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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on September 21, 2011, 02:31:18 AM
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The AFL want to fix the draw to make sure that no club plays both Gold Coast and GWS twice next year.
The AFL is also likely to unveil a 22-round season played over 23 weeks despite calls from players for two byes.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/easybeats-draw-on-leagues-mind/story-e6frf9jf-1226142128176
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The AFL want to fix the draw to make sure that no club plays both Gold Coast and GWS twice next year.
How can that work? With 22 rounds in a 18 team competition they are going to have to play some clubs twice. It is a given they will play each other twice but leaves 4 games needed to take them up to 22.
What are the AFL going to do? Give them walk overs :-\ ;D
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The AFL want to fix the draw to make sure that no club plays both Gold Coast and GWS twice next year.
How can that work? With 22 rounds in a 18 team competition they are going to have to play some clubs twice. It is a given they will play each other twice but leaves 4 games needed to take them up to 22.
What are the AFL going to do? Give them walk overs :-\ ;D
Think you missed the word "both" in the statement.
What they meant was no team will play GWS twice and GC twice next year.
:thumbsup
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And you forgot that this excludes Collingwood who WILL play both twice and at the MCG both times each time.
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Think you missed the word "both" in the statement.
What they meant was no team will play GWS twice and GC twice next year.
:thumbsup
Sorry my mistake
For a minute there I thought we might end up with compromised draw again in 2012 :wallywink
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hmm missed out this year, and next year of course ::)
1.) So we will most likely only play GWS once, knowing our luck with draws and 50/50 of playing a home game.
2.) If we only play Gold coast once, it will be at cazzaly stadium as we are contracted there for 2 more seasons?
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2.) If we only play Gold coast once, it will be at cazzaly stadium as we are contracted there for 2 more seasons?
Correct we will play our home game against GC in Cairns again
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2.) If we only play Gold coast once, it will be at cazzaly stadium as we are contracted there for 2 more seasons?
Correct we will play our home game against GC in Cairns again
Surely we get a crack at GWS twice next year after playing GC only once?
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Just a thought, We played essendon melbourne, nort, sydney, brisbane carlton etc Twice so maybe next year:
How lucky would we be to play Collingwood, Hawthorn, Geelong etc twice next year and miss out on playing GC and GWS twice. ::) :banghead
2 games are certain:
tio stadium vs port
cazzaly vs Gold coast
and 3rd possibly Carlton rd 1
Anyone like to guess how next years draw for us may pan out?
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Richmond's 2012 draw.
R1 Carlton H
R2 Geelong A SS
R3 Collingwood H
R4 West Coast A
R5 Hawthorn H
R6 Essendon A
R7 Sydney A
R8 Port Adelaide H Darwin
R9 Adelaide A
R10 Gold Coast H Cairns
R11 Brisbane A
R12 Geelong H
R13 Collingwood A
R14 Hawthorn A
R15 StKilda H Dome
R16 Bulldogs H Dome
R17 Melbourne A
R18 Carlton H
R19 Fremantle A
R20 North Melb H
R21 Essendon H
R22 West Coast H
R23 Gold Coast A
R24 GWS A
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Oh dear, we'll be 0 and 5. :-[
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You're not taking into account Essendon having secured Dawes from Collingwood & Dangerfield from the Crows in the trading period.
They are 5-0 at this point including confidence rocketing 150+ pt wins against GWS & GC at home.....
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For a minute there I thought we might end up with compromised draw again in 2012 :wallywink
Unlike the past 20-ish seasons? ::)
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So lets get this straight- we play interstate 9 times!!!!
And from round 7 to round 11 (5 games) we play interstate. That is a f@#king disgrace!
If it's not the AFL f@#king us it's the RFC.
Once again they treat us members and supporters as mugs!
We also play 14 games against finalists from this year
And top 5 sides from this year twice
Bring on 2012...... not!
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So lets get this straight- we play interstate 9 times!!!!
And from round 7 to round 11 (5 games) we play interstate. That is a f@#king disgrace!
If it's not the AFL f@#king us it's the RFC.
Once again they treat us members and supporters as mugs!
We also play 14 games against finalists from this year
And top 5 sides from this year twice
Bring on 2012...... not!
Err big tone you might need to take a deep breath
if you are referring to Sabretooth's "draw" you've been had :thumbsup
2012 draw hasn't been released and wont be until after the GF ...
Sabretooth post = tongue in cheek me thinks ;)
And BTW there will only be 22 rounds next year not 24 - sort of gave it away :thumbsup
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:lol
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So lets get this straight- we play interstate 9 times!!!!
And from round 7 to round 11 (5 games) we play interstate. That is a f@#king disgrace!
If it's not the AFL f@#king us it's the RFC.
Once again they treat us members and supporters as mugs!
We also play 14 games against finalists from this year
And top 5 sides from this year twice
Bring on 2012...... not!
Err big tone you might need to take a deep breath
if you are referring to Sabretooth's "draw" you've been had :thumbsup
2012 draw hasn't been released and wont be until after the GF ...
Sabretooth post = tongue in cheek me thinks ;)
And BTW there will only be 22 rounds next year not 24 - sort of gave it away :thumbsup
Thank God for that! :thumbsup
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Sorry for giving you a scare BT.
I was trying to come up with the worst case senario. :whistle
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Looks like we won't have the season opener next year...
GREATER Western Sydney will play the Sydney Swans on March 24 at ANZ Stadium next year as a stand-alone round-one fixture in a deliberate move to gatecrash the opening round of the NRL season.
The Giants put the idea to the AFL during their scheduling discussions earlier this year and the request is set to be confirmed in the coming weeks once the official 2012 season fixture is ratified by the commission.
Under the proposal the Giants and Swans would stage their first showdown in the week immediately following the NAB Cup pre-season grand final, which is typically a rest week for the AFL, with the remaining eight games of round one to be played the following weekend starting March 29. With a 22-round season, one bye and stuff finals series, the season would then end with a grand final at the MCG on September 29.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/sydney-swans-to-play-greater-western-sydney-at-anz-stadium-on-opening-weekend-of-nrl-season/story-e6frexnr-1226148543607
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We will still play Carltank and it will be on the Friday, Richmond home game, bigger crowd being on Friday night.
Edit: Just noticed that March 24 is on a Saturday
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We will still play the Thursday night. This Sydney-GWS borefest will be the weekend before. What a poo way to open the season. THe most boring team in the comp (exc. St.Kilda) versus the worst team in the comp. The AFL have lost the plot surely.
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We will still play the Thursday night. This Sydney-GWS borefest will be the weekend before. What a poo way to open the season. THe most boring team in the comp (exc. St.Kilda) versus the worst team in the comp. The AFL have lost the plot surely.
Hope it doesn't happen! WTF is it with us playing them on Thursday night.. Just make it Friday night FFS.
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Richmond's 2012 draw.
R1 Carlton H
R2 Geelong A SS
R3 Collingwood H
R4 West Coast A
R5 Hawthorn H
R6 Essendon A
R7 Sydney A
R8 Port Adelaide H Darwin
R9 Adelaide A
R10 Gold Coast H Cairns
R11 Brisbane A
R12 Geelong H
R13 Collingwood A
R14 Hawthorn A
R15 StKilda H Dome
R16 Bulldogs H Dome
R17 Melbourne A
R18 Carlton H
R19 Fremantle A
R20 North Melb H
R21 Essendon H
R22 West Coast H
R23 Gold Coast A
R24 GWS A
Where did you get this from ? The draw doesn't usually come out this early does it ?
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Is that the worst possible draw? lol could be 0-7 if thats our draw
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When did we last play Geelong at the g?
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It's a worse case scenario draw. Not the real one! :lol
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Where did you get this from ? The draw doesn't usually come out this early does it ?
you peanut :lol
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Our real 2012 draw:
Rd 1 GWS
Rd 2 GWS
Rd 3 GWS
Rd 4 GWS
Rd 5 GWS
Rd 6 GWS
Rd 7 GWS
Rd 8 GWS
Rd 9 GWS
Rd 10 GWS
Rd 11 GWS
Rd 12 GWS
Rd 13 GWS
Rd 14 GWS
Rd 15 GWS
Rd 16 GWS
Rd 17 GWS
Rd 18 GWS
Rd 19 GWS
Rd 20 GWS
Rd 21 GWS
Rd 22 GWS
Qualifying Final: Richmond vs Essendon (Tigers by 1 point) Crowd: 95,368
Preliminary Final: Richmond vs Collingwood (Tigers by 2 Points) Crowd: 99,293
Grand Final: Richmond vs Carlton (Tigers by 3 points, Norm Smith: Cotch) Crowd: 103,387
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Sorry for giving you a scare BT.
I was trying to come up with the worst case senario. :whistle
Well you did a brilliant job at that Sabre! :rollin
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Qualifying Final: Richmond vs Essendon (Tigers by 1 point) Crowd: 95,368
Preliminary Final: Richmond vs Collingwood (Tigers by 2 Points) Crowd: 99,293
Grand Final: Richmond vs Carlton (Tigers by 3 points, Norm Smith: Cotch) Crowd: 103,387
I think you have those crowds wrong. When we make the finals there will be 1000's locked out so the light towers and roof will come in useful 8)
110,000 for all finals :thumbsup
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Sabre classic. :thumbsup
Mrakov love it. :thumbsup
I don't think there would be an RFC fan who would not want to beat those three more in the same finals series. What a dream. :clapping
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Where did you get this from ? The draw doesn't usually come out this early does it ?
you peanut :lol
Black you are an absolute plonker mate.
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Black you are an absolute plonker mate.
yeh , yeh I wasn't the only one ! I have an excuse. For some reason I can't read the last post on each page on this site....which just happened to be Powelly's post saying it was a hoax.
That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Now sod off Davey / JT / Big Bloke / Ronnie B / Barge or whoever you are this week ? Did I miss anyone ?
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:lol
nice try jazz nuts
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Black you are an absolute plonker mate.
yeh , yeh I wasn't the only one ! I have an excuse. For some reason I can't read the last post on each page on this site....which just happened to be Powelly's post saying it was a hoax.
That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Now sod off Davey / JT / Big Bloke / Ronnie B / Barge or whoever you are this week ? Did I miss anyone ?
LMAO dont try and pin RonnieB on me. that guy is a effwit. I am proud of Barge. I'd advise you to respect me or I'll show some people emails that will get you banned from a place you can't stay away from :lol poomAN
Back on topic! Snip! hope we get GWS twice. Folau on Jack ;D
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AFL tantalises fans with draw snippets
Will Brodie
October 19, 2011 - 12:59PM
The AFL has tantalised footy fans about the features of the 2012 fixture, turning to Twitter to offer a glimpse into the key points of the draw before it's released to the public next week.
Just days after supporters finally took a breath after the conclusion of trade week, AFL spokesman Patrick Keane released a few snippets about the draw today.
For the many fans who complain about Collingwood not travelling as much as other teams, it appears their wishes have been heeded.
"As 18-team competition now has 10 Vic-based and 8 non-Vic clubs, that means that ALL clubs will now travel interstate a minimum of 5 times."
Despite players requesting two weeks without games during the season, there will be only one break per team next year:
"2012 Premiership Season will see 22 GAMES for each club across 23 wks. One week off for each team. Final round to be played Aug 31-Sept 2.
"Rounds 11-12-13 in mid-year will see 6 matches in each of those rounds, compared to normal 9 matches, with 6 clubs havng a bye in each round."
In 2011, clubs faced two byes with 17 teams contesting the season after the introduction of Gold Coast, which pushed the season-decider into October. Next year, the grand final will again be staged in its traditional slot at the end of September:
"2012 Finals Series Dates are - Week 1 - Sept 7/8/9; Week 2 - Sept 14/15; Week 3 - Sept 21/22 and Grand Final - Sept 29."
It remains unclear whether the controversial 'lightning premiership' style pre-season competition will be revisited, but against the wishes of many, the NAB Cup will return:
"2012 NAB Cup will begin the weekend Feb 17/18 for first 9 teams with remaining 9 teams to begin weekend Feb 24/25. NAB Cup GF on Sat 17/3."
http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-tantalises-fans-with-draw-snippets-20111019-1m76s.html#ixzz1bCP4UmI3
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"2012 NAB Cup will begin the weekend Feb 17/18 for first 9 teams with remaining 9 teams to begin weekend Feb 24/25. NAB Cup GF on Sat 17/3."
Must be a lightning premiership format if its 9 teams one week and 9 teams the next.
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"2012 NAB Cup will begin the weekend Feb 17/18 for first 9 teams with remaining 9 teams to begin weekend Feb 24/25. NAB Cup GF on Sat 17/3."
Must be a lightning premiership format if its 9 teams one week and 9 teams the next.
Must be like 2011 NAB cup, 3 teams play in the one game??
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"2012 NAB Cup will begin the weekend Feb 17/18 for first 9 teams with remaining 9 teams to begin weekend Feb 24/25. NAB Cup GF on Sat 17/3."
Must be a lightning premiership format if its 9 teams one week and 9 teams the next.
Must be like 2011 NAB cup, 3 teams play in the one game??
yeah that's what they said it would be for the 1st round of the NAB cup - like this year
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Good to see ALL clubs will travel interstate at least times
Though it probably means we get at least 6 trips (4 away & 2 home) ;D
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you think they will count our sold home games as part of the five?
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you think they will count our sold home games as part of the five?
Doubt it Big Al
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yeah, i reckon we could be looking at 7
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you think they will count our sold home games as part of the five?
yeah I do but on top of that I think we will get 4 away games like we did this year
All the AFL are saying is all VIC clubs will travel interstate at least 5 times, which means it could be more
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yeah, i reckon we could be looking at 7
I reckon that sounds right
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When did we last play Geelong at the g?
good point ;)
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yeah, i reckon we could be looking at 7
Yep, i would call that too
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Hopefully 2 in NSW
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Hopefully 2 in NSW
Hopefully none
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Hopefully 2 in NSW
Hopefully none
Agreed, we never recovered from getting too close to the stinking Gerkin last year.
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Oh dear, we'll be 0 and 5. :-[
Dont be bloody silly DD...we will 0 and 7..... :lol
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Hopefully 2 in NSW
Hopefully none
Agreed, we never recovered from getting too close to the stinking Gerkin last year.
I'm up for one in 2012 as long as there's a good pub nearby which sells ice cold cider on tap, and Gerks buys the first round
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THE first month of the 2012 season will feature a stand-alone opener between Greater Western Sydney and Sydney and a Ross Lyon grudge match.
The fixture, to be released on Friday, October 28, will also contain two clashes between 2011 grand finalists Geelong and Collingwood.
The AFL yesterday released key dates for the 2012 draw, with all clubs travelling interstate at least five times and 22 games spread over 23 weeks.
Clubs are yet to receive their draft copies of the draw. GWS and the Swans will play a game in Sydney a week before Carlton and Richmond kick-start the rest of Round 1.
The clash between coach Ross Lyon's old club, St Kilda, and new one, Fremantle, was at one stage likely to be scheduled for Round 1, but is expected to be pushed back.
It is believed the AFL's determination to schedule the contest in Melbourne, rather than Perth, to maximise interest means a slight tinkering with the date.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/saints-and-dockers-meet-in-lyon-grudge-match/story-e6frf9jf-1226171160878
Looks like we still got the thursday night kicking off round 1 in melbourne.
If fremantle play saint's earlier with a fully fit list I can see the saint's losing by a decent margin.
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Round 1
GWS vs Sydney ..... weekend before
Richmond vs Carlton @ MCG ...... Thurs March 29 (Night)
Collingwood vs Hawthorn @ MCG ...... Fri March 30 (Night)
Melbourne vs Brisbane @ MCG ...... Sat March 31 (Day)
http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/10/20/buckley-to-face-hawthorn-in-round-one/
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Would love to see the demons bubble burst in the first round by losing to the lions.
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The full 2012 fixture will be released on AFL.com.au at 9.30am on Friday 28 October.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/125362/default.aspx
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On top of wanting to see the Dees get pummelled by the Lions in round 1, would also like to see the Pies go down to the Hawks on the back of a GF loss.
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So if theres 23 rounds and 1 bye, that leaves 22 rounds to play. 17 other clubs so 5 teams we play twice??
duh :o So any guesses on who we play twice? Im guessing at least Carlton twice
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So if theres 23 rounds and 1 bye, that leaves 22 rounds to play. 17 other clubs so 5 teams we play twice??
duh :o So any guesses on who we play twice? Im guessing at least Carlton twice
It was mentioned some time ago too that no club will play both Suns and Giants twice next year. Hopefully we get a double crack at the Giants though :D.
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So if theres 23 rounds and 1 bye, that leaves 22 rounds to play. 17 other clubs so 5 teams we play twice??
duh :o So any guesses on who we play twice? Im guessing at least Carlton twice
I can see us playing Bombers twice.
fingers crossed we get Demons or at least 3 teams that didn't make the finals.
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Richmond's 2012 draw.
R1 Carlton H
R2 Geelong A SS
R3 Collingwood H
R4 West Coast A
R5 Hawthorn H
R6 Essendon A
R7 Sydney A
R8 Port Adelaide H Darwin
R9 Adelaide A
R10 Gold Coast H Cairns
R11 Brisbane A
R12 Geelong H
R13 Collingwood A
R14 Hawthorn A
R15 StKilda H Dome
R16 Bulldogs H Dome
R17 Melbourne A
R18 Carlton H
R19 Fremantle A
R20 North Melb H
R21 Essendon H
R22 West Coast H
R23 Gold Coast A
R24 GWS A
You're a sick individual - nearly had me there! lol
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Just a question? is there any chance of us playing any away games against Nort or hawks in tas?? not sure how that works
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In pre-season 2012 the format will be:
ROUND ONE (starting on February 17 and spread across two weekends): All 18 teams divided into six pools of three. There will be a round-robin series of "20-20" games of two 20-minute halves.
ROUNDS TWO AND THREE: Each club be drawn to play a standard four-quarter match on each weekend. Opponents and venues will be known when the draw is released. Each club will be guaranteed at least one game on an official AFL venue.
ROUND FOUR: The two teams with the best win-loss records and percentages will play in the NAB Cup grand final on Friday, March 16 or Saturday, March 17. The other 16 teams will be allocated trial games.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/its-user-friendly-nab-cup/story-e6frecj3-1226174610279
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Just a question? is there any chance of us playing any away games against Nort or hawks in tas?? not sure how that works
I think North want to play one of their Tassie home games against us in Hobart.
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Thanks oe
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In pre-season 2012 the format will be:
ROUND ONE (starting on February 17 and spread across two weekends): All 18 teams divided into six pools of three. There will be a round-robin series of "20-20" games of two 20-minute halves.
ROUNDS TWO AND THREE: Each club be drawn to play a standard four-quarter match on each weekend. Opponents and venues will be known when the draw is released. Each club will be guaranteed at least one game on an official AFL venue.
ROUND FOUR: The two teams with the best win-loss records and percentages will play in the NAB Cup grand final on Friday, March 16 or Saturday, March 17. The other 16 teams will be allocated trial games.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/its-user-friendly-nab-cup/story-e6frecj3-1226174610279
Hmmm, so I wonder whether that means all games in weeks 2 and 3 will be televised since they are all now NAB Cup matches?
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Hmmm, so I wonder whether that means all games in weeks 2 and 3 will be televised since they are all now NAB Cup matches?
IIRC - Only NAB Cup game on FTA TV next year will be the Grand Final all other games will only be on Foxtel
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Just a question? is there any chance of us playing any away games against Nort or hawks in tas?? not sure how that works
I think North want to play one of their Tassie home games against us in Hobart.
We have more of a connection with Tasmania than the roo's so we might even get more supporters then them at the game.
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We have more of a connection with Tasmania than the roo's so we might even get more supporters then them at the game.
That wouldn't be hard ;D
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We have more of a connection with Tasmania than the roo's so we might even get more supporters then them at the game.
That wouldn't be hard ;D
It's a bit harder to get excited about a visit to Hobart in the middle of winter to watch a game than it is to visit Cairms. Both places will be pretty windy, but I'll vote for the home game in the tropics ahead of the away game in the antarctic.
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We have more of a connection with Tasmania than the roo's so we might even get more supporters then them at the game.
That wouldn't be hard ;D
:lol we get more at their home games at Etihad. Can't see this being any different. :rollin
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North Melbourne crowd
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_se8y6eebQZA/SvArM1IZRgI/AAAAAAAABEM/y0iAsW-Zf48/s400/Packers+2.JPG)
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For the commercial people it is all about exposure for the brand and the sponsors. Friday nights and Saturday nights are better for corporate sales than afternoon games. The home game draw is important, as well. Home games against Collingwood in particular, but also Carlton, Essendon and Geelong will mean good crowds. Gold Coast, the Giants, Port Adelaide and Fremantle, not so much.
Which team is the AFL bullish about? In 2011, the Friday night schedule was full of Carlton games with the League correctly backing in the Blues to be the form team of the competition. Who gets the nod in 2012? Perhaps the Hawks, or perhaps the Demons. Will North receive what it feels is a long overdue increase in its Friday night allotment?
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/125440/default.aspx
This just shows that it won't be until we start winning regularly that we'll get a favourable draw both on and off-field from the AFL.
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Who gets the nod in 2012? Perhaps the Hawks, or perhaps the Demons. Will North receive what it feels is a long overdue increase in its Friday night allotment?[/i]
The Dees? :ROTFL
North? :thatsgold
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North Melbourne crowd
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_se8y6eebQZA/SvArM1IZRgI/AAAAAAAABEM/y0iAsW-Zf48/s400/Packers+2.JPG)
I see you're in a generous mood today MT. :lol
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that bloke is not a north supporter, he fills up the sauce bottles at the hotdog stand
barracks for collingwood
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North home crowd, against Richmond
(http://www.towiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_3545_600x400.JPG)
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North Melbourne crowd
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_se8y6eebQZA/SvArM1IZRgI/AAAAAAAABEM/y0iAsW-Zf48/s400/Packers+2.JPG)
Good to see the ground curator get in the photo :thumbsup
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According to 5AA - Saints v Crows round 1 at Etihad
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Hawthorn, on the brink of a Grand Final this year, has been fortunate enough to cop the Power twice.
Other teams to double up against Port are Essendon, Richmond, Fremantle and Adelaide.
Melbourne and North Melbourne are expected to at least be vying for a place in the lower part of the top eight, two outings against GWS loom as a huge advantage.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-and-north-melbourne-to-get-extra-crack-at-greater-western-sydney/story-e6frf9jf-1226175679244
Not as good as having GWS twice like Demons and North apparently will but we should beat Port.
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Port won't be the basketcase they were this year. We'll also be forced to play them at Etihad given Collo wants more games moved there. I'd rather play Bris, GC or GWS twice than Port.
COLLINGWOOD will have five interstate trips - Port Adelaide (Round 4), Brisbane (Round 7), Adelaide (Round 9), GWS (Round 18) and Sydney (Round 20).
How convenient for the Pies. No trips to Perth ::).
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COLLINGWOOD will have five interstate trips - Port Adelaide (Round 4), Brisbane (Round 7), Adelaide (Round 9), GWS (Round 18) and Sydney (Round 20).
How convenient for the Pies. No trips to Perth ::).
Yep makes it more likely we'll end up with 2 Perth trips now :-\
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Port won't be the basketcase they were this year. We'll also be forced to play them at Etihad given Collo wants more games moved there. I'd rather play Bris, GC or GWS twice than Port.
COLLINGWOOD will have five interstate trips - Port Adelaide (Round 4), Brisbane (Round 7), Adelaide (Round 9), GWS (Round 18) and Sydney (Round 20).
How convenient for the Pies. No trips to Perth ::).
Both good points
Melbourne and nort already set to have a head start on us and it hasnt begun yet :laugh:, theyre not garaunteed to win those against gws but its better than playing Geelong twice ::)
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GWS have a game at skilled. That could be as ugly as the demons game down there this year.
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Port won't be the basketcase they were this year. We'll also be forced to play them at Etihad given Collo wants more games moved there. I'd rather play Bris, GC or GWS twice than Port.
We will forever be forced to play low ranking interstate teams at dockland.
For all the sooking about selling the home games to play interstate, the tiger faithfull will stay away in droves because they don't like docklands and the MCG is our home ground ::)
Talk about skin off your nose to spite your face.
Unless we can pack out docklands ( which holds around our targeted number of members ) we have no chance of getting these games shifted to the MCG.
a crowd of 30-40k at docklands creates a much more electric atmosphere than a similar sized crowd at the G as well.
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RFCO on twitter saying the club has received the draft version.
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RFCO on twitter saying the club has received the draft version.
Well that's all well & good but leak us some info RFCO; like how many interstate trips we have ;D
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Club generally briefs Club 80 on these matters first.
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Club generally briefs Club 80 on these matters first.
Do tell
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Sorry not allowed to disclose what is said at meetings, otherwise we lose the smug sense of self importance.
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Not sure if I was dreaming but I swear I read someone post on here (or BigFooty? :-[) that the teams who played GCS just the once this year will get GWS twice next year. That and no team will play both GCS and GWS twice next year.
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Not sure if I was dreaming but I swear I read someone post on here (or BigFooty? :-[) that the teams who played GCS just the once this year will get GWS twice next year. That and no team will play both GCS and GWS twice next year.
The AFL has said the latter. No team can play both the Suns and Giants twice next year (otherwise it'll be a freebie 16 points for most sides).
For us it looks like we'll play twice Carl, Ess & Port. We'll play the Suns only once again as we've sold our home game. We haven't play the Pies twice since 2007 so we'll probably play them once again as well until we look like we can be at least competitive against them. I wouldn't mind playing the Saints and Dogs twice. They're on the slide and if we want to claim we have improved then we need to finally break our hoodoo against both of them.
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hahaha nice one TBR :lol :thumbsup
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hahaha nice one TBR :lol :thumbsup
He's back with a vengence :bow
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Not sure if I was dreaming but I swear I read someone post on here (or BigFooty? :-[) that the teams who played GCS just the once this year will get GWS twice next year. That and no team will play both GCS and GWS twice next year.
The AFL has said the latter. No team can play both the Suns and Giants twice next year (otherwise it'll be a freebie 16 points for most sides).
For us it looks like we'll play twice Carl, Ess & Port. We'll play the Suns only once again as we've sold our home game. We haven't play the Pies twice since 2007 so we'll probably play them once again as well until we look like we can be at least competitive against them. I wouldn't mind playing the Saints and Dogs twice. They're on the slide and if we want to claim we have improved then we need to finally break our hoodoo against both of them.
We usually play the Swanettes twice too
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Sorry not allowed to disclose what is said at meetings, otherwise we lose the smug sense of self importance.
lol
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Sorry not allowed to disclose what is said at meetings, otherwise we lose the smug sense of self importance.
As an important coterie member of the RFC and I can tell you TBR is spot on here.
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COLLINGWOOD will have five interstate trips - Port Adelaide (Round 4), Brisbane (Round 7), Adelaide (Round 9), GWS (Round 18) and Sydney (Round 20).
How convenient for the Pies. No trips to Perth ::).
Yep makes it more likely we'll end up with 2 Perth trips now :-\
Since the inception of Freo it will be just 16 home and away games in 18 years for Collingwood in Perth ::).
1995 1
1996 2
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 2
2003 0
2004 1
2005 1
2006 1
2007 1
2008 1
2009 1
2010 1
2011 1
2012 0
5 wins 11 losses 84%
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22693836&postcount=102
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We have the bye in Round 13...
Round 1
GWS vs Sydney
Richmond vs Carlton
Collingwood vs Hawthorn
Melbourne vs Brisbane
Gold Coast vs Adelaide
North vs Essendon
Fremantle vs Geelong
Bulldogs vs West Coast
Port vs St Kilda
Round 2
North vs GWS
St Kilda vs Fremantle
Round 4
Port vs Collingwood
Round 5
GWS vs Bulldogs
Adelaide vs Port showdown
Round 7
Brisbane vs Collingwood
Round 9
GWS vs Essendon
Adelaide vs Collingwood
Round 10
Geelong vs GWS
Round 11
Bye: Adelaide, Brisbane, GWS, North Melbourne, West Coast, Western Bulldogs
Round 12
Bye: Collingwood, Geelong, Sydney, Fremantle, Essendon and Melbourne
Round 13
Melbourne vs GWS
Bye: Richmond, Carlton, Gold Coast, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, St Kilda
Round 15
Port vs Adelaide showdown
Round 18
GWS vs Collingwood
Round 20
Sydney vs Collingwood
Round 21
GWS vs Melbourne
Round 22
St Kilda vs GWS
Round 23
GWS vs North
Speculation continues to mount that the power clubs will be rewarded with even more Friday night exposure next season, giving Channel 7 more bang for its buck. The AFL has, in the past spread the love, trying to accommodate all clubs on the big stage. This year, it appears the squeeze is on the lower-drawing teams.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/scully-demons-grudge-match-set/story-e6frf9jf-1226176663053?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HeraldSunAfl+%28Herald+Sun+%7C+AFL%29
http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/melbourne-north-melbourne-gold-coast-sydney-adelaide-to-play-greater-western-sydney-twice-in-2012/story-e6frf3e3-1226175829265
Gerald Healy on 3aw said Hawthorn has 6 interstate trips on top of their 4 Tassie home games which means they'll only play 12 games in Victoria.
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Not sure if I was dreaming but I swear I read someone post on here (or BigFooty? :-[) that the teams who played GCS just the once this year will get GWS twice next year.
Apparently Adrian Anderson on Monday said teams who played GCS just the once this year will get them twice next year. Not sure if that will apply to us though as it would mean we'd have two games in Qld against Gold Coast.
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Gerald Healy on 3aw said Hawthorn has 6 interstate trips on top of their 4 Tassie home games which means they'll only play 12 games in Victoria.
If that's true (and I find it hard to believe to be honest) then that means all the Vic games will be a the MCG as that's one of the "conditions" of them playing in Tassie all Melb games must be at the MCG ::)
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Gerald Healy on 3aw said Hawthorn has 6 interstate trips on top of their 4 Tassie home games which means they'll only play 12 games in Victoria.
If that's true (and I find it hard to believe to be honest) then that means all the Vic games will be a the MCG as that's one of the "conditions" of them playing in Tassie all Melb games must be at the MCG ::)
Pretty sure its all Melbourne home games. They sometimes play an away game at Etihad like the Carlton game when Lewis flogged Judd. The draw vs the Saints a couple of years back etc.
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Gerald Healy on 3aw said Hawthorn has 6 interstate trips on top of their 4 Tassie home games which means they'll only play 12 games in Victoria.
If that's true (and I find it hard to believe to be honest) then that means all the Vic games will be a the MCG as that's one of the "conditions" of them playing in Tassie all Melb games must be at the MCG ::)
That,s most likely why they are sending them away so much then. Could you imagine the crowds playing GWS, GC, Port and Freo at the G :lol :lol
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Pretty sure its all Melbourne home games. They sometimes play an away game at Etihad like the Carlton game when Lewis flogged Judd. The draw vs the Saints a couple of years back etc.
Stand corrected I knew all the melb home games had to be at the MCG but I also thought it meant away games as well
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Gerald Healy on 3aw said Hawthorn has 6 interstate trips on top of their 4 Tassie home games which means they'll only play 12 games in Victoria.
If that's true (and I find it hard to believe to be honest) then that means all the Vic games will be a the MCG as that's one of the "conditions" of them playing in Tassie all Melb games must be at the MCG ::)
That,s most likely why they are sending them away so much then. Could you imagine the crowds playing GWS, GC, Port and Freo at the G :lol :lol
Don't forget Norf. It would be like a ghost town seems u can't bring cats and dogs in to the stadium. :lol
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AFL_PKeane Patrick Keane twttier
"Top 5 teams from 2011 - Cats, Pies, Hawks, Eagles, Blues - will each only play expansion teams Suns and Giants one time each."
"All clubs will travel to Perth at least once, contrary to some incorrect reports, and all Vic-based clubs travel at least five times."
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I heard on SEN that The Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and North are 4 of the 5 teams to play GWS twice ::) ::)
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Let's hope Keane is right as it would be a joke if the Pies avoid travelling to Perth.
It looks like the AFL are banking on Melbourne being the big improver next year and being a finalist. They are getting a cushy run.
As for us Round 13 is probably the best time to have the bye. Allows for a shorter second half of the season when younger bodies will tire. It also looks like the Dreamtime game will be around round 8.
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Why the **** do Melbourne and North play them twice.. That's absolute rubbish
We should be playing gws twice.. Just goes to show how much the afl hate us.. This draw will be farrked.
How the hell can we challenge for finals in 2012 when the afl is giving Melbourne and North a head start already?
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I won't be surprised if this doesn't happen given we sold our home game to Cairns but we still may get to play the Suns twice. You would hope we'll be better prepared to play them in Qld next year. If Melb and North are playing GWS twice then they can only play the Suns once.
At the end of the day if we need a soft draw to make the finals then we won't last past the first week in the finals anyway. We'd just do an Essendon and get flogged as an undeserving finalist.
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I won't be surprised if this doesn't happen given we sold our home game to Cairns but we still may get to play the Suns twice. You would hope we'll be better prepared to play them in Qld next year. If Melb and North are playing GWS twice then they can only play the Suns once.
At the end of the day if we need a soft draw to make the finals then we won't last past the first week in the finals anyway. We'd just do an Essendon and get flogged as an undeserving finalist.
Yes but why should those two teams deserve to play gws twice?
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We have the bye in Round 13...
Round 1
GWS vs Sydney
Richmond vs Carlton
Collingwood vs Hawthorn
Melbourne vs Brisbane
Gold Coast vs Adelaide
North vs Essendon
Fremantle vs Geelong
Bulldogs vs West Coast
Port vs St Kilda
If channel seven only shows 4 games a round does that mean they wont be showing the Sydney v GWS game?
Or can they show 4 games a weekend so they can put it on FTA then put another 4 games on the next weekend when the rest of the comp starts.
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Why the **** do Melbourne and North play them twice.. That's absolute rubbish
We should be playing gws twice.. Just goes to show how much the afl hate us.. This draw will be farrked.
How the hell can we challenge for finals in 2012 when the afl is giving Melbourne and North a head start already?
Even with an easy draw both clubs will find a way to stuff it up.
Abit like Demons this year one could argue at the start of this season they should make finals. Easy draw keep improving but yet they stuffed up and went backwards and lost Scully.
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If channel seven only shows 4 games a round does that mean they wont be showing the Sydney v GWS game?
Or can they show 4 games a weekend so they can put it on FTA then put another 4 games on the next weekend when the rest of the comp starts.
Gurantee you that the AFL will want that first GWS game shown live around the country of FTA.
Not sure how it's going to work to be honest as the TV rights says Ch7 only have 4 games a round
I wouldn't be surprised if we miss out on FTA coverage for our round 1 game.
I suppose it depends on if Ch7 will give up another timeslot (Sunday arvo perhaps) to show the our game
they have rights for Friday nights, sat arvo, sat night, sunday arvo each round so how it's going to work for round 1 will be revealed on Friday morning at 9.30am ;D
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Saturday arvo seems to be the first one sacrificed in the past.
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Saturday arvo seems to be the first one sacrificed in the past.
If the GWS game is on Friday night Ch7 will want to do that but that means they will need to give up either the Sat or Sun Arvo games to accomodate - most probably Sat arvo
They will then do the following Friday night (Pies/Hawks)
So that's 2 out of their 4
they will definitely want Sat night's game to be shown
This would leave the Sunday arvo game to be given up to do our game...
as I said wouldn't be at all surprsied if we ar enot on FTA round 1
The joys of the new rights agreement
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Saturday arvo seems to be the first one sacrificed in the past.
If the GWS game is on Friday night Ch7 will want to do that but that means they will need to give up either the Sat or Sun Arvo games to accomodate - most probably Sat arvo
They will then do the following Friday night (Pies/Hawks)
So that's 2 out of their 4
they will definitely want Sat night's game to be shown
This would leave the Sunday arvo game to be given up to do our game...
as I said wouldn't be at all surprsied if we ar enot on FTA round 1
The joys of the new rights agreement
My mistake. Forgot about a 2nd Friday night game (one each week) Was thinking GWS-Syd would be instead of having one the second week not as well as.
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No mention of us as far as playing in Tassie:
Round 5 Hawthorn vs Sydney @Aurora
Round 10 on Saturday, June 2 Hawthorn vs North Melbourne @ Aurora
... with Sydney scheduled for a Launceston round-five game next year and the Giants a strong chance to come to Hobart, it is most likely the Hawks' remaining two Tasmanian games will come from Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Fremantle.
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/10/26/271711_afl.html
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I won't be surprised if this doesn't happen given we sold our home game to Cairns but we still may get to play the Suns twice. You would hope we'll be better prepared to play them in Qld next year. If Melb and North are playing GWS twice then they can only play the Suns once.
At the end of the day if we need a soft draw to make the finals then we won't last past the first week in the finals anyway. We'd just do an Essendon and get flogged as an undeserving finalist.
Yes but why should those two teams deserve to play gws twice?
Maybe the AFL wants clubs that have a man and his dog crowds that will make GWS feel at home ;D.
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No mention of us as far as playing in Tassie:
Round 5 Hawthorn vs Sydney @Aurora
Round 10 on Saturday, June 2 Hawthorn vs North Melbourne @ Aurora
... with Sydney scheduled for a Launceston round-five game next year and the Giants a strong chance to come to Hobart, it is most likely the Hawks' remaining two Tasmanian games will come from Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Fremantle.
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/10/26/271711_afl.html
Maybe we could be playing in hobart against kangaroos. I thought Kangaroo's play 2 games in hobart.
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League chief operating officer Gillon McLachlan said the powerhouse sides would get the lion's share of the Friday and Saturday night blockbusters.
"I think it's a reality - and it's not a new one - that teams in the top half of the ladder, the best teams, will get a disproportionate share of the marquee slots," McLachlan said.
"That's cyclical.
"I remember, probably about five years ago, when Carlton and Hawthorn were complaining.
"The had seven or eight free to air games, they couldn't get on Friday night, and they were down the bottom of the ladder.
"You'll find this year that Hawthorn and Carlton are a dominant force in the free to air fixture."
http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/10/26/dockers-delist-three-more/
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No mention of us as far as playing in Tassie:
Round 5 Hawthorn vs Sydney @Aurora
Round 10 on Saturday, June 2 Hawthorn vs North Melbourne @ Aurora
... with Sydney scheduled for a Launceston round-five game next year and the Giants a strong chance to come to Hobart, it is most likely the Hawks' remaining two Tasmanian games will come from Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Fremantle.
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/10/26/271711_afl.html
Maybe we could be playing in hobart against kangaroos. I thought Kangaroo's play 2 games in hobart.
GWS will be one of them so true we could be the other.
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Not sure if this has already been posted or not.
All clubs will travel to Perth at least once, contrary to some incorrect reports, and all Vic-based clubs travel at least five times.
https://twitter.com/#!/AFL_PKeane
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Richmond plays Port Adelaide in the final round.
www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/even-up-in-2012-afl-draw/story-e6frf9jf-1226177847756
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Richmond plays Port Adelaide in the final round.
www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/even-up-in-2012-afl-draw/story-e6frf9jf-1226177847756
Will interesting to see if it's home (likely Etihad) or away
Gut feel we will be travelling ;D
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Will give all pro-tanking fans something to think about. Lose and improve our 1st rounder or win and improve our compo :lol
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apparently Denham has just said we have a horror draw, play 3 of top 4 in first 4 weeks
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apparently Denham has just said we have a horror draw, play 3 of top 4 in first 4 weeks
Seems we play Carlton who were 5th as well :lol
Wonder if he counted them as a top 4 team.
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They must have seen my fake horror draw! :help
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They must have seen my fake horror draw! :help
Denham is probably basing it off your draw. Wouldnt be the first journo to read forums :wallywink
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They must have seen my fake horror draw! :help
maybe the RFC saw it as well ;D
But seeing club's put in their wish list, maybe the club have done what they did re this year's draw (2011 just gone) and requested big games in the first 6 rounds against the likes of the Pies & Hawks
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apparently Denham has just said we have a horror draw, play 3 of top 4 in first 4 weeks
Abit like this year.
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apparently Denham has just said we have a horror draw, play 3 of top 4 in first 4 weeks
Abit like this year.
Yep and this year (season just gone not 2012) we got what we requested
Eg We wanted the Pies at home early in season 2011 and we got it ;D
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Surely a couple of easier games would be more beneficial for membership??
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Geez Geez! Was hoping for a few winnable games after the Carltankers game!
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Surely a couple of easier games would be more beneficial for membership??
I think one win against a top 6 team would boost membership more that a couple of wins against bottom 4 sides.
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Momentum, cant be underestimated.
If you have it crushed before you get started, it's very hard to gain it back again.
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apparently Denham has just said we have a horror draw, play 3 of top 4 in first 4 weeks
Abit like this year.
Yep and this year we got what we requested
Eg We wanted the Pies at home early in the season and we got it ;D
They probably feel its better to get the tough games out of the way earlier and then it opens up the draw for us to get on a winning streak and build momentum.
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Or to get the wheels to fall off and out the way earlier so everyone can get to their sledging.
Three of the top four- the one out being Carlton. So make that 4 of the top 5 in 4 weeks.
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apparently Denham has just said we have a horror draw, play 3 of top 4 in first 4 weeks
Denham thinks Carlton will make top 4 next year so I'd guess the three will be Carlton, Collingwood (the Club would ask for those two as home games) and either Hawthorn or a trip to Perth to face the Eagles. We play Geelong in the NAB Cup so you wouldn't think we would play them early on thank gawd.
If we are winless after four rounds again then that's the season then and there :-\. Alternatively if we miraculously pinch a win with sides preparations at different levels in the early rounds and get to round six 3-3 then you can still build momentum from there.
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I dont believe the season is over if are 0-4 after 4 rounds.
It means we have a number difficult games out of the way and from then on we should have a reasonable draw.
If we have copped some shellackings it could be different though as that will put a big dent in the teams confidence, something that pro tankers dont put any credence in anyway :P
Gee, as for worrying about who we play, when and where? Just bring it on!
Anyone, anywhere!
No fear!
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I dont believe the season is over if are 0-4 after 4 rounds.
It means we have a number difficult games out of the way and from then on we should have a reasonable draw.
If we have copped some shellackings it could be different though as that will put a big dent in the teams confidence, something that pro tankers dont put any credence in anyway :P
Gee, as for worrying about who we play, when and where? Just bring it on!
Anyone, anywhere!
No fear!
Agree 100% Al, good post
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I agree with Al, but if it does turn out zip and 4 then the season could well and truly be over by round 13/14. I know nobody really expected it this year anyway but at least it was nice having a glimmer of a season left as late as 18/19. Momentum would do wonders too. Dimma made a good point at about round 5 or 6 at a post game conference when asked what he thought of this years (2011) draw. He said that he preferred the challenging teams since it gives him/us a better idea of where we are and what we have to do.
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Wouldn't call it a horror draw.
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Wouldn't call it a horror draw.
Sounds Promising :thumbsup :thumbsup
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I dont believe the season is over if are 0-4 after 4 rounds.
It means we have a number difficult games out of the way and from then on we should have a reasonable draw.
If we have copped some shellackings it could be different though as that will put a big dent in the teams confidence, something that pro tankers dont put any credence in anyway :P
Gee, as for worrying about who we play, when and where? Just bring it on!
Anyone, anywhere!
No fear!
Agree 100% Al, good post
x2 Ill back that
I was worried about the season after sitting through the first 4/5 games this year. But when you look at its not those games that really cost us the season, sure they hurt the confidence but losing to a lowly port, newcomers GC or a depleted bulldogs hurt more.
Plus you forgat ya? we have ze IVAN DRAGO now :thumbsup :lol
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I dont believe the season is over if are 0-4 after 4 rounds.
It means we have a number difficult games out of the way and from then on we should have a reasonable draw.
If we have copped some shellackings it could be different though as that will put a big dent in the teams confidence, something that pro tankers dont put any credence in anyway :P
Gee, as for worrying about who we play, when and where? Just bring it on!
Anyone, anywhere!
No fear!
I agree al we need to reach a stage where we are good enough that we don't need to worry about who we play, when and where.
Just on the 0-4 point. I don't think any club has made the finals from a 0-4 start in the AFL era and not since North in the mid-70s.
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Richmond plays Port Adelaide in the final round.
Will interesting to see if it's home (likely Etihad) or away
Gut feel we will be travelling ;D
If it's a home game it'll be at Etihad.
The match-up is AFL code for we don't expect Richmond or Port to make the finals so we'll play them on the Sunday twilight in the last round :P.
Wouldn't call it a horror draw.
Teasing us again RFCO ;D.
Playing GWS, Port, Ess, Bris twice and Swans & Freo at the 'G would probably be the best draw we could ask for. Potentially could win all 10 or at least win 8 or so given they are sides we have beaten the past few years even with the young and inexperienced side we've had. That would mean finding another 4 or so wins from the remaining 12 matches which would include the Suns in Cairns, North, Adel plus the Dogs and Saints on the slide.
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Just on the 0-4 point. I don't think any club has made the finals from a 0-4 start in the AFL era and not since North in the mid-70s.
Thats a bit surprising. i'm sure that sides have made the finals after poor starts to the season, but they must have won at least one of the first 4 games.
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Just on the 0-4 point. I don't think any club has made the finals from a 0-4 start in the AFL era and not since North in the mid-70s.
Thats a bit surprising. i'm sure that sides have made the finals after poor starts to the season, but they must have won at least one of the first 4 games.
The Saints were without a win after round 4 last season ;D ;D
They may have had a Draw and a bye in those first 4 rounds thou..... :lol
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The draw with us was robbery...
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Heard this on SEN this morning, carlton will probably receive 7 friday night games this coming season, collingwood 5 interstate-as we already know
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RICHMOND
Football: As it did in 2011, Richmond again has a difficult start to the year, playing four of the 2011 top five in the opening five rounds. But at least the Tigers won't have to go far from home in that time. They only leave Victoria once in the first 11 rounds. Will face Port Adelaide twice, but not Gold Coast or Greater Western Sydney. On the flip side, the Tigers won't play any 2011 top four teams twice, although they will meet Carlton a second time. Have reduced their interstate home games from two to one, again jeopardising a near-certain four points by playing the Suns in Cairns. Should be comfortable with five six-day breaks, six interstate trips (including their Cairns home game) and no consecutive weeks of travel.
Business: Six home games against Victorian clubs, including Carlton, Melbourne, Hawthorn and Essendon, should be profitable, as of course will the Cairns home game against Gold Coast. Also pleasing for the bean counters will be avoiding certain low-drawing Melbourne match-ups with the Suns and Giants. Have only two Friday night matches, but four Saturday nights, six Saturday afternoons, and no Sunday twilights. Twelve games on free to air TV puts the Tigers on par with Hawthorn and St Kilda.
Big game: Preceded by games against Carlton and Collingwood and followed by clashes with Geelong and West Coast, the round three MCG meeting with Melbourne already looks like a must-win. Sure to see the Tiger faithful out in force and desperate to belt out the song.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/125588/default.aspx
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http://www.richmondfc.com.au/2012%20fixture/tabid/15350/default.aspx
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Eff me....Carlton, Collingwood, Geelong and West coast in the first 5 rounds :o :o
I would love to pinch one or two of those ;D
We Play Carlton, Port, Essendon, Freemantle and Melbourne twice.........That could be worse ;)
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1. Carlton MCG Home Thurs March 29 7.40pm Night SEVEN
2. Collingwood MCG Away Sat April 7 7.40pm Night SEVEN
3. Melboune MCG Home Sat April 14 1.45pm SEVEN
4. Geelong Simonds Stadium Away Sun April 22 1.10pm Early start FOX
5. West Coast Etihad Stadium Home Sun April 29 3.15pm SEVEN
6. Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium Away Sun May 6 2.45pm CST SEVEN
7. Sydney MCG Home Sat May 12 4.40pm Twilight FOX
8. Essendon MCG Away Sat May 19 7.45pm Night SEVEN
9. Hawthorn MCG Home Sat May 26 1.45pm SEVEN
10. St Kilda Etihad Stadium Away Fri June 1 7.50pm Night SEVEN
11. Fremantle MCG Home Sat June 9 2.10pm FOX
12. GWS Skoda Stadium Away Sat June 16 2.10pm FOX
13. Bye
14. Adelaide AAMI Stadium Away Sat June 30 1.40pm CST FOX
15. Melbourne MCG Away Sat July 7 2.10pm FOX
16. Gold Coast Cazalys Stadium Home Sat July 14 4.40pm Twilight FOX
17. North Melb MCG Home Sun July 22 3.15pm SEVEN
18. Carlton MCG Away Sat July 28 7.40pm Night SEVEN
19. Brisbane 'Gabba Away Sat Aug 4 7.40pm Night FOX
20. Bulldogs MCG Home Sun Aug 12 3.15pm SEVEN
21. Fremantle Patersons Stadium Away Sat Aug 18 2.40pm WST FOX
22. Essendon MCG Home Fri Aug 24 7.50pm Night SEVEN
23. Port Adelaide MCG Home TBA
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stuff
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Only 1 trip to Sydney and that's for the Giants
Should give us two wins given our recent form against the Swans at the MCG
suppose that is a positive
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Cats at Kardinia Park... :banghead
Apart from that after round 5 it looks good. :thumbsup
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It looks like a very fair draw to me. The club would probably be disappointed that our Collingwood game is an away game, should have had that as our home game and collected the cash. Anyway its a pretty fair fixture.
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We had the home game against them this year.
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trying to save the 2012 draw on the RFC site & it links to the 2011 draw !!!
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Biggest positive fro me is that we only have 1 home game at Etihad
peeved we have to go to Geelong - terrible place
6 Interstate trips (1 home & 5 away) is a good result
Not surprsied we have the Pies away; we got the home game this year
Happy with 2 Friday night games - thought we'd be lucky to get 1
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trying to save the 2012 draw on the RFC site & it links to the 2011 draw !!!
I noticed that too :huh.
I've typed the 2012 version out :P in the 3rd post of this thread. Any typos let me know.
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Tough start, but after that all appear to be winnable. Happy with the draw. Start the season with some big games. Put in a solid performance and we could do well membership wise. Do poorly and could be disastrous. Over the moon with only 2 games at etihad.
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Our round 1 game is live on Ch7
Mighty lucky with that IMHO
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Does anyone know where the TV schedule is?
It looks like we have 11 FTA games - 1 Thursday Night, 2 Friday Nights, 4 Saturday Nights, 4 Sunday Arvos leading into the news.
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Our round 1 game is live on Ch7
Mighty lucky with that IMHO
We actually have 12 games on FTA this season as apposed to 6 last year! Punters would have to be happy with that??
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Does anyone know where the TV schedule is?
It looks like we have 11 FTA games - 1 Thursday Night, 2 Friday Nights, 4 Saturday Nights, 4 Sunday Arvos leading into the news.
AFL Site
Trying to find the link
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Does anyone know where the TV schedule is?
It looks like we have 11 FTA games - 1 Thursday Night, 2 Friday Nights, 4 Saturday Nights, 4 Sunday Arvos leading into the news.
I found it here......
http://www.afl.com.au/fixtures/tabid/10586/default.aspx
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Analysis of RFCs 2012 fixture
richmondfc.com.au
By Tony Greenberg
9:30 AM Fri 28 Oct, 2011
Weve dissected Richmonds 2012 fixture to provide you with the most comprehensive examination imaginable of whats in store for the Tigers next season.
MCG
13 games all-up at the G (12 in 11)
9 home games (8 in 11)
4 away games (4 in 11)
5 day games (3 in 11)
2 twilight games (2 in 11)
5 night games (7 in 11)
1 Thursday night game (1 in 11)
1 Friday night game (2 in 11)
3 Saturday afternoon games (2 in 11)
2 Saturday twilight games (1 in 11)
3 Saturday night games (4 in 11)
2 Sunday afternoon games (1 in 11)
0 Sunday twilight games (1 in 11)
Note that the final home-and-away fixture for 2012, against Port Adelaide at the MCG is a floating one, with date and time to be confirmed late in the season.
Etihad Stadium
2 games all-up at Etihad Stadium (4 in 11)
1 home game (1 in 11)
1 away game (3 in 11)
1 day game (2 in 11)
0 twilight games (2 in 11)
1 night game (0 in 11)
1 Friday night game (0 in 11)
1 Sunday afternoon game (2 in 11)
Interstate
6 games all-up interstate (6 in 11)
1 Saturday afternoon game at Skoda Stadium, Sydney (v GWS)
1 Saturday afternoon game at AAMI Stadium, Adelaide (v Adelaide Crows)
1 Saturday afternoon game at Patersons Stadium, Perth (v Fremantle)
1 Saturday twilight game at Cazalys Stadium, Cairns (v Gold Coast)
1 Saturday night game at the Gabba, Brisbane (v Brisbane Lions)
1 Sunday afternoon game at AAMI Stadium, Adelaide (v Port Adelaide)
Day by day
1 Thursday night game (1 in 11)
2 Friday night games (2 in 11)
6 Saturday afternoon games (3 in 11)
3 Saturday twilight game (1 in 11)
4 Saturday night games (6 in 11)
5 Sunday afternoon games (6 in 11)
0 Sunday twilight games (2 in 11)
1 Thursday game all-up (1 in 11)
2 Friday games all-up (2 in 11)
13 Saturday games all-up (10 in 11)
5 Sunday games all-up (8 in 11)
11 day games all-up (9 in 11)
3 twilight games all-up (3 in 11)
7 night games all-up (9 in 11)
Thems the breaks
1 nine-day break (1 in 11)
4 eight-day breaks (4 in 11)
9 seven-day breaks (9 in 11)
5 six-day breaks (4 in 11)
1 14-day break (1 in 11)
Network coverage
9 Foxtel games (10 in 11)
12 Channel Seven games (6 in 11)
Other fixture facts
Play twice: Carlton, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Essendon, Fremantle.
Play once: Collingwood, Geelong, West Coast, Sydney, Hawthorn, St Kilda, Greater Western Sydney, Adelaide, Gold Coast, North Melbourne, Brisbane, Western Bulldogs.
Play only two of the 2011 finalists twice in 2012 - Carlton and Essendon.
Played all four of the 11 top four teams just once in 12 - Geelong, Collingwood, Hawthorn and West Coast.
Interstate trips to: Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Sydney, Perth.
Trip to Geelong (Round 4).
Three MCG games in-a-row to start the season.
Six of the first nine games at the MCG.
Have a bye between the Round 12 match against GWS in Sydney and the Round 14 match against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.
Finish the season with a match at the MCG for the first time since 2008.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/125607/default.aspx
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My dummy draw V the real Richmond 2012 draw.
Except for the no 2nd game against Geelong, Collingwood & Hawthorn, not too far from the mark.
R1 Carlton H - Check
R2 Geelong A SS - R4
R3 Collingwood H - A R2
R4 West Coast A - H R5
R5 Hawthorn H - R9
R6 Essendon A - R8
R7 Sydney A - Check thou at H
R8 Port Adelaide H Darwin - R6 A
R9 Adelaide A - R14
R10 Gold Coast H Cairns - R16
R11 Brisbane A - R19
R12 Geelong H - No 2nd game
R13 Collingwood A - No 2nd game
R14 Hawthorn A - No 2nd game
R15 StKilda H Dome - R10
R16 Bulldogs H Dome - R20 MCG
R17 Melbourne A - R3 H & R15 A
R18 Carlton H - Check thou A
R19 Fremantle A - R11 H & R21 A
R20 North Melb H - R17
R21 Essendon H - R22
R22 West Coast H - No 2nd game
R23 Gold Coast A - No 2nd game
R24 GWS A - R12
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Does anyone know where the TV schedule is?
It looks like we have 11 FTA games - 1 Thursday Night, 2 Friday Nights, 4 Saturday Nights, 4 Sunday Arvos leading into the news.
I found it here......
http://www.afl.com.au/fixtures/tabid/10586/default.aspx
Cheers Tas and WP :cheers
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Our round 1 game is live on Ch7
Mighty lucky with that IMHO
We actually have 12 games on FTA this season as apposed to 6 last year! Punters would have to be happy with that??
We had more than 6 games on FTA last season you donut eater
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Our round 1 game is live on Ch7
Mighty lucky with that IMHO
We actually have 12 games on FTA this season as apposed to 6 last year! Punters would have to be happy with that??
We had more than 6 games on FTA last season you donut eater
Yes, I may have miss interpreted what they were saying :banghead We only had 6 games on Channel 7 last season! we may have had others on 10 :whistle :whistle :whistle
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Happy with our fixture happy with who we play twice.
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Talk about a draw of halves. There's a chance we could be 0-5 or even 0-6 if we lose to Port at Footy Park :P. If we get to round 9 and are 4-5 we will have done very well with the draw easier from then onwards. I can see now why RFCO said it isn't a horror draw. Just a horror first month.
Pros:
* Only one home game at Etihad (thankfully not against a Etihad tenant) and 9 at the 'G :thumbsup.
* The season from round 10 onwards opens up for us so it's case of hanging in there until then.
* Only play Geel, Coll, Haw once and avoid a trip to Perth to play the Eagles.
* A major upset against the Pies could be a great birthday present :pray
Cons:
* Hello first five or six rounds :P. Season defining then and then.
* 6 weeks in the middle of the season we disappear from home and from FTA TV
* Two 6 days breaks after travelling interstate ::)
* Playing Geelong at Kardinia Park again ::)
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Sabartooth, you should send the bill for your fixture services to AFL House ;D.
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Connolly's rating:
http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/collingwood-faces-tough-2012-draw-20111028-1mmuo.html
Collingwood faces tough 2012 draw Scott Spits
October 28, 2011 - 10:15AM
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Dale Thomas soars for Collingwood during the 2011 AFL season.
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Collingwood faces one of the toughest assignments in next years AFL fixture, playing two matches against the four other clubs that made up the leagues top five in 2011.
As the league expands to an 18-team competition with the inclusion of the Greater Western Sydney Giants, clubs will play only five other teams twice during their 22 games of the home-and-away competition.
Along with facing five trips interstate including a clash against West Coast at Patersons Stadium in the penultimate round the Magpies also clash with Essendon twice.
GWSs debut season will see the expansion club play at 12 different venues next year, including home games at ANZ Stadium, Canberras Manuka Oval, the new Skoda Stadium at Homebush Bay and a one-off game at Blacktown against the West Coast Eagles.
Remarkably, the Giants will also feature in the first home-and-away game at Hobarts Blundstone Arena (Bellerive Oval), taking on North Melbourne in round two. That means GWS will feature in the three venues to host AFL matches for the first time next season: Hobart, Skoda Stadium and the boutique 10,000-capacity venue at Blacktown.
Five clubs North Melbourne, Melbourne, Gold Coast Suns, Adelaide and the Sydney Swans will have the bonus of playing the expansion club on two occasions in 2012.
The Kangaroos appear to be one of the big winners after the AFLs fixture release as they are one of only two clubs along with Adelaide to play both the Giants and the Suns twice next season.
North Melbourne, which finished ninth and thus avoided too many games against finals teams, also plays two games against the Western Bulldogs, fourth-placed West Coast and finalist Essendon.
In contrast, Richmond and the Bulldogs clash with GWS and Gold Coast only one time.
The Sydney Swans are the only finalist to clash with the Giants twice due to the AFL requirement that two derbies are played in NSW, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia each season.
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Looks pretty good after a quick 2 minute look - 6 Saturday arvos 4 at the G getting there.
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Collingwood a tough draw?
They wouldn't know a tough draw if they fell over it............
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Besides for hawthorn after Round 5 we could have a good winning streak.
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Besides for hawthorn after Round 5 we could have a good winning streak.
Can package it up in a DVD like St.Kilda and make millions. :lol
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We had more than 6 games on FTA last season you donut eater
:lol
Every single game live on Foxtel in 2012 so stick that in your donut Donut King
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The Kangaroos appear to be one of the big winners after the AFLs fixture release as they are one of only two clubs along with Adelaide to play both the Giants and the Suns twice next season.
This :banghead
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In contrast, Richmond and the Bulldogs clash with GWS and Gold Coast only one time.
This :banghead
Why not start them on 8 points ahead of us at the start of the year. I am sorry but I cant understand why ALL teams didnt get three games against these two Clubs.
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The Kangaroos appear to be one of the big winners after the AFLs fixture release as they are one of only two clubs along with Adelaide to play both the Giants and the Suns twice next season.
This :banghead
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In contrast, Richmond and the Bulldogs clash with GWS and Gold Coast only one time.
This :banghead
Why not start them on 8 points ahead of us at the start of the year. I am sorry but I cant understand why ALL teams didnt get three games against these two Clubs.
We make it up as well as the % when we belt the living daylights out of them at the G. ;D
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The Kangaroos appear to be one of the big winners after the AFLs fixture release as they are one of only two clubs along with Adelaide to play both the Giants and the Suns twice next season.
This :banghead
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In contrast, Richmond and the Bulldogs clash with GWS and Gold Coast only one time.
This :banghead
Why not start them on 8 points ahead of us at the start of the year. I am sorry but I cant understand why ALL teams didnt get three games against these two Clubs.
I read several times that no team would play GWS and GC twice in a season??!! :huh
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fingers crossed Gold Coast beat Kangaroo's and Crows at least once.
No doubt Kangaroo's will still find something about the fixture to complain about.
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You're right wayne that is what I heard as well. The teams we play twice are Carlton, Demons, Freo, Bombers & Port.
Aside from playing GC & GWS twice, the crows will also play Cats, Port & Freo
Aside from playing GC & GWS twice, Nort will play Eagles, Bombers and Dogs
So looking at that it appears that IMO the Arden St Anti-christs have the best deal of the lot. :banghead
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It's the Bombers that have the dream run >:( >:( They could easily be 10-1 at the bye if they start this season like they did last.......
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The Kangaroos appear to be one of the big winners after the AFLs fixture release as they are one of only two clubs along with Adelaide to play both the Giants and the Suns twice next season.
This :banghead
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In contrast, Richmond and the Bulldogs clash with GWS and Gold Coast only one time.
This :banghead
Why not start them on 8 points ahead of us at the start of the year. I am sorry but I cant understand why ALL teams didnt get three games against these two Clubs.
I read several times that no team would play GWS and GC twice in a season??!! :huh
You missed the fine print obviously :lol
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I am very pleased with the draw for many reasons -
1. Strength of the opposition
From my initial observations and based on our 2011 form, there appears to be at least 11 games that are certainly winnable. If we set up from last years form and the opposition doesn't, we should will push into the finals. :thumbsup
2. Amount of travel
Six interstate trips is extremely reasonable especially considering one of them is of our own making. None of the trips fill me with dread either.
3. Percentage of day home games
This is the biggest factor for me. I have a young son who loves to come the footy with me and my group. Last year, all the night games made it very hard for him to come. This year I count at least 7 home games he will be able to attend. :clapping
All in all, this draw is as good as I could ever home for....well maybe a second game against GWS and Gold Coast would have been nice :laugh:
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Yep the AFL said a couple of weeks back no team would play both GWS and GC twice and then they basically gift North 16 points and massive % ::). North also only play Geelong, Pies, Hawks and Blues only once. If charity is the only way North can make the finals then they won't last long in them as you can't avoid the top sides in the finals.
ps. We burst the Bomber bubble this year Tas so hopefully we do it again in round 8 :thumbsup.
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Tigers warm to fixture
richmondfc.com.au
By Tony Greenberg
Fri 28 Oct, 2011
Overall, were content with the way the fixture has panned out for us, from both a football and commercial viewpoint, said Richmonds CEO Brendon Gale.
Having nine home games at our home ground, the MCG, and 13 in total there, is a terrific result that Im sure our supporters will appreciate.
We are pleased to be hosting Carlton in our traditional season-opener, and with other home blockbuster matches against Essendon and Hawthorn.
The increase in Saturday afternoon games is another positive, as is the fact our fans will see the Tigers more frequently on free-to-air TV, compared to 2011.
We are also excited about continuing to assist with the growth of the game by playing a home match in Cairns for the second year-in-a-row.
And, I know our players and coaches are really looking forward to taking on the challenges presented in the fixture.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/125629/default.aspx
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Happy playing port adelaide at the MCG. Disappointed we have to play the Cats at Skilled Stadium
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Ch 7 news tonight couldn't help but have a dig at us - "Richmond get another chance to avoid embarrassment against Carlton in the first round" ::)
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Ch 7 news tonight couldn't help but have a dig at us - "Richmond get another chance to avoid embarrassment against Carlton in the first round" ::)
I wouldn't of called our round 1 game this year an embarrassment.
I thought we put in a fighting effort.
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So what happens when we 'jag' one of these?
Upset? Unlikely win?
The wheels come off Pricefix Park that's what
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Good draw I think.
Unless we have a horror injury run there is no excuse for not making the finals.
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Ch 7 news tonight couldn't help but have a dig at us - "Richmond get another chance to avoid embarrassment against Carlton in the first round" ::)
I wouldn't of called our round 1 game this year an embarrassment.
I thought we put in a fighting effort.
We played well in the 3rd quarter and early on in the 4th but apart from that we were smashed. We were lucky Carlton were off-target in the first half to keep us in it. The second meeting showed there's still a massive gap between us. I can handle us losing as long as we are competitive rather than witches hats.
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So what happens when we 'jag' one of these?
Upset? Unlikely win?
The wheels come off Pricefix Park that's what
Beat Carlton round 1 and there'll be 90k the following week against the Pies.
If we can get to round 6 at even 2-4 then our season will still be alive provided we then don't drops games we should win as we did this year losing to Port and the Suns.
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1. Carlton MCG Home Thurs March 29 7.40pm Night SEVEN
2. Collingwood MCG Away Sat April 7 7.40pm Night SEVEN
3. Melboune MCG Home Sat April 14 1.45pm SEVEN
4. Geelong Simonds Stadium Away Sun April 22 1.10pm Early start FOX
5. West Coast Etihad Stadium Home Sun April 29 3.15pm SEVEN
6. Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium Away Sun May 6 2.45pm CST SEVEN
7. Sydney MCG Home Sat May 12 4.40pm Twilight FOX
8. Essendon MCG Away Sat May 19 7.45pm Night SEVEN
9. Hawthorn MCG Home Sat May 26 1.45pm SEVEN
10. St Kilda Etihad Stadium Away Fri June 1 7.50pm Night SEVEN
11. Fremantle MCG Home Sat June 9 2.10pm FOX
12. GWS Skoda Stadium Away Sat June 16 2.10pm FOX
13. Bye
14. Adelaide AAMI Stadium Away Sat June 30 1.40pm CST FOX
15. Melbourne MCG Away Sat July 7 2.10pm FOX
16. Gold Coast Cazalys Stadium Home Sat July 14 4.40pm Twilight FOX
17. North Melb MCG Home Sun July 22 3.15pm SEVEN
18. Carlton MCG Away Sat July 28 7.40pm Night SEVEN
19. Brisbane 'Gabba Away Sat Aug 4 7.40pm Night FOX
20. Bulldogs MCG Home Sun Aug 12 3.15pm SEVEN
21. Fremantle Patersons Stadium Away Sat Aug 18 2.40pm WST FOX
22. Essendon MCG Home Fri Aug 24 7.50pm Night SEVEN
23. Port Adelaide MCG Home TBA
Nathan Thompson tonight on SEN said he reckons Richmond has the toughest draw this year given the start we've got in first 6 rounds.
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Nathan Thompson tonight on SEN said he reckons Richmond has the toughest draw this year given the start we've got in first 6 rounds.
I don't mind the draw after that, but I'm a bit dirty that we may have to claw our way back into the season after facing four of 2011's top five straight up. I understand we need to be good enough to beat these sides if we want to be a serious top 8 contender, but every year our season is done by the midway point and it would be nice to hang in a bit longer for a change.
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Bollocks.
Bring it on.
any one, any where, any time.... if your good enough.
our draw gets a lot easier after the first month and bit BTW :thumbsup
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Bollocks.
Bring it on.
any one, any where, any time.... if your good enough.
our draw gets a lot easier after the first month and bit BTW :thumbsup
:police:
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2 out of the first 5 will be par
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They give every opportunity to have the stuffing knocked out of our boys in the early part of the season.
Nathan Thompson is actually on the money with what he said.
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The season will rest on games against the interstate sides (must wins in Melbourne and against GWS/GC away) and against those middle of the road Vic sides - Melbourne, St Kilda, Bulldogs, Essendon and North. That's 17 of the 22 up for grabs. Need to win 12 of these unless we pinch a underdog win or two against the top sides. On top of that we need a percentage that is at least above 100. Actually for me seeing us maintain a good percentage even if we miss the finals will be another sign of continued improvement. It should indicate we've been for once genuinely competitive against the top sides even in defeat. I'll be happy this year to see more baby steps towards genuinely building a premiership side as we still have a very young and inexperienced list.
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The season will rest on games against the interstate sides (must wins in Melbourne and against GWS/GC away) and against those middle of the road Vic sides - Melbourne, St Kilda, Bulldogs, Essendon and North. That's 17 of the 22 up for grabs. Need to win 12 of these unless we pinch a underdog win or two against the top sides. On top of that we need a percentage that is at least above 100. Actually for me seeing us maintain a good percentage even if we miss the finals will be another sign of continued improvement. It should indicate we've been for once genuinely competitive against the top sides even in defeat. I'll be happy this year to see more baby steps towards genuinely building a premiership side as we still have a very young and inexperienced list.
I agree MT. The percentages don't lie. If we can keep it over the magic 100, the rest should fall into place.
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yep, agree about the percentage.
we need to start handing out some floggings and reducing those we receive
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yep, agree about the percentage.
we need to start handing out some floggings and reducing those we receive
If we are not up by 15 goals at QTR time against GWS, the membership is being torn up :police:
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yep, agree about the percentage.
we need to start handing out some floggings and reducing those we receive
If we are not up by 15 goals at QTR time against GWS, the membership is being torn up :police:
Noted and will not be forgotten. ;)
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The round 11 game on Saturday, June 9, between Richmond and Fremantle at the MCG will now start at 1.40pm local time, also coming forward 30 minutes.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/127935/default.aspx
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The round 11 game on Saturday, June 9, between Richmond and Fremantle at the MCG will now start at 1.40pm local time, also coming forward 30 minutes.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/127935/default.aspx
All to satisfy Foxtel ::)
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::)
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The round 11 game on Saturday, June 9, between Richmond and Fremantle at the MCG will now start at 1.40pm local time, also coming forward 30 minutes.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/127935/default.aspx
All to satisfy Foxtel ::)
Hopefully the 11:40am Perth time start offputs Freo's bodyclocks.
Probably means also we'll get a Foxtel Cup curtainraiser at the 'G before our game.
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We'll be playing on Sunday in the final round (round 23) against Port ...
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Of the other final-round matches this season, Richmond and Port Adelaide (at the MCG), and Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs are all but certain to be played on the Sunday, since three of those teams - and in all likelihood Richmond - have no hope of playing finals.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/fixture-reveals-blues-and-tigers-to-open-season-20120802-23igm.html#ixzz22RtrDWWP
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We'll be playing on Sunday in the final round (round 23) against Port ...
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Of the other final-round matches this season, Richmond and Port Adelaide (at the MCG), and Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs are all but certain to be played on the Sunday, since three of those teams - and in all likelihood Richmond - have no hope of playing finals.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/fixture-reveals-blues-and-tigers-to-open-season-20120802-23igm.html#ixzz22RtrDWWP
50k to see us off?
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yep, agree about the percentage.
we need to start handing out some floggings and reducing those we receive
If we are not up by 15 goals at QTR time against GWS, the membership is being torn up :police:
Noted and will not be forgotten. ;)
A-Hem..... :police:
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It's been confirmed that we'll be playing Port on the Sunday in round 23.
AFL Round 23 schedule
Friday August 31
Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles at the MCG, 7.50pm (Channel 7)
Saturday September 1
Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans at Simonds Stadium, 1.45pm (Channel 7)
Adelaide Crows v Gold Coast Suns at AAMI Stadium, 1.40pm (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
GWS Giants v North Melbourne at Skoda Stadium, 4.40pm (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
Fremantle v Melbourne at Patersons Stadium, 5.40pm (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
Essendon v Collingwood at the MCG, 7.40pm (Channel 7)
Sunday September 2
Carlton v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
Richmond v Port Adelaide at the MCG, 3.15pm (Channel 7)
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs at the Gabba, 4.40pm (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/143856/default.aspx
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It's been confirmed that we'll be playing Port on the Sunday in round 23.
AFL Round 23 schedule
Friday August 31
Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles at the MCG, 7.50pm (Channel 7)
Saturday September 1
Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans at Simonds Stadium, 1.45pm (Channel 7)
Adelaide Crows v Gold Coast Suns at AAMI Stadium, 1.40pm (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
GWS Giants v North Melbourne at Skoda Stadium, 4.40pm (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
Fremantle v Melbourne at Patersons Stadium, 5.40pm (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
Essendon v Collingwood at the MCG, 7.40pm (Channel 7)
Sunday September 2
Carlton v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
Richmond v Port Adelaide at the MCG, 3.15pm (Channel 7)
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs at the Gabba, 4.40pm (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/143856/default.aspx
Let's get 50,000 there for our final game :)
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Glad its on channel 7. Can stay home and watch it... :whistle
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;D
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According to the Age we've had a soft draw this year :huh
(http://images.theage.com.au/2012/08/09/3539407/ipad0908DRAW-300x0.jpg)
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/luck-of-the-draw-20120808-23unq.html
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makes me think of all the totally unacceptable losses
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According to the Age we've had a soft draw this year :huh
(http://images.theage.com.au/2012/08/09/3539407/ipad0908DRAW-300x0.jpg)
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/luck-of-the-draw-20120808-23unq.html
we have when you come from the perspective of and ask yourself how many of the eventual top 8 sides will we have played twice. at this stage only essendon and they may not even make it.
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According to the Age we've had a soft draw this year :huh
(http://images.theage.com.au/2012/08/09/3539407/ipad0908DRAW-300x0.jpg)
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/luck-of-the-draw-20120808-23unq.html
we have when you come from the perspective of and ask yourself how many of the eventual top 8 sides will we have played twice. at this stage only essendon and they may not even make it.
Playing devil's advocate and ignoring the fact that many clubs' form fluctuated greatly over the season this year (eg: North, Ess, Carl) so timing of when you played them was just as important as if you played them twice - an outsider would say we've had an easy draw this year. We've only played one of the eventual top 8 sides twice (Freo) with our record against the top 8 sides being 2-7 which I'd guess Dimma will use to reinforce his "stuff for the season. Ironically we've beaten the top 2 sides convincingly but lost to the rest.
Assuming we finish above Essendon on the ladder next week at the end of the H/A:
Record against sides above us: 3 - 9
Record against sides below us: 8 - 2
So based on that we've ended up on the ladder where we deserve to be and it shows including % that we've improved to get close to and pish all the way the top 8 sides but we ain't good and polished enough yet to beat them.