Discussion 2021 Fixture Changes , including Byes

[Here2tellyouwhy]

I will just have fun watching you kents stress over VC & C options while I sit back and relax waiting for SP Aldi Dusty to bring home the goods.


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Aldi Dusty is not a full Dusty but A Bit Dusty

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

West Coast are so boring they aren't even playing this week!

Good pickup. Fixed it

**** off kents

Hurns 300th

Get around him

 

[Jiska]

Adjusted Round 20 Fixture as per what’s just popped up on 7 News (reported by Tom
Browne so take with a grain of salt)

Friday, 30 July
St. Kilda vs Carlton, 7:50pm AEST, Marvel Stadium

Saturday, 31 July
Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide, 12:20pm AEST, Mars Stadium
North Melbourne vs Geelong, 1:15pm AEST, Blundstone Arena
Gold Coast vs Melbourne, 3:10pm AEST, Venue TBC
Collingwood vs West Coast, 4:15pm AEST, MCG
Essendon vs Sydney, 7:40pm AEST, Gabba

Sunday, 1 August
Hawthorn vs Brisbane, 2:10pm AEST, UTAS
GWS vs Port Adelaide, 3:10pm AEST, Venue TBC
Fremantle vs Richmond, 5:10pm AEST, Optus Stadium

Clashes all over the place. Can deal with Sat but Sun WTF? No game until 2:10 and then clashes? Put it at 12:30 you stupid flogs.

 

[Jiska]

All three QLD games postponed. Best 18 won’t help. I’m ****ed. GG.

 

[dmc333]

Play them through the week you'd think?

 

[ImissFrosty]

Play them through the week you'd think?

Only 6 teams though, puts them at a massive disadvantage and will require a massive reconstruction of the next few rounds. Bye I reckon.

 

[Petrify]

Best 18 doesn't work when this many teams don't play. Has to be round called off

 

[jdeezy]

Surely the best solution is just making this a split round essentially and get those 3 other games done next weekend, wherever the hell you can manage that (WA hub?). Pretty shit for the 6 teams players who miss out on a proper bye week but better than making them play mid week then back it up next weekend.

 

[SC fish]

The Bulldogs-Adelaide game will still go ahead right?

 

[dmc333]

The Bulldogs-Adelaide game will still go ahead right?

I reckon Ballarat's safe.

 

[Jiska]

All three QLD games postponed. Best 18 won’t help. I’m f’ed. GG.

On a positive note, COVID has solved the clash problem. COVID, at least, always gets that right unlike the AFL

 

[SC fish]

I reckon Ballarat's safe.

Hmm was thinking of a trade that required me to shift Laird from DEF to MID but I might hold off now until I know what's happening with SuperCoach this round

 

[Jiska]

Best 18 doesn't work when this many teams don't play. Has to be round called off

They can’t do that. How do you fit four weeks of SC finals in to three weeks of football.

 

[Jiska]

Surely the best solution is just making this a split round essentially and get those 3 other games done next weekend, wherever the hell you can manage that (WA hub?). Pretty sh*t for the 6 teams players who miss out on a proper bye week but better than making them play mid week then back it up next weekend.

Nah. Get them on the plane back to Melb before 4pm and play all three games tomorrow. Two at the G, one at Marvel.

 

[dmc333]

Hmm was thinking of a trade that required me to shift Laird from DEF to MID but I might hold off now until I know what's happening with SuperCoach this round

It would be nice to get some clarity before that game. I have Rowe on the bench currently without an E who could cover if it comes to that.

 

[Deliverance]

More trades?

 

[dmc333]

More trades?

10 please

 

[jdeezy]

They can’t do that. How do you fit four weeks of SC finals in to three weeks of football.

Supercoach Premiership is awarded to all teams that have had Toby Greene and Callum Mills after all the shit they've put every coach that has them through.

 

[Nelso]

What a farce.

This round is thoroughly comprimised and no doubt we will hear nothing from SC HQ before the dogs game starts.

Round has to be cancelled in fairness to all unless those Qld games can be played in Melbourne tomorrow.

 

[Chism]

Nah. Get them on the plane back to Melb before 4pm and play all three games tomorrow. Two at the G, one at Marvel.

This makes the most sense so you can pretty much lock in that it won’t happen. Reports are they landed in QLD refueling and taking off to WA.

 

[Jiska]

Supercoach Premiership is awarded to all teams that have had Toby Greene and Callum Mills after all the sh*t they've put every coach that has them through.

Oh good. I look forward to the retrospective Premiership and cashie payouts from last year. Nelso

 

[Jiska]

This makes the most sense so you can pretty much lock in that it won’t happen. Reports are they landed in QLD refueling and taking off to WA.

You’re joking

 

[Chism]

You’re joking

You’re joking

Thats what this idiot said but the tweet has since been deleted.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Only one thing the HUN can do.

Call the SC season off & pay, just a random number here, say the top 8346 $50K each.

Thanks Rupe!

 

[hoddo]

If they did call the round off I guess they could allow all the SC grand finalists trades from players not involved in the finals to players in teams playing in round 1 of the finals. Can't see it happening though.

From an AFL point of view, they have to find a time to play these postpones games and it will be hard if the finals are to go ahead on the scheduled weekends. Is there still a bye week after round 23? If so they could do away with that and split this round over 2 weeks, with the postponed teams having their rest this week and the others having their rest next week. That would also fix the SC round as it would just be played over 2 weeks.

It all comes down to how the AFL handles it's problem though. Getting the 6 teams back to Melbourne and playing their games over the Sunday, Monday and at the latest Tuesday would be the best solution.

One thing I'd put money on .... If this round ends up just being the 6 unaffected games, SC will go with best 18. They've already set a precedent for doing that regardless of the unfairness.