Richmond 2015 Draw - 7 FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES

[Spagman]

The draw system, unravelled in 2013, did not seem to apply to us this year. We finished 5th yet played more cellar dweller teams twice. hopefully the same happens next year to give us a fighting chance

Sick of beating GWS etc. We need to start beating those teams that always seem to have the wood over us. North Melbourne, Collingwood etc.

 

[kozi]

Well one thing is for sure... it's far better off to finish 7th than 6th these days.

Would play the same team in an elim final anyway (6th v 7th) but the following year would get to play 7-12th twice instead of - 6th. Big difference... i would have been seriously pissed off if we finished 6th instead of 7th or 8th.

Have fun Norf.

 

[Livonski]

Just no Port at the Portress please.

I'm not going back there, no way...it's ******* crazy man.

 

[TigerTime3]

With Collingwood losing Beams and dropping off this year and rumours of disharmony, there's a chance they'll be a little easier than they look on paper. Might not be a bad team to play twice next year... could easily turn it around though.

 

[Foley#41]

Well one thing is for sure... it's far better off to finish 7th than 6th these days.

Would play the same team in an elim final anyway (6th v 7th) but the following year would get to play 7-12th twice instead of - 6th. Big difference... i would have been seriously pissed off if we finished 6th instead of 7th or 8th.

Have fun Norf.

It's based on your position after the finals, so 8th and 7th are the losers of the elimination finals (1st EF and 2nd EF respectively). To finish 6th means you won an EF (or lost the qualifying) then lost the semi.

 

[Dusty Cotch]

I Just want the Maggies twice so we can finally smash the rabble they have become twice!

 

[Tigers_Rulz04]

AFL will always in the end look at the bottom line! For them Richmond making finals is a massive cash bonanza.
When the tiggy train is up and running crowds flock in.
So wouldn't be surprised if we had a similar draw to this season.

 

[Cody_]

Just a draw for tigers I made up for 2015, feel free to leave your thoughts on it
1. Carlton MCG
2. Collingwood MCG
3. Western bulldogs ES
4. Adelaide AO
5. Brisbane ES
6. GWS in Canberra
7. Gold Coast MCG
8. Fremantle PS
9. Essendon MCG
10. Port Adelaide MCG
11. St Kilda ES
12. BYE
13. West Coast PS
14. Collingwood MCG
15.North Melbourne ES
16. Melbourne MCG
17. Carlton MCG
18.Hawthorn MCG
19. Sydney ANZ
20. Geelong MCG
21. Essendon MCG
22. Adelaide MCG
23. Gold Coast At Metricon

 

[Tiger Toffee]

Just a draw for tigers I made up for 2015, feel free to leave your thoughts on it
1. Carlton MCG
2. Collingwood MCG
3. Western bulldogs ES
4. Adelaide AO
5. Brisbane ES
6. GWS in Canberra
7. Gold Coast MCG
8. Fremantle PS
9. Essendon MCG
10. Port Adelaide MCG
11. St Kilda ES
12. BYE
13. West Coast PS
14. Collingwood MCG
15.North Melbourne ES
16. Melbourne MCG
17. Carlton MCG
18.Hawthorn MCG
19. Sydney ANZ
20. Geelong MCG
21. Essendon MCG
22. Adelaide MCG
23. Gold Coast At Metricon

Twice games are, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Adelaide and Gold Coast, you can't play 4 teams from your 7-12 group, max is only 3 and Carlton in round 1 will be our only clash as they will play ess and coll as their double ups from the 7-12 group, good try but back to the drawing board, oh and i'll be ****ed if we are travelling in the last game again and playing haw, syd and gee in 3 weeks straight, * that.

 

[Mogwai]

Carlton (h) MCG Thursday Night
Melbourne (a) MCG Saturday Twilight
North Melbourne (a) ES Friday Anzac Night
Hawthorn (h) MCG Friday Night
Essendon (h) MCG Saturday Night
Port Adelaide (a) AO Saturday Arvo
Geelong (h) MCG Saturday Night
Collingwood (a) MCG Saturday Afternoon
Freo (a) PS Friday Night
St. Kilda (a) ES Saturday Avro
Gold Coast (h) MCG Sunday Twilight
Adelaide (a) AO Saturday Night
Sydney (h) MCG Saturday Twilight
Geelong (a) Simonds Saturday Night
Collingwood (h) MCG Friday night
Brisbane (a) Gabba Saturday Night
Carlton (a) MCG Saturday Night
North (h) MCG Sunday Arvo
Western Bulldogs (h) MCG Saturday Arvo
GWS (a) Spotless Saturday Twilight
West Coast (h) MCG Saturday Afternoon
Adelaide (h) ES floating

 

[Tiger Toffee]

My draw certainty's for Richmond and i'll give reasons why.

1. Will only play Carlton once unless the AFL break from tradition and only schedule carlton once against either Essendon or Collingwood.
2. We will not go to Perth to play West Coast, due to TV knocking Cox senseless, they will want the wce crowd a year to cool off like they did with Essendon in 2014 after the Watson fiasco in 2013, like Essendon in 2014 we will be going to perth to play freo in 2015.
3. We will play geelong twice and with that involves a trip to kitty litter park with an MCG game in return as a suckup for sending us to geelong because the afl can't be sending precious Essendon or carlton there now can they. Geelong want a big club in 2015 and guess who it's going to be.

 

[Cody_]

Also why do tigers always have to play 1 or 2 home games at Etihad???

 

[tigs2010]

Also why do tigers always have to play 1 or 2 home games at Etihad???

Etihad want a certain number of high drawing games and because (to cut a long story short) minnow teams like Carlton can't fill it we need to step in.

 

[Cody_]

Etihad want a certain number of high drawing games and because (to cut a long story short) minnow teams like Carlton can't fill it we need to step in.

Thanks for that, I've all ways wondered why we played a few home games at etihad

 

[jc12]

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I thought i would get a discussion started about the tigers draw for 2015.
Now i don't have prophetic skills like pasquale, but i will do my best to predict what teams we may play twice during 2015.
In 2013, the AFL announced that they would start a system were each team are assigned a group. Three groups of 6, dependent on ladder position. Group 1 1-6, Group 2 7-12, Group 3 13-18.
When choosing who you would play twice, a team would play 2 teams from their group. The other three games where split between the other two groups.
Last year, Richmond finished 7th on the ladder, so were assigned group 2.
The teams Richmond played twice in 2014 and their ladder positions were,

Sydney 4 Group 1
Essendon 9 Group 2
Brisbane 12 Group 2
St Kilda 16 Group 3
GWS 18 Group 3

Ladder position after the 2014 H&A, groups and the year Richmond last played twice in a year,

Group 1
1 Sydney 2014
2 Hawthorn 2008
3 Geelong 2007
4 Fremantle 2013
5 Port 2012
6 North 2011

Group 2

7 Essendon 2014
8 Richmond
9 West Coast 2009
10 Adelaide 2010
11 Collingwood 2007
12 Gold Coast

Group 3

13 Carlton 2013
14 Bulldogs 2013
15 Brisbane 2014
16 GWS 2014
17 Melbourne 2012
18 ST Kilda 2014

So looking at the above information, i think Richmond will play 2 teams from group 1, two from group 2 and 1 from group 3.
The teams from Group 1 could be Geelong and Hawthorn.
It was reported that Geelong wanted a big team to play at skilled. The word was it may be Richmond. We really shouldn't be playing at such a small stadium, but may be offset with more Friday night games or less interstate travel.
Richmond haven't played Hawthorn twice since 2008, so we are due.

The teams from group 2 could be Collingwood, WCE or Gold Coast.
It's been a long time since we have played Collingwood twice. West Coast could be a chance, but i doubt that we will travel twice to Perth in one year as its our turn to play Freo in Perth.
Gold Coast is the odd one. Have never played twice in a year and three home game in Cairns. Do you even the H&A record between the teams or just play twice in the year.

The teams from group 3 could be Carlton.
The only reason it could be Carlton is that Gill wants the draw to be more Fan Friendly.
Better games, Bigger crowds and a good feel is what the AFL wants. From that last group Carlton, match those standards.

So the teams that i think Richmond will play twice in 2015 are,
Hawthorn, Geelong, Collingwood, Gold Coast and Carlton.
What do you think and lets the discussion begin.
We will find out toward the end of October.

if thats the case then we are ****ed, all teams bar hawks are our bogey sides, that means we are looking at a possible 8 losses already...

 

[marktigers2]

As Footy fan would know the Fixture comes out in a few weeks, something I always look forward to in the off season, what does everybody want to see next season? Me personally.....

- 4-5 Friday Night Matches (One of which on Anzac day eve)
- Play the Lions twice seeing as we have a great Record against them
- Play Gold Coast IN MELBOURNE (Lets see how they go against us at the G)
- ALL home games at the MCG and none at Etihad (We all know thats not happening)
- Collingwood twice

I had a go at making a fixture......

1. Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground Thursday April 2 7.45pm Away
2. Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday April 11 1.45pm Home
3. Bris Lions Gabba Saturday April 18 7.40pm Away
4. North Melb Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday April 24 7.50pm Home
5. Port Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground Sunday May 3 4.40pm Home
6. GWS Giants StarTrack Oval Sunday May 10 1.10pm Away
7. Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground Sunday May 17 3.20pm Away
8. Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday May 23 7.40pm Home
9. Fremantle Patersons Stadium Friday May 29 6.40pm Away
10. Geelong Etihad Stadium Sunday June 7 4.40pm Home
11. Bye
12. Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday June 20 1.45pm Home
13. Adelaide Adelaide Oval Sunday June 28 2.50pm Away
14. St Kilda Etihad Stadium Saturday July 4 7.40pm Away
15. West Coast Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday July 10 7.50pm Home
16. Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday July 17 7.50pm Away
17. Gold Coast Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday July 25 2.10pm Home
18. Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday July 31 7.50pm Home
19. Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground Saturday Aug 8 7.40pm Away
20. Bris Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday Aug 15 1.45pm Home
21. Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday Aug 22 7.40pm Away
22. W Bulldogs Melbourne Cricket Ground Sunday Aug 30 4.40pm
23. Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground TBC Away

 

[Juke]

GWS game in Canberra please. /pipedream

 

[sante]

The Bulldogs every week

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

West coke twice so Vickery can troll those pretenders. Pies twice so we can finally break the hoodo

 

[marktigers2]

West coke twice so Vickery can troll those pretenders. Pies twice so we can finally break the hoodo

Haha true I watched the replay of RICH v WCE today, good hit haha

 

[Equus]

As Footy fan would know the Fixture comes out in a few weeks, something I always look forward to in the off season, what does everybody want to see next season? Me personally.....

- 4-5 Friday Night Matches (One of which on Anzac day eve)
- Play the Lions twice seeing as we have a great Record against them
- Play Gold Coast IN MELBOURNE (Lets see how they go against us at the G)
- ALL home games at the MCG and none at Etihad (We all know thats not happening)
- Collingwood twice

I had a go at making a fixture......

1. Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground Thursday April 2 7.45pm Away
2. Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday April 11 1.45pm Home
3. Bris Lions Gabba Saturday April 18 7.40pm Away
4. North Melb Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday April 24 7.50pm Home
5. Port Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground Sunday May 3 4.40pm Home
6. GWS Giants StarTrack Oval Sunday May 10 1.10pm Away
7. Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground Sunday May 17 3.20pm Away
8. Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday May 23 7.40pm Home
9. Fremantle Patersons Stadium Friday May 29 6.40pm Away
10. Geelong Etihad Stadium Sunday June 7 4.40pm Home
11. Bye
12. Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday June 20 1.45pm Home
13. Adelaide Adelaide Oval Sunday June 28 2.50pm Away
14. St Kilda Etihad Stadium Saturday July 4 7.40pm Away
15. West Coast Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday July 10 7.50pm Home
16. Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday July 17 7.50pm Away
17. Gold Coast Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday July 25 2.10pm Home
18. Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday July 31 7.50pm Home
19. Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground Saturday Aug 8 7.40pm Away
20. Bris Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday Aug 15 1.45pm Home
21. Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday Aug 22 7.40pm Away
22. W Bulldogs Melbourne Cricket Ground Sunday Aug 30 4.40pm
23. Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground TBC Away

Great first post!
Welcome to Bigfooty!

 

[Groupie_]

Haven't beaten Geelol for a decade

 

[Mogwai]

Haven't beaten Geelol for a decade

For the first time in ages we may conceivably beat Collingwood and Geelong in the same season.

Would rather do the double over Essendon though

 

[lukey_9]

Port Away, Would make the trip back to that shithole and bring back the 4 points.

 

[The Rusty Trombone]

It would be great if we can play Saints, Doggies , Brisbane , Melbourne and GWS twice