2nds 2014 VFL fixture

[Hot Tin Roof]

Download AFL/VFL Fixture As A PDF:
http://www.geelongcats.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/GeelongCats/Calendar/2014_AFL_&_VFL_Fixtures.pdf

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2013-12-10/2014-vfl-fixture-released
Bendigo Bank Cats – 2014 Season Fixture

Round 1 – Friday 13th April – 7.00pm
Vs Bendigo Gold @ Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo
Round 2 – Sunday 13th April – 2.00pm
Vs Casey Scorpions @ Casey Fields, Cranbourne
Round 3 – Saturday 19th April – 6.00pm
Vs Box Hill Hawks @ Simonds Stadium
Round 4 – Sunday 27th April – 12.00pm
Vs North Ballarat Roosters @ Simonds Stadium
Round 5 – Sunday 4th May – 11.30am
Vs Richmond @ Punt Road Oval , Richmond

Round 6 – BYE

Round 7 – Saturday 18th May – 2.00pm
Vs Williamstown @ Burbank Oval, Williamstown
Round 8 – Saturday 24th May – 12.00pm
Vs Collingwood @ Victoria Park, Abbotsford

VFL State Representative Match – Saturday 1st June
Victoria (VFL) Vs South Australia (SANFL)

VFL Round 9 – Saturday 7th June – 1.00pm
Vs Port Melbourne @ Simonds Stadium
VFL Round 10 – Saturday 14th June – 2.00pm
Vs Coburg Lions @ Coburg City Oval, Coburg
VFL Round 11 – Saturday 21st June – 12.00pm
Vs Werribee Tigers @ Simonds Stadium
VFL Round 12 – Sunday 29th June – 1.00pm
Vs Northern Blues @ Visy Park, Parkville
VFL Round 13 – Sunday 6th July – 12.40pm (AFL CR)
Vs Western Bulldogs @ Simonds Stadium
VFL Round 14 – Saturday 12th July – 7.30pm
Vs Richmond @ Simonds Stadium
VFL Round 15 – Sunday 20th July – 2.00pm
Vs Sandringham Zebras @ Trevor Barker Oval, Sandringham

VFL Round 16 – BYE

VFL Round 17 – Saturday 2nd August – 12.00pm
Vs Frankston Dolphins @ Simonds Stadium
VFL Round 18 – Sunday 10th August – 2.00pm
Vs North Ballarat Roosters @ Eureka Stadium, Ballarat
VFL Round 19 – Saturday 16th August – 11.00am
Vs Collingwood @ Simonds Stadium
VFL Round 20 – Friday 22nd August – 7.30pm
Vs Essendon @ Simonds Stadium
http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2013-12-10/2014-vfl-fixture-released

 

[Hot Tin Roof]

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au...cess-of-the-past/story-fnjuhrhu-1226779841124
New-look VFL Cats aim to build on success of the past
While the Cats in the past invited up to 70 players for the early stages of training, they have narrowed their focus to a small squad of about 40. Delisted St Kilda ruckman Jay Lever is training with the squad, along with Geelong Falcon Fraser Fort, who was overlooked in both drafts last month. But under VFL rules, due to the Geelong Falcons' alignment with Werribee, the Cats must pay the Tigers $3000 for any Falcons player they put on their final VFL list. Gun Colac midfielder James Linton is committed for next season in a bid to accelerate his draft currency after a breakout year at local level.
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au...cess-of-the-past/story-fnjuhrhu-1226779841124

 

[Hot Tin Roof]

Yep, when a club embraces it's VFL side, more home games should be fixtured as curtain raisers.

Aside from our one home game curtain raiser v The Pups (once again taking on their rightful name 'Footscray'), Footscray will also play 2 of their home games at Skilled. Great to see The Pups embrace Simonds... Now to get the Doggies playing home games down the highway

*Just chatting to myself!... thanks Catgirl

 

[Strangled Cat]

Round 1 is going to be a Friday 13th massacre!

 

[winty]

VFL Round 17 – Saturday 2nd August – 12.00pm
Vs Frankston Dolphins @ Simonds Stadium, Frankston

Didn't know Simonds Stadium had moved across the bay!

 

[Hot Tin Roof]

Didn't know Simonds Stadium had moved across the bay!

[silent edit]... Gotta love AFL Media

Thanks winty

 

[BlitzenTrapper]

Just chuck Simonds on a trailer, drive it down to Queenscliff and load it on the ferry! Easy.

 

[Catgirl]

Yep, when a club embraces it's VFL side, more home games should be fixtured as curtain raisers.

Aside from our one home game curtain raiser v The Pups (once again taking on their rightful name 'Footscray'), Footscray will also play 2 of their home games at Skilled. Great to see The Pups embrace Simonds... Now to get the Doggies playing home games down the highway

*Just chatting to myself!... thanks Catgirl

Why the tag HTR? hehe

 

[Hot Tin Roof]

Why the tag HTR? hehe

Oops!...
Cat(?) left a post, which I answered. Next day their post was deleted.
Conjured up the wrong Cat! "Me vewy sowwy"

 

[cats23]

Oops!...
Cat(?) left a post, which I answered. Next day their post was deleted.
Conjured up the wrong Cat! "Me vewy sowwy"

Just so you don't appear to be going mad ( ), it was me! My posts vanish from time to time lol!

I mentioned it was a shame that only one true curtain raiser was scheduled in our vfl game against the doggies.

Don't mind the idea of playing the tigers vfl side at punt rd oval before we meet the seniors at the MCG though

 

[Hot Tin Roof]

Just so you don't appear to be going mad ( ), it was me! My posts vanish from time to time lol!

I mentioned it was a shame that only one true curtain raiser was scheduled in our vfl game against the doggies.

Don't mind the idea of playing the tigers vfl side at punt rd oval before we meet the seniors at the MCG though

... Right cat, wrong gal!..Thanks for clearing that one up.

Your reward... ​

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[SJ]

Practice matches:

VFL Seniors Geelong FC North Ballarat FC Fri, 7 Mar 14 3:30 PM Simonds Stadium
VFL Seniors Geelong FC Essendon FC Sat, 22 Mar 14 11:00 AM Simonds Stadium
VFL Seniors Geelong FC Footscray FC Sat, 29 Mar 14 1:00 PM Simonds Stadium

 

[winty]

Practice matches:

VFL Seniors Geelong FC North Ballarat FC Fri, 7 Mar 14 3:30 PM Simonds Stadium
VFL Seniors Geelong FC Essendon FC Sat, 22 Mar 14 11:00 AM Simonds Stadium
VFL Seniors Geelong FC Footscray FC Sat, 29 Mar 14 1:00 PM Simonds Stadium

Would be the first time in ages we haven't played a VFL practice match against the Pies.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Delisted St Kilda ruckman Jay Lever is training with the squad, along with Geelong Falcon Fraser Fort, who was overlooked in both drafts last month. But under VFL rules, due to the Geelong Falcons' alignment with Werribee, the Cats must pay the Tigers $3000 for any Falcons player they put on their final VFL list.

WTF?

 

[thejester]

WTF?

Presumably we get the same entitlement from any Bushrangers players who end up on VFL lists.

 

[Turbocat]

Why do the "Geelong" Falcons align themselves with Werribbe while we are aligned with "Murray". Haven't we had Falcons trial with our VFL side? Don't quite grasp that. But as for the $$$ , I have no real problem with it. The bottom clubs need dollars.

 

[you pick one]

Why do the "Geelong" Falcons align themselves with Werribbe while we are aligned with "Murray". Haven't we had Falcons trial with our VFL side? Don't quite grasp that. But as for the $$$ , I have no real problem with it. The bottom clubs need dollars.

Made me laugh.

 

[JUBJUB]

Why do the "Geelong" Falcons align themselves with Werribbe while we are aligned with "Murray". Haven't we had Falcons trial with our VFL side? Don't quite grasp that. But as for the $$$ , I have no real problem with it. The bottom clubs need dollars.

Yes and some have trained at other clubs.
Why they're aligned to Werribee is odd,but that's the VFL or AFL for you.

 

[thejester]

Why do the "Geelong" Falcons align themselves with Werribbe while we are aligned with "Murray". Haven't we had Falcons trial with our VFL side? Don't quite grasp that. But as for the $$$ , I have no real problem with it. The bottom clubs need dollars.

We've had some Bushrangers play as part of the alignment scheme. I think it's a win-win for both: I doubt either our VFL or the recruiters lack for exposure to the ability of individual Falcons, but it'd be good for them and us to give some Bushrangers exposure at senior level. Probably also good for the VFL as a whole to align one of the stronger TAC sides with one of the smaller VFL ones. Credit to Werribee, they've churned out some good prospects the last couple of years.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

We've had some Bushrangers play as part of the alignment scheme. I think it's a win-win for both: I doubt either our VFL or the recruiters lack for exposure to the ability of individual Falcons, but it'd be good for them and us to give some Bushrangers exposure at senior level. Probably also good for the VFL as a whole to align one of the stronger TAC sides with one of the smaller VFL ones. Credit to Werribee, they've churned out some good prospects the last couple of years.

Who have we got from Murray? I'm pretty sure that ruckman, Howe, is from the Bushrangers, but it seems like most of our VFL players (well the regular ones anyway) are from Geelong, or are from other VFL clubs. Still, I suppose we probably only need a handful of players out of the U18s every year to top our team up, as any more would probably find themselves back in their local side anyway.

No issue with the money; it's important to keep the traditional clubs afloat, particularly as more and more clubs are becoming stand-alones.

 

[thejester]

Who have we got from Murray? I'm pretty sure that ruckman, Howe, is from the Bushrangers, but it seems like most of our VFL players (well the regular ones anyway) are from Geelong, or are from other VFL clubs. Still, I suppose we probably only need a handful of players out of the U18s every year to top our team up, as any more would probably find themselves back in their local side anyway.

No issue with the money; it's important to keep the traditional clubs afloat, particularly as more and more clubs are becoming stand-alones.

Sorry I wasn't clear - as part of the alignment VFL teams can play a current TAC player for a couple of games during the season as the 23d man. So Jake Stringer played for Bendigo against us in his draft year, for example. We've done it with a couple of Bushrangers though struggling to remember their names.

 

[Turbocat]

We've had some Bushrangers play as part of the alignment scheme. I think it's a win-win for both: I doubt either our VFL or the recruiters lack for exposure to the ability of individual Falcons, but it'd be good for them and us to give some Bushrangers exposure at senior level. Probably also good for the VFL as a whole to align one of the stronger TAC sides with one of the smaller VFL ones. Credit to Werribee, they've churned out some good prospects the last couple of years.

All good points , seeing bushies etc. But having to pay WTigers for FatherSons playing for the Falcons seems a little odd.

 

[Turbocat]

Talking of Howe , is he playing again? Do we have anybody who maybe a promotion option at years end.

 

[thejester]

Talking of Howe , is he playing again? Do we have anybody who maybe a promotion option at years end.

He's signed with Collingwood.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Sorry I wasn't clear - as part of the alignment VFL teams can play a current TAC player for a couple of games during the season as the 23d man. So Jake Stringer played for Bendigo against us in his draft year, for example. We've done it with a couple of Bushrangers though struggling to remember their names.

Oh...that's fair enough then, I suppose. Still seems a little weird that Falcons wouldn't play for our VFL team as top-up players, but not a big deal, I guess.

It's a little off-topic (hopefully not too far), but I've often wondered if more 'sure thing' AFL draft picks from Victoria shouldn't just bypass the TAC Cup and go straight to the VFL for their last year before being drafted. The absolute top talent in the league wouldn't be as high, but overall the standard would be better. And obviously the Tom Boyd types would be expected to get a lot more out of competing with grown men for a full season (like Jesse Hogan did) than by bullying smaller opponents. Would it rule them out of being selected for the U18 national championships?

I've always thought that that the SA and WA juniors have an inherent advantage, as they start out in the AFL, by getting to play in one of the top four senior leagues in the country, if they're physically up to it. But I'm not sure if there is actually anything to stop a Victorian U18 to play for, say, Port Melbourne instead of the Chargers...is there?