AFLW 2020 Conferences and Fixture

[The_Wookie]

Full Fixture here: https://womens.afl/matches/2020
Full Fixture explained here: https://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/2020-NAB-AFL Women-Fixture.pdf

CONFERENCE A

Adelaide (first in A in 2019, premiers)
North Melbourne (third in A in 2019)
Geelong (second in B in 2019)
Greater Western Sydney (third in B in 2019)
Brisbane (fourth in B in 2019)
Gold Coast (new team)
Richmond (new team)

CONFERENCE B

Fremantle (second in A in 2019)
Melbourne (fourth in A in 2019)
Western Bulldogs (fifth in A in 2019)
Carlton (first in B in 2019)
Collingwood (fifth in B in 2019)
St Kilda (new team)
West Coast (new team)


FINALS STRUCTURE

Week one, April 4-5
Semi-final one: A2 v B3
Semi-final two: B2 v A3
Byes: A1, B1

Week two, April 11-12
Preliminary final one: A1 v winner of B2/A3
Preliminary final two: B1 v winner of A2/B3

Grand Final, April 18
Winners of preliminary finals

Double-headers between AFLW games and both Marsh Community Series and AFL premiership season matches:

• The first AFLW QClash between Gold Coast and Brisbane will take place in round three at Metricon Stadium before Gold Coast v Geelong in the Marsh Community Series
• GWS and Geelong will meet in round seven of the AFLW and round one of the AFL at Giants Stadium on Saturday, March 21
• There will be two games played in Morwell on Sunday, March 8: Collingwood v Western Bulldogs (AFLW) and Collingwood v St Kilda (Marsh Community Series)
• GWS and Richmond will take over Wagga Wagga on the weekend of March 7-8, with the AFLW match taking place on Saturday, followed by the Marsh Community Series game on Sunday.

Richmond will play its opening game at Ikon Park to allow for the Tigers' massive fan base, with games later in the season to be held at Swinburne Centre (Punt Road) and Elizabeth Oval (Bendigo).

 

[Teen Wolf]

Full Fixture explained here: https://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/2020-NAB-AFL Women-Fixture.pdf

^This link is now broken but the broadcast details that were in that document don't match up with the fixture on the Saints website now:



...EVERY game is different from the original announcement in terms of what Ch7 and Fox would be the host broadcasters for. And the Saints had the original details on their website when the fixture was announced.

So has the graphic designer messed up, or are these changes legit? I'm leaning towards the former until I've seen this info replicated elsewhere. Richmond's fixture, for example, still has the original details:

 

[Teen Wolf]

Couple extra games for Ikon Park this season with confirmation Richmond will move their Round 3 and 7 games away from Punt Road.

Richmond AFLW home games moved to Ikon Park

Richmond and the AFL have decided to move the two AFLW home games at the Swinburne Centre to Ikon Park, due to capacity limitations.

www.richmondfc.com.au

 

[Teen Wolf]

And the Round 4 game between Collingwood and Melbourne will be moved from Victoria Park to Marvel Stadium to form a double-header with the SOO bushfire appeal. Haven't seen an official start time for it yet, hopefully just a very small gap between the two matches.

 

[Teen Wolf]

^This link is now broken but the broadcast details that were in that document don't match up with the fixture on the Saints website now:

...EVERY game is different from the original announcement in terms of what Ch7 and Fox would be the host broadcasters for. And the Saints had the original details on their website when the fixture was announced.

To follow up: the Broadcast Guide for the first 3 Rounds is now on the AFLW website, suggesting that St Kilda's graphic designer did indeed have a mare. Nevertheless it does itself contain what I'm sure are several errors too, such as: the Western Derby allocated just a 90min slot on 7mate in Melbourne, and; Adelaide and Perth only getting two FTA games in Round 3.

 

[Teen Wolf]

I was hoping for 6.05pm and 8.10pm, with quarters in the SoO match going for 25 minutes max and therefore not finishing too late. A 2hr 10min gap between start times is nevertheless a fraction tighter than the Showgrounds and Gabba double-headers but, of course, those games are on a Saturday and easier to arrive early for.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Third, and hopefully final, fixture revision available for download (which this time uses the naming rights sponsor for Adelaide's main home ground Hisense Stadium):

https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2020/01/17/61a564d4-6af0-4fee-b018-b5f03975af9d/2020-NAB-AFLW-Fixture_R3.pdf

And here it is in the form of a big fat jpg:

 

[Teen Wolf]

Tickets (adults and concession $3, kids free) for the Eagles-Dockers game, also known as the RAC Derby (first AFLW H&A game with its own title, naming rights sponsor and logo I reckon), go on sale via Ticketmaster today. Half-hour pre-sale window from 9am for West Coast and Fremantle AFLW members, with access for the general public from 9.30am.

WA football comes together for bushfire response

The West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers have joined forces to raise money for the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

WA football will come together for the inaugural RAC Derby in the NAB AFLW competition, which will raise further funds in support of relief and recovery efforts for the devastating Australian bushfires.

All proceeds from ticket sales for the historic clash on Saturday, February 15 at Optus Stadium will go towards relief efforts and provide emergency assistance on the ground through the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund.

Admission will include free public transport, with the State Government waiving costs in support of the event, while Ticketmaster has waived all fees and Optus Stadium has varied the contracted hiring terms.

 

[The Victorian]

This conference thing is a god right joke

 

[RedmanWasHere]

This conference thing is a god right joke

Agree.

Piss it off.

22 game season please.