2020 Fixture Predictions

[Miguel Sanchez]

The only one else would be Bulldogs, but only if they’re not planning to send us to Perth with them

Barrett is saying Tigers-Bulldogs will be the Wednesday night game.

 

[FreeTK]

 

[Lsta062]

Barrett is saying Tigers-Bulldogs will be the Wednesday night game.

Yeah no surprise there. The AFL website confirmed as such. If we are playing Wednesday on Round 9, then it would have only been Gold Coast or Bulldogs. Interesting though because that only leaves Essendon as the team we can travel to Perth with, and they have already played Fremantle.

 

[00Stinger]

Thursday night double header?

What the ****...

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[Kickpuncher]

Surely we deserve a solid run of games in Adelaide now?

 

[06Premiers]

Logic: Let's send teams who haven't played each other, nor either of the WA teams, over to WA.

vAFL: Nah let's complicate things unnecessarily & send the NSW teams since we can't possibly send Richmond west.

 

[FreeTK]

Surely we deserve a solid run of games in Adelaide now?

You've got home games at AO against Bulldogs and Richmond

 

[HTT]

My point is the fixture is one job. Yes you have accommodation, tv deals etc, but that's the job, and all of this I am sure means more people are involved. For Auld, he's been the face of the fixture, planting his head all over the tv, it's not that hard. You have ALLLLL day and ALLLL night to work it out. Jesuss it's not that hard. It's just not that hard! If the work salary doesn't compare, give it up and move on.

It’s literally that hard. And he has to wait for confirmation of deals to actually confirm anything.

 

[banzai]

You've got home games at AO against Bulldogs and Richmond

Richmond is off a 4 day break for that. We play Tuesday in qld then sat in SA. Surely would just send a reserves squad.

 

[FreeTK]

Pretty good fixture from a West Coast point of view, shortest break is 6 days.

 

[banzai]

We have Port at a shocking time. But get both Brisi and GC when they are off much shorter breaks. It balances out.

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

Baffled by the decision to send over the Sydney teams to WA. They've both played each other already, we've already played Sydney, so already down 2 of a potential 5 matchups?

 

[Bald]

Dogs get a win here.

We have a 6-day break between Gold Coast and Richmond (they have a five-day break).

We play two teams coming off 4-day breaks. (We have 5 days)

Then have an 8-day break against Adelaide at Metricon who will have come off a 5-day break.

 

[eddiesmith]

Well that’s one ****ed fixture, Pendles should just go home, it’s not worth it.

 

[FreeTK]

Baffled by the decision to send over the Sydney teams to WA. They've both played each other already, we've already played Sydney, so already down 2 of a potential 5 matchups?

It makes perfect sense. AFL needs to find them somewhere temporary to stay while NSW gov gets their COVID outbreak under control. There is already too many teams in QLD and the ground can't cope. SA doesn't want a hub.

They haven't played each other. They are fixtured to play each in round 9 in Perth I think.

 

[Senor M]

Logic: Let's send teams who haven't played each other, nor either of the WA teams, over to WA.

vAFL: Nah let's complicate things unnecessarily & send the NSW teams since we can't possibly send Richmond west.

Which Victorian team do you send alongside Richmond?

Richmond has already played the majority of the Victorian sides. The Victorian sides Richmond haven't played yet are Essendon (who has already played Freo), Geelong (who's already in WA) and the Bulldogs (who Rich play in R9 & that match up is what starts the short break run allowing to sneak in an extra round).

Baffled by the decision to send over the Sydney teams to WA. They've both played each other already, we've already played Sydney, so already down 2 of a potential 5 matchups?

I must've missed the GWS/Sydney game earlier this year. What round was it?

 

[Boyohboywowwee]

How many of the games will 7 broadcast and which ones are they

 

[banzai]

Baffled by the decision to send over the Sydney teams to WA. They've both played each other already, we've already played Sydney, so already down 2 of a potential 5 matchups?

They will probably make you travel to finish the season. Maybe to Darwin to play Richmond and Essendon as that matchup is meant to be there.

 

[FreeTK]

Which Victorian team do you send alongside Richmond?

Richmond has already played the majority of the Victorian sides. The Victorian sides Richmond haven't played yet are Essendon (who has already played Freo), Geelong (who's already in WA) and the Bulldogs (who Rich play in R9 & that match up is what starts the short break run allowing to sneak in an extra round)

Very simple really. If the AFL wanted Richmond to go to Perth they could have fixtued Richmond v Gold Coast in Round 9 and sent Richmond and the Bulldogs to WA later on.

Obviously they needed to give NSW time to get their outbreak under control and it was necessary for NSW teams to move to WA in the meantime.

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

It makes perfect sense. AFL needs to find them somewhere temporary to stay while NSW gov gets their COVID outbreak under control. There is already too many teams in QLD and the ground can't cope. SA doesn't want a hub.

They haven't played each other. They are fixtured to play each in round 9 in Perth I think.

Ah fair enough, my mistake.

 

[Senor M]

Very simple really. If the AFL wanted Richmond to go to Perth they could have fixtued Richmond v Gold Coast in Round 9 and sent Richmond and the Bulldogs to WA later on.

Obviously they needed to give NSW time to get their outbreak under control and it was necessary for NSW teams to move to WA in the meantime.

You're only looking one round deep--- the AFL required the Round 9 game to be Rich/Bulldogs due to their game placement in Round 8 & because it opens up more fixture opportunities for the games at the start of Rounds 9 & 10 while some clubs have byes. For example Gold Coast couldn't have played the Round 10 Monday night game against Port Adelaide because both teams have already played.

As during multiple occasions this season the Western Australian border restrictions have made fixturing difficult due to the 14 day quarantine period-- thus why all teams that have a bye in this next block of games are associated with the WA 'hub'.

 

[WWSD]

Hawthorn Rounds 1-12

Home games: 3
Away games: 8

Five of the last six games have been allocated as “away games. Good scheduling by that dickhead Hocking.

Hawthorn’s last five games will ALL need to be home games whether the AFL like it or not. Adelaide and Port Adelaide won’t be the home teams for those games I know that and Hawthorn won’t be sent to Brisbane as they’ve already played them!

 

[Pessimistic]

Seems a bit silly to squash rounds in but then have byes.

then you realise the olympics would have been now so you’d imagine it’ll offset the advertising revenue loss by having games most nights.

I wonder when the players union found out the (lack of) olympics is the driver not the spell they were givem

 

[Jezzza]

TAS government may also be a stumbling block or will extract their pound of flesh, regarding games being held there.

Tasmania has a rare upper hand in its stand-off with the AFL

How fortunes change. Who could have seen that the AFL would be, at least in part, relying on Tasmania to host games as it fast runs out of places to base clubs due to the coronavirus crisis? Now, Tasmania has to use the situation it finds itself in to its advantage, writes Chris Rowbottom.

www.abc.net.au

 

[FreeTK]

You're only looking one round deep--- the AFL required the Round 9 game to be Rich/Bulldogs due to their game placement in Round 8 & because it opens up more fixture opportunities for the games at the start of Rounds 9 & 10 while some clubs have byes. For example Gold Coast couldn't have played the Round 10 Monday night game against Port Adelaide because both teams have already played.

As during multiple occasions this season the Western Australian border restrictions have made fixturing difficult due to the 14 day quarantine period-- thus why all teams that have a bye in this next block of games are associated with the WA 'hub'.

The thing that made fixturing difficult is COVID 19.

VIC - Too many cases to play football safely
NSW - Outbreaks mean NSW teams need to be relocated at least temporarily
SA - Doesn't want a hub
QLD - Already has 12 teams located there
WA - border restrictions

While I have made my opinion known that I think WA borders are unnecessarily stringent it isn't the only thing complicating the fixture and to lay the blame solely at the feet of WA, rather than the spread of a deadly virus is incredibly shortsighted and parochial.

In terms of the fixture, obviously if you change the teams that are playing at the beginning of round 9 it would have flow on consequences for the rest of the fixture as it currently stands.

This is the fixture that the AFL came up with, and I don't have any issue with it, but to say it was the only possible is a falsehood.