boncer34
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The AFL is taking the piss surely. Even I don't want to ruin Friday night footy watching the rubbish Essendon has dished up this season.
Essendon gifted 3 Friday Night's in a row
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Will be interesting to see how these teams move their ball in round 13 considering there will be an additional 36 players on the ground who are playing against themselves.
They do this regularly, try to pick winners and fail. A while back some boffin though Carlton were going to come good and scheduled them all over Friday nights, same thing happening after Bombers late run last year.
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I thought the floating fixture was to put exciting match ups in the prime time slots. Essendon vs Carlton fair enough, big enough game no matter how bad the teams are. Round 14 seems like a s**t round of footy all up. Round 15 is the worst one of the 3 by far who wants to see Eagles vs Essendon on a friday night, at least we have another game to watch
eth-dog
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Just. How? Carlton on our 150th anniversay makes sense but the second and third ones don't make much sense at all. I mean West Coast and Essendon are both bottom 4 now!
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more fuel to the fire for those who dislike the floating fixture
eth-dog
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It was actually some time later. They brought it in because of COVID.
Still doesn't make sense though
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I like the idea of the floating fixture, but the afl has got it wrong here
You can't say that the AFL is trying to pick a winner with this though....
Fair play to the Essendon fan posting this thread though.
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Seriously, West Coast Essendon should be a Sunday graveyard slot. It'll be borderline unwatchable. Glad the Carlton game is on a Fri night though as that matchup has been shunted into poor timeslots for years.
The wb one could actually be a good contest but I reckon the dogs have had too many primetime fixtures already. Freo, Saints, Dees and Lions are the standout teams and have earned fri/sat night fta exposure imo
The wb one could actually be a good contest but I reckon the dogs have had too many primetime fixtures already. Freo, Saints, Dees and Lions are the standout teams and have earned fri/sat night fta exposure imo
The afl are just about the most amateurish outfit in world sport when it comes to this stuff. Imagine looking at that Freo v brisbane game in round 12 after the start both sides have made this season and thinking - yeah, let’s put them on KAYO on Sunday afternoon.
The floating fixture was supposed to put good teams in the best time slots? In fact, I think it’s doing the opposite.
It’s allowing the AFL to carefully ensure big Victorian clubs are always on Friday or Saturday nights no matter what happens or how well other teams are going.
The bullshit from Travis Auld that Fremantle “need to play an attractive brand and win more games to get better time slots” has been exposed as total lies.
VFL, always and forever.
The floating fixture was supposed to put good teams in the best time slots? In fact, I think it’s doing the opposite.
It’s allowing the AFL to carefully ensure big Victorian clubs are always on Friday or Saturday nights no matter what happens or how well other teams are going.
The bullshit from Travis Auld that Fremantle “need to play an attractive brand and win more games to get better time slots” has been exposed as total lies.
VFL, always and forever.
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We have St. Kilda as the middle one
Have to agree. Essendon could enter round 13 with only 2/3 wins. The Carlton one I can get, likely part of Essendon’s fixture submission last year for their 150th. The others make no sense. Maybe Essendon get reasonable luck as consideration for being a good reliable tenant at Marvel Stadium
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It’s the second Friday game and not on FTA into Melbourne, it is the graveyard spot.
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Not sure if it’s been updated Richmond vs Port is now on Thursday night
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Lol now did that slip through. AFL sure so love to create negative discussion with their decision making
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Even the Carlton one I'd have Saturday night.Have to agree. Essendon could enter round 13 with only 2/3 wins. The Carlton one I can get, likely part of Essendon’s fixture submission last year for their 150th. The others make no sense. Maybe Essendon get reasonable luck as consideration for being a good reliable tenant at Marvel Stadium
Essendon v West Coast is a friday night because of the state of origin in Perth on sunday June 26.
The NRL need the ground on the Saturday to prepare the ground and both teams get to train on it before the match.
At the start of the year the AFL would have eyed off that game as the thursday night game for the round.
Because both have been garbage they have shunted it to the 2nd Friday night game away from FTA instead.
The NRL need the ground on the Saturday to prepare the ground and both teams get to train on it before the match.
At the start of the year the AFL would have eyed off that game as the thursday night game for the round.
Because both have been garbage they have shunted it to the 2nd Friday night game away from FTA instead.
What does Freo have to do to get a Friday night game?
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The AFL are slow on the uptake when it comes to Non Victoria teams they’re time will come
Find some dirt on travis Auld perhaps.
