News 2020 AFL Fixture

[gab213]

I'm happy with the no Friday night games scenario.
As someone who prefers attending games to watching on TV i'd be really happy if all our games were on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

That's just my personal preference but overall I really don't worry about the draw. When we are a good enough team nobody will care where, when , who we play as long as we are winning.

 

[Kreuz Control]

All in all the fixture isn't too bad, I'm a believer in whoever, wherever, whenever.
I think we have to start changing the mentality and get amped to play harder teams. Bring it!!

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Reckon it is a bit rough on the old Fitzroy fans that they only get to play 4 games in Melbourne (plus 1 in Geelong) next year. Gregg Swann, as usual, has totally misread the wishes of the constituents (supporters) of his club and applauded the fixture.

The Brisbane Lions seem to me more of an actual 'takeover than merger with every passing season.

 

[tarczonandjane]

I love a Saturday 4:05 or 4:35 pm game... said no one, ever.

 

[blue bulldozer]

Does anyone know when the grand final date will be announced?

 

[Aphrodite]

CARLTON

Round 1: Richmond at MCG, Thursday March 19 at 7.25pm (Away)
Round 2: Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium, Saturday March 28 at 4.35pm (Home)
Round 3: Essendon at MCG, Thursday April 2 at 7.20pm (Home)
Round 4: Sydney Swans at SCG, Sunday April 12 at 1.10pm (Away)
Round 5: Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium, Sunday April 19 at 3.20pm (Away)
Round 6: North Melbourne at MCG, Sunday April 26 at 3.20pm (Home)
Round 7: Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, Saturday May 2 at 4.35pm (Away)
Round 8: St Kilda at Marvel Stadium, Saturday May 9 at 7.25pm (Away)
Round 9: Collingwood at MCG, Sunday May 17 at 1.10pm (Home)
Round 10: Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, Saturday May 23 at 4.35pm (Away)
Round 11: Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium, Saturday May 30 at 7.25pm (Away)
Round 12: GWS Giants at Marvel Stadium, Saturday June 6 at 7.25pm (Home)

Round 13: BYE

Round 14: Fremantle at Optus Stadium, Saturday June 20 at 4.35pm (Away)
Round 15: Geelong at Marvel Stadium, Saturday June 27 at 4.35pm (Home)
Round 16: Gold Coast Suns at Metricon Stadium, Sunday July 5 at 1.10pm (Away)
Round 17: Sydney Swans at Marvel Stadium, Sunday July 12 at 3.20pm (Home)
Round 18: Brisbane Lions at Marvel Stadium, Sunday July 19 at 3.20pm (Home)
Round 19: West Coast Eagles at MCG, Saturday July 25 at 1.45pm (Home)
Round 20: North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium, Sunday August 2 at 1.10pm (Away)
Round 21: Richmond at MCG, Sunday August 9 at 1.10pm (Home)
Round 22: Melbourne at MCG, Saturday August 15 at 1.45pm (Away)
Round 23: St Kilda at Marvel Stadium, Time and Date TBC (Home)



Thanks Chief

 

[Doro]

Does anyone know when the grand final date will be announced?

Grand Final Friday is in for October 2nd, so assume the following day.

 

[blue bulldozer]

Thanks Doro. I haven't seen confirmation of the public holiday date. Where has this been confirmed?

 

[ferrisb]

Round 10, Sat 23-May
Adelaide vs Carlton

ROAD TRIP, PEOPLES.
PLUS YOU SA LOCALS.

LOCK IT IN!

YEE-HAAAR

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

Had we have gotten The Smear, then yes this would have been a chance.

 

[ferrisb]

Why do we have to wait until round 12 to play our intra-club match?

 

[carlton_99]

Why are we the only bottom six club to not get to play three clubs from the bottom 6 twice in 2020.

 

[carlton_99]

According To Champion Data We Have The 6th hardest draw in the AFL - typical...

 

[ferrisb]

According To Champion Data We Have The 6th hardest draw in the AFL - typical...

To be fair, we are the only team that doesn't get to play Carlton....

 

[Doro]

Thanks Doro. I haven't seen confirmation of the public holiday date. Where has this been confirmed?

It's in a few of the 2020 calendar listings and TBC in a few as well. Probably hold fire but seems the most likely date.

 

[F_therest]

Teams we play twice:-

Richmond, Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, Sydney, Norf

that's pretty tough...out of all the top teams Richmond is the best and therefore worst to play twice.

Dogs seem to be a team on the up while saints and north have done well against us recently. Of middle teams would much prefer port and Adelaide.

Don't get to play gold coast twice. Would also have likes to have seen freo and Melbourne as double ups.

 

[Blues177]

Lucky Lions play GC twice.

 

[Doro]

Lucky Lions play GC twice.

The local derbies are always double ups.

 

[ESKIE]

Round 10, Sat 23-May
Adelaide vs Carlton

ROAD TRIP, PEOPLES.
PLUS YOU SA LOCALS.

LOCK IT IN!

YEE-HAAAR

Big Footy Bus ?

 

[Jeremias]

I may be in the minority, but I don't really care about the fixture, other than to see what opportunities I may have to go see the boys play interstate.

As is the case every year, if we are good enough, the fixture will not matter.

 

[bigm386]

Find it hilarious Brisbane still got gifted a soft draw. Good work AFL.

Also liked the Dogs as a roughy to win the flag or at least make the 4. I think their pickup's in the trade period fill true needs. Laughing with that draw lock it in

 

[ESKIE]

Our draw is tougher than I thought, GC twice would’ve been good..

It’s ok but not great...anyway Teaguey will fire em up

 

[BigFrizz36]

I think that the club as a whole has gotten over the victim syndrome. We have the capacity to beat anyone with the squad that we have. As a supporter base we need to get over this "Could have been an easier draw" syndrome. The sky is the limit when we flog the tigers in round 1.

 

[Sin City]

Pretty stoked that the round 20 game vs North falls on my Kangaroos supporting girlfriend's birthday, reckon we'll make a trip over for that for sure

 

[Wickzki]

If you ever wanted definitive proof that the AFL has it in for us then the following table is all you need to see.




Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-31/crunching-the-numbers-behind-the-2020-afl-fixture/11657036

We have a more difficult draw based on 2019 than:

Richmond -- won the premiership
Brisbane -- finished top four
Essendon & Western Bulldogs -- made finals
Adelaide, Port Adelaide, St. Kilda, Sydney, and Fremantle -- all finished above us.

That's four finals teams including the premier and five other teams that all finished above us.

We have a schedule of equal strength to that of the minor premier (11.18 wins per opponent)!

We were a bottom three team yet we've never been treated like one by the AFL when it comes to fixturing even though in their almighty governance deemed us not worthy of prime time coverage and have again taken away our marquee match ups from us.

Essendon, St. Kilda/North, Sydney, Gold Coast and Melbourne should have been our 5 double ups.