So if GMHBA stadium is ready by round 8-9, there's a realistic chance Geelong could only miss two home games at GMHBA while not compromising the fixture? Seems reasonable.
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So if GMHBA stadium is ready by round 8-9, there's a realistic chance Geelong could only miss two home games at GMHBA while not compromising the fixture? Seems reasonable.
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Not confirmed, but looking like early December.
If Tassie don't get a licence, then there'll be no more AFL games in Tassie as their state government will not contribute any money towards those games.
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Carlton Richmond likely opener
Potentially Collingwood Melbourne early in the season
Hawthorn want to host Essendon round 1 for 40th anniversary of the 83 flag
For the first 15 rounds game times will be locked in
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Okay thanks mate for the overview, still annoys the living crap out of me why we don’t have full dates and times for all 23 rounds though like name me one professional sporting organisation who actually does that
Looks like the money these days, will always be the number 1 priority for the AFL now and not for their own members and supporters instead (unless they change it for 2024+ which is unlikely), which is pretty sad on all levels IMO
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Forgot to mention likely to be 24 rounds due to the magic round with teams playing 23 gamesOkay thanks mate for the overview, still annoys the living crap out of me why we don’t have full dates and times for all 23 rounds though like name me one professional sporting organisation who actually does that
Looks like money these days, will always be the number 1 priority for the AFL and not for their own members and supporters instead, which is pretty sad on all levels IMO
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Lucky you have 1 other team in your state to worry about.
If North get Good Friday taken off them they won’t be getting it back.
When is the new grandstand at GMHBA going to be ready? If there is a chance it will be ready by mid-year then expect Geelong to have a couple of home games at the MCG with the rest of their home games back ended to the second half of the season.
One thing i would love changed is the way they do the bye rounds..
why can't they play Round 12 over two weeks? spread out over 3 weeks sucks.
have a split round.. 5 games one week, 4 the next.
why can't they play Round 12 over two weeks? spread out over 3 weeks sucks.
have a split round.. 5 games one week, 4 the next.
Seems fair to me.
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Has the start date for the season been locked in?
Mid-March felt quite early this year (and potentially next)
Mid-March felt quite early this year (and potentially next)
earlier the better.
we're not contracted to play any games at the MCG. The AFL dishes them off to us because they let other clubs like Hawthorn sell games interstate, and they have a contract for 45 games at the G they need to fill
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The issue is, tv rules.
and the byes give that compromise where the tv gets Thursday night footy, and the players get their rest.
And if you go with a 5/4 split, that 4 would be Thursday Night, Friday Night, Saturday Night and either saturday afternoon or Sunday afternoon.
On one hand, that's a good community weekend. On the other, the AFL would hate being out of the spotlight.
There's probably a better chance of going to 9 rounds of byes with 2 teams a week the going back to the old 5/4 split round or worse. All games 1 week and Sydney vs Collingwood Saturday Night in Sydney the other.
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Or a single round of prime time night matches.
Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
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I would assume the extra round would cause the season to start a week earlier, given it seems to be replacing having an official preseason match and to allow the Grand Final to remain at the same time.
Interestingly a week earlier would mean round 1 most years (including next year) falls on a long weekend in Victoria / SA / Tas / ACT - I wonder whether they could, for example, make a Round 1 marquee match in SA or Tasmania or whatever on the Sunday night or something given the public holiday the next day.
But but but…it’s a blockbuster because it’s on a public holiday. That’s the only reason Collingwood and Essendon are big clubs.
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Sam Edmund on SEN reporting that the fixture is due out around mid November with the magic round venue still to be confirmed.
I would still budget for late November/early December.
I would still budget for late November/early December.
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Okay thanks mate for the overview, still annoys the living crap out of me why we don’t have full dates and times for all 23 rounds though like name me one professional sporting organisation who actually does that
The NFL and the EPL do that.
They will drip feed the first round for 2 weeks before the release.
An early home game against the Tigers at Marvel would be ideal considering their reluctance to play at Kardinia Park and their coaches love of the road trip to Marvel
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