

we need to speak up and not let the big clubs dictate again

43 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

melbourne should only agree if we don't have to go to mordor this year

we need to speak up and not let the big clubs dictate again

Except the AFL does what the AFL wants to do, no provisos.

The whole “floating” of an idea is laughable. They’ll go ahead and do what they want regardless of what everyone else says.

I’ll give them one thing though, they’re all for equality… our girls were sent to Mordor AND on a Thursday night. 🙄


11 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Except the AFL does what the AFL wants to do, no provisos.

The whole “floating” of an idea is laughable. They’ll go ahead and do what they want regardless of what everyone else says.

I’ll give them one thing though, they’re all for equality… our girls were sent to Mordor AND on a Thursday night. 🙄

except in this case, this seems driven by the filth (with us dragged into it)

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

melbourne should only agree if we don't have to go to mordor this year

we need to speak up and not let the big clubs dictate again

The club might be happy to be involved in this as it gives them prime time exposure when the footy world will be starving for footy, with only 2-4 games on that weekend.

As I mentioned above, there are conflicting reports with relation to who is involved. One source suggested we may not even be involved on that weekend.

This whole idea is Monty Python on steroids.

 
18 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

except in this case, this seems driven by the filth (with us dragged into it)

I was actually gonna say “the AFL, via their puppet masters…” 👍🏽

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

melbourne should only agree if we don't have to go to mordor this year

we need to speak up and not let the big clubs dictate again

The MFC wont lobby the AFL. .Theyre too polite. It aggravates me.

So we could end up playing two Home and Away games back to back at the SCG. We recently played two H&A games at the gabba in 3 games. R23 + R2.

Nothing changes.


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