2020 Fixture

[one-eyed]

Sam Edmund says we're playing the Eagles at Metricon in Round 14 on Thursday night, August 27.


@Sammy__Edmund:

West Coast will be hitting the road in Round 14 after that stint back in WA. The Eagles have been drawn to face Richmond at Metricon Stadium as part of a Thursday night double-header to open Round 14. Hawthorn-Essendon on the same night at Adelaide Oval. Fixture released soon

https://twitter.com/Sammy__Edmund

[mightytiges]

Interesting what effect playing the Eagles off back-to-back 5-day breaks will have while they will be coming off a single 4-day break travelling to Queensland from Perth.

[one-eyed]

According to SEN (quoting the AFL released fixture):

Round 14
Richmond vs West Coast @ Metricon ……. Thursday, August 27

Round 15
Richmond vs Fremantle @ Metricon ……….. Wednesday, September 2

Round 16
Bye

[one-eyed]

FIXTURE REVEAL: Missing Dons, Dees game inked in as AFL unveils rounds 14-18

afl.com.au
14 August 2020

Round 14

Thursday, August 27
Hawthorn v Essendon, Adelaide Oval, 4.40pm AEST, 4.10pm ACST
Richmond v West Coast, Metricon Stadium, 7.10pm AEST

Friday, August 28
Western Bulldogs v Geelong, Metricon Stadium, 7.50pm AEST

Saturday, August 29
Port Adelaide v Sydney, Adelaide Oval, 1.45pm AEST, 1.15pm ACST
Fremantle v Greater Western Sydney, Optus Stadium, 4.35pm AEST, 2.35pm ACST
Melbourne v St Kilda, TIO Traeger Park, 7.40pm AEST, 7.10pm ACST

Sunday, August 30
Carlton v Collingwood, The Gabba, 3.35pm AEST
Gold Coast v North Melbourne, Metricon Stadium, 6.10pm AEST

Byes: Adelaide, Brisbane

Round 15

Tuesday, September 1
Hawthorn v Adelaide, Adelaide Oval, 5.40pm AEST, 5.10pm ACST
West Coast v Essendon, The Gabba, 8.10pm AEST

Wednesday, September 2
Richmond v Fremantle, Metricon Stadium, 7.10pm AEST

Thursday, September 3
Sydney v Melbourne,  Cazaly's Stadium, 4.40pm AEST
Greater Western Sydney v Carlton, Metricon Stadium, 7.10pm AEST

Friday, September 4
Brisbane v Collingwood, The Gabba (SEVEN) 7.50pm AEST

Byes: Geelong, Gold Coast, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs

Round 16

Saturday, September 5
North Melbourne v Port Adelaide, Metricon Stadium, 7.40pm AEST

Sunday, September 6
St Kilda v Hawthorn, Metricon Stadium, 1.05pm AEST
Geelong v Essendon, The Gabba, 3.35pm AEST
Western Bulldogs v West Coast, Metricon Stadium, 6.10pm AEST

Monday, September 7
Melbourne v Fremantle, Cazaly's Stadium, 7.10pm AEST

Tuesday, September 8 
Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney, Adelaide Oval, 5.40pm AEST, 5.10pm ACST
Carlton v Sydney, Metricon Stadium, 8.10pm AEST

Wednesday, September 9
Brisbane v Gold Coast, The Gabba, 7.10pm AEST

Byes: Collingwood, Richmond

Round 17

Thursday, September 10
St Kilda v West Coast, The Gabba, 7.10pm AEST

Friday, September 11
Geelong v Richmond, Metricon Stadium, 7.50pm AEST

Saturday, September 12
North Melbourne v Fremantle, Metricon Stadium, 1.45pm  AEST
Port Adelaide v Essendon, Adelaide Oval, 4.35pm AEST, 4.05pm ACST
Greater Western Sydney v Melbourne, The Gabba, 7.40pm AEST

Sunday, September 13
Carlton v Adelaide, Metricon Stadium, 1.05pm AEST                             
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Oval, 3.35pm AEST, 3.05pm ACST                     
Sydney v Brisbane, Cazalys Stadium, 6.10pm AEST                         

Monday, September 14
Collingwood v Gold Coast, The Gabba, 7.10pm AEST                                   

Round 18 (all venues, times TBC)                   

Adelaide v Richmond
Brisbane v Carlton                             
Collingwood v Port Adelaide
Essendon v Melbourne
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn v Gold Coast         
North Melbourne v West Coast
St Kilda v Greater Western Sydney                           
Sydney v Geelong

https://www.afl.com.au/news/485426/fixture-reveal-dons-dees-inked-in-as-afl-unveils-all-the-r14-18-games

[pmac21]

Reckon they'd play us v Geelong last round for a potential top 4 spot?? 

[one-eyed]

Our games:

Round 14
Richmond vs West Coast @ Metricon, 7:10pm ……. Thursday, August 27

Round 15
Richmond vs Fremantle @ Metricon, 7:10pm ……….. Wednesday, September 2

Round 16
Bye

Round 17
Geelong v Richmond @ Metricon, 7.50pm …….. Friday, September 11

Round 18
Adelaide vs Richmond …….. Date & Venue TBA

[mightytiges]

Is the AFL hoping for us to finish 4th so we can remain in Adelaide and they give Port a home Qualifying Final?

Hoping Nank, Prestia, Edwards & Astbury will all be available for the last two games to blow out the cobwebs before the finals .

I can see us resting Cotch for the Dreamtime game as we won't risk him with back-to-back 5-day breaks. Plays the Suns game on Monday then give him 10 days recovery to be right for the Eagles and all remaining games.

[one-eyed]

Club-by-club fixture analysis: Winners and losers from AFL’s 2020 season-ending footy frenzy

WINNERS
Port Adelaide: No short breaks and pretty easy opponents sets them up perfectly to finish on top of the ladder.
Richmond: They avoid playing in WA at all this year, and have longer breaks heading into showdowns with the Eagles and Cats than their opponents.
Hawthorn: The easiest remaining draw including four home games which could still be moved to Tasmania if they open their borders.

Richmond
Fixture difficulty: 12th-hardest
Pros... Not only do they avoid playing in Perth, but they get West Coast off a four-day break on the other side of the country... Then a nicely-timed bye week heading into their other big game against Geelong, who’ll be coming off a five-day break... finish the year against the almost-certain wooden spooners which could mean they can rest players for the finals.
Cons... Might have to fly interstate in the last round.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-fixture-2020-clubbyclub-fixture-analysis-rounds-14-to-18-winners-and-losers-footy-frenzy-2-breaks-days-off/news-story/2d0d6c2df352b551813dcdc7608b416e


Winner: Richmond

This is not a clear win for the Tigers, because there is a tight little turnaround at the top of Footymania 2.0 as they head to Darwin on a five-day break, return to play West Coast on the Gold Coast on another five-day break and then take on Freo after yet another five-day break.

But after that, it's smooth sailing thanks to a beautifully timed nine-day break just a couple of weeks out from finals, at which point the Tigers can refresh and launch at a third flag in four years.

Richmond should be nice and familiar with Carrara Stadium by the end of the home and away season, and their round-18 tune up will come against the Crows in Adelaide, offering the possibility of resting a few key players if needed.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-14/the-winners-and-losers-from-the-final-drop-of-afl-fixtures/12560460

[one-eyed]

Caro just said there will be a pre-finals bye and that means the Grand Final is set for October 24 (most likely Sat. night after the Cox Plate).

[one-eyed]

Ch7 saying if we get a home final then we get to choose the venue. Leppa called Metricon like our new home ground given we've played well there.

[one-eyed]

We are off to Adelaide in Round 18 to play the Crows.

Saturday August 19 @ 5:10pm

[Knighter]

Those nasty little Geelol lovers hates us they do.  Nasty little buggers.  We'll steal it from them though we will

[Diocletian]

We are off to Adelaide in Round 18 to play the Crows.

Saturday August 19 @ 5:10pm

They won't be a pushover there either...

[Knighter]

In all seriousness its probably not a bad thing.  With the bye now before finals it will provide a refreshing break from the Qld hub.

It doesn't pass the sniff test though.  In fact is stinks to high heaven.  Makes no sense to make a top 4 team travel for the last round when the other teams season is well and truely over. 

We need Balmey up there threatening to throw Shocking in the pool to get a fair go from here on in.

[pmac21]

If we lose to Crows we won't win it anyway so top 4 won't matter.