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1 hour ago, Demonland said:

The AFLW is so uneven that they carefully fixture to ensure the best teams don't play the cellar dwellers.

From last years home and away ladder we play 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th and 16th.

 

Tough start with Cats Lions and Roos first 3 games. Need to hit the ground running and win 2 of these if we want to ensure home finals.

i think the newer teams will improve again. bombers, Sydney and suns will be improvers. i don't think us, crows, Lions and Roos will dominate to the same extent as previous years.

 
39 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

The AFLW is so uneven that they carefully fixture to ensure the best teams don't play the cellar dwellers.

From last years home and away ladder we play 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th and 16th.

 

Yes, its like an unofficial divisional system.  Not best pleased with the fixture, really wish we didn't play down in Casey so much.  We couldn't get more centrally located games?

I knew a year without having to suffer the pain of going to Mordor was too good to be true. 😅

Also… Windy Hill (shudder) ‘Nam flashbacks 


A 4-day break between the Crows at Norwood Oval and the Saints at RSEA Park… tough. 😳

From a cheer squad point of view Round 4 is the only potential clash (if our men make a prelim). But we’ll split our resources *if need be ❤️💙

*here’s to hoping need be 

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6 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

A 4-day break between the Crows at Norwood Oval and the Saints at RSEA Park… tough. 😳

From a cheer squad point of view Round 4 is the only potential clash (if our men make a prelim). But we’ll split our resources if need be ❤️💙

...unless we're playing the Dockers, they've finished above us on the ladder, and it's a Friday or Saturday night game! 🤪

Well played AFL. The players want a longer season, but the AFL doesn't, so they tie expansion to crowds then schedule games featuring interstate teams at night in the middle of the week. It's pure genius. 

It's pretty tough on semi professional players to have 4 games in 16 days. 

 
24 minutes ago, poita said:

Well played AFL. The players want a longer season, but the AFL doesn't, so they tie expansion to crowds then schedule games featuring interstate teams at night in the middle of the week. It's pure genius. 

It's pretty tough on semi professional players to have 4 games in 16 days. 

Hawthorn.

On a Thursday.

In QUEENSLAND?!

🤔 🤪 🫠

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

Hawthorn.

On a Thursday.

In QUEENSLAND?!

Unbelievable. Was looking forward to another great twilight game at Franghanistan.


9 hours ago, demosaw said:

Unbelievable. Was looking forward to another great twilight game at Franghanistan.

It was a nice experience last season, wasn't it.

Now can't have us supporters getting comfortable, what!

  • 4 weeks later...

Another step closer to Season 2024:

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1586316/hore-and-hanks-to-lead-again

I'm looking forward to it a bit more this year, what with the men's season not going quite as expected, but also because it's going to be yet another step up in standard. Also, the discussion of this group of leaders makes me proud of the people in this Club.

And we'll get to see the red and blue being skillfully and excitingly showcased for weeks beyond the end of August (hopefully September).

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  • 1 month later...

Does anyone have the link to add the fixture to your calendar? I am very much looking forward to the season

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There’s a praccy match vs Carlton this Friday (Aug 10th) at Ikon at 5pm.

Entry is free.

Great venue (the girls love playing at Ikon) but terrible start time for a Friday game.

 

Our game vs Essendon at Windy Hill (shudder) is on a Friday at 2pm. When I first saw this I couldn’t believe how dumb it is.

But it’s on the 27th of September which is AFL grand final eve meaning it’s a public holiday (in Victoria). Not everyone has that day off, though. But I suppose it’s better than a regular Friday at 2pm.

21 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Our game vs Essendon at Windy Hill (shudder) is on a Friday at 2pm. When I first saw this I couldn’t believe how dumb it is.

But it’s on the 27th of September which is AFL grand final eve meaning it’s a public holiday (in Victoria). Not everyone has that day off, though. But I suppose it’s better than a regular Friday at 2pm.

What a Fascinating FIXture it is!

With the 'One month later' continuation of this thread, I'm sensing a shift now of our Dees-following from the Hopeless to the Hopeful. A bit earlier than we would have liked but...

Go Girls!

Go Dees!

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

What a Fascinating FIXture it is!

With the 'One month later' continuation of this thread, I'm sensing a shift now of our Dees-following from the Hopeless to the Hopeful. A bit earlier than we would have liked but...

Go Girls!

Go Dees!

A challenging fixture notwithstanding, there’s much excitement about the new season! A lot of new talent this season. The Season Launch was held on Monday and by all accounts it was a wonderful night. *Season Launches are by far and away the most fun events on the footy calendar because it’s a fresh slate kinda vibe and everyone is full of hope. I couldn’t attend. Unfortunately I’m not as well-heeled as I’d like to be. 😭 But everyone enjoyed a great night and warmly welcomed the new girls.
 

*except for this year’s men’s Season Launch which was held on the 22nd of February, merely hours after Gussy’s forced retirement was announced. That night wasn’t terribly fun at all 🥲

8 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

A challenging fixture notwithstanding, there’s much excitement about the new season! A lot of new talent this season. The Season Launch was held on Monday and by all accounts it was a wonderful night. *Season Launches are by far and away the most fun events on the footy calendar because it’s a fresh slate kinda vibe and everyone is full of hope. I couldn’t attend. Unfortunately I’m not as well-heeled as I’d like to be. 😭 But everyone enjoyed a great night and warmly welcomed the new girls.
 

*except for this year’s men’s Season Launch which was held on the 22nd of February, merely hours after Gussy’s forced retirement was announced. That night wasn’t terribly fun at all 🥲

😥 but also🙏


That new Hawthorn recruit seems to be getting a lot of publicity, not just here but overseas as well.

Seems like everybody's talking about the Hawk Tuah girl.  

  • 3 weeks later...

Looking forward to see how we go .....but...does the same person that does the VFL fixtures do the AFLW ?  It's a mess. Melbourne play every day except Monday and Tuesday from 11.00 am through to 7:15 pm. 

 

  • 1 month later...
 

Saying something, not particularly complimentary, about the fixture so far - and possibly about the AFL's 'team creation' set-ups, and other artificialities:

* North's percentage of 311% (including a draw with 12th-placed Geelong)

* 16th-placed GWS 91%, 11th-placed Melbourne 61%

* 12th-placed Geelong 103%, 11th-placed Melbourne 61%

* 3 teams less than 50% (and one near it) - despite 2 having won twice

Injuries, particularly ours, skew things somewhat, too.

 

Looking at the ladder right now, we’ve played six of the top eight and are scheduled to play the other two in the next two Rounds. Of the two teams that we’ve played who are not in the eight, Geelong made a Preliminary Final last year where they lost to the eventual premier Brisbane by 4 points. In other words, it’s about as tough a fixture you could possibly dream up given the teams you don’t play in your allocation of 11 games. Worse, given our injuries this season. 


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