Fixture 2023 Fixture News & Leaks : Round 1 Released, see OP

[ep12]

Rubbish. Just last week had a Friday and Saturday night with no games at the Melbourne CRICKET ground.

Edit: and round 4 and round 6 too.

Must admit I have no idea what you are talking about. So I will put it simply for you for the weekend of round 20 at the MCG:

Friday night: Collingwood v Carlton
Saturday night: Wallabies v All Blacks
Sunday 3:20: Richmond v Melbourne

Do you see any more days that they could play the two MCG games? Didn’t think so aye. Think you should read more carefully.

 

[El Doederino]

I’m Must admit I have no idea what you are talking about. So I will put it simply for you for the weekend of round 20:

Friday night: Collingwood v Carlton
Saturday night: Wallabies v All Blacks
Sunday 3:20: Richmond v Melbourne

Do you see any more days that they could play the two MCG games? Didn’t think so aye. Think you should read more carefully.

As you say. Thursday. Monday. Doesn’t need to be Friday at all.

 

[spudmaster]

There’s some David Parkin function on a Friday afternoon the night that Carlton play Hawthorn so I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the Friday night game in round 16

We've certainly earned some prime time slots!

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Once again the AFL had the opportunity to play the showdown on Friday night in Round 20 Both teams in the top 8 currently and the last few have been absolutely awesome but they've gone with Collingwood v Carlton....


Collingwood have 4 of the 8 Friday night games, now whilst they've been great should the marquee spot really be hogged by one club??

Collingwood play 2 Friday night games over the first 15 rounds, it's not like we are hogging the slot, currently playing 5 games in a row on a Sunday.
Collingwood v Carlton was game of the year last year, this year in front of 90k there's no reason why it shouldn't be Friday night

 

[brysie]

Collingwood play 2 Friday night games over the first 15 rounds, it's not like we are hogging the slot, currently playing 5 games in a row on a Sunday.
Collingwood v Carlton was game of the year last year, this year in front of 90k there's no reason why it shouldn't be Friday night

On top of this, out of the 4 Friday night games we're reported to have been allocated, one is at the MCG against Carlton, one is a 'home' game against Brisbane at Marvel and the other 2 are away games against the Dogs and Port Adelaide.

If the reported fixture holds true, the only home Friday night games we will receive this year at the MCG will be our game against Richmond in round 3 and the round 20 game against Carlton. It's hardly 'rewarding the fans' for our performances / attendances to date, despite what the media and AFL wants everyone to believe.

In future years I'd like to see the AFL schedule some of the less exposed teams such as North and the Saints on a Friday night early in the season, when players are usually fresh and fans at least still have some optimism. If that's a Friday night game against one of the bigger clubs to maximise attendances then I'm all for it.

 

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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/afl-news-carlton-and-collingwood-set-to-reap-rewards-in-next-block-of-fixtures/news-story/8e1d5e0992f781f5d1b03dc063c14f0a

The league has committed to finalising those rounds well ahead of round 16 to lock in dates and times for rounds that have already been allocated match-ups.

AFL fixturing boss Travis Auld told the Herald Sun the league was keen to give fans clarity six weeks ahead of time and would release them before round 10.

But the league will leave open the round 24 floating fixture then lock it in several weeks ahead of time to ensure a blockbuster finish to the home-and-away season.

I hope we do play you guys on the Friday night in round 23.

Would be better if it was moved to the MCG as well.

 

[ep12]

The Age are slowly uploading the games into their system (like they did for main release). Can see up to round 18 now in their fixture section

 

[ep12]

Full fixture is now on the age

 

[Underarm]

As you say. Thursday. Monday. Doesn’t need to be Friday at all.

Or just play the showdown on Saturday night. What's the big deal?

 

[Whiskers]

Full fixture is now on the age

Full fixture is now on the age

Can you list it here?

 

[GCS in 11]

Round 16:
Thursday, June 29
Brisbane Lions v Richmond 7:20PM Gabba

Friday, June 30
Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats 7:50PM SCG

Saturday, July 1
Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne 1:15PM Adelaide Oval
Western Bulldogs v Fremantle 1:45PM Marvel Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood
4:35PM Heritage Bank Stadium
Essendon v Port Adelaide 7:25PM MCG

Sunday, July 2
Hawthorn v Carlton 1:10PM MCG
West Coast Eagles v St Kilda 2:40PM Optus Stadium
Melbourne v GWS Giants 2:50PM TIO Stadium

Round 17
Thursday, July 6
Richmond v Sydney Swans 7:20PM
MCG

Friday, July 7
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood 7:50PM Marvel Stadium

Saturday, July 8
Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles 1:45PM Gabba
GWS Giants v Hawthorn 4:35PM Giant Stadium
Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns 7:10PM Adelaide Oval
St Kilda v Melbourne 7:25PM Marvel Stadium

Sunday, July 9
Geelong Cats v North Melbourne 1:10PM GMHBA Stadium
Fremantle v Carlton 2:40PM Optus Stadium
Essendon v Adelaide Crows 3:20PM Marvel Stadium

Round 18:
Thursday, July 13
Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs 7:20PM SCG

Friday, July 14
Melbourne v Brisbane Lions 7:50PM MCG

Saturday, July 15
Collingwood v Fremantle 1:45PM MCG
Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda 2:10PM Heritage Bank Stadium
Carlton v Port Adelaide 4:35PM Marvel Stadium
Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants 7:10PM Adelaide Oval
Geelong Cats v Essendon 7:25PM GMHBA Stadium

Sunday, July 16
North Melbourne v Hawthorn 1:10PM Marvel Stadium
West Coast Eagles v Richmond 2:40PM Optus Stadium

Round 19:
Friday, July 21
Essendon v Western Bulldogs 7:50PM Marvel Stadium

Saturday, July 22
Richmond v Hawthorn 1:45PM MCG
Carlton v West Coast Eagles 2:10PM Marvel Stadium
Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats 4:35PM Gabba
Fremantle v Sydney Swans 5:40PM Optus Stadium
Port Adelaide v Collingwood 7:10PM Adelaide Oval

Sunday, July 23
GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns 1:10PM Manuka Oval
Melbourne v Adelaide Crows 3:20PM MCG
St Kilda v North Melbourne 4:40PM Marvel Stadium

Round 20:
Friday, July 28
Collingwood v Carlton 7:50PM MCG

Saturday, July 29
Western Bulldogs v GWS Giants 1:45PM Mars Stadium
Geelong Cats v Fremantle 1:45PM GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions 4:35PM Heritage Bank Stadium
Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide 7:10PM Adelaide Oval
Essendon v Sydney Swans 7:25PM Marvel Stadium

Sunday, July 30
Hawthorn v St Kilda 1:10PM Marvel Stadium
West Coast Eagles v North Melbourne 2:40PM Optus Stadium
Richmond v Melbourne 3:20PM MCG

Round 21:
Friday, August 4
Western Bulldogs v Richmond 7:50PM Marvel Stadium

Saturday, August 5
Adelaide Crows v Gold Coast Suns 1:40PM Adelaide Oval
Essendon v West Coast Eagles 1:45PM Marvel Stadium
Hawthorn v Collingwood 4:35PM MCG
Geelong Cats v Port Adelaide 7:25PM GMHBA Stadium
GWS Giants v Sydney Swans 7:30PM Giant Stadium

Sunday, August 6
North Melbourne v Melbourne 1:10PM Blundstone Arena
Fremantle v Brisbane Lions 2:40PM Optus Stadium
St Kilda v Carlton 3:20PM Marvel Stadium

Round 22:
Friday, August 11
Collingwood v Geelong Cats 7:50PM MCG

Saturday, August 12
North Melbourne v Essendon 1:45PM Marvel Stadium
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns 2:10PM SCG
Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Crows 4:35PM Gabba
West Coast Eagles v Fremantle 6:10PM Optus Stadium
Carlton v Melbourne 7:25PM MCG

Sunday, August 13
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs 1:10PM UTAS Stadium
St Kilda v Richmond 3:20PM Marvel Stadium
Port Adelaide v GWS Giants 4:10PM Adelaide Oval

Round 23:
Friday, August 18
Collingwood v Brisbane Lions 7:50PM Marvel Stadium

Saturday, August 19
Richmond v North Melbourne 1:45PM MCG
Gold Coast Suns v Carlton 2:10PM Heritage Bank Stadium
GWS Giants v Essendon 4:35PM Giant
Adelaide Crows v Sydney Swans 7:10PM Adelaide Oval
St Kilda v Geelong Cats 7:25PM Marvel Stadium

Sunday, August 20
Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles 1:10PM Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v Port Adelaide 2:40PM Optus Stadium
Melbourne v Hawthorn 3:20PM MCG

 

[simmo97]

Or just play the showdown on Saturday night. What's the big deal?

the bigger deal is the lack of showdowns been the channel 7 game.

 

[Lets Roar like '44]

Collingwood get prime time for having a good year…so what’s the reasoning for every other year when they get prime time every week?

 

[ep12]

Adelaide shafted imo, deserve Friday nights. Unfortunately, the Melbourne v Adelaide game falls on a week with three Marvel games (and one of those had to be Friday) and that would have been their best chance of a Friday night.

 

[Underarm]

the bigger deal is the lack of showdowns been the channel 7 game.

But it will be the channel 7 game in Adelaide?

 

[Dirty Bird]

Adelaide shafted imo, deserve Friday nights. Unfortunately, the Melbourne v Adelaide game falls on a week with three Marvel games (and one of those had to be Friday) and that would have been their best chance of a Friday night.

But what games are worth it?

Essendon away? We're probably the least worthy of the Marvel matchups. I'd probably have gone Saints-Demons though
Showdown? Can't due to MCG availability forcing MCG game to Friday Night
You guys away? Probably the only one worth it. But it's risky as they may not be sold on us yet.

If you suggest any of the other matches I laugh at you (Brisbane-Adelaide and Sydney-Adelaide might be a good matchup, but NEVER happening under the current tv deals)

 

[Imet Hassa]

I think we can all agree that currently as far as the AFL and media are concerned the AFL comprises “Collingwood and …some other teams.”

Disclaimer: Even I, as a lifelong Pies hater see them in their current iteration as an entertaining team and McRae almost makes them likeable. Ahhhh!

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Cannot complain. 1 Sunday game for the rest of the season.

 

[MYOB]

Anyone know when tickets go on sale

 

[MYOB]

Anyone know when tickets go on sale

Bump

 

[JPetro83]

i think one of the Showdowns deserves a stand-alone Friday night fixture.. live all around Australia.