Fixture 2026 Fixture

[Baudolino]

Dillon is the worst CEO in the league’s history.

He’s gotta go before he runs our favourite sport into the ground.

This decision alone is enough for his position to be made untenable. He needs to GTFO.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

This decision alone is enough for his position to be made untenable. He needs to GTFO.

Chancellor Hocking to be made temporary leader

 

[cats_09]

 

[andoman21]

So if you come 7th, you now have to win 5 finals? Is that right?

Suddenly there is big difference between 6th and 7th!

 

[Cataholic]

The AFL just diluted my interest in the game by a remarkable degree.

18 teams and 10 can make finals?

What a greedy, money grabbing joke.

 

[Cataholic]

So if you come 7th, you now have to win 5 finals? Is that right?

Suddenly there is big difference between 6th and 7th!

Maybe they can progress to giving every team a participation award at the end of the season.

 

[dazbroncos]

The AFL finals have now reached participation certificate levels of stupid
Congrats AFL house on chasing a US model so hard searching for extra cash it’s a mockery of what the game used to be.

Go Catters

 

[BotsMaster]

 

[cats_09]

Mitch is asking the important question that we all need answered in regards to this "Wildcard" BS

 

[patience]

They just find new ways to ruin the game. This is very off putting.

 

[cats_09]

Let's be honest, it's all about $$$

It was even spoken about on the news last night about how a wildcard for 9 & 10 will hopefully keep the fans of those teams from like 9th -> 12th engaged in the season for longer rather than thinking their team is out of it once they can't mathematically make the top 8

And then you add in that this is two extra games to be played, and if these are counted as finals it means it's the AFL that pockets the rewards rather than the home teams

 

[Turkey Tom]

Hutchy has been pushing Wild Card round for years, looks like he finally got his way. All about the money.

Hutchy will be now pushing for the game to go back to the 1898 to 1900 finals system, where all teams played finals.
Incidentally this was scrapped after 1900 season when Melbourne, who finished 6th out of the 8 teams won the finals to become premier.

 

[cats_09]

The real reason for Wildcard round being introduced




Now watch Essendon finish 7th and lose their wildcard match to 10th

 

[TomsBulgingDisc]

... and the AFL still won't find a way to have a home final at KP.

 

[MisterMarcus]

I will continue to dedend OR so long as it keeps Richmond/Carlton away from opening the season. One good game and a bazillion false starts

OR has sent Richmond fans off the planet with anger that they're not longer "the opening game".

So it can't be a bad thing

 

[Max Caddy]

Jesus Christ... who actually wanted this?

 

[cats_09]

Guess this is kinda relevant to here

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Jesus Christ... who actually wanted this?

Essendon

 

[goyoucatters]

Jesus Christ... who actually wanted this?

I think we can be certain that he doesn't.

 

[kickazz]

This is the ideal time to play GCS away. Coming off a solid preseason is a better prospect than playing them off a six day break or similar.

Disagree, GC always start seasons well, you want them after round 10.

Though now that it seems they are decent finally it might not matter much, it will be a hard game any time of the year.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

... and the AFL still won't find a way to have a home final at KP.

And how does this serve our members if they did? Last year, Geelong had over 92,000 club members (the 5th largest in the AFL); there are probably thousands more who have AFL memberships with Geelong as their designated club. Our Stadium, as good as it is, only holds around 40,000 at capacity. The MCG can give all members a chance to attend, plus it gives us valuable game time under finals pressure on the ground where the GF is played.

 

[BotsMaster]

Sign the Petition

No to a final 10 in the AFL - stick with the proper final 8 format used between 2000-2025

www.change.org

Sign the Petition

Remove Andrew Dillon as AFL CEO

www.change.org

 

[allrighty]

The AFL finals have now reached participation certificate levels of stupid
Congrats AFL house on chasing a US model so hard searching for extra cash it’s a mockery of what the game used to be.

Go Catters

Yes now we just need the cheerleaders rah rahing with the pom poms. What an absolute joke.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

Love our club. Love our game. Hate the AFL. This has really made think if there's still a point to it all.

 

[CharacterFirst]

Good.

I really dont see anything wrong with it.

And there seem to be plenty of positives as well.