Prediction 2018 Fixture

wayToGo_ · Oct 31, 2017

One of the West Coast supporters thinks they are good chance to win 18 games next year

#keepingastraightface

XXRL · Oct 31, 2017

Another thing. Why do they persist with the Rd 23 floating fixture, when every team gets a pre-finals week off?

I know the answer: so the AFL can maximise attendances etc, but surely the pre-finals bye removes all need for the charade.

Tonga Bob · Oct 31, 2017

XXRL said:
Another thing. Why do they persist with the Rd 23 floating fixture, when every team gets a pre-finals week off?

I know the answer: so the AFL can maximise attendances etc, but surely the pre-finals bye removes all need for the charade.

Because it's tradition...

"Essendon and Fremantle are traditional rivals and co-instigators of the now-famous Floating Round, thanks to their shared airship history: Essendon being the one time home of the Holden Airship, while the Swan Airship was a regular overhead fixture during the 1987 America’s Cup Defence in Fremantle. This may well be given added relevance when the commentators exclaim “Oh, the humanity!” during the telecast of this match."

Source:
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/thre...fremantle-at-etihad-27th-august-2017.1174924/

Taylor · Oct 31, 2017

Carlton and Collingwood will feature in lots of prime time games because the media deal requires it.

The clubs that draw big ratings play in the best spots and the money is spread around the other clubs to equalise it.

electricfeel · Oct 31, 2017

I'm probably alone here but I'm bummed we don't have any Friday night games and therefore no Roaming BT

more_of_bito · Oct 31, 2017

electricfeel said:
I'm probably alone here but I'm bummed we don't have any Friday night games and therefore no Roaming BT

Reckon we might be Friday night footy come rnd 23. Top 4 sides get to play later in the weekend to minimise the Long break of prefinals bye.
If Pies and/or Freo are challenging for the 8 then lock it in.

Frank J Moose · Oct 31, 2017

Wally Walpamur said:
I don't get what all the stink ups are about? We get 12 home games, 13 in Perth. We play Collingwood, Essendon and Carlton twice and they're not world beaters, they'll be about our level.

The only way we'll get better is when we beat teams that are 'better' than us and win more games against the 'better' teams on the road. No point beating up on lowly ranked teams, limping into finals and copping a pineapple and a shitty draft pick.

Its not a stonk about our fixture in isolation. Its not bad, except for two non standard locations. Its how the whole overall fixture is set up in that the biggest beneficiaries are always in Melbourne. Take for example the Darwin game. Costs us aa game at tbe G. Weekend before Melbourne play Saints at the G. Then the Bulldogs after. And that is always the case. Melbourne v Melbourne clubs almost always play in Melbourne. If they want to send home games aeay let them take a Melbourne side with them. Allow other sides to play at the G. North sell three games to Tassie and still play 11 at Docklands. Collingwood never at a minor stadium, even though they had some poor crowds (their worst home crowd was smaller than ours). Just fixture for fairness rather than attendance is all i ask.

Harry Reems · Oct 31, 2017

I count 6 x 6 day breaks for us.

Gold Coast only get 3, whilst Sydney get 8 and Carlton get 7. Every other team gets between 4 and 6.

Eagles get 5.

Wally Walpamur · Oct 31, 2017

GMHBA Stadium has got to be the most atrocious name for a stadium in the history of stadium names. I mean, might as well just call it the ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Stadium.

You can't even abbreviate GMHBA.

It's a SHOCKER.

Edit: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Stadium is better because you could just call it the Alphabet Stadium.

Taylor · Oct 31, 2017

Geelong medical and health benefits association.

At least it has Geelong in the title so you can call it Geelong ... stadium

Wally Walpamur · Oct 31, 2017

Tayl0r said:
Geelong medical and health benefits association.

At least it has Geelong in the title so you can call it Geelong ... stadium

It sounds even worse when the abbreviation is the actual words.

Kapow!!! · Oct 31, 2017

Wally Walpamur said:
GMHBA Stadium has got to be the most atrocious name for a stadium in the history of stadium names. I mean, might as well just call it the ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Stadium.

You can't even abbreviate GMHBA.

It's a SHOCKER.

Edit: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Stadium is better because you could just call it the Alphabet Stadium.

1300SMILES Stadium begs to differ. But it's up there

BStaff17 · Oct 31, 2017

Might go to the canberra game in round 4. As it falls on the same day my league team is playing down there on the saturday night.

So go down there and do the double.

I think freo have played in canberra before i may wrong though

Big Animal · Oct 31, 2017

I have no expectation to make the 8 next year in the second year of our "4 year rebuild" so a "brutal" fixture won't necessarily be a bad thing. Get the kids in the right mindset for the future, and probably pick up another good draft pick in the meantime to go with this year's #2 and 5.

My only hope is that we can keep our injury list to a minimum for once next year and keep the majority of best players on the park all year, and keep Bennell fit and Alex Pearce back playing.

Rion · Oct 31, 2017

Big Animal said:
I have no expectation to make the 8 next year in the second year of our "4 year rebuild" so a "brutal" fixture won't necessarily be a bad thing. Get the kids in the right mindset for the future, and probably pick up another good draft pick in the meantime to go with this year's #2 and 5.

My only hope is that we can keep our injury list to a minimum for once next year and keep the majority of best players on the park all year, and keep Bennell fit and Alex Pearce back playing.

I'm the same. Would just like a (relatively) injury free year so we can actually see where we're at without the excuse of injury.

freo_wally · Oct 31, 2017

Wally Walpamur said:
GMHBA Stadium has got to be the most atrocious name for a stadium in the history of stadium names. I mean, might as well just call it the ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Stadium.

You can't even abbreviate GMHBA.

It's a SHOCKER.

Edit: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Stadium is better because you could just call it the Alphabet Stadium.

actually Alphabet Stadium works for me..so be it!

Clems Knee · Oct 31, 2017

I think I’ll just call it GBH stadium

Freomaniac · Oct 31, 2017

Well... I only have und 1 to travel to v Port.

Got a crows supporting mate that wants me to head to the perth stadium in sunday june 10th

Wally Walpamur · Oct 31, 2017

The truth is, as with anything, it's somewhere in between. Not great, not shit, not too different to other years.

serial_thrilla · Oct 31, 2017

Wally Walpamur said:
GMHBA Stadium has got to be the most atrocious name for a stadium in the history of stadium names. I mean, might as well just call it the ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Stadium.

You can't even abbreviate GMHBA.

It's a SHOCKER.

Edit: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Stadium is better because you could just call it the Alphabet Stadium.

Goomba Stadium

electricfeel · Oct 31, 2017

Is it called "Gimba" stadium or do they spell out the word each time? What a mess.

Whatname · Oct 31, 2017

At least we know what the AFL really thinks of WA football.

"The two West Australian franchises will have hosted home games at the new world-class Perth Stadium on alternate weeks in each of the opening five rounds, but none of those clashes will produce the wall of sound that will accompany their first Derby there. The Eagles have comfortably won their past five against the Dockers, but a new stadium might make it a new ball game"

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-10-31/the-24-mustwatch-games-of-2018

BStaff17 · Oct 31, 2017

Whatname said:
At least we know what the AFL really thinks of WA football.

"The two West Australian franchises will have hosted home games at the new world-class Perth Stadium on alternate weeks in each of the opening five rounds, but none of those clashes will produce the wall of sound that will accompany their first Derby there. The Eagles have comfortably won their past five against the Dockers, but a new stadium might make it a new ball game"

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-10-31/the-24-mustwatch-games-of-2018

Why is the derby always the sunday arvo game. A night game and the atmosphere would be electric as most night games are

It should be a saturday night game it doesn't have to be the FTA game even.

Adelaide get their showdowns on saturday nights and the sydney derby is always a saturday

wild side · Oct 31, 2017

Coz the behaviour of the crowd on a Saturday nite is usually disappointing as people have had all day to refresh themselves with booze

greatgatsby · Oct 31, 2017

BStaff17 said:
Might go to the canberra game in round 4. As it falls on the same day my league team is playing down there on the saturday night.

So go down there and do the double.

I think freo have played in canberra before i may wrong though

Don't think so. Looking forward to it!! (Much better atmosphere than a quarter-full Skoda Stadium.)

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