** UPDATE **
2015 FIXTURE
1 Saturday, April 4 Collingwood Gabba 6.20pm Seven
2 Sunday, April 12 Nth Melb Etihad 4.40pm Foxtel
3 Saturday, April 18 Richmond Gabba 7.20pm Foxtel
4 Sunday, April 26 West Coast Gabba 1.10pm Foxtel
5 Saturday, May 2 Gold Coast Metricon 4.35pm Foxtel
6 Sunday, May 10 Carlton Etihad 3.20pm Seven
7 Sunday, May 17 Port Adelaide Gabba 4.40pm Foxtel
8 Sunday, May 24 Essendon Etihad 1.10pm Foxtel
9 Sunday, May 31 St Kilda Gabba 1.10pm Foxtel
10 Sunday, June 7 GWS Giants Spotless 1.10pm Foxtel
11 Bye
12 Saturday, June 20 Wstn Bulldogs Etihad 7.20pm Seven
13 Saturday, June 27 Adelaide Crows Gabba 4.35pm Foxtel
14 Sunday, July 5 Fremantle Patersons 2.40pm Foxtel
15 Sunday, July 12 Sydney Swans Gabba 4.40pm Foxtel
16 Sunday, July 19 Melbourne MCG 1.10pm Foxtel
17 Saturday, July 25 Nth Melb Gabba 7.20pm Foxtel
18 Saturday, August 1 Geelong Kardinia 1.45pm Seven
19 Saturday, August 8 Gold Coast Gabba 4.35pm Foxtel
20 Saturday, August 15 Carlton Gabba 7.20pm Foxtel
21 Saturday, August 22 Adelaide Crows Adl.Ov 7.10pm Foxtel
22 Saturday, August 29 Hawthorn Aurora 2.10pm Foxtel
23 TBC Wstn Bulldogs Gabba TBC TBC
Overall we have plenty to look forward to with our trade period tracking along nicely and some gun players to return from injury.
As far as the fixture goes, it doesn't look like we have any consecutive 6 game breaks. The calibre of our opposition looks about right.
Not many are impressed with the amount of Sunday games, let alone the 4 possibly 5 twilight matches. Carlton & North supporters lobbied their distain for twilight matches over the past year or so, to which Hamish & the AFL fronted the media saying things like..."we're aiming at a more fan friendly fixture next season"..."we accept that fans don't want Sunday twilight games"...etc, etc. Looks like North are only playing 1 & Carlton none in 2015, so they got their way. IMO let the western states play them, they're 3 hours behind, but leave us out of it.
As far as Vic members go, the fixture's no better than last year for us, but I'll still be getting along to every Vic game and aim to get up to the Gabba at some stage.
The game against GWS at Spotless is also a trip I'll be pencilling in. I've been there before and I highly rated the experience. Cheap tickets, sit where you want, no lining up for a beer...
No matter what we reckon about the fixture, get your membership & encourage those around you to do the same. GO LIONS!!!
** Original rant in August **
The bottom 6 teams on the ladder are cemented & 4 out of the other 5 teams are Melbourne teams aka teams we'll be playing twice.
This means, we should be playing at least 7 games in Melbourne next year & anything less than 6 would be a complete farce.
With memberships stagnating, an increase in Melbourne games could only boost support down here. The Lions gain valuable experience on Etihad and the G.
Jonathan Brown has highlighted the need to give the Victorian supporters more games on more than one occasion and everyone down here couldn't agree more.
The club and supporters should make this clear to the AFL, so where do we go from here?
Let's turn continue making Melbourne a second home town for the boys!!
2015 FIXTURE
1 Saturday, April 4 Collingwood Gabba 6.20pm Seven
2 Sunday, April 12 Nth Melb Etihad 4.40pm Foxtel
3 Saturday, April 18 Richmond Gabba 7.20pm Foxtel
4 Sunday, April 26 West Coast Gabba 1.10pm Foxtel
5 Saturday, May 2 Gold Coast Metricon 4.35pm Foxtel
6 Sunday, May 10 Carlton Etihad 3.20pm Seven
7 Sunday, May 17 Port Adelaide Gabba 4.40pm Foxtel
8 Sunday, May 24 Essendon Etihad 1.10pm Foxtel
9 Sunday, May 31 St Kilda Gabba 1.10pm Foxtel
10 Sunday, June 7 GWS Giants Spotless 1.10pm Foxtel
11 Bye
12 Saturday, June 20 Wstn Bulldogs Etihad 7.20pm Seven
13 Saturday, June 27 Adelaide Crows Gabba 4.35pm Foxtel
14 Sunday, July 5 Fremantle Patersons 2.40pm Foxtel
15 Sunday, July 12 Sydney Swans Gabba 4.40pm Foxtel
16 Sunday, July 19 Melbourne MCG 1.10pm Foxtel
17 Saturday, July 25 Nth Melb Gabba 7.20pm Foxtel
18 Saturday, August 1 Geelong Kardinia 1.45pm Seven
19 Saturday, August 8 Gold Coast Gabba 4.35pm Foxtel
20 Saturday, August 15 Carlton Gabba 7.20pm Foxtel
21 Saturday, August 22 Adelaide Crows Adl.Ov 7.10pm Foxtel
22 Saturday, August 29 Hawthorn Aurora 2.10pm Foxtel
23 TBC Wstn Bulldogs Gabba TBC TBC
Overall we have plenty to look forward to with our trade period tracking along nicely and some gun players to return from injury.
As far as the fixture goes, it doesn't look like we have any consecutive 6 game breaks. The calibre of our opposition looks about right.
Not many are impressed with the amount of Sunday games, let alone the 4 possibly 5 twilight matches. Carlton & North supporters lobbied their distain for twilight matches over the past year or so, to which Hamish & the AFL fronted the media saying things like..."we're aiming at a more fan friendly fixture next season"..."we accept that fans don't want Sunday twilight games"...etc, etc. Looks like North are only playing 1 & Carlton none in 2015, so they got their way. IMO let the western states play them, they're 3 hours behind, but leave us out of it.
As far as Vic members go, the fixture's no better than last year for us, but I'll still be getting along to every Vic game and aim to get up to the Gabba at some stage.
The game against GWS at Spotless is also a trip I'll be pencilling in. I've been there before and I highly rated the experience. Cheap tickets, sit where you want, no lining up for a beer...
No matter what we reckon about the fixture, get your membership & encourage those around you to do the same. GO LIONS!!!
** Original rant in August **
The bottom 6 teams on the ladder are cemented & 4 out of the other 5 teams are Melbourne teams aka teams we'll be playing twice.
This means, we should be playing at least 7 games in Melbourne next year & anything less than 6 would be a complete farce.
With memberships stagnating, an increase in Melbourne games could only boost support down here. The Lions gain valuable experience on Etihad and the G.
Jonathan Brown has highlighted the need to give the Victorian supporters more games on more than one occasion and everyone down here couldn't agree more.
The club and supporters should make this clear to the AFL, so where do we go from here?
Let's turn continue making Melbourne a second home town for the boys!!
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