Brisbane's 2005 Draw

[Tezmyster]

1 Thursday, 24th March (Night), St.Kilda, Gabba, Home
2 Saturday, 2nd April (Night), Port Adelaide, AAMI Stadium, Away
3 Saturday, 9th April (Night), Sydney, Gabba, Home
4 Saturday, 16th April, Hawthorn, M.C.G., Away
5 Sunday, 24th April (Early Start), West Coast, Gabba, Home
6 Saturday, 30th April (Night), Essendon, Telstra Dome, Away
7 Saturday, 7th May (Night), Western Bulldogs, Gabba, Home
8 Saturday, 14th May (Night), Adelaide, AAMI Stadium, Away
9 Saturday, 21st May (Night), Richmond, Gabba, Home
10 Saturday, 28th May (Night), Kangaroos, Gabba, Home
11 Saturday, 4th June (Night), Fremantle, Subiaco, Away
12 Saturday, 11th June (Night), Carlton, Telstra Dome, Away
13 Sunday, 19th June (Early Start), Geelong, Gabba, Home
14 Saturday, 2nd July (Night), Melbourne, Gabba, Away
15 Saturday, 9th July (Night), Collingwood, Gabba, Home
16 Saturday, 16th July (Night), West Coast, Subiaco, Away
17 Saturday, 23rd July (Night), Essendon, Gabba, Home
18 Saturday, 30th July (Night), Western Bulldogs, Telstra Dome, Away
19 Sunday, 7th August (Early Start), Hawthorn, Gabba, Home
20 Saturday, 13th August (Night), Sydney, Telstra Stadium, Away
21 Saturday, 20th August (Night), Port Adelaide, Gabba, Home
22 Saturday, 27th August (Night), St. Kilda, Telstra Dome, Away

As taken from .... The 2005 fixture: Club-by-club (http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=173473)

[Chasing the Dream]

Why do Fremantle never play in Brisbane? I have been waiting since 2002 to welcome Mr Headland back.

Also, why do we have to travel away from home two weeks in a row including one to Western Australia. If we need to travel 2 weeks in a row, at least make the both to Melbourne to lessen the km's travelled. Sounds a bit simple I know, but we are talking about the AFL!!!!

[Tezmyster]

Why do Fremantle never play in Brisbane? I have been waiting since 2002 to welcome Mr Headland back.

Also, why do we have to travel away from home two weeks in a row including one to Western Australia. If we need to travel 2 weeks in a row, at least make the both to Melbourne to lessen the km's travelled. Sounds a bit simple I know, but we are talking about the AFL!!!!It's actually ok, Perth, then Melbourne, then Brisbane, a week off, then 2 in Brisbane. The 3 in a row with the week off more then makes up for the 2 weeks away.

[docker_azza]

Thats three years in a row that my side doesnt even have to go to Brisbane to play

[Chasing the Dream]

Thats three years in a row that my side doesnt even have to go to Brisbane to play ;)
That is my point exactly :confused:

[campbell]

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,10933091%255E19742,00.html

[docker_azza]

Actually, It would be good if we finally got a game at Brisbane because it would be interesting to see how we would fare there.

Last time we were there we were a bottom four side who couldnt even beat your mob or win away from home. We are not a bottom four side anymore and that the GABBA has proven to be very similar to Subiaco (Im am not cocky, Im not saying we would win though, it just would be interesting).

Headland would probably get booed heavily in Brisbane.

[adey115]

I don't get it. The longest 'regular' trip in the AFL (excluding the irregular Darwin stuff) is Perth to Brisbane.

The Lions get to do it twice in 05. Fremantle hasn't done it for a few years. I'm not saying its deliberate favouritism (cos its definitely not), but it does seem pretty darn stoopid.

[Dovekie]

Well, that ain't a bad draw. St. Kilda first up at the Gabba, that should be a rowdy kick-start to the home and away season. Also looking forward to Round 5 against WCE at the Gabba. Considering our losses against them this year, it'll be interesting to see whether we can reverse that next season.

Go Lions!

[oohdannyboy]

Why doesn't the AFL do what it really wants.
Let brisbane fly to Perth for every single game.
We can have Subiaco as our home ground.
C'mon Mr Demetriou why dont you say how you really feel about the lions dominace.!!

[campbell]

Why doesn't the AFL do what it really wants.
Let brisbane fly to Perth for every single game.
We can have Subiaco as our home ground.
C'mon Mr Demetriou why dont you say how you really feel about the lions dominace.!!


Love it.

[luthor]

Premierships in the last 8 years:

1997.......Adelaide
1998.......Adelaide
1999.......North Melbourne Kangaroos
2000.......Essendon
2001.......Brisbane Lions
2002.......Brisbane Lions
2003.......Brisbane Lions
2004.......Port Adelaide

That's 6 of the last 8 to the dreaded "Interstaters"

The more the AFL tries to rig the draw to favour the Vic glamour sides, the more the soft underbellies of Eddiewood and Essen-Sheedy become exposed.

They know they perform like ********e away from the comforts of the MCG and Telstra dome so they both get 16 or 17 games each there a season as a form of "insurance".

Maybe one day they'll wake up to the fact that the cushier the ride, the softer they become.

Let them play their silly little games.

The "Interstaters" aren't frightened anymore about taking them on at their fabled "home of football" and rubbing their noses in it.

Or even rubbing each others noses in it.

As evidenced by last Saturday's result :o