2017 Fixture
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serial_thrilla
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Calling North Melbourne a strong side is a bit of a stretch. They're odds on for bottom four in 2017.
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North and west coast will both slide
Richmond are ridiculously hit and miss as well
Just bring on 2017 already
at least we aren't being sent to ******* China.
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The draw is good for our boys. Its under the radar. No blockbusters...who cares. My prediction is 14 odd wins to sneak back into the 8 in 2017.
I am more annoyed at being allocated Essendon twice than North or Richmond. I think we got pretty lucky with North tbh so it balances out.
With the list turnover we would be in the slide category as well, if there was somewhere to slide to. I guess it is mitigated by our trades but we lack the stability of a well drilled best 22. Likewise we could expect champions like Fyfe, Sandilands, MJ and Bennell will lift us, but their status is unknown.
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Positives:
- No travel to NT or TAS
Negatives:
- 2 games on FTA in Victoria....pretty painful meaning we'll be subjected to campaigners like Dermie and that smiling prick I would love to punch (Brad Johnson). Also means I'm on track for FIFTEEN trips to the Pub/Sports Bar because I don't have Foxtel
- 4 games in Melbourne and then one the VICTORIAN membership doesn't cover (Geelong)
AFL all about the fans....get ****ed on that one.
- No travel to NT or TAS
Negatives:
- 2 games on FTA in Victoria....pretty painful meaning we'll be subjected to campaigners like Dermie and that smiling prick I would love to punch (Brad Johnson). Also means I'm on track for FIFTEEN trips to the Pub/Sports Bar because I don't have Foxtel
- 4 games in Melbourne and then one the VICTORIAN membership doesn't cover (Geelong)
AFL all about the fans....get ****ed on that one.
Why is this?
Foxtel would be half that cost
Foxtel would be half that cost
Yeh, but you get beer when you go to the pub to watch.
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Foxtel would be half that cost
Can't get Foxtel at my house....no word of a lie there as I've tried already. Either way 15 chances to want to punch Brad Johnson or Dermie....watch out for incorrect name calling and bias
I get Foxtel and beer at mine
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I agree that it is better than having copious amounts of Collingwood, Richmond etc... games shoved down our throats, but to hand two teams a monopoly on marquee fixtures is beyond a joke. All teams should receive one Friday Night game in a year, that is just being fair.
All teams deserve national exposure. It's about making sure all footy fans can enjoy watching a variety of players. Yes, this will result in some boring games but odds are we will get surprisingly close games as well. Really, is this any different to what is occurring now? All I'm saying is share the Friday Night games because if the Bulldogs have a shocking hangover then we are in for a lot of dogshit Friday footy.
North will be absolutely pitiful next year. They severely lack any outside run and they will get dominated by teams who can match it with them on the inside. Furthermore, if they come up against a team with fast running backs then they are going to get scored against heavily over the back.
Richmond will be interesting. They have some decent mid depth now, but Dimma isn't a tactician. He's going to need a bit of help to get something to work in his now deficient forward line.
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$60 a month for foxtel is cheap.
One of the funniest things I've seen on this site a few years back was some bloke from NSW having a big melt about the pre-season comp not being shown on FA TV and how he couldn't afford Foxtel for footy. Then later on in the thread revealed that he was paying off a 800k mortgage and 2 cars loans. Geez, do you think you might have over extended yourself?
Our draw looks pretty good.
If we can keep close to our best 22 on the park for the majority of the season,I reckon we'll just scrape into the top 8.....
If we can keep close to our best 22 on the park for the majority of the season,I reckon we'll just scrape into the top 8.....
Seems to make sense to bring it back now that the Freo snipers from that era have retired, and stopped antagonizing the crowd. Now they just have to worry about the Freo fans instead.
That 07 derby was terrific, I think that's the best derby I've been to. Freo seem to have won most of the highest quality matches- I'd have that game, the late 2003 derby when Daniel Kerr and Paul Medhurst(?) kicked back to back GOTY contenders and the Demolition Derby as the best three.
The demo derby is overrated for mine, sure the fight was epic and it came down to wire but as an actual game of footy it's of a very poor standard.
Do you think so? You've probably watched it more than I have.
I feel the same way about the Ballantyne derby. Awesome game to win, after the siren finish, but that game was a pretty poor one overall until the last minute or so.
It's been so long since you've won one I can't really confirm that. It was all the way back before Fyfe became a walking game of Operation wasn't it?
I really hope the first Derby at Burswood is a split crowd. Not only would it be a fair way to open it, the atmosphere would be awesome.
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Considering there are eight Thursday night games or something this year, it is piss easy to get every team at least three Channel 7 night time matches a year.
Always love the chip on the shoulder from the Freo faithful.
I have tried hard to pick holes in this fixture and.....
Probably the fairest fixture I can remember...in fact I will go out on a limb and say this is the BEST ever.
- Travel 5/5 -1 * Brisbane followed by bye; 2 * Adelaide is good and 1 * Sydney. No complaints!
- Games - fair for where we finished. The comp is very even and teams like Essendon, Carlton, Pies, Port, Melbourne could be anyone's guess.
We have moved from $51 to around $24 in the odds, and I think we are a lock for the 8, so if you have a house - chuck it on the Dockers, they are a lock for the 8. small print:anything I say is usually wrong so ignore any gambling advice from the worst Freo punter in history.
Back to common sense : IT IS A GOOD DRAW! Please stop the whinging and ridiculous analytic unfair thing. No 8 has ever been the same in history and it won't be again this year. GWS, Sydney and Dogs will be top 8. That is all I know, everything else is history in the future. So we play these 3 teams once, and will most likely lose them (especially because 2 are away games - and I think we can beat the Dogs...again).
If you are still with me, hear this, with a full strength team we WILL win most of our home games against medium teams. In the past we had many tough home games which we lost, and many medium games away which we lost. The equation is easier when you lose away hard games and win easier home games. The comp has evened up - sure...
This fixture is actually pro purple.
I have tried hard to pick holes in this fixture and.....
Probably the fairest fixture I can remember...in fact I will go out on a limb and say this is the BEST ever.
- Travel 5/5 -1 * Brisbane followed by bye; 2 * Adelaide is good and 1 * Sydney. No complaints!
- Games - fair for where we finished. The comp is very even and teams like Essendon, Carlton, Pies, Port, Melbourne could be anyone's guess.
We have moved from $51 to around $24 in the odds, and I think we are a lock for the 8, so if you have a house - chuck it on the Dockers, they are a lock for the 8. small print:anything I say is usually wrong so ignore any gambling advice from the worst Freo punter in history.
Back to common sense : IT IS A GOOD DRAW! Please stop the whinging and ridiculous analytic unfair thing. No 8 has ever been the same in history and it won't be again this year. GWS, Sydney and Dogs will be top 8. That is all I know, everything else is history in the future. So we play these 3 teams once, and will most likely lose them (especially because 2 are away games - and I think we can beat the Dogs...again).
If you are still with me, hear this, with a full strength team we WILL win most of our home games against medium teams. In the past we had many tough home games which we lost, and many medium games away which we lost. The equation is easier when you lose away hard games and win easier home games. The comp has evened up - sure...
This fixture is actually pro purple.
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Great draw.
Games at the G for once, no friccin Tassie game & let's not pretend getting N Melb twice is some great penalty.
Who would you rather play twice Port or Roos?
Also rather Geelong twice than GWS, Sydney or Bullies.....hello Eagles (they've got a significantly tougher draw with St Kilda & Port coming on too).
We don't deserve Fri night football.
Games at the G for once, no friccin Tassie game & let's not pretend getting N Melb twice is some great penalty.
Who would you rather play twice Port or Roos?
Also rather Geelong twice than GWS, Sydney or Bullies.....hello Eagles (they've got a significantly tougher draw with St Kilda & Port coming on too).
We don't deserve Fri night football.
