2020 Fixture Predictions

[Walshawk]

Round 14-17 apparently to be released this week?

14 - 18 to be released this week according to AFL.com

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Getting in with my guess at Rounds 14-18 before the AFL beat me to it:



Trying to guess at who's playing where. Rumoured that Fremantle and Sydney will be the teams to go to Cairns, although Fremantle will have played nine home games by the time they get there so they'll have to be the "away" team.

Hopefully Essendon and/or Melbourne are still mathematically in the running for finals by the final day, otherwise that Monday night game will be an absolute fizzer.

 

[nick1408]

Had a bit of a thought - in a regular season the bye week means at worst a team has an 11 day break (Sunday to Friday the week after). Richmond will play Gold Coast after a 9 day break. Is there a chance the AFL count this as the “bye” and not actually schedule one for Richmond or other teams in this situation? I’m certainly not against it and Hardwick has consistently said a six day break is easier to manage than an eight day break.

It does leave a bit of flexibility in the draw of a few teams as well if they have to travel to Perth for example and quarantine.

 

[Whiskers]

Had a bit of a thought - in a regular season the bye week means at worst a team has an 11 day break (Sunday to Friday the week after). Richmond will play Gold Coast after a 9 day break. Is there a chance the AFL count this as the “bye” and not actually schedule one for Richmond or other teams in this situation? I’m certainly not against it and Hardwick has consistently said a six day break is easier to manage than an eight day break.

It does leave a bit of flexibility in the draw of a few teams as well if they have to travel to Perth for example and quarantine.

There are 18 ‘rounds’ so there has to be a bye.
That doesn’t mean it has to be a long break. WCE and Freo had a bye but it was only an 8 day break.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Any new leaks before this all gets released today?

 

[ShaunWCEFC]

Any new leaks before this all gets released today?

Fremantle v Melbourne @ Cazaly's Stadium - Monday, September 7

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

CONFIRMED GAMES*

Sept 3: Sydney v Melbourne

Sept 7: Melbourne v Fremantle

Sept 13: Sydney v Brisbane

* All at Cazalys Stadium

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[Rowan18]

There is a surprising lack of leaks about the fixture this time

 

[The Nostradamus]

There is a surprising lack of leaks about the fixture this time

Ah well at least it gets released in the next few hours

 

[banzai]

Richmond West Coast on the first Thursday at Metricon apparently. Puts West Coast on a 4 day break.

 

[telsor]

Richmond West Coast on the first Thursday at Metricon apparently. Puts West Coast on a 4 day break.

If true, then prepare for the price of salt to drop again.

Surely it'll be the WAh's number 1 export soon.

 

[Astro35]

If true, then prepare for the price of salt to drop again.

Surely it'll be the WAh's number 1 export soon.

Pretty sure punt rd has cornered the market but hey, let's give it a shot

 

[ShaunWCEFC]

Round 14 Fixture (if there is no byes)

Thursday, August 27
Richmond vs. West Coast Eagles (Metricon Stadium)
Hawthorn vs. Essendon (Adelaide Oval)

Saturday, August 29
Melbourne vs. St Kilda (TIO Traeger Park)

TBC
Fremantle vs. GWS Giants (Optus Stadium)

Process of Elimination
Carlton vs. Adelaide Crows
Geelong Cats vs. Western Bulldogs
Sydney Swans vs. Port Adelaide
Gold Coast Suns vs. North Melbourne
Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions

 

[Smeg Head]

If true, then prepare for the price of salt to drop again.

Surely it'll be the WAh's number 1 export soon.

You have the market cornered on being pathetic.

 

[Rowan18]

Richmond West Coast on the first Thursday at Metricon apparently. Puts West Coast on a 4 day break.

West Coast is going to cop 4 and 5 day breaks at some point. Richmond will be on a consecutive 5 days breaks, so can't really say that Eagles are disadvantaged.

 

[banzai]

FIXTURE REVEAL: Missing Dons, Dees game inked in as AFL unveils rounds 14-18

Find out who and where your playing for the remainder of the home and away season

www.afl.com.au

Round 14
Thursday, August 27
Hawthorn v Essendon, Adelaide Oval, 4.40pm AEST, 4.10pm ACST
Richmond v West Coast, Metricon Stadium, 7.10pm AEST
Friday, August 28
Western Bulldogs v Geelong, Metricon Stadium, 7.50pm AEST
Saturday, August 29
Port Adelaide v Sydney, Adelaide Oval, 1.45pm AEST, 1.15pm ACST
Fremantle v Greater Western Sydney, Optus Stadium, 4.35pm AEST, 2.35pm ACST
Melbourne v St Kilda, TIO Traeger Park, 7.40pm AEST, 7.10pm ACST
Sunday, August 30
Carlton v Collingwood, The Gabba, 3.35pm AEST
Gold Coast v North Melbourne, Metricon Stadium, 6.10pm AEST
Byes: Adelaide, Brisbane

Round 15
Tuesday, September 1
Hawthorn v Adelaide, Adelaide Oval, 5.40pm AEST, 5.10pm ACST
West Coast v Essendon, The Gabba, 8.10pm AEST
Wednesday, September 2
Richmond v Fremantle, Metricon Stadium, 7.10pm AEST
Thursday, September 3
Sydney v Melbourne, Cazalys Stadium, 4.40pm AEST
Greater Western Sydney v Carlton,Metricon Stadium, 7.10pm AEST
Friday, September 4
Brisbane v Collingwood, The Gabba (SEVEN) 7.50pm AEST
Byes: Geelong, Gold Coast, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs

Round 16
Saturday, September 5
North Melbourne v Port Adelaide, Metricon Stadium, 7.40pm AEST
Sunday, September 6
St Kilda v Hawthorn, Metricon Stadium, 1.05pm AEST
Geelong v Essendon, The Gabba, 3.35pm AEST
Western Bulldogs v West Coast, Metricon Stadium, 6.10pm AEST
Monday, September 7
Melbourne v Fremantle, Cazalys Stadium, 7.10pm AEST
Tuesday, September 8
Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney, Adelaide Oval, 5.40pm AEST, 5.10pm ACST
Carlton v Sydney, Metricon Stadium, 8.10pm AEST
Wednesday, September 9
Brisbane v Gold Coast, The Gabba, 7.10pm AEST
Byes: Collingwood, Richmond

Round 17
Thursday, September 10
St Kilda v West Coast, The Gabba, 7.10pm AEST
Friday, September 11
Geelong v Richmond, Metricon Stadium, 7.50pm AEST
Saturday, September 12
North Melbourne v Fremantle, Metricon Stadium, 1.45pm AEST
Port Adelaide v Essendon, Adelaide Oval, 4.35pm AEST, 4.05pm ACST
Greater Western Sydney v Melbourne, The Gabba, 7.40pm AEST
Sunday, September 13
Carlton v Adelaide, Metricon Stadium, 1.05pm AEST
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Oval, 3.35pm AEST, 3.05pm ACST
Sydney v Brisbane, Cazalys Stadium, 6.10pm AEST
Monday, September 14
Collingwood v Gold Coast, The Gabba, 7.10pm AEST

Round 18 (all venues, times TBC)
Adelaide v Richmond
Brisbane v Carlton
Collingwood v Port Adelaide
Essendon v Melbourne
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn v Gold Coast
North Melbourne v West Coast
St Kilda v Greater Western Sydney
Sydney v Geelong

 

[banzai]

Richmond finally get a break with the draw Port get a great chance to lock up top spot before the Pies game.

 

[kaiserchief13]

What a joke. Brisbane and GC don't even leave QLD again? 2 away games all year??????? Why are they not at least to play in Adelaide or Perth against teams they haven't played yet???

 

[Billy ray]

What a joke. Brisbane and GC don't even leave QLD again? 2 away games all year??????? Why are they not at least to play in Adelaide or Perth against teams they haven't played yet???

The suns have played one game in geelong and two games in Sydney.

And we are playing in darwin next friday. And away at the gabba ( a ground we play once a year even tho its 100km away)

 

[The Victorian]

What a joke. Brisbane and GC don't even leave QLD again? 2 away games all year??????? Why are they not at least to play in Adelaide or Perth against teams they haven't played yet???

For the Suns for example, we may still need to go to Adelaide in the final round to play Hawthorn.

It is the same as if we were Richmond or Collingwood in a normal season- the difference is the away games ARE NOT played at our home ground.

Brisbane have to fly up to Cairns btw mate and next week we are off to Darwin.

 

[WWSD]

7 home games and 10 away games!!!

1 genuine home game (Round 1)
6 home games at neutral venues

 

[FrustratedTiger]

What a joke. Brisbane and GC don't even leave QLD again? 2 away games all year??????? Why are they not at least to play in Adelaide or Perth against teams they haven't played yet???

#VICBIAS no doubt

 

[kaiserchief13]

The suns have played one game in geelong and two games in Sydney.

And we are playing in darwin next friday. And away at the gabba ( a ground we play once a year even tho its 100km away)

So that's 4 away games for the season (Gabba doesn't count)....how many WC/Freo/Adel/PA play? Given they can play at home?

For the Suns for example, we may still need to go to Adelaide in the final round to play Hawthorn.

It is the same as if we were Richmond or Collingwood in a normal season- the difference is the away games ARE NOT played at our home ground.

Brisbane have to fly up to Cairns btw mate and next week we are off to Darwin.

The same? No the difference is GC plays an "away game" at a ground 100km from their home and 3000km from the oppositions home.

 

[Billy ray]

So that's 4 away games for the season (Gabba doesn't count)....how many WC/Freo/Adel/PA play? Given they can play at home?

gabba does indeed count, how is that in any way a home game? we dont play there other than once a year for away clash. no familiarity. we play at marvel stadium more often than that in a normal year.

and the teams we are playing at the gabba (richmond and collingwood) are hubbing here so its a neutral game if anything as they play at gabba as much as we do (more this year!)

our game v brisbane there is clearly an away game

 

[JohnZ]

And away at the gabba

Lol. Good luck arguing that. Cats play "neutral" games at Marvel and the G apparently. Welcome to our world...