Preview FFC 2015 Fixture. (An early view)

[mrpresident1000]

So now that we're looking to next season, what do we think our fixture will look like? Should we be expecting more/less Friday night/Prime Time games? I had a bit of a think about it and came up with this...

Round 1, Saturday April 4
Fremantle vs Geelong Cats (PS) 4:45 (7) (Starlight Game)

Round 2, Sunday April 12
Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle (ES) 1:10 (FF)

Round 3, Sunday April 19
West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle (PS) 2:40 (FF)

Round 4, (ANZAC Round), Saturday April 25
Fremantle vs Carlton (PS) 5:40 (7)

Round 5, Saturday May 2
Hawthorn vs Fremantle (MCG) 1:45 (7)

Round 6, Sunday May 9
Fremantle vs Melbourne (PS) 2:40 (FF)

Round 7, Saturday May 15
Essendon vs Fremantle (ES) 4:40 (FF)

Round 8, Saturday May 22
Fremantle vs Adelaide Crows (PS) 2:40 (FF)

Round 9, Saturday May 29
Fremantle vs Collingwood (PS) 5:40 (7)

Round 10, Sunday June 7
GWS.Giants vs Fremantle (SS) 1:10 (FF)

Round 11
BYE (-) (-)

Round 12, Saturday June 20
Fremantle vs Sydney Swans (PS) 5:40 (FF)

Round 13, Sunday June 28
North Melbourne vs Fremantle (ES) 3:20 (7)

Round 14, Saturday July 4
Fremantle vs Saint Kilda (PS) 2:40 (FF)

Round 15, Saturday July 11
Geelong Cats vs Fremantle (SS) 5:40 (7)

Round 16, Saturday July 18
Fremantle vs Gold Coast Suns (PS) 2:40 (FF)

Round 17, Saturday July 25
Port Adelaide vs Fremantle (AO) 4:10 (FF)

Round 18, Saturday August 1
Richmond vs Fremantle (MCG) 2:10 (FF)

Round 19, Friday August 7
Fremantle vs Hawthorn (PS) 6:40 (7)

Round 20, Saturday August 15
Carlton vs Fremantle (ES) 2:10 (FF)

Round 21, Saturday August 22
(Not sure what goes here)
Ht a bit of a mental blank (Fill this in someone)

Round 22, Sunday August 28
Brisbane Lions vs Fremantle (G) 1:10 (FF)

Round 23 (TBC)
Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs (PS)

Double ups
T6 (Hawthorn, Geelong)
M6 (West Coast)
B6 (Carlton, Western Bulldogs)

A generous draw
Probably a little unlikely given two B6 sides. A very rough draw at this stage.

Comment on what we think will happen.

 

[Midnite65]

So now that we're looking to next season, what do we think our fixture will look like? Should we be expecting more/less Friday night/Prime Time games? I had a bit of a think about it and came up with this...

Round 1, Saturday April 4
Fremantle vs Geelong Cats (PS) 4:45 (7) (Starlight Game)

Round 2, Sunday April 12
Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle (ES) 1:10 (FF)

Round 3, Sunday April 19
West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle (PS) 2:40 (FF)

Round 4, (ANZAC Round), Saturday April 25
Fremantle vs Carlton (PS) 5:40 (7)

Round 5, Saturday May 2
Hawthorn vs Fremantle (MCG) 1:45 (7)

Round 6, Sunday May 9
Fremantle vs Melbourne (PS) 2:40 (FF)

Round 7, Saturday May 15
Essendon vs Fremantle (ES) 4:40 (FF)

Round 8, Saturday May 22
Fremantle vs Adelaide Crows (PS) 2:40 (FF)

Round 9, Saturday May 29
Fremantle vs Collingwood (PS) 5:40 (7)

Round 10, Sunday June 7
GWS.Giants vs Fremantle (SS) 1:10 (FF)

Round 11
BYE (-) (-)

Round 12, Saturday June 20
Fremantle vs Sydney Swans (PS) 5:40 (FF)

Round 13, Sunday June 28
North Melbourne vs Fremantle (ES) 3:20 (7)

Round 14, Saturday July 4
Fremantle vs Saint Kilda (PS) 2:40 (FF)

Round 15, Saturday July 11
Geelong Cats vs Fremantle (SS) 5:40 (7)

Round 16, Saturday July 18
Fremantle vs Gold Coast Suns (PS) 2:40 (FF)

Round 17, Saturday July 25
Port Adelaide vs Fremantle (AO) 4:10 (FF)

Round 18, Saturday August 1
Richmond vs Fremantle (MCG) 2:10 (FF)

Round 19, Friday August 7
Fremantle vs Hawthorn (PS) 6:40 (7)

Round 20, Saturday August 15
Carlton vs Fremantle (ES) 2:10 (FF)

Round 21, Saturday August 22
(Not sure what goes here)
Ht a bit of a mental blank (Fill this in someone)

Round 22, Sunday August 28
Brisbane Lions vs Fremantle (G) 1:10 (FF)

Round 23 (TBC)
Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs (PS)

Double ups
T6 (Hawthorn, Geelong)
M6 (West Coast)
B6 (Carlton, Western Bulldogs)

A generous draw
Probably a little unlikely given two B6 sides. A very rough draw at this stage.

Comment on what we think will happen.

Sydney won't travel here, they never do!!!

 

[Mr Dribble Kick]

Much more likely to play Port twice imo, AFL play it up as finals rematch etc. Play Hawks once, in Tassie that will be fun

 

[mrpresident1000]

Sydney won't travel here, they never do!!!

Surely Sydney will HAVE TO

Past 5 seasons we have played Sydney @ SCG (Regular Season)
2010 R9
2011 R17
2012 R2
2013 R8
2014 R5

(A return for one game at Patersons)

 

[mrpresident1000]

Much more likely to play Port twice imo, AFL play it up as finals rematch etc. Play Hawks once, in Tassie that will be fun

Lol that's right. If we play Hawks in tassie that would be ridiculous imo.

 

[Righteo]

All the 6 day breaks!

 

[mrpresident1000]

All the 6 day breaks!

How many did i put in? Hopefully no more than 7?

Also i probably should've put in one more Friday night game.

 

[Righteo]

How many did i put in? Hopefully no more than 7?

Also i probably should've put in one more Friday night game.

Sorry, that was just my expectation.

 

[mrpresident1000]

Sorry, that was just my expectation.

How many did i actually put in though?

 

[wehavethepassion]

We played away Rd 1 2014 so we will get home game RD 1 but away in final RD. we usually
play the Adelaide sides 2 and one. this year we played port twice crows once it will swap for
2015.

Finishing top 6 we will possibly score sydeney twice Cats twice(establish rivalry) and maybe North Twice

Also we will probably have to go to Spotless Stad to play GWS- they have been over here three yrs in ar row with return match

 

[mrpresident1000]

We played away Rd 1 2014 so we will get home game RD 1 but away in final RD. we usually
play the Adelaide sides 2 and one. this year we played port twice crows once it will swap for
2015.

Finishing top 6 we will possibly score sydeney twice Cats twice(establish rivalry) and maybe North Twice

Also we will probably have to go to Spotless Stad to play GWS- they have been over here three yrs in ar row with return match

Sydney have had us over there for the past 5 seasons.

I would love North and we will almost certainly play Geelong twice, as you alluded to. We will also probably get Adelaide twice. Goodcall!

Thoughts?

 

[Midnite65]

Surely Sydney will HAVE TO

Past 5 seasons we have played Sydney @ SCG (Regular Season)
2010 R9
2011 R17
2012 R2
2013 R8
2014 R5

(A return for one game at Patersons)

Then it will be 6 in a row, it is all part of the equalisation policy!

 

[mrpresident1000]

Then it will be 6 in a row, it is all part of the equalisation policy!

Fair call. But we have to play them (Sydney) in Perth sooner or later

 

[Midnite65]

Fair call. But we have to play them (Sydney) in Perth sooner or later

If we ever get top 2 or win an away final.

 

[mrpresident1000]

If we ever get top 2 or win an away final.

I think the following will happen this year

A) We will play Geelong twice.
B) We will play Essendon in Melbourne
C) We will play Sydney in Perth

 

[Freofalcon]

I think the following will happen this year

A) We will play Geelong twice.
B) We will play Essendon in Melbourne
C) We will play Sydney in Perth

You have to lay off the Wacky Tobbacky

 

[mrpresident1000]

You have to lay off the Wacky Tobbacky

October 31..

I will lay off my Wacky Tobbacky then....

But for now... Sydney will be playing us in Perth next season.

 

[Midnite65]

We will play the Saints in NZ because we don't travel enough!

 

[mrpresident1000]

We will play the Saints in NZ because we don't travel enough!

Now you need to get off the wacky tobaccy

 

[Admiral Byng]

We will play the Saints in NZ because we don't travel enough!

I think it has been ruled out by the AFL of us and the Coast Eagles ever travelling to NZ.

 

[mrpresident1000]

I think it has been ruled out by the AFL of us and the Coast Eagles ever travelling to NZ.

I would really have hoped so.

 

[mike91]

Fixtures come out in late November right? So far away . Making the top 6 will give us a hard draw again too.

 

[purplerunsdeep]

as long as marghetts doesn't f'n umpire us, I don't care who we play

 

[Tommo]

Fixtures come out in late November right? So far away . Making the top 6 will give us a hard draw again too.

I thought the system now was that you play the 3 teams in your group of four twice. So we would play, Essendon, Geelong, Richmond Twice. Then that leaves west coast which is a give, one of the top teams, i'm tipping hawthorn, and one of the bottom teams, like Saints or GWS.
Seems like we will have an easier draw than if we finished fourth. I don't see essendon(especially if they have an exodus of players), Geelong, or Richmond improving much next year.

** Disregard I just found the fixture rules on the AFL website
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-08-28/full-statement-from-the-afl

 

[Seppo]

Isn't the fixture usually realised around the 30th of October?