Preview 2015 Fixture

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foxtel and 7 can GAGF!
I will be pursuing live streams for any games i will be viewing

 

[djpaulydemon]

From an on-field perspective I think we have another favourable draw this year. If we can get through the first 5 games with a win or 2 and put up good games against the top 4 then the second half of the season should have a lot of games that are winnable.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Couldn't care less about Etihad home games tbh. If we can't beat GWS there (and if we couldn't hold off Brisbane in 2014), we weren't going to win the game anyway.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

foxtel and 7 can GAGF!
I will be pursuing live streams for any games i will be viewing

Live streams of what though... Foxtel and 7's coverage?

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Live streams of what though... Foxtel and 7's coverage?

That'll show 'em!

 

[Topkent]

Seems like a really soft draw for us , 2x up against GWS saints and dogs could give us 6 wins without even improving that much


Melbourne GWS on a Friday night to finish the season will surely be moved for the finals

 

[blured]

That'll show 'em!

Well if you want to pay for adds go for it

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Seems like a really soft draw for us , 2x up against GWS saints and dogs could give us 6 wins without even improving that much


Melbourne GWS on a Friday night to finish the season will surely be moved for the finals

Considering we beat zero of those teams in 2014, I wouldn't be too confident.

More likely that they'll all embarrass us, while we'll instead achieve stirring wins v Carlton, Essendon, and Richmond when they're all out of form. Plus maybe a game interstate.

That being said, it certainly isn't a bad fixture. I reckon games v GC, Adelaide, Brisbane, Richmond, WC, Essendon, Carlton, and GWS/Collingwood/Saints/WB x2 are possible. If we can even pull off half that would be something.

GC, Adelaide, WC, and Brisbane would be big upsets, but definitely possible.

 

[LeverPuller]

Haven't had a home game against Carlton in 6 years. Have played one home game in 10 years against Essendon.

FIXture.

 

[Topkent]

Considering we beat zero of those teams in 2014, I wouldn't be too confident.

More likely that they'll all embarrass us, while we'll instead achieve stirring wins v Carlton, Essendon, and Richmond when they're all out of form. Plus maybe a game interstate.

That being said, it certainly isn't a bad fixture. I reckon games v GC, Adelaide, Brisbane, Richmond, WC, Essendon, Carlton, and GWS/Collingwood/Saints/WB x2 are possible. If we can even pull off half that would be something.

GC, Adelaide, WC, and Brisbane would be big upsets, but definitely possible.

I wasn't saying I was confident just pointing out that we could win 10 games without bein THAT much better

Haven't had a home game against Carlton in 6 years. Have played one home game in 10 years against Essendon.

FIXture.

That's our problem for being s**t

 

[LeverPuller]

Melbourne home games, 2010-2015

Collingwood 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 6 times
Brisbane 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 6 times
Port Adelaide 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Darwin 2010-2012, Alice 2013-14) - 6 times, 3 in Darwin, 2 in Alice
West Coast 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Darwin 2015) - 5 times
Bulldogs 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 5 times
Sydney 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 5 times
Fremantle 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Alice Springs 2014) - 5 times
Gold Coast 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Entered comp 2011) - 5 times
GWS 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Entered comp 2012) - 4 times
Hawthorn 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 - 4 times
North 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 3 times
Adelaide 2010, 2011, 2012 - 3 times
Richmond 2010, 2011, 2012 - 3 times
St Kilda 2012, 2015 - 2 times
Essendon 2010 - 1 time
Carlton 2011 - 1 time
Geelong 2014 - 1 time

nickgrant69 - it isn't a problem with being s**t. You still play every team, home or away, regardless of whether you are s**t or not.

Melbourne are getting shafted by being forced to play against interstate sides in every. single. season.

We will have played a total of 12 home games (of a possible 33) against Victorian sides over the 3 seasons. Now, assuming fairness (and with half the comp being Victorian) you would assume a total of 15-16 over a rolling 3 year period. We have played a flat 12.

 

[Topkent]

Melbourne home games, 2010-2015

Collingwood 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 6 times
Brisbane 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 6 times
Port Adelaide 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Darwin 2010-2012, Alice 2013-14) - 6 times, 3 in Darwin, 2 in Alice
West Coast 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Darwin 2015) - 5 times
Bulldogs 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 5 times
Sydney 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 5 times
Fremantle 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Alice Springs 2014) - 5 times
Gold Coast 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Entered comp 2011) - 5 times
GWS 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Entered comp 2012) - 4 times
Hawthorn 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 - 4 times
North 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 3 times
Adelaide 2010, 2011, 2012 - 3 times
Richmond 2010, 2011, 2012 - 3 times
St Kilda 2012, 2015 - 2 times
Essendon 2010 - 1 time
Carlton 2011 - 1 time
Geelong 2014 - 1 time

nickgrant69 - it isn't a problem with being s**t. You still play every team, home or away, regardless of whether you are s**t or not.

Melbourne are getting shafted by being forced to play against interstate sides in every. single. season.

We will have played a total of 12 home games (of a possible 33) against Victorian sides over the 3 seasons. Now, assuming fairness (and with half the comp being Victorian) you would assume a total of 15-16 over a rolling 3 year period. We have played a flat 12.

It is about being s**t , our attendance is down so we don't get to play the big teams

 

[Demon 16]

It is about being s**t , our attendance is down so we don't get to play the big teams

And this is a fundamentally flawed concept in a sporting competition.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

At least when we do s**t, we do it properly. WB, St Kilda, Carlton, etc. They think they've been s**t. But no one does s**t as well as we do. We are the epitome of s**t.

 

[Cannon82]

Melbourne GWS on a Friday night to finish the season will surely be moved for the finals

We're not playing on Friday (most likely), the schedule for the last round is worked out towards the end of the season.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

We're not playing on Friday (most likely), the schedule for the last round is worked out towards the end of the season.

He was almost definitely taking the piss. NG69 is a strange character though...

 

[Topkent]

He was almost definitely taking the piss. NG69 is a strange character though...

Depends which day in September we are playing

 

[Benwah83]

Melbourne GWS on a Friday night to finish the season will surely be moved for the finals

It'll be moved to a Wednesday afternoon, in November, at Casey Fields.

 

[LeverPuller]

It'll be moved to a Wednesday afternoon, in November, at Casey Fields.

They'll aim low and try to beat the crowd at the Dubai Test...

 

[Benwah83]

They'll aim low and try to beat the crowd at the Dubai Test...

That's actually a better idea - make it an exhibition match in Dubai.

 

[thetank]

Melbourne are getting shafted by being forced to play against interstate sides in every. single. season.

We will have played a total of 12 home games (of a possible 33) against Victorian sides over the 3 seasons. Now, assuming fairness (and with half the comp being Victorian) you would assume a total of 15-16 over a rolling 3 year period. We have played a flat 12.

It could possibly be argued that the AFL tried to give MFC a leg up by having interstate teams play Melbourne in Melbourne - isn't there usually some sort of home ground advantage??

In the following example:
- Melbourne vs Brisbane
- Melbourne vs Richmond

I would rather have the Brisbane game in Melbourne and the Richmond game as an away, than having the Richmond game as a home game and the Brisbane game played away - Melbourne has a better chance of getting a win with the former.

 

[d33my]

^It's a good point. There is a line to walk between on and off field benefits of the fixture.

On a slightly different note, we've played Carlton away a lot, but from memory these nearly always happen at the G? What's the go here? Do Carlton have some sort of agreement to play a certain number of home games there?

 

[Captain Jack]

^It's a good point. There is a line to walk between on and off field benefits of the fixture.

On a slightly different note, we've played Carlton away a lot, but from memory these nearly always happen at the G? What's the go here? Do Carlton have some sort of agreement to play a certain number of home games there?

Yeah exactly that... Carlton get to play 4 or 5 home games at the G (much the same as Essendon) so it makes sense that the majority of those will be against the 4 tenant clubs and Essendon. Unfortunately we are last on their list of clubs to play twice per year behind those 4 big clubs... Hence we cop the away game every year.

 

[Meds]

It could possibly be argued that the AFL tried to give MFC a leg up by having interstate teams play Melbourne in Melbourne - isn't there usually some sort of home ground advantage??

In the following example:
- Melbourne vs Brisbane
- Melbourne vs Richmond

I would rather have the Brisbane game in Melbourne and the Richmond game as an away, than having the Richmond game as a home game and the Brisbane game played away - Melbourne has a better chance of getting a win with the former.

It's the difference between a good on-field draw and a good off-field draw.

You are correct in saying that playing interstate teams at home in Melbourne should provide a larger on-field benefit to us due to the travel required for the opposition.

Unfortunately, playing our home games against interstate clubs means the supporters of those clubs have to travel as well or stay home and watch the game on TV (which is more likely in most cases). This means the attendance at our home games is significantly lower than it would be if we played these games against Richmond, Essendon or Carlton. I can't remember the figure off the top of my head, but you need roughly 20k to attend a game at the MCG to break even. Playing GWS, GC, Freo etc at home puts us in jeopardy of losing money on these games. Playing Essendon or Richmond would never result in a loss financially.

Unfortunately there's no quick solution to this. We need on-field improvement to convince the AFL that we deserve a greater share of the big money games at the MCG and off-field improvement to draw in more revenue (from membership and other sources) so having the odd low-attendance game doesn't cripple the club financially.

 

[stretcharmstrong]

foxtel and 7 can GAGF!
I will be pursuing live streams for any games i will be viewing

Why blame foxtell - they play every game live??