2014 Draw [merged]

[tony_montana]

Rohan Connolly on SEN reckons we've got the 4th easiest draw behind the Dogs, Dees and Crows.

Unless the Dees are drawn to play themselves twice , The Calder Cannons twice and GWS six times then they have a very tough draw.

 

[tony_montana]

14-15 wins

[Eat_em_Alive]

12 MCG Games - Dirty rotten skunks 16 - Until this is sorted will be pised off ALWAYS

This is absolute bullpoo

I agree, cant understand why there is a 4 game difference 

[one-eyed]

Fixture: hits 'n' misses
    Rohan Connolly
    The Age
    November 1, 2013



There's little doubt, though, that Richmond has emerged in draw terms very well placed indeed. The Tigers, who did finish the home-and-away rounds fifth, play just one finalist from this year, the Swans, twice, and have return games against two of this year's bottom three.

Five of Richmond's six road trips are against teams that finished outside the eight, and its sole trip to Perth is against West Coast, which in 2013 managed to win just three of its dozen games at its Patersons Stadium home.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/fixture-hits-n-misses-20131031-2wlyo.html#ixzz2jJgONZ1H

[mightytiges]

Full Draw Richmond

RD DATE OPPONENT VENUE HOME/AWAY LOCAL TIME HOST TV NETWORK

1 Saturday, March 15 Gold Coast SUNS Metricon Stadium Away 6.40pm Seven

2 Thursday, March 27 Carlton MCG Home 7.45pm Seven

3 Saturday, April 5 Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium Away 1.45pm Seven

4 Friday, April 11 Collingwood MCG Home 7.50pm Seven

5 Thursday, April 17 Brisbane Lions The Gabba Away 7.50pm Seven

6 Sunday, April 27 Hawthorn MCG Home 3.20pm Seven

7 Sunday, May 4 Geelong Cats MCG Away 3.20pm Seven

As much as the media are saying we've been given a good draw, the first seven rounds are tough. A worst case scenario of 2-5 would be hard to come back from even with a good run home. We haven't beaten the Pies or Cats since Adam was a boy; the Blues have over-run us the last two times and it was almost three; while we struggle to play decent footy up there against the Suns.


1. Gold Coast Away  P ...... very nervous about this one.
2. Carlton MCG        P ...... Carlton will be named favourites
3. Bulldogs Etihad    W
4. Collingwood MCG  L ...... Pies will be named favourites. Hoodoo since 2006  .
5. Brisbane     Away  W ...... playing interstate is never easy but our record against the Lions home and away is probably our best over the past 5 years.
6. Hawthorn MCG     P
7. Geelong MCG       L ...... 30 year hoodoo side 
8. Bye
9. Melbourne MCG    W
10. GWS  Away       W
11. Essendon MCG    P ...... they won't have yet had their 2nd half of the season implode
12. North Melb. Etihad  L ..... and another hoodoo side  especially at Etihad.
13. Fremantle MCG    W ........ we usually play well against them at the 'G
14. Sydney MCG       W ........ see above. Struggle up there but a good recent record at the 'G.
15. St Kilda Etihad    W 
16. Brisbane MCG     W
17. Port Adel. Etihad  P ...... If it was at the 'G I'd put a W but Etihad suits Port and it's not our home ground 
18. West Coast Away P ...... a surprisingly virtual gimme this year but who knows next year under a new coach. Historically a tough ask.
19. GWS        MCG    W
20. Essendon MCG     W ....... will be in their annual late season slide by round 20.
21. Adelaide  Away    P ....... like the Eagles at Subi - who knows with Walker back will it be the Crows of 2012 or still the dud 2013 model.
22. St Kilda  MCG      W
23. Sydney  Away     L ............ we always struggle up there although ANZ should suit us better than the toy-size SCG.

That's 11 wins, 7 plausibles and 4 losses. So finals will again depend on us winning the games we should plus splitting the 'plausible' ones. To make top 4 we'll need to break the last of the hoodoos and at least be on the positive ledger side after the tougher first seven rounds.

[one-eyed]

Winners and losers of the 2014 draw

Glenn Valencich
Saturday, November 02, 2013
Source: SportsFan


WINNERS

Richmond

When you only have to play Collingwood and Carlton once, you know the AFL has handed you a good fixture. It gets better though. Richmond play Brisbane, St Kilda and GWS twice, while they also double up against contenders Essendon and Sydney. There's no trip to Cairns this year, and their only trip to Perth will be against the rebuilding West Coast Eagles. The Tigers won't travel at all for almost two months around May, June and July, and they really should be sitting pretty in the top eight for much of the year. Losing to the ninth-placed Blues was a huge disappointment this September, but it has done wonders to their chances in 2014.

http://www.sportsfan.com.au/winners-and-losers-of-the-2014-draw/tabid/91/newsid/114964/default.aspx

[🏅Dooks]

Full Draw Richmond

RD DATE OPPONENT VENUE HOME/AWAY LOCAL TIME HOST TV NETWORK

1 Saturday, March 15 Gold Coast SUNS Metricon Stadium Away 6.40pm Seven

2 Thursday, March 27 Carlton MCG Home 7.45pm Seven

3 Saturday, April 5 Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium Away 1.45pm Seven

4 Friday, April 11 Collingwood MCG Home 7.50pm Seven

5 Thursday, April 17 Brisbane Lions The Gabba Away 7.50pm Seven

6 Sunday, April 27 Hawthorn MCG Home 3.20pm Seven

7 Sunday, May 4 Geelong Cats MCG Away 3.20pm Seven

As much as the media are saying we've been given a good draw, the first seven rounds are tough. A worst case scenario of 2-5 would be hard to come back from even with a good run home. We haven't beaten the Pies or Cats since Adam was a boy; the Blues have over-run us the last two times and it was almost three; while we struggle to play decent footy up there against the Suns.


1. Gold Coast Away  P ...... very nervous about this one.
2. Carlton MCG        P ...... Carlton will be named favourites
3. Bulldogs Etihad    W
4. Collingwood MCG  L ...... Pies will be named favourites. Hoodoo since 2006  .
5. Brisbane     Away  W ...... playing interstate is never easy but our record against the Lions home and away is probably our best over the past 5 years.
6. Hawthorn MCG     P
7. Geelong MCG       L ...... 30 year hoodoo side 
8. Bye
9. Melbourne MCG    W
10. GWS  Away       W
11. Essendon MCG    P ...... they won't have yet had their 2nd half of the season implode
12. North Melb. Etihad  L ..... and another hoodoo side  especially at Etihad.
13. Fremantle MCG    W ........ we usually play well against them at the 'G
14. Sydney MCG       W ........ see above. Struggle up there but a good recent record at the 'G.
15. St Kilda Etihad    W 
16. Brisbane MCG     W
17. Port Adel. Etihad  P ...... If it was at the 'G I'd put a W but Etihad suits Port and it's not our home ground 
18. West Coast Away P ...... a surprisingly virtual gimme this year but who knows next year under a new coach. Historically a tough ask.
19. GWS        MCG    W
20. Essendon MCG     W ....... will be in their annual late season slide by round 20.
21. Adelaide  Away    P ....... like the Eagles at Subi - who knows with Walker back will it be the Crows of 2012 or still the dud 2013 model.
22. St Kilda  MCG      W
23. Sydney  Away     L ............ we always struggle up there although ANZ should suit us better than the toy-size SCG.

That's 11 wins, 7 plausibles and 4 losses. So finals will again depend on us winning the games we should plus splitting the 'plausible' ones. To make top 4 we'll need to break the last of the hoodoos and at least be on the positive ledger side after the tougher first seven rounds.

Generally agree apart from Round 17 and 18 which should both be locks IMO.

13W 4L and 5 in the balance.

[one-eyed]

Rohan Connolly's rankings of each team's draw ...



Richmond appears to have fared particularly well for 2014. The Tigers finished the home and away rounds this year in fifth spot (seventh after the finals), yet next season meet only one of this year's finalists (Sydney) twice. Brisbane, which finished 12th, in contrast, has drawn three finalists - Fremantle, Geelong and Richmond - twice, along with a very capable non-finalist in North Melbourne.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/in-afl-one-thing-is-certain-20131108-2x74l.html#ixzz2k4cxn1G5

[Judge Roughneck]

If we are losing to the like of port in Melbourne then shouldn't be worrying about too four / finals

Even at that shyfe hole that is docklands

[Hard Roar Tiger]

If we are losing to the like of port in Melbourne then shouldn't be worrying about too four / finals

Even at that shyfe hole that is docklands

So I guess that rules the Pies from playing finals next year then.

[bojangles17]

Full Draw Richmond

RD DATE OPPONENT VENUE HOME/AWAY LOCAL TIME HOST TV NETWORK

1 Saturday, March 15 Gold Coast SUNS Metricon Stadium Away 6.40pm Seven

2 Thursday, March 27 Carlton MCG Home 7.45pm Seven

3 Saturday, April 5 Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium Away 1.45pm Seven

4 Friday, April 11 Collingwood MCG Home 7.50pm Seven

5 Thursday, April 17 Brisbane Lions The Gabba Away 7.50pm Seven

6 Sunday, April 27 Hawthorn MCG Home 3.20pm Seven

7 Sunday, May 4 Geelong Cats MCG Away 3.20pm Seven

As much as the media are saying we've been given a good draw, the first seven rounds are tough. A worst case scenario of 2-5 would be hard to come back from even with a good run home. We haven't beaten the Pies or Cats since Adam was a boy; the Blues have over-run us the last two times and it was almost three; while we struggle to play decent footy up there against the Suns.


1. Gold Coast Away  P ...... very nervous about this one.
2. Carlton MCG        P ...... Carlton will be named favourites
3. Bulldogs Etihad    W
4. Collingwood MCG  L ...... Pies will be named favourites. Hoodoo since 2006  .
5. Brisbane     Away  W ...... playing interstate is never easy but our record against the Lions home and away is probably our best over the past 5 years.
6. Hawthorn MCG     P
7. Geelong MCG       L ...... 30 year hoodoo side 
8. Bye
9. Melbourne MCG    W
10. GWS  Away       W
11. Essendon MCG    P ...... they won't have yet had their 2nd half of the season implode
12. North Melb. Etihad  L ..... and another hoodoo side  especially at Etihad.
13. Fremantle MCG    W ........ we usually play well against them at the 'G
14. Sydney MCG       W ........ see above. Struggle up there but a good recent record at the 'G.
15. St Kilda Etihad    W 
16. Brisbane MCG     W
17. Port Adel. Etihad  P ...... If it was at the 'G I'd put a W but Etihad suits Port and it's not our home ground 
18. West Coast Away P ...... a surprisingly virtual gimme this year but who knows next year under a new coach. Historically a tough ask.
19. GWS        MCG    W
20. Essendon MCG     W ....... will be in their annual late season slide by round 20.
21. Adelaide  Away    P ....... like the Eagles at Subi - who knows with Walker back will it be the Crows of 2012 or still the dud 2013 model.
22. St Kilda  MCG      W
23. Sydney  Away     L ............ we always struggle up there although ANZ should suit us better than the toy-size SCG.

That's 11 wins, 7 plausibles and 4 losses. So finals will again depend on us winning the games we should plus splitting the 'plausible' ones. To make top 4 we'll need to break the last of the hoodoos and at least be on the positive ledger side after the tougher first seven rounds.

What's p mean

[WilliamPowell]

What's p mean

Did you read all of the post? 

It was right at the bottom

"That's 11 wins, 7 plausibles and 4 losses. So finals will again depend on us winning the games we should plus splitting the 'plausible' ones. To make top 4 we'll need to break the last of the hoodoos and at least be on the positive ledger side after the tougher first seven rounds."

P = plausible and/or possible, probable etc