2024 Fixture

[one-eyed]

The second edition of Gather Round will be held in round four next season, after the AFL confirmed the dates for the annual event.

After the success of the inaugural Gather Round this year, the concept will return to South Australia in 2024, with all nine games of the round to be held in SA between Thursday, April 4 and Sunday, April 7.

"My message to footy fans across Australia is book your flights, book your accommodation and start planning your trip to South Australia because Gather Round 2024 promises to be even bigger than this year."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/953591/-start-planning-afl-locks-in-dates-for-2024-gather-round

[WilliamPowell]

Book what exactly Andrew Dillon?

If you intend to go for the entire 4 days yeah you can book

If you only want to go to watch your own team you cannot book anything

[Francois Jackson]

Just book the whole 4 days wp and then edit the days you dont want.

No chance im just going to wait it out until these fools give us the schedule.

[WilliamPowell]

Just book the whole 4 days wp and then edit the days you dont want.

No chance im just going to wait it out until these fools give us the schedule.

Yes I could do that Frankie but then I'm up for the cost of changing flights

And as we all know with it being school holidays airlines (all of them) will price gouge

[one-eyed]

AFL FIXTURE NEWS: PER: @Robbo_heraldsun
 
“A third marquee game in round 1 could see Richmond play the Suns on the Gold Coast in a bid to capitalise on the Suns' luring of former Tigers coach Damien Hardwick.”

Dimma Vs Tiges Round 1. 👀👀

https://twitter.com/RichmondNews223/status/1713831275965149425

[taztiger4]

Throwback to Round 1 2014 when we played our 1st for the year up at Metricon

[one-eyed]

Report that the first 15 rounds will be locked in then the remainder later in the season will be a floating fixture. Thursday night games will continue to be a go as well.


The league is expected to again lock in the first 15 or so rounds of the schedule for clarity then have a floating component to maximise blockbusters in the back-end of the season.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-fixture-news-how-the-afl-plans-to-beefup-its-thursday-night-blockbuster-schedule/news-story/beef207b2345f74cd954cfc1419d995c?amp&nk=7d12266f8ca97350c380e7a58dce6cdd-1698563746

[one-eyed]

The league has told clubs it is preparing to release the fixture on Thursday, November 16 as AFL bosses thrash out the final details in talks with club chiefs.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-fixture-news-how-the-afl-plans-to-beefup-its-thursday-night-blockbuster-schedule/news-story/beef207b2345f74cd954cfc1419d995c

[mightytiges]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-fixture-2024-latest-news-on-fixture-release-date-club-requests-for-big-games-gather-round-split-round-1/news-story/849d7883f5078250e0e8048ffc2724ae

My guess at the fixture so far from what we know:

R1 vs Gold Coast   Fri Mar 8         Heritage Bank Stadium   Away
R2 vs Carlton        Thurs Mar 14   MCG                              Away
R3                        Mar 21-24                                           Home (should be after two away games)
R4                        Mar 28-31                                                                .....(Easter - so not Haw/Geel)
R5                        Apr 4-7           Adelaide Oval                'Neutral/Away' .... (Gather Round)
R6                        Apr 11-14
R7                        Apr 18-21
R8 vs Melbourne    Apr 24            MCG                              Home ..... (Anzac Eve)
R9                        May 2-5
R10                      May 9-12
R11                      May 16-19
R12 vs Essendon   May 25            MCG                              Home  ..... (Dreamtime is usually in late May)               

R13-15 .... A bye somewhere here.

R16-24 .... floating fixture.

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Fixture Brackets:

Top 6: Coll, Bris, Carl, GWS, Melb, Port.

Middle 6: StK, Syd, WB, Adel, Ess, Geel.

Bottom 6: Rich, Freo, GC, Haw, Norf, WCE.

From memory, us finishing bottom 6 means we only play one of the top 6 twice and no more than two of the middle 6 twice (?).

We didn't play the Suns nor Swans away this year, so I'm guessing we'll get both interstate in 2024. We know we've already got the Suns away first up.

[one-eyed]

'Round Zero’ is currently pencilled in for March 8-10, but the AFL is set to finalise the official name and details of the opening weekend by early next week.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-fixture-latest-adams-grundy-swans-slated-to-face-pies-on-night-of-flag-unveiling/news-story/f17fee603e087028696f3d539401e2d6

"Round Zero"


ps. From the article, we aren't playing the Pies in the first six weeks.

[one-eyed]

We thankfully don't play either of the home SA teams in Gather round.

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Thursday, April 4: Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval

Friday, April 5: Port Adelaide v Essendon, Adelaide Oval

The AFL’s new chief executive, Andrew Dillon, will announce the full Gather Round fixture on Sunday.

https://aflfeeds.com/article/revealed-crows-port-to-kick-off-gather-round-in-prime-time

[WilliamPowell]

'Round Zero’ is currently pencilled in for March 8-10, but the AFL is set to finalise the official name and details of the opening weekend by early next week.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-fixture-latest-adams-grundy-swans-slated-to-face-pies-on-night-of-flag-unveiling/news-story/f17fee603e087028696f3d539401e2d6

"Round Zero"


ps. From the article, we aren't playing the Pies in the first six weeks.

Still waiting 

Looks like moreover the same with the broom at HQ

[Loui Tufga]

We play the saints at Norward oval on the Sunday for gather round.

[WilliamPowell]

Richmond to play St Kilda in 2024 Gather Round
By Richmond Media - 5 hrs ago

Richmond will play St Kilda at Norwood Oval in Round 4 of the 2024 Toyota AFL Premiership Season.

The AFL announced the fixture for the 2024 version of Gather Round this morning, with the Tigers to face the Saints on Sunday, April 7 from 2.50pm local time.

Richmond and AFL members once again have free access to our match, a new family ticket will be introduced where kids go free, and a discounted multi-day pass will also be available. Full ticketing information for Gather Round will be released in the coming weeks.

Norwood Oval is a suburban oval in the western end of Norwood, Adelaide and is home to the Norwood Football Club - "The Redlegs" - who compete in the South Australian National Football League.

The Oval hosted GWS and Hawthorn as part of this year's Gather Round, with 9,057 people seeing the Giants win by two points.

Current Richmond senior club advisor Neil Balme coach Norwood to senior SANFL premierships in 1982 and 1984.

Gather Round - Round 4, 2024
Sunday, April 7
Richmond v St Kilda
Norwood Oval
2.50pm ACT / 3.20pm AEST

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1463720/richmond-to-play-st-kilda-in-2024-gather-round

[one-eyed]

https://twitter.com/FOXFOOTY/status/1723533468121067867