2012 draw thread [merged]

[one-eyed]

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

[WilliamPowell]

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 

[Him]

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 

Think you missed the word "both" in the statement.
 
What they meant was no team will play GWS twice and GC twice next year.
 
 

[Owl]

And you forgot that this excludes Collingwood who WILL play both twice and at the MCG both times each time.

[WilliamPowell]

Think you missed the word "both" in the statement.
 
What they meant was no team will play GWS twice and GC twice next year.
 
 

Sorry my mistake

For a minute there I thought we might end up with compromised draw again in 2012 

[Eat_em_Alive]

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?

[WilliamPowell]

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

[JVT]

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?

[Eat_em_Alive]

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.   

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?

[Sabretooth]

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

[Dubstep Dookie]

Oh dear, we'll be 0 and 5.   

[Sabretooth]

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.....

[Smokey]

For a minute there I thought we might end up with compromised draw again in 2012 

Unlike the past 20-ish seasons?   

[big tone]

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!

[WilliamPowell]

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 

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