News 2017 AFL Fixture

[SpaceClef]

Love the number of Melbourne games. Also very much love the fact we only play Syd and Geel at home.

No chance of winning those two away

 

[WCE_phil]

Love the number of Melbourne games. Also very much love the fact we only play Syd and Geel at home.

No chance of winning those two away

We could easily lose to the dogs and gws twice however. Both teams have game styles that do well against us imo.

 

[SpaceClef]

We could easily lose to the dogs and gws twice however. Both teams have game styles that do well against us imo.

pfft when's the last time we lost to the Dogs at home!!

 

[Chris_6678]

The media are saying we have a hard draw but i didn't think it was that bad? GWS and Bullies will be hard but id back us to beat them both at home. No swans or Geelong away and no Pies at the G.

 

[Coaster2012]

Dogs Eagles Friday night shall be nice, too bad it's the only Friday night game.

 

[Keys]

We could easily lose to the dogs and gws twice however. Both teams have game styles that do well against us imo.

GWS have never beaten us

 

[eagle dtrain]

that five day break...how the hell did the afl get West Coast to agree to that?!

Other than that I can't complain too much. No trips to odd places, only one short week in the second half of the season. GWS & Bullies twice will be a challenge, but bring it on...

Money Money Money! Massive TV audience for that game worth the sacrifice great exposure for our brand.

 

[Keys]

The media are saying we have a hard draw but i didn't think it was that bad? GWS and Bullies will be hard but id back us to beat them both at home. No swans or Geelong away and no Pies at the G.

2016 premiers and 2017 favourites twice. St kilda are an improving side that only finished outside the 8 on % and every chance to be there in 2017. Port are a tricky proposition and derbies are never easy

There are no soft kills in our double up games. We don't double up against any side predicted to slide

There's a 5 day break because we requested the Easter Thursday game and 6 X 6 day breaks (Freo have 4 apparently by way of comparison)

Overall it seems a reasonable enough draw though

 

[QS]

pfft when's the last time we lost to the Dogs at home!!

We lost to ourselves the last time...

 

[Keys]

AFL.

Looks like I'm gonna be watching your plonkers Anzac Day weekend.
Old man was dropped on his head as a child and supports you and wants to pay for me to go watch with him. Good way to ruin a good weekend I reckon but there you go.

Surely that's a win-win game for you to watch though - either we lose or the Hawks lose to us at the MCG.

 

[Eagle got a win]

I don't know about having tough teams at home. I think I'd rather it the other way around.
Easy teams at home and tough teams away. Because that way we smash those easy teams gaining percentage and if we manage to win a few away tough games we climb up the ladder like what happen in 2015.

This draw is much like last season. Personally don't think it's a good draw.

Last time we made top 4 in 2015 it was because our fixture was easy at home and hard away.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Any chance of a score update?

 

[Smithy06]

No trip to Simonds Stadium you beauty!!! Guaranteed loss every time

 

[Galileo9]

6 day breaks to me are only an issue if there are multiple in a row.

Our run before finals is pretty good. Essentially 6 teams that didn't make finals and then Adelaide and GWS to harden us up.

 

[ChampRevesby]

Looks like a piss easy draw.

 

[Chris_6678]

I don't know about having tough teams at home. I think I'd rather it the other way around.
Easy teams at home and tough teams away. Because that way we smash those easy teams gaining percentage and if we manage to win a few away tough games we climb up the ladder like what happen in 2015.

This draw is much like last season. Personally don't think it's a good draw.

Last time we made top 4 in 2015 it was because our fixture was easy at home and hard away.

Maybe but we are still playing GWS and Bulldogs away.

 

[Agent93]

We could easily lose to the dogs and gws twice however. Both teams have game styles that do well against us imo.

Pfft when's the last time we lost to the Giants.

 

[avishka5]

pfft when's the last time we lost to the Dogs at home!!

Late 2000's

 

[avishka5]

Any chance of a score update?

Cats 99 eagles 31. Nn late out.

 

[Lach72]

Surely that's a win-win game for you to watch though - either we lose or the Hawks lose to us at the MCG.

That's correct weight...I can change my barracking to against whoever is winning at the time

 

[matt_bas]

I bloody hat Thursday night footy. I work til 8. And why are we playing at 8pm on the last round on a Sunday night? I am pretty happy with our draw though

 

[ziad]

GWS have never beaten us

they got that close...99

 

[KamakazeSalami]

On balance, I think it's a decent draw. The Club would certainly be happy about the 6 day breaks. We also get a couple at the MCG, which is a carry on from their fixture push last year. No Darwin, Tassie, and Geelong games is a very good. Double ups are challenging, particularly two against top 4 sides, but if we can't take care of that business and come away with at least seven wins from those 10 games, we're going to be struggling come finals time...if we make it.

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[Keys]

I bloody hat Thursday night footy. I work til 8. And why are we playing at 8pm on the last round on a Sunday night? I am pretty happy with our draw though

Last round is a floating fixture and times haven't been set for that so it won't be 8pm on a Sunday

 

[Beutbrute]

Any chance of a score update?

Darling 1
Dark Sharks Nil