2015 Fixture - Abuse the AFL here

[lysp]

For those who import games into their phone calenders etc.

They were quick with the e-cal download page:

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/downloadable-calendar

 

[Halftimehero]

hmm i am a little bit surprised about this one

Geelong has 17 games free to air
Essendon has 13 games free to air

I would have thought that we usually get more than geelong

I am suprised the round 13 game V Hawthorn is a FOXTEL game

 

[eth-dog]

I am suprised the round 13 game V Hawthorn is a FOXTEL game

I'm not complaining.

 

[Halftimehero]

I'm not complaining.

Na me either, I couldn't care one way or the other, just suprising thats all.

 

[lysp]

Where are the tv bits listed?

How many away games are not FTA?

 

[Halftimehero]

Where are the tv bits listed?

How many away games are not FTA?

Sydney, Freo, West Coast, Hawthorn and Gold Coast are away games on FOXTEL

 

[Donakebab]

Where are the tv bits listed?

How many away games are not FTA?

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/fixtures-and-results

 

[eth-dog]

Where are the tv bits listed?

How many away games are not FTA?

On the far right column. 8 Foxtel games, 13 FTA games and 1 TBA (probably FTA)

 

[Pweter]

So less FTA games, less prime time everything, despite finishing in the finals for the 2nd year running. Good to see the AFL hold no grudges. Hawks at the G is good though.

Still, I'd like us to become an "any club, anywhere, any time" sort of team so I'm not going to complain. It's time to go all nucular on the comp.

 

[Pevers-Legend]

So less FTA games, less prime time everything, despite finishing in the finals for the 2nd year running. Good to see the AFL hold no grudges. Hawks at the G is good though.

Still, I'd like us to become an "any club, anywhere, any time" sort of team so I'm not going to complain. It's time to go all nucular on the comp.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

So less FTA games, less prime time everything, despite finishing in the finals for the 2nd year running. Good to see the AFL hold no grudges. Hawks at the G is good though.

Still, I'd like us to become an "any club, anywhere, any time" sort of team so I'm not going to complain. It's time to go all nucular on the comp.

True

If anything what the club is going through for the past 2 years would of drove up the ratings and put bums on seats in terms of how the club/players respond.

 

[eth-dog]

N0rf get looked after again. Easiest double up in the top group instead of 2 legit contenders. Trips to Adelaide, Fremantle, GWS, Gold Coast and Brisbane. Double up against a bottom 4 team as well in Brisbane. Why couldn't they have had double ups vs Fremantle, Sydney, Port? They get looked after every ******* year

 

[Pweter]

Glad to see the reference was recognised

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

N0rf get looked after again. Easiest double up in the top group instead of 2 legit contenders. Trips to Adelaide, Fremantle, GWS, Gold Coast and Brisbane. Double up against a bottom 4 team as well in Brisbane. Why couldn't they have had double ups vs Fremantle, Sydney, Port? They get looked after every ******* year

You think teams that finish top 4 are the ones who should get the harder fixtures.

 

[quotemokc]

Wish the afl would shake up the fixture properly, each year there are so many similarities to last years fixture it just feels a bit same old same old

 

[carnthedons]

Wish the afl would shake up the fixture properly, each year there are so many similarities to last years fixture it just feels a bit same old same old

We didn't get 2 carlton games, that's a change. Still 2 vs Richmond & Collingwood though.

No double ups against interstate opposition is interesting meaning we play both perth/sydney teams there and none here

 

[Loonerty]

Played Sydney in Sydney thirteen years in a row from 1999 to 2011. Though some years in that run we had home games against them too.

Long may this continue (while I live in Sydney)

 

[Lethal]

Aaaaand Collingwood get seven Friday night games

6, round 23 hasn't been decided yet.

Going to be strange not playing Carton twice next year. First time since 92.

 

[Doss]

For those who import games into their phone calenders etc.

They were quick with the e-cal download page:

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/downloadable-calendar

Funny, when I click on that, it lists Essendon v Geelong in Round 10 as being at the MCG.

Does anyone else get this?

 

[Lethal]

Funny, when I click on that, it lists Essendon v Geelong in Round 10 as being at the MCG.

Does anyone else get this?

Yeah, I get that to.

 

[Doss]

What's even more annoying is that earlier that day, Carlton play Adelaide at the MCG.

Yet we play Geelong at Etihad? Good one, bell-ends.

 

[Bennett.]

seriously, * the AFL

 

[letstayunited]

Something that has been a bit of a pleasant surprise for me in terms of standard of opposition is that we only play the following teams once:
1. Sydney.
2. Port Adelaide.
3. Freo.
4. Geelong.

 

[Dave]

Meh, if you're good enough the draw is irrelevant. From a purely selfish POV I'm glad to see lots of games on Saturday. My kids play sport Sunday and I hate Friday nights. Great to get the excrement twice at the 'G, although only one game against the scum is odd. Melb at the 'G again, agree with Doss, should be at ES with Gellong at the 'G. Bloody AFL stadium contracts!

 

[Doss]

Meh, if you're good enough the draw is irrelevant. From a purely selfish POV I'm glad to see lots of games on Saturday. My kids play sport Sunday and I hate Friday nights. Great to get the excrement twice at the 'G, although only one game against the scum is odd. Melb at the 'G again, agree with Doss, should be at ES with Gellong at the 'G. Bloody AFL stadium contracts!

We'll probably rarely if ever see us play Melbourne at Etihad, because we never play them twice and because of the MCC factor.

But seriously, give Melbourne the home game against us; it'd be lucrative for them, but it's basically a waste for us when we could be hosting a higher drawing team like Geelong at the MCG instead of them.