Opinion Fixture Wishlist

[Sentinel]

From the article ranking the fixtures on the AFL website:

Cons: Three trips to Sydney to face the Giants (twice) and the Swans will be a stiff test, as will rounds 20 and 21 against Richmond (MCG) and Geelong (GMHBA), but the Dogs must be rapt with the draw.

3 trips to Sydney in a single H&A season! That must be a record. Not to mention our Giants away game is in Canberra.

 

[CarnTheScray]

From the article ranking the fixtures on the AFL website:

Cons: Three trips to Sydney to face the Giants (twice) and the Swans will be a stiff test, as will rounds 20 and 21 against Richmond (MCG) and Geelong (GMHBA), but the Dogs must be rapt with the draw.

3 trips to Sydney in a single H&A season! That must be a record. Not to mention our Giants away game is in Canberra.

Guessing its a typo since we have them in Melbourne?

 

[Sentinel]

Guessing its a typo since we have them in Melbourne?

We have 1 match in Sydney against the Swans (round 16), plus 2 games against the Giants in Canberra (round 3) and Melbourne (round 13). Just sloppy work from AFL.com.au as usual.

 

[Pugz89]

Also played PA on Anzac Day in 2004. The 1990 match v Carlton was one of my favourite Footscray matches. Grant and Cameron ran amok that day!

Yep. Looked it up, 2011 was our game against Freo on Anzac Day.

 

[_M_16_]

Analysis: Bulldogs' 2020 fixture under the microscope
Oct 31, 2019 11:01AM
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What’s the big news for Western Bulldogs fans in the 2020 AFL Fixture?

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https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/...ason=CD_S2020014&round=CD_R202001424&tz=VENUE

Marvel Stadium

• 12 matches at the venue, including nine home games
• Five home games against Victorian teams – Collingwood, Hawthorn, Carlton, Essendon and North Melbourne
• Four home games against interstate teams – Brisbane Lions, GWS Giants, Fremantle and West Coast Eagles

Mars Stadium, Ballarat

• Two home games – against the Gold Coast Suns (Round 8) and Port Adelaide (Round 22).

MCG

• Two away games – against Melbourne (Round 10) and Richmond (Round 19)

On The Road

• Five interstate trips – two to Adelaide, one to Perth, Sydney and Canberra
  • GWS Giants @ Manuka Oval, Round 3
  • Port Adelaide @ Adelaide Oval, Round 6
  • Fremantle @ Optus Stadium, Round 9
  • Adelaide Crows @ Adelaide Oval, Round 12
  • Sydney Swans @ SCG, Round 16
• Plus a trip down the highway to Geelong, in Round 20

Timeslots*

• 4 Friday night games (one in 2019)
• 1 Friday twilight game (nil in 2019)
• 2 Saturday afternoon games (2 in 2019)
• 2 Saturday twilight games (1 in 2019)
• 8 Saturday night games (7 in 2019)
• 2 Sunday afternoon games (9 in 2019)
• 1 Sunday twilight game (2 in 2019)
  

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Network coverage*

• Channel 7 – 12 games
• FOX Sports – 9 games

*All matches are also available on the AFL Live Pass, and Channel 7 matches are also broadcast on FOX Sports

Cold, hard facts

• The teams we play twice are Carlton, GWS Giants, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide and Fremantle
• Only one of those teams (the Giants) played finals in 2019
• Four of our first five games are at Marvel Stadium
• Five of our first six games are on free-to-air TV
• Four of our five interstate games are on free-to-air TV
• Our last seven games are in Victoria
• We have 12 night games in 2020, the most we’ve had since 2017
• We’re back on Good Friday, against North Melbourne in Round 4
• We’re playing on Anzac Day, against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on the Saturday night
• For the first time since 2010, we have a Round 1 home game against a Victorian team
• Only one Perth home-and-away trip for the first time since 2016
• Our first game at the SCG since 2017
• No Queensland game for the second time in three years
• Our bye is in Round 14, between home games against the GWS Giants and Essendon

*Note – the Round 23 fixture is a floating one, with date, time and broadcaster to be confirmed late in the season

 

[_M_16_]

Noticed a little quirk with our fixture.

Our interstate games are all exactly 3 games apart. 3, 6, 9, 12, and 16 (we have a bye in round 14)

 

[Sharkey66]

really happy we dont have any thursday night games. absolutely hate them. Geelong in geelong sucks.
Other than that pretty happy.

 

[Leon]

Excellent fixture for mine

 

[TempletonTheRat]

R9 - Dockers Away Sunday Twilight Optus Oval - Potential milestone game for

Jack Macrae - 150
Caleb Daniel - 100
Aaron Naughton - 50
Ed Richards - 50
Bailey Williams - 50


R16 - Swans Away Saturday Night SCG - potential milestone game for

Jackson Trengove - 200


R18 - Saints Away Saturday Night Marvel - potential milestone game for

Mitch Wallis - 150


R19 - Tigers Away Sunday Afternoon MCG - potential milestone game for

Tom Liberatore - 150
Taylor Duryea - 150
Pat Lipinski - 50


R21 - Kangaroos Home Sunday Twilight Marvel - potential milestone game for

Sam Lloyd - 100
Alex Keath - 50
Billy Gowers - 50


R22 - Power Home Saturday Afternoon Mars - potential milestone game for

Toby McLean - 100
Tim English - 50


R23 - Eagles Home FLEX Marvel - potential milestone game for

Lachie Hunter - 150


Finals: Week 1 - potential milestone game for

Marcus Bontempelli - 150


Finals: Week 2 - potential milestone game for

Jason Johanissen - 150

 

[flamethrower]

From the article ranking the fixtures on the AFL website:

Cons: Three trips to Sydney to face the Giants (twice) and the Swans will be a stiff test, as will rounds 20 and 21 against Richmond (MCG) and Geelong (GMHBA), but the Dogs must be rapt with the draw.

3 trips to Sydney in a single H&A season! That must be a record. Not to mention our Giants away game is in Canberra.

Bet the author is wondering why a WA team like the Western Bulldogs play so many away games in Victoria, and only 1 home game in Perth.

Great draw for following local WRFL senior and junior footy during the day on Saturdays and Sundays, and then the big club in Prime Time.

 

[glenashley]

Very happy with the drawer, though I think Carlton will be a bit better than a 'bottom' team next year.

 

[Northernsoul74]

Very happy with the drawer, though I think Carlton will be a bit better than a 'bottom' team next year.

Round 2 is big for us. The expect Carlton to be much improved. No one would be surprised if we lose to the Pies in round 1 but going 0-2 and giving Carlton encouragement for the rest of the season would be pretty disastrous.

 

[dogwatch]

Round 2 is big for us. The expect Carlton to be much improved. No one would be surprised if we lose to the Pies in round 1 but going 0-2 and giving Carlton encouragement for the rest of the season would be pretty disastrous.

Carlton coming off a likely loss against Richmond in Rd 1 as well.