2020 AFL fixture released

[1972championsofaust]

That would be weird when the Showdown will do really well on any other round.

They said the Crows haven’t played a ANZAC match since1999 or something like that!

 

[Senor M]

Mentioned earlier, (and it's come from Tom Browne, so take it for what it's worth) but he's reporting this:

HAWKS, EAGLES TO PLAY ON ANZAC DAY
Hawthorn and West Coast will join Collingwood and Essendon in facing off on Anzac Day next year.
Triple M’s Tom Browne is reporting the Hawks and Eagles will contest the game in Tasmania.
It is understood the match will precede the traditional clash between Collingwood and Essendon. The Hawks and Eagles are set to face off at about 1.10pm while the Pies and Bombers will reportedly be playing in a non-traditional timeslot of 4.40pm.

A West Coast Eagles away game starting at 11:10am local time (Perth time) on Anzac Day---- that will go down well

 

[Hawkk]

That would be weird when the Showdown will do really well on any other round.

You would think there would be a late night match (that follows the MCG game) but that would play nicely for the Len Hall game in Perth?

Would provide wall to wall football from 1pm until 11pm

 

[Coach_Required]

Mentioned earlier, (and it's come from Tom Browne, so take it for what it's worth) but he's reporting this:

HAWKS, EAGLES TO PLAY ON ANZAC DAY
Hawthorn and West Coast will join Collingwood and Essendon in facing off on Anzac Day next year.
Triple M’s Tom Browne is reporting the Hawks and Eagles will contest the game in Tasmania.
It is understood the match will precede the traditional clash between Collingwood and Essendon. The Hawks and Eagles are set to face off at about 1.10pm while the Pies and Bombers will reportedly be playing in a non-traditional timeslot of 4.40pm.

Eagles fans will be fuming … one less MCG game and have to travel to Tassie

#VICBIAS

 

[Arwib]

When a NZ game was broadcast into Melbourne at 11am there's was Victorian RSL outrage. I wonder if there'll be the same reaction when it's the Eagles in Perth

RSL upset with Anzac morning fixture

VICTORIA’S RSL boss says he is shocked at the AFL’s plan to schedule an 11am Anzac Day clash next year while war veterans are still marching.

www.news.com.au

 

[Bunk Moreland]

What time do they usually release the fixture?

They’re doing it one round at a time over the next four months, each one timed in the lead up to any other major sporting event.

Can’t have them other sports trending

 

[Coach_Required]

They’re doing it one round at a time over the next four months, each one timed in the lead up to any other major sporting event.

Can’t have them other sports trending

It's part of their new rolling fixture idea.

 

[Hawkk]

Eagles fans will be fuming … one less MCG game and have to travel to Tassie

#VICBIAS

They’d have grounds to as well...

Eagles games have drawn well in Victoria -

Rd 10 2011 52560 v Collingwood
Rd 13 2012 62957 v Collingwood
Rd 23 2012 50023 v Hawthorn
Rd 3 2013 18571 v Melbourne
Rd 22 2013 41198 v Collingwood
Rd 2 2014 22230 v Melbourne
Rd 10 2014 53049 v Collingwood
Rd 12 2015 45079 v Richmond
Rd 2 2016 42977 v Hawthorn
Rd 17 2016 26389 v Carlton
Rd 19 2016 34929 v Collingwood
Rd 3 2017 42523 v Richmond
Rd 5 2017 28997 v Hawthorn
Rd 5 2018 27900 v Carlton
Rd 17 2018 53459 v Collingwood
Rd 3 2019 60878 v Collingwood
Rd 15 2019 31925 v Hawthorn
Rd 22 2019 57415 v Richmond

MCG average for a decade is 41,834

On merit West Coast deserve MCG away games.

The 4 Haw / Eagles games have drawn 38,500 give or take so in the interest of fairness that game really should be in Melbourne (with a Saints / Dogs / North game shifted to Tasmania instead)

Would probably be a better fit for Tourism Tasmania too

 

[BuffDog]

They’d have grounds to as well...

Eagles games have drawn well in Victoria -

Rd 10 2011 52560 v Collingwood
Rd 13 2012 62957 v Collingwood
Rd 23 2012 50023 v Hawthorn
Rd 3 2013 18571 v Melbourne
Rd 22 2013 41198 v Collingwood
Rd 2 2014 22230 v Melbourne
Rd 10 2014 53049 v Collingwood
Rd 12 2015 45079 v Richmond
Rd 2 2016 42977 v Hawthorn
Rd 17 2016 26389 v Carlton
Rd 19 2016 34929 v Collingwood
Rd 3 2017 42523 v Richmond
Rd 5 2017 28997 v Hawthorn
Rd 5 2018 27900 v Carlton
Rd 17 2018 53459 v Collingwood
Rd 3 2019 60878 v Collingwood
Rd 15 2019 31925 v Hawthorn
Rd 22 2019 57415 v Richmond

MCG average for a decade is 41,834

On merit West Coast deserve MCG away games

If they're not playing the Hawks at the MCG they will probably play Carlton there (or Essendon seeing as we hosted Sydney and Brisbane at the G this year)

 

[JayJ20]

JOE DANIHER won't have to wait long to play at the SCG in 2020, with the AFL scheduling an early Sydney-Essendon showdown under Friday night lights.

AFL.com.au understands the Bombers will travel north to tackle the Swans in round two on Friday, March 27.

The Joe Daniher Cup: Wantaway Don not waiting long to face Swans in 2020

It will be a Friday night blockbuster when Joe Daniher plays at the SCG in 2020. Mitch Cleary reports

www.afl.com.au

I’m so tired of playing Sydney in Sydney every year.

 

[Ahern2Boof]

We have Maddies match which gets more people to it than Norths good friday games

North Good Friday / St Kilda Maddie's Match
2017: 42,814 / 47,514
2018: 33,966 / 36,269
2019: 48,278 / 40,962
TOTAL: 125,058 / 124,745
AVERAGE: 41,686 / 41,581

 

[BallaratBulldog]

I’m so tired of playing Sydney in Sydney every year.

It's a good time to play them away though.

 

[JohnZ]

2 reasons, it’s a dump

Your definition of a dump:


Have a crack mate.

As for who we'd be locking out. It's mainly Hawks supporters. As a cats fan, I'll take the home game at our home.

 

[hawkman]

Fat chance unfortunately. I don't see a reason why it shouldn't be.

Happy to play Geelong down there but it doesn't belong on Easter Monday then. For these public holiday games it should allow for the biggest crowd possible.

 

[jonesy86]

How do you know this?

Caro on 3AW last night

 

[LRobbo]

Your definition of a dump:
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Have a crack mate.

As for who we'd be locking out. It's mainly Hawks supporters. As a cats fan, I'll take the home game at our home.

Well you’ll be disappointed son, it’ll be at the G. Cue the constant complaining the emanates from Geelong

 

[Kangaroo Cat]

I hope it's a Bulldogs home match in 2021 if that's the pairing they want to go with. Makes no sense that North members get in for free each year and Dogs fans have to pay.

I agree with that , if it can stay between roos and doggies its only fair to take turns

 

[LiterallyNobody]

North Good Friday / St Kilda Maddie's Match
2017: 42,814 / 47,514
2018: 33,966 / 36,269
2019: 48,278 / 40,962
TOTAL: 125,058 / 124,745
AVERAGE: 41,686 / 41,581

While I can't be certain, I think they are assuming more people would come to our Maddie's match game next year than the Good Friday game. Not sure what he would be basing that upon though.

 

[Dirty Bird]

North and the Bulldogs should be given an extended run at Good Friday to try and build it into an event. This would then only leave St Kilda among Vic clubs without a permanent marquee fixture.

Rich/Carl - opener
Rich/Ess - Dreamtime
Rich/Melb - ANZAC Eve
Coll/Ess - ANZAC Day
Coll/Melb - QB
Gee/Haw - Easter Monday
Nth/WB - Good Friday

They got 2
Maddies match
Pride match
Maybe we should start giving hawthorn/north/Bulldogs a 2nd match?

You might wanna reread my posts.

I thought we'd keep it, I hoped we wouldn't.

Didn’t realise you played them this year
I remembered the St Kilda crowd was trash and that we had west coast vs port at night
But I thought both were this’ll year, not just 1 with you guys playing.

Honestly need the league to just wipe all these protected rivalry games.

 

[MadMundy]

Hawthorn to play West Coast as an Anzac Day curtain raiser in Tasmania reportedly. At least it's them and not us this year it seems.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

A West Coast Eagles away game starting at 11:10am local time (Perth time) on Anzac Day---- that will go down well

When a NZ game was broadcast into Melbourne at 11am there's was Victorian RSL outrage. I wonder if there'll be the same reaction when it's the Eagles in Perth

RSL upset with Anzac morning fixture

VICTORIA’S RSL boss says he is shocked at the AFL’s plan to schedule an 11am Anzac Day clash next year while war veterans are still marching.

www.news.com.au

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Who cares

 

[Bomberboyokay]

If "SA/WA derbies will sell out any round" is trotted out we should off Carlton from the first match every year.

 

[JohnZ]

Happy to play Geelong down there but it doesn't belong on Easter Monday then. For these public holiday games it should allow for the biggest crowd possible.

Why not? More Geelong members go to Geelong games than MCG ones

Well you’ll be disappointed son, it’ll be at the G. Cue the constant complaining the emanates from Geelong

I won't be disappointed. It's the status quo. It's not complaining either, otherwise you're saying that Jeff Kennett asking for less Sunday 3.20pm games is complaining.

The AFL runs it's own race and the 18 clubs (especially the 10 VIC clubs) are just pawns to make money. The clubs can ask all they like, but unless you're Collingwood you won't get much love in return.

 

[LiterallyNobody]

They got 2
Maddies match
Pride match
Maybe we should start giving hawthorn/north/Bulldogs a 2nd match?

Didn’t realise you played them this year
I remembered the St Kilda crowd was trash and that we had west coast vs port at night
But I thought both were this’ll year, not just 1 with you guys playing.

Honestly need the league to just wipe all these protected rivalry games.

Sorry but neither of those mentioned are a "marquee match" - because there's no guaranteed slot for it nor is it locked in every year. They are just gimmick matches. The Pride game is alternating between St Kilda and Sydney hosting it so that doesn't even count.

Unlike each of these:

Rich/Carl - opener -
Rich/Ess - Dreamtime
Rich/Melb - ANZAC Eve
Coll/Ess - ANZAC Day
Coll/Melb - QB
Gee/Haw - Easter Monday
Nth/WB - Good Friday
These are on set dates/times. The only thing we have a set time for atm is the China game and that's hardly Marquee - it's not even on FTA!

Maddie's match COULD be a marquee match if it was moved to Saturday night, GUARANTEED free to air like the Dreamtime game. That's what I've been arguing.

 

[citizen-erased]

This drip feeding is such droll.
Just release the fixture already.

Lol at GF though.
Another sub par crowd will be hilarious.