2012 draw thread [merged]

[dwaino]

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.

[mightytiges]

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. 

[Eat_em_Alive]

hahaha nice one TBR 

[gerkin greg]

hahaha nice one TBR 

He's back with a vengence 

[gerkin greg]

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

[Owl]

Sorry not allowed to disclose what is said at meetings, otherwise we lose the smug sense of self importance.

lol

[Coach]

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.

[one-eyed]

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

[one-eyed]

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.

[one-eyed]

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.

[WilliamPowell]

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 

[tigs2011]

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.

[Loui Tufga]

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

[WilliamPowell]

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

[tigs2011]

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

Don't forget Norf. It would be like a ghost town seems u can't bring cats and dogs in to the stadium.