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I am looking forward to the day where our MCG/Marvel split is 10-7 rather than the opposite way around.
The draw is never easy - there are no easy games really - happy to have North, Saints and Swans twice, if we are improving need to have four wins out of these double ups alone. Already beat the dogs this year so hopefully add one more win out of 2 games there and we're at 5 wins from our double up games, that's the pass mark. Add another 5 or 6 wins throughout and we'll get to 10/11 - no excuses really. If you want to start to challenging for top 4 in the early part of the decade we need to be looking at all games as winnable from next season. Bring it on I say.
The draw is never easy - there are no easy games really - happy to have North, Saints and Swans twice, if we are improving need to have four wins out of these double ups alone. Already beat the dogs this year so hopefully add one more win out of 2 games there and we're at 5 wins from our double up games, that's the pass mark. Add another 5 or 6 wins throughout and we'll get to 10/11 - no excuses really. If you want to start to challenging for top 4 in the early part of the decade we need to be looking at all games as winnable from next season. Bring it on I say.
Likewise, happy to do our thing away from the disproportionate Friday night glare (would've been happy to give up the opening Thursday slot too, for that matter), but the narrative around Carlton (in particular) needing to 'earn' Friday night rights through consistency of competitiveness is bollocks - Melbourne featuring on three Friday nights attests to that.
Just all makey-uppy arbitrary nonsense for which the AFL vainly attempt to reverse-engineer justifications.
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Happy with our draw. If we improve as I expect we should this fixture won’t stand in our way.
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Not too sure when our contract expires with the MCG (5 home games).
Is it next year or 2021?
I remember it was renewed for 5yrs.
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The MCG thing is getting annoying, ideally we would want 6 home and 3 away there.
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Home games against Essendon and Collingwood and 2x Richmond games (gate shared) is a plus for the bottom dollar.
Only negative is only 1 games against the sun, however we have played them twice each of the last two year and lost once each time.
Happy with the 2 games against Swans, however not too happy about North, Dogs and Saints, as for average teams, they always smash us (except last year).
Would have preferred 2 games against Freo, Crows, Port, Dees, Dons, Pies, Hawks etc.
Don't care about the Friday night games from personal preference, however for the exposure and bottom dollar, it is crap we get none.
I just don't get it... there are 18 teams and each team plays 22 games a year. So Within 12 games you can schedule everyone to play at least one Friday night game and then the remaining rounds can be shared among the better performers.
Only negative is only 1 games against the sun, however we have played them twice each of the last two year and lost once each time.
Happy with the 2 games against Swans, however not too happy about North, Dogs and Saints, as for average teams, they always smash us (except last year).
Would have preferred 2 games against Freo, Crows, Port, Dees, Dons, Pies, Hawks etc.
Don't care about the Friday night games from personal preference, however for the exposure and bottom dollar, it is crap we get none.
I just don't get it... there are 18 teams and each team plays 22 games a year. So Within 12 games you can schedule everyone to play at least one Friday night game and then the remaining rounds can be shared among the better performers.
Now you just getting greedy.
We have to play 5 games interstate in a normal season.
4 is too low for a fair run league when 8/17th of our opposing sides home games are from other states.
5 interstate games of 11 away games is what all clubs from this state should have.
Any only having four are not putting in their fair share of interstate trips.
How is Eddie gonna kick 12 goals with only one game against GCS waahhhh
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Have allowed for 5 interstate games.
11 home games at the MCG
6 away games at the MCG
5 Interstate games
Ye of little faith. Shame on you.
Maths never been a strong suit of our Bliue fans here.Have allowed for 5 interstate games.
11 home games at the MCG
6 away games at the MCG
5 Interstate games
Look what it has done to me.... Now I am as bad as most others, FFS!!!!
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Spelling as well lol
Richmond twice. 7 in total I count at the G. Yes not all home games. But plenty.5 Matty
Essendon*
North
Collingwood
Eagles
Richmond
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Thought I counted wrong! Must've missed the Tiges one. Still about 3-5 less than what we should (and will have) in future! Be hard to ignore when we're back up and about.5 Matty
Essendon*
North
Collingwood
Eagles
Richmond
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Yes I am aware of that but we are talking home games.
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I don’t like the whining each year that accompanies the fixture, it’s not a draw, most of it is done by request to maximise $$$$$ for the AFL and clubs anyway.
What I hate though, is playing both SA teams in SA, for the smart people out there, is it possible to have a simple rule, where if you play one SA, WA, NSW or QLD team away, you play the other at home?
It would mean that, every team travels to each state at a bare minimum.
What I hate though, is playing both SA teams in SA, for the smart people out there, is it possible to have a simple rule, where if you play one SA, WA, NSW or QLD team away, you play the other at home?
It would mean that, every team travels to each state at a bare minimum.
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Just had a quick glance. I reckon 11 wins would be about right. Bring it on!
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