Scandal A league endorsed rort

[donkeypunchd]

Carlton finished third from the bottom in the season that's just finished. I've no wish to kick a club when it's down, and indications are that this may be another tough season for the Blues, but how on Earth do they deserve four Friday night fixtures? Collingwood and the Bulldogs have similarly been awarded extra Friday games, my club finished ninth, missing out on finals by less than one goal, and we have a single Friday night game for the year. The scenario makes absolutely no sense to this rational observer.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

The AFL not making the fixture fair.
I’m shocked to be sitting here.

 

[BLERN]

Since when has the fixture ever made sense.

Its all about $. Not equality

 

[LeverPuller]

Melbourne literally has one Victorian night game after finishing 9th. 3 total. What the heck.

 

[Noobz0r]

Geelong v Richmond at the MCG twice? HaroLad melt incoming.

 

[Darksidepoints]

Got stiffed on Friday, yet again.

Loaded Sunday games, yet again.

We had great attendance considering our 40K members and finished a hair outside the final 8.

Thanks AFL.

 

[RedWhite&Blue]

Carlton finished third from the bottom in the season that's just finished. I've no wish to kick a club when it's down, and indications are that this may be another tough season for the Blues, but how on Earth do they deserve four Friday night fixtures? Collingwood and the Bulldogs have similarly been awarded extra Friday games, my club finished ninth, missing out on finals by less than one goal, and we have a single Friday night game for the year. The scenario makes absolutely no sense to this rational observer.

The Dogs had 8 Friday night games this year due to being the premiers - only one was a home game so great exposure but we didn't benefit financially at all.
Not sure where you are getting the 'extra' Friday night games when we've had them taken away and we've lost Good Friday when it was supposedly our turn to host it. I wonder who took our spot in that game...?

 

[JVseven]

It’s quite entertaining coming home on a Friday after a long week and watching Carlton get thumped.

 

[00Stinger]

The AFLs good mate is going their as a CEO and you are suprised he gets looked after?

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[kozi]

Geelong has to play at the MCG. HaroLad melt incoming.

efa

 

[NetworkNerd]

Geelong finishes top 4 and gets double up matches against 3 sides that missed the 8
Hawks didnt finish anywhere near the 8 and get double up matches against 3 sides that made the 8

Seems a touch unfair

 

[citizen-erased]

Hawks with a dream fixture.
Avoid WC in WA, Adelaide in SA.
3 interstate away games.
1 team from the 8 goes to Tassie.

Surprised the North/Hawks game isn't scheduled down there.

 

[Struggle]

I just want to know why there's a floating fixture in r23 when there's a bye before finals

 

[MotleyLemon]

How dare OP steal my sensationalist thread title.

 

[simba_]

if you've heard of footy you've probably heard of carlton it's not hard to figure out

 

[Colonial]

I just want to know why there's a floating fixture in r23 when there's a bye before finals

You would think its not needed.

Probably for the media bang when they release it is the only reason left.

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[Professor Knowall]

How dare OP steal my sensationalist thread title.

I'm still wondering what the A League has to do with this.

 

[Noobz0r]

I just want to know why there's a floating fixture in r23 when there's a bye before finals

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[Gydafud]

I'm still wondering get what the A League has to do with this.

I am glad I wasn't the only one to read it as an "A-League endorsed rort"

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Lethlean going to be blues CEO wanted 4 Friday nights otherwise he was going to leak damaging photos of Gil at last years Tour de France

 

[Jaeger]

Dees still have the Anzac eve and Queens birthday games.

 

[LeverPuller]

Dees still have the Anzac eve and Queens birthday games.

Collingwood has the ANZAC Day and QB games, and received 8 night games despite finishing 13th.

Complete crap. "Perform and you get rewarded" clearly unless you are Melbourne, best season in ten ******* years and we are back to a 2013 fixture.

 

[doona]

Geelong v Richmond at the MCG twice? HaroLad melt incoming.

lol, and Richmond play us at "home" @ Ethiad Stadium (There only home game away from the MCG).

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Geelong finishes top 4 and gets double up matches against 3 sides that missed the 8
Hawks didnt finish anywhere near the 8 and get double up matches against 3 sides that made the 8

Seems a touch unfair

Of the teams that played finals in 2017 Geelong, Richmond, Adelaide, West Coast, Port Adelaide and Essendon ALL got 3 double ups against non finals sides.

We’re hardly alone there.

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Does any fan actually want or like this week off?
Just another instance where the fans views come last I think.

 

[illegaleagle]

Eagles rorted again. New stadium and mostly sunday afternoon fixtures and they give us a shitty Thursday night game. We have the best lighting stadium in the Southern Hemisphere and the AFL doesn't make use of it