Fixture Leaks

[twoforjoy]

Let's cancel the Queens Birthday then and see what impact that has on your Mickey Mouse club?

I'd be happy for them to play someone else on QB.

 

[Barwick17]

Collingwood were to play Carlton round 3 but this has been changed to round 4 so that Judd will be back

 

[Jisha]

It didn't work last year with Richmond v Carlton, and it certainly won't work again this year. As expected the best game of the round was the Grand Final rematch and it should have been the season opener too.

There was almost 87,000 people at Richmond Vs Carlton last year, Which was on a Thursday compared to the Friday night Geelong Vs Hawthorn grand final rematch at the MCG which only 69,500 fans came to see.

Exactly how didn't Richmond vs Carlton work?

 

[Ari]

Haw v Ess rd 1, nothing surer..

If the AFL were smart, yes.

Would sell out the MCG or Dome. Nothing surer.

 

[bingle]

There was almost 87,000 people at Richmond Vs Carlton last year, Which was on a Thursday compared to the Friday night Geelong Vs Hawthorn grand final rematch at the MCG which only 69,500 fans came to see.

Exactly how didn't Richmond vs Carlton work?

exactly.

It's the perfect oppotunity for the AFL to maximise an attendance that would otherwise be about 15-20k smaller during the season. Particularly with Richmond under performing in 2009 i think it's a great time to have this game again.
I reckon despite the whole Judd, Fev factor this game could still draw around 80k next year

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

If the AFL were smart, yes.

Would sell out the MCG or Dome. Nothing surer.

Or we could just wait for round 2 so that Buddy is back to kick a massive bag against the Dons.

Hawthorn vs Melbourne round 1 would be nice, we have played them in round 1 a fair few times in the past, wouldn't have a clue though, when is the fixture released?

 

[St 07]

I have a source (can't mention him here) telling me that there will be 22 games in the season, with possibly more in the finals.

take from it what you will.

 

[Shinboner Schem]

22 games eh? thats a brave call

 

[Kennedy_17]

cant wait for us to show the rest of the comp how to dismantle this brisbane forward line.. will be great to watch. fev will be crying by 3 quarter time..

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Each team will play each other at least once I hear.

Probably true, but I wouldn't be regarding even that as a certainty with the trend of recent fixturing.

 

[Rik E Boy]

22 games eh? thats a brave call

Yeah right. That's what someone told me in 1993!

regards,

REB

 

[DST]

If the AFL were smart, yes.

Would sell out the MCG or Dome. Nothing surer.

I don't agree, that game will sell out any time in the first 4 or 5 weeks.

If the AFL were smart (and they are) they will leave some of these types of match-up's (ala Carlton v Brisbane in Melbourne) to later rounds to bump crowd figures up then.

Everyone already wants to go round 1, so you have maximised your crowds already.

DST

 

[SweetLeftFoot]

I heard North are gunna get screwed over

 

[Air_Chester]

I heard North are gunna get screwed over

Well, at least the AFL are retaining SOME traditions.

 

[Koutafidamedis]

Fremantle host a ANZAC Day game against a victorian club.

Hope its against the Blues, would love to do a Perth away trip next season and ANZAC day would do just fine.

 

[CoZi36]

Brisbane Lions V. Carlton - Easter Thursday match - round 2 at the Gabba

BRENDAN Fevola's much-anticipated match-up with former side Carlton will take place as a round 2 Easter Thursday blockbuster at the Gabba.

The Carlton faithful will have to wait just a week into the 2010 season for clearly the most anticipated match of the season.

But while the Blues will be glad to take on Fevola's Lions early in the year and then move on, they will be without suspended captain Chris Judd.

A draft of the draw will go out to broadcasters at the end of this week, with clubs also to be given their schedule early next week before the official release on October 30.

Source: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/sport/afl/story/0,27046,26206628-5016169,00.html

 

[Hollow Knight]

The Brisbane Fevlions vs the No-Judd Blues on Easter Thurdsay, round 2.

Edit: Damnit Cozi.

 

[RandB]

I hope we cop the Blues in 1 of the first 3 rounds.

 

[CoZi36]

The Brisbane Fevlions vs the No-Judd Blues on Easter Thurdsay, round 2.

Edit: Damnit Cozi.

You got in before me on our board lol.

So Lions get two home games first up.

 

[jonoman89]

I hope we cop the Blues in 1 of the first 3 rounds.

Not going to make a difference for you guys.

 

[Bring-Back-Powell]

Some bloke on the Hawks board reckons Melbourne V's Hawthorn for rd 1.

I hope we play Carlton in round 1,2 or 3. Reason being is that Fev and Judd always kill us. We should handle Carlton (as most other clubs will) without those 2.

 

[Choota]

Some bloke on the Hawks board reckons Melbourne V's Hawthorn for rd 1.

I hope we play Carlton in round 1,2 or 3. Reason being is that Fev and Judd always kill us. We should handle Carlton (as most other clubs will) without those 2.

Could handle Melbourne in round 1 - good omen after 2008.

Would be spewing if we get Essendon round 1 and Franklin's 2 game bogus suspension counts for two cames against his bitch.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Seeing hawthorn v essendon without Franklin or Lloyd means the game will lack spite and brilliance.

Hawks by 52

 

[Vanstead]

I don't know...Brown will be playing I imagine?

Surely AFL wouldn't use the Haw/Ess antagonism that they so decried after R22 in a cynical attempt to pump up attendances??

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Surely the AFL will give the Blues an armchair ride until Judas is back?