2014 Fixture

[Frank Grimes]

Just a question about the weighted fixture. Is the weighted fixture based on the ladder of the home and away season or the teams position after the final series? If we lose to Carlton on Sunday we would have bee considered to have finished 7th according to which ever draft pick we will get.

Okay. I want to know the answer to this more than ever. Did we finish 5th or did we finish 7th? Hopefully we officially finished 7th. Not because of us but because Carlton would officially have finished top 6 and would be a great chance of not making the finals next year.

 

[living_in_syd]

Surely we are 7th.

Draft picks should in accordance with this!

 

[TiggerMan22]

If we do officially finish 7th (we should) that makes our draw a WHOLE LOT EASIER. Instead of playing 2 or 3 of Hawks, Cats, Swans, Freo or Pies twice, we only play 1 or 2. And now Carlton are part of that so we only have to play 0 or 1 legitimate top 6 team twice.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

I think we finish 7th

 

[tigs2010]

We're 7th for picks. Presume for draw as well.

 

[living_in_syd]

According to the first post, at least this a positive.

Only prob is coll (8th) is now in the middle 6 too.

 

[The Goon]

According to the first post, at least this a positive.

Only prob is coll (8th) is now in the middle 6 too.

Not a problem at all. We'll request double ups against the Blues (our min 1 from the top 6) Pies and Essendon (2 from the mid 6). We'll get 1 double up against a bottom 6, so that leaves a final double up against any team.

 

[johnno77]

We're 7th for picks. Presume for draw as well.

This is the only good news I've had in the last 24 hours. Seeing Carlton miss finals next year because of a tough draw that should have gone to us would be delicious.

 

[tigs2010]

Not a problem at all. We'll request double ups against the Blues (our min 1 from the top 6) Pies and Essendon (2 from the mid 6). We'll get 1 double up against a bottom 6, so that leaves a final double up against any team.

Yer pretty much our draw will be the same every year. Play Pies, Blues and Bombers twice and then 2 others.

 

[tugga]

...does that mean we avoid the 2014 fixture top six group of death?
5th at the end of the H&A, but now officially 7th.

 

[captain cotch 9]

...does that mean we avoid the 2014 fixture top six group of death?
5th at the end of the H&A, but now officially 7th.

RFC Official said yes...what does it mean?

 

[DrMike]

RFC Official said yes...what does it mean?

New order:
Top 6: Hawthorn, Geelong, Fremantle, Sydney, Port Adelaide, Carlton (1 min, 2 max)
Middle 6: Richmond, Collingwood, Essendon, North Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane (2 min, 3 max)
Bottom 6: West Coast, Gold Coast, Bulldogs, St Kilda, Melbourne, GWS (1 min, 2 max)

 

[bigange]

Well at least something good came from Sunday.

 

[STALNI-TIGERS]

Well at least something good came from Sunday.

True...

1. Middle six grouping ...
2. Slightly earlier draft pick ....
3. Plus a touch of finals experience in front of a massive crowd.

Sorry guys trying to hook onto as many positives after yesterday's sad result
( the healing has started)

 

[Cevap_Roll]

True...

1. Middle six grouping ...
2. Slightly earlier draft pick ....
3. Plus a touch of finals experience in front of a massive crowd.

Sorry guys trying to hook onto as many positives after yesterday's sad result
( the healing has started)

As much as its good for our first rounds don't forget about our second and third round.
It's often in the later rounds where you miss the player your after by a pick a two.

 

[Wild Westiger]

If 3 of the big 4 clubs of Richmond, Collingwood, Essendon and Carlton finished in the same group of 6 next year and one obviously doesn't, what would happen in admittedly the unlikely scenio that Richmond finished in a grouping of Gold Coast, GWS, Bulldogs, St Kilda and Melbourne? 3 of the big 4 would play 6 blockbusters and Richmond would play 3. I think it would force the AFL to rethink their fixturing strategy or compensate the Tigers for lost income. What does everyone think?

 

[wart101]

yeah!

 

[PUNTROADHAMMER]

If 3 of the big 4 clubs of Richmond, Collingwood, Essendon and Carlton finished in the same group of 6 next year and one obviously doesn't, what would happen in admittedly the unlikely scenio that Richmond finished in a grouping of Gold Coast, GWS, Bulldogs, St Kilda and Melbourne? 3 of the big 4 would play 6 blockbusters and Richmond would play 3. I think it would force the AFL to rethink their fixturing strategy or compensate the Tigers for lost income. What does everyone think?

trying to fathom this post gave me a slight headache....but I'm not particularly bright.

 

[Tigersman]

Don't the blockbuster games such as Anzac Day take precedence over the seeded fixturing process?

 

[Wild Westiger]

trying to fathom this post gave me a slight headache....but I'm not particularly bright.

Richmond being one of the 4 that isn't grouped together and is grouped with the other 5. Hope this clarifies for you.

 

[Madtiger2006]

All we ask is to play Coll, Carl, Ess and Haw twice at the MCG averaging 75,000 crowds? Is that a bit much?
Away games at packed interstate houses against Adel, WC, Frem, Syd, Bris averaging 40,000.
Home MCG games against Geel, Melb, Gold Coast, Port, Foots, S Kilda, Great West Sydney averaging 40,000
Away games against Foots, Stkilda at Etihad averaging 40,000.

That comes to a grand totol of:

8 x 75 = 600k
5 x 40 = 200k
7 x 40 = 280k
2 x 40 = 80k
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= 1160k
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[Wild Westiger]

Don't the blockbuster games such as Anzac Day take precedence over the seeded fixturing process?

Then why put the grouped fixturing in place if blockbusters take precedence. Anyway, in the event Pies and Bombers weren't in the same group their one game could be ANZAC Day. Likewise, our only game against Carlton would be the season opener.

 

[Joker91]

All we ask is to play Coll, Carl, Ess and Haw twice at the MCG averaging 75,000 crowds? Is that a bit much?
Away games at packed interstate houses against Adel, WC, Frem, Syd, Bris averaging 40,000.
Home MCG games against Geel, Melb, Gold Coast, Port, Foots, S Kilda, Great West Sydney averaging 40,000
Away games against Foots, Stkilda at Etihad averaging 40,000.

That comes to a grand totol of:

8 x 75 = 600k
5 x 40 = 200k
7 x 40 = 280k
2 x 40 = 80k
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= 1160k
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So you want to make our chances of making the finals a hell of a lot harder then everyone elses just so we get higher crowds?

 

[Tigersman]

A fair draw is far from the highest priority when the afl puts it together.

 

[Groupie_]

Carltank has shot themselves in the foot by finishing 9th and winning a final