Prediction 2024 Fixture Predictions

[knaf]

At scouts we played rustlers in the dark on an oval. Same game but at night. Had to stop it when one player left a full body imprint in the turf wicket in the middle of the oval. He tripped on the rope protecting the wicket area.

 

[briztoon]

I am a reasonably Ole Codger and I have never heard of it.
Must have been out of the loop.

F*** off.

 

[briztoon]

At scouts we played rustlers in the dark on an oval. Same game but at night. Had to stop it when one player left a full body imprint in the turf wicket in the middle of the oval. He tripped on the rope protecting the wicket area.

Yup, that’s how I broke my right shoulder blade when I was about 12. Red rover at night on a cattle paddock. A couple of hours drive from the nearest hospital. Ended up in a figure of 8 strapping for a couple of months.?

 

[Dalions]

F*** off.

Too kind Briz, too kind.

 

[briztoon]

Too kind Briz, too kind.

As a year or two older, I’m not as ready to embrace codger status just yet.

 

[Dalions]

As a year or two older, I’m not as ready to embrace codger status just yet.

Fair enough, I certainly feel like an Ole Codger sometimes.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Yeah… I remember calling out “Red rover,red rover, can I come over.” And only one person ran first yeah? Then the rest of us? Gee I’m getting all my memories mixed up.

They were similar, according to my increasingly crusty memory. British Bulldog was just a free for all - you decided when you ran into the middle. Red rover was when you were called. There was also variants that incorporated elements of Brandy and Dodgeball.

 

[dlanod]

I played it under both names, it really depended on who was organising.

My kid has played it at Aussie Rules training, but I don't recall what they called it.

Update: it was played last night in the U9s training before my daughter's - bull rush was the name.

 

[Section 5]

I am a reasonably Ole Codger and I have never heard of it.
Must have been out of the loop.

Red Rover (Queensland name) and British Bulldog (Victorian name) are conceptually the same game as both require a player to travel across their opponents' space without being 'caught

 

[LongLion]

Red Rover (Queensland name) and British Bulldog (Victorian name) are conceptually the same game as both require a player to travel across their opponents' space without being 'caught

Red Rover was what I knew it as in Sth Aus circa late 60's. Brandy was the go then as well.

 

[dlanod]

Brandy was the go then as well.

These days the kids are more into Scotch and bourbon.

 

[Grasshopper17]

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Round 24 locked in for us on the Saturday night against the Bombers per Midweek Tackle

We will do well then to avoid a percentage stoush with the teams playing on the Sunday (ie Freo).

 

[Nathan Barley]

Don't mind it

Probably best to avoid the heat

 

[Section 5]

I think the AFL had done a reasonable job with the final round schedule.
It is a shame that Mars Stadium is being used in what will be a crucial game.
So glad we avoided playing on that ground this year.

Hopefully the Pie v Dees game is a dead rubber.
However, if the Pies are still a chance for the 8 they will get a decent crowd.
Someone has to play Friday evening at the MCG and only Blues v Saints was the other option.

 

[Perrip]

R24 FIXTURE: Super Sunday sets up grandstand finals finish​

Good ol' Queensland Rail scheduling major weekend track works for that weekend lol

 

[StillGotIt]

As if there's a good time to do them?

You have to get on a bus to get to the gabba anyway!

 

[Grasshopper17]

Obviously at the start of the season, the fixture was pretty daunting, but its interesting when you look at who are double ups were as to where they sit in the various categories i.e 1-6 / 7 - 12 / 13 - 18.

From 2023 it worked out that our double ups were:

1-6 x 2 = Collingwood & GWS
7-12 x 2 = Melbourne & Adelaide
13-18 x 1 = Gold Coast

As its worked out in 2024 with two rounds to go:

1-6 x 1 = GWS
7-12 x 2 = Collingwood & Gold Coast
13-18 x 1 = Melbourne & Adelaide

23 games means 6 double ups does it not?

 

[Viceregal]

- forgot the Saints.

Not hard to do really...

 

[Viceregal]

An annoyance that impacts season 25 which I’ve just realised is that the Saints win today now means they knock the Suns out of twelfth into thirteenth meaning that the Suns will occupy our double up in the bottom 13-18th bracket.

Had the Suns stayed in twelfth we obviously would have got one of the Suns and teams 13-18th.

Thanks Suns, you incompetent twats.

The fixture could still give us more than the minimum double ups in the bottom tier ... if their are any left after more hmm consequential teams have been catered for!

 

[Section 5]

An annoyance that impacts season 25 which I’ve just realised is that the Saints win today now means they knock the Suns out of twelfth into thirteenth meaning that the Suns will occupy our double up in the bottom 13-18th bracket.

Had the Suns stayed in twelfth we obviously would have got one of the Suns and teams 13-18th.

Thanks Suns, you incompetent twats.

We play the Suns twice each year.
The same applies to the Sydney, Adelaide and Perth clubs.
Just the luck of the draw where all those sides finish on the ladder.

 

[Saucery]

I get as far as the 3rd paragraph before I crack the sh!ts.

“The two KPIs of the fixture are broadcast viewership and attendance”

Fair dinkum, they should be "equity" and "fairness", not to mention "transparency".

Every season, at the end of week 17 (which I believe is now week 18), the average NFL fan sitting on their couch at home immediately knows exactly who their team will be playing next year. And I think they even know where as well. The "when" is obviously determined later but genuinely you can barely get more transparent than that.

That's a benchmark we can only dream of here while we are still mired in this desperate quest for "viewership and attendance" instead. It's backwater bush league stuff.

Sadly, this is one of the reasons our grand sport will never be taken seriously internationally. The governing body treats the league like a theater production rather than a sport; it's embarrassing. They know we will put up with it as ultimately we just want to see our teams run out and have a crack. We are closer to the WWF than other, legitimate sporting leagues.

Overture, curtains, lights
This is it, the night of nights
No more rehearsing and nursing a part
We know every part by heart

Overture, curtains, lights
This is it, you'll hit the heights
And oh what heights we’ll hit
On with the show this is it

Tonight, what heights we'll hit
On with the show this is it!