2020 Fixture

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AFL FIXTURE ANNOUNCEMENT SET TO BE DELAYED

Tom Morris reports...

The AFL‘s next batch of fixtures are set to be announced next week.

The AFL is keen to condense Rounds 8-12 inside the current 32-day window before players return home from their hubs.

It would shorten breaks between games, but give the league some much-needed breathing room in the back end of the season.

Clubs would return home before the weekend of August 15 and 16, and either have a bye or play another round.

Victorian teams would take on each other, while the eight non-Victorian clubs would be free to fly around as normal.

High ranking club sources believe it‘s almost inevitable Victorian clubs will then be asked to re-enter hubs for five weeks to finish the home and away season.

As first reported by foxfooty.com.au last Friday, the AFL has assured players they will not be spending any more than five weeks in hubs in this batch of fixtures.

Shorter quarters allow for four-day breaks between games, though the league would endeavour not to schedule back-to-back four-day breaks for clubs.

Sunday night and Monday night footy looks set to stay when the AFL announces the next set of matches, while the league could even fixture a Tuesday and/or Wednesday night game if it needs.

It‘s unclear when Essendon will play against Melbourne to make up their encounter from earlier in the year, but it could happen in one of those two mid-week timeslots.

The AFL is hopeful of confirming a Grand Final date by the end of August.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-live-2020-afl-updates-afl-coronavirus-afl-covid19-geelong-injuries-sydney-quarantine-afl/news-story/ff846dcc703cc29880f075a9109b8e5a

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Mitch Cleary from the AFL website on ABC radio said the next couple of rounds will be released on tomorrow (Monday).

Two Victorian clubs will play each other in round 8 to satisfy WA quarantine before heading over to Perth. Carlton is one of the sides going. So Hawthorn is expected to be the other given they haven't played the Blues yet.

The AFL is also planning for all Victorian clubs to be based in Qld hubs. So that means Melbourne and Hawthorn currently in Sydney.

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Round 8 info so far:

Sydney vs Hawthorn           @ S.C.G.
Port Adelaide vs St Kilda      @ Adelaide Oval
West Coast vs Collingwood  @ Optus Stadium on Sunday July 26
Fremantle vs Geelong          @ Optus Stadium on Monday July 27

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/cats-to-face-freo-on-monday-night-in-round-eight-pies-v-eagles-on-sunday-20200713-p55bl9.html

So that leaves us playing one of Adelaide, Brisbane, Essendon, Gold Coast, GWS or Bulldogs.

[Tiger Tragic]

Round 8 info so far:

Sydney vs Hawthorn           @ S.C.G.
Port Adelaide vs St Kilda      @ Adelaide Oval
West Coast vs Collingwood  @ Optus Stadium on Sunday July 26
Fremantle vs Geelong          @ Optus Stadium on Monday July 27

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/cats-to-face-freo-on-monday-night-in-round-eight-pies-v-eagles-on-sunday-20200713-p55bl9.html

So that leaves us playing one of Adelaide, Brisbane, Essendon, Gold Coast, GWS or Bulldogs.

Likely to be Bulldogs or Essendon as the other teams will be in Perth won't they?

[one-eyed]

Round 8 info so far:

Sydney vs Hawthorn           @ S.C.G.
Port Adelaide vs St Kilda      @ Adelaide Oval
West Coast vs Collingwood  @ Optus Stadium on Sunday July 26
Fremantle vs Geelong          @ Optus Stadium on Monday July 27

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/cats-to-face-freo-on-monday-night-in-round-eight-pies-v-eagles-on-sunday-20200713-p55bl9.html

So that leaves us playing one of Adelaide, Brisbane, Essendon, Gold Coast, GWS or Bulldogs.

Likely to be Bulldogs or Essendon as the other teams will be in Perth won't they?

AFAIK only Geelong and Collingwood will be in Perth (they already are) with the WA sides as non-WA clubs need to do 14-days quarantine. The rest of the Victorian sides are/will be based in Queensland along with Brisbane & the Suns. The NSW & SA sides are based in their respective home state.

[WilliamPowell]

Ch7 10 news suggesting GF Re-match in round 8

No mention of where

[WilliamPowell]

Round 8
GWS v Richmond
Giants Stadium
Sydney, Friday 24th July
7.50pm

[Knighter]

That’s a stupid move. Move a whole club to Qld, make them isolate for 14 days and then send them to Sydney straight after where COVID is starting up again. Halfwits running the AFL

[georgies31]

Laughable were stationary in qld and then they want us to travel to nsw bunch of clowns.

[Knighter]

Laughable were stationary in qld and then they want us to travel to nsw bunch of clowns.

They’d rather we catch covid than make GWS travel for a home game. Travis Auld is a idiot

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Caro just said the AFL is now worried about the covid situation in NSW and is considering moving the Giants & Swans up to Qld.

So the venue may change.

[Damo]

Caro just said the AFL is now worried about the covid situation in NSW and is considering moving the Giants & Swans up to Qld.

So the venue may change.

This season is an utter circus

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Caro just said the AFL is now worried about the covid situation in NSW and is considering moving the Giants & Swans up to Qld.

So the venue may change.

This season is an utter circus

But it suits us

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West Australian reporting that the NSW based teams have been told to have their bags packed.

SA now refusing to open border to NSW. That's a problem for the AFL if clubs are in Sydney.

SEN also mentioned the NRL is considering moving their whole comp up to Qld.

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West Australian reporting that the NSW based teams have been told to have their bags packed.

SA now refusing to open border to NSW. That's a problem for the AFL if clubs are in Sydney.

SEN also mentioned the NRL is considering moving their whole comp up to Qld.

Yep the pub cluster in Western Sydney causing major concerns. It's spreading