2010 Fixture

[one-eyed]

Here it is.....

Rd   Opponent                 Day   Date         Time         Venue              H/A              TV

1   CARLTON                  THU   Mar 25   7:10pm Local   MCG               Home        TEN
2   WESTERN BULLDOGS   SUN   Apr 4   4:40pm Local   MCG                 Home        FOX
3   SYDNEY SWANS          SAT   Apr10   2:10pm Local   SCG                 Away         FOX
4   MELBOURNE              SUN   Apr 18   1:10pm Local   MCG                Home        FOX
5   FREMANTLE               SUN   Apr 25   6:40pm Local   Subiaco Oval      Away        FOX
6   GEELONG CATS          SUN   May 2   1:10pm Local   Skilled Stadium    Away        FOX
7   ADELAIDE                 SUN   May 9   4:10pm Local   AAMI Stadium      Away        FOX
8   HAWTHORN              SUN   May 16   1:10pm Local   MCG                Home        FOX
9   ESSENDON               SAT   May 22   7:30pm Local   MCG                 Away        TEN
10 PORT ADELAIDE          SAT   May 29   2:40pm Local   AAMI Stadium     Away        FOX
11 ST KILDA                   FRI   Jun 4     7:40pm Local   Etihad Stadium    "Home"     SEVEN
12 WEST COAST EAGLES  SUN   Jun 13   1:10pm Local   MCG                 Home        FOX
13   BRISBANE LIONS      SAT   Jun 19   7:10pm Local   Gabba                Away        FOX
14   SYDNEY SWANS       SUN   Jul 4     2:10pm Local   MCG                  Home       SEVEN
15   FREMANTLE             SAT   Jul 10   7:10pm Local   Etihad Stadium      "Home"     FOX
16   NORTH MELBOURNE  SUN   Jul 18   2:10pm Local   MCG                   Home      SEVEN
17   COLLINGWOOD        SAT   Jul 24    2:10pm Local   MCG                   Away       TEN
18   ADELAIDE               SUN   Aug 01   1:10pm Local   MCG                  Home       FOX
19   MELBOURNE            SUN   Aug 8    2:10pm Local   MCG                  Away       SEVEN
20   CARLTON                SAT   Aug 14   2:10pm Local   MCG                  Away        TEN
21   ST KILDA                SAT   Aug 21   2:10pm Local   Etihad Stadium      Away        TEN
22   PORT ADELAIDE        Fri    Aug 27   12:00am Local   Etihad Stadium     Home  ........TBC   

R22 time and date yet to be determined

http://www.afl.com.au/fixture/tabid/10586/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

Richmond Fixture Analysis
richmondfc.com.au
Fri 30 October, 2009


We’ve dissected Richmond’s 2010 fixture to provide you with a comprehensive summary of what’s in store for the Tigers next season . . .

MCG
• 12 games all-up at the ‘G’  (11 in ’09)
• 8 home games  (8 in ’09)
• 4 away games  (3 in ’09)
• 9 day games  (8 in ’09)
• 1 twilight game  (0 in ’09)
• 2 night games  (3 in ’09)
• 1 Thursday night game  (1 in ’09)
• 0 Friday night games  (0 in ’09)
• 2 Saturday afternoon games  (3 in ’09)
• 1 Saturday night game  (2 in ’09)
• 7 Sunday afternoon games  (5 in ’09)
• 1 Sunday twilight game  (0 in ’09)

Etihad Stadium
• 4 games all-up at Etihad Stadium  (5 in ’09)
• 3 home games  (2 in ’09)
• 1 away game  (3 in ’09)
• 2 night games  (3 in ’09)
• 0 twilight games  (1 in ’09)
• 2 day games  (1 in ’09)
• 1 Friday night game  (1 in ’09)
• 1 Saturday afternoon game  (0 in ’09)
• 1 Saturday night game  (2 in ’09)
• 1 Sunday afternoon game  (0 in ’09)
• 0 Sunday twilight games  (1 in ’09)

Interstate
• 5 games all-up interstate  (5 in ’09)
• 1 SCG Saturday afternoon  (v Sydney)
• 1 Subiaco Sunday twilight  (v Fremantle)
• 1  AAMI Stadium, Sunday twilight  (v Adelaide)
• 1 AAMI Stadium Saturday afternoon  (v Port Adelaide)
• 1 Gabba Saturday night  (v Brisbane)

Geelong
• 1 game v Geelong at Skilled Stadium  (1 in 09)

Day by day
• 1 Thursday night game  (1 in ’09)
• 1 Friday night game  (2 in ’09)
• 5 Saturday afternoon games  (5 in ’09)
• 3 Saturday night games  (4 in ’09)
• 9 Sunday afternoon games  (8 in ’09)
• 3 Sunday twilight games  (1 in ’09)
• 1 Thursday game all-up  (1 in ’09)
• 1 Friday game all-up  (2 in ’09)
• 8 Saturday games all-up  (9 in ’09)
• 12 Sunday games all-up  (9 in ’09)

Them’s the breaks
• 2 nine-day breaks  (2 in ’09)
• 4 eight-day breaks  4 in ’09)
• 7 seven-day breaks  (6 in ’09)
• 7 six-day breaks  (8 in ’09)
• 1 15-day break  (1 in ’09)

Other fixture facts
• Play twice:  Carlton, Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle, Adelaide, St Kilda, Port Adelaide.
• Play once:  Western Bulldogs, Geelong, Hawthorn, Essendon, Collingwood, Brisbane, West Coast, North Melbourne.
• Played three of the 2009 finalists twice in 2010 - St Kilda, Adelaide and Carlton.
• Played three of the ’09 top four teams just once in ’10 - Geelong, Western Bulldogs and Collingwood.
• Interstate trips to:  Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney.
• Victorian trip to Geelong’s Skilled Stadium.
• Five MCG games in-a-row from Round 16-20.
• Finish the home-and-away season with two Etihad Stadium games in Round 21-22.
• Play Brisbane at the Gabba for the first time since 2006.
• Play Fremantle twice before we meet North Melbourne and Collingwood for the first time in 2010.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/86504/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

Collingwood and Carlton get 19 Free To Air games each 

[crannyvegas]

the Sunday Tigers again eugh...

[Danog]

"Gale was also successful in switching the Tigers' only Friday night game - against St Kilda - from Etihad Stadium to the MCG."

Seems like that's the case.  Oh, wait. 

[mightytiges]

The draw in itself from a team point of view isn't that bad. Play on 3 of last year's top 8 sides twice and only once against the top 4. If we were good enough as a coach you wouldn't be complaining. However for us where we are at it's a tough first two months. We could be 1-7 after the first 8 rounds  .

12 Sunday games is not got for supporters and Club financially. Crowd figures will take a hit.

So much for us being promised our home game against the Saints on the Friday night would be at the 'G  

We also get sent down to the Cattery again where out supporters can't get in

[Danog]

We could be 3-4 after 7 rounds, too.

[mightytiges]

We could be 3-4 after 7 rounds, too.

Carlton, Melb, Freo? True it's possible but we'll be definitely the underdogs with the bookies in each of the first 8 rounds.


LOL @ Collingwood crying on the AFL site they have a tough draw 

[one-eyed]

2010 fixture: what they said

Richmond
"Although we would have preferred more home games at the MCG, we accept the eight MCG/three Etihad home game split, and acknowledge the AFL has a complex job in deciding the fixture and balancing the wishes of clubs, broadcasters and venues.

"From a commercial perspective the draw will be challenging, and now more than ever we will be calling on our loyal members and fans to continue to support the club in record numbers.

"Once again we will be playing Carlton at home at the MCG, and we expect a large crowd to kick off the 2010 season on Thursday, March 25." - chief executive Brendon Gale

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/86520/default.aspx

[mightytiges]

Yep we got screwed from a financial view - 7 Sunday home games which won't please supporters, just 9 FTA games which won't please sponsors, and no home games against Ess or Coll.

22   PORT ADELAIDE      Aug 27-29  Etihad Stadium     Home  ........TBC   

What a way to send the great man off btw . Thanks AFL 

[torch]

overall, i am not happy. we have been poor (obviously over the years) and i believe this is a tough Fixture.

why do we play Geelong at their bullsh*t ground again? that is three times in four years!

what happened to moving the St Kilda "Home" match to the MCG?

play three Away matches in a row?

8 matches on Free-TV?

to many Sunday matches! 1:10pm matches?

only good thing is that we stop travelling after Round 13, but our season could be over by then!

oh well, just need to win matches!

 

[torch]

2010 fixture: what they said

Richmond
"Although we would have preferred more home games at the MCG, we accept the eight MCG/three Etihad home game split, and acknowledge the AFL has a complex job in deciding the fixture and balancing the wishes of clubs, broadcasters and venues.

"From a commercial perspective the draw will be challenging, and now more than ever we will be calling on our loyal members and fans to continue to support the club in record numbers.

"Once again we will be playing Carlton at home at the MCG, and we expect a large crowd to kick off the 2010 season on Thursday, March 25." - chief executive Brendon Gale

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/86520/default.aspx

it looks like the West Coast match was switched!

wouldn't you switch the St Kilda match to the MCG?

and leave the West Coast match at Etihad?

 

[Smokey]

If we harbour thoughts of playing finals then we probably want to be well inside the 8 at Round 17.   

[Judge Roughneck]

Very sad games are on sunday.

What happened to Richmond playing at the MCG saturday 2 in the afternoon.

load of poo.  ???

[TigerLand]

I'm happy, I couldnt care less about Free to Air or Sunday games.


Financially sure it'll hurt but we don't deserve any favours after our performance in 09. Regardless we'll all see all 22 games regardless where they are, when they are or who airs the the games.

Only thing you want out of a draw is a good run home, not travelling to Subiaco twice, and playing the top 4 sides as least as possible.

We won out in all those areas. We travel to Subiaco and have to play Geelong. Thats probably a win for us as I'd rather sacrifice a loss to Geelong after a Subi trip then a loss to a North or Port after a travel to the west.

We have a great run home from Round 14.
Sydney at MCG
Fremantle at ES
North at MCG
Collingwood at MCG
Adelaide at MCG
Melbourne at MCG
Carlton at MCG
Saints at ES
Port at ES

Realistically coudl/should win at minimum 4 of those games (Fre, North, Melb, Port) and good chances against Syd, Carl. With maybe pinching a win against 1 of Adelaide, Coll or Saints. could finish 7 wins from the last 9.

It we are somewhere around 50% win loss ratio at Round 11 we are in a perfect posistion to set up for a finals birth.