Our 2006 Draw

[McLeodMagic]

http://gfc.com.au/cp2/c2/webi/article/233089aw.pdf

Haven't looked through it thoroughly but we have a home game against Melbourne round 22!

 

[Fred Phillis]

if true, we also get to play melb at carrara in round 3 on a sunday, then the next satdy go to perth to play freo...

 

[pjcrows]

we play melbourne in f*cking darwin DURING THE DAY under the sun, then we have to go to perth the next week. what the hell is this s.hit?

 

[afc9798]

http://gfc.com.au/cp2/c2/webi/article/233089aw.pdf

Haven't looked through it thoroughly but we have a home game against Melbourne round 22!

Our draw stinks. Have a look at our start to the season and you'll see why the AFL could be accused of trying to sabotage our season. Melbourne, AAMI, Gold Coast, Perth. I'm sure they are very concerned about our travel.

 

[- PC -]

Round 4 Anzac Round at Subiaco... what a great atmosphere that will be for the Len Hall game. Fremantle do it so well.

Round 17 v West Coast at Subiaco and PC gets his 2 games

And Port travel to Subi round 22 this time... still no Vic clubs

 

[MaccasNeighbour]

we play melbourne in f*cking darwin DURING THE DAY under the sun, then we have to go to perth the next week. what the hell is this s.hit?

Gold Coast.

6 day break, then Perth.

What a load of f*cking sh#t.

 

[pjcrows]

this is BULLS.HIT! i cant believe it. the afl wants to play games at carrara to "promote the game" so they send us up there. what a crock.

 

[Fergus]

That is a horror start. You could be excused for thinking the AFL were deliberately trying to hurt us early.

 

[MRobbo]

Here is Adelaide's 2006 Fixture (Times are local)

Rd 1 Mon Apr 3 vs Collingwood Telstra Dome 7:40 PM
Rd 2 Sun Apr 9 vs West Coast AAMI Stadium 3:10 PM
Rd 3 Sun Apr 16 vs Melbourne Carrara 1:10 PM
Rd 4 Sat Apr 22 vs Fremantle Subiaco 5:40 PM
Rd 5 Sat Apr 29 vs Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium 2:40 PM
Rd 6 Sat May 6 vs Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 7:10 PM
Rd 7 Sun May 14 vs Kangaroos Telstra Dome 3:10 PM
Rd 8 Sat May 20 vs Richmond Telstra Dome 2:10 PM
Rd 9 Sat May 27 vs Carlton AAMI Stadium 2:40 PM
Rd 10 Fri Jun 2 vs Essendon AAMI Stadium 8:10 PM
Rd 11 Sat Jun 10 vs Brisbane Gabba 7:10 PM
Rd 12 Fri Jun 16 vs St Kilda Telstra Dome 7:40 PM
Rd 13 Sun Jul 2 vs Geelong AAMI Stadium 12:40 PM
Rd 14 Sun Jul 9 vs Sydney SCG 1:10 PM
Rd 15 Sat Jul 15 vs Hawthorn AAMI Stadium 2:40 PM
Rd 16 Fri Jul 22 vs Kangaroos AAMI Stadium 8:10 PM
Rd 17 Sat Jul 29 vs West Coast Subiaco 2:10 PM
Rd 18 Sat Aug 5 vs Collingwood AAMI Stadium 7:10 PM
Rd 19 Sun Aug 13 vs Fremantle AAMI Stadium 12:40 PM
Rd 20 Sat Aug 19 vs Western Bulldogs MCG 2:10 PM
Rd 21 Sun Aug 27 vs Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 12:40 PM
Rd 22 Sat Sep 2 vs Melbourne AAMI Stadium 2:40 PM

Not a good draw, When we have to play Melbourne on the Gold Coast and then play the Dockers in Perth the following week. 5 games in Melbourne is not too bad and at least no trip to Geelong next year.

 

[NewCrowsFan]

Crappy start to the season; something like three of the first four games away. Better at the end of the season; from Rounds 18 to 22 we have 4 games out of 5 at AAMI stadium I think (albeit one of them being an "away" Showdown).

 

[pjcrows]

We have every right to be extremely peeved with this draw.

Adelaide’s specific requests for the 2006 Draw:

Minimal Saturday afternoon home matches
We have 4 (used to get 2).

Minimal early Sunday matches (2.10 starts rather than 12.40 starts)
3 of the 5 are 12.40 starts.

Reasonable breaks between matches when travelling
Round 3 v Melbourne on Carrara sh*thole during the 35 degree afternoon, backed up by a 6 DAY BREAK Round 4 trip to Perth v Fremantle. Also, 6 day break in between our back-to-back Telstra Dome trips in Rounds 7 and 8.

No Monday night matches.
We play the first Monday night match in years.

One trip to Subiaco IF WE ARE PLAYING AT SCG AND GABBA
We have 2 trips to Subiaco, plus SCG, GABBA, and Carrara.

More games at the MCG
We have 1... again.

 

[Fred Phillis]

breaks down to this:

Matches by Timeslot (Total Matches Home Away)
Thurs/Friday Night 3 2 1
Saturday Night 4 2 2
Sunday Night 0 0 0
Other Night 1 0 1
Total Night Matches 8 4 4
Saturday Day 7 4 3
Sunday Early 5 2 3
Sunday Day 2 1 1
Monday Day 0 0 0
Other Day 0 0 0
Total Day Matches 14 7 7
Matches by Venue (Total Matches Home Away)
M.C.G. 1 0 1
Telstra Dome 4 0 4
Subiaco 2 0 2
AAMI Stadium 12 11 1
Gabba 1 0 1
Skilled Stadium 0 0 0
Telstra Stadium 0 0 0
S.C.G. 1 0 1
Manuka Oval 0 0 0
Marrara Oval 0 0 0
Aurora Stadium 0 0 0
Carrara 1 0 1
Total VIC 5 0 5
Total Non-VIC 17 11 6

 

[Lozza71]

Looks like 16 wins to me

 

[Mr Crow!]

So with that draw, how many wins do you see us notching up next year? After a quick first look glance, I had us with a reasonable / realistic 15 wins.

 

[DaveW]

Rd 14 Sun Jul 9 vs Sydney SCG 1:10 PM

For the 6th year in a row, yes!!!!!!

 

[Jars458]

Four SAturday afternoon home games is a disgrace

The AFL have ignored every one of our requets.

 

[jo172]

And once again we only play one match at the MCG!

 

[- PC -]

Here is Adelaide's 2006 Fixture (Times are local)

Rd 1 Mon Apr 3 vs Collingwood Telstra Dome 7:40 PM
Rd 2 Sun Apr 9 vs West Coast AAMI Stadium 3:10 PM
Rd 3 Sun Apr 16 vs Melbourne Carrara 1:10 PM
Rd 4 Sat Apr 22 vs Fremantle Subiaco 5:40 PM
Rd 5 Sat Apr 29 vs Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium 2:40 PM
Rd 6 Sat May 6 vs Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 7:10 PM
Rd 7 Sun May 14 vs Kangaroos Telstra Dome 3:10 PM
Rd 8 Sat May 20 vs Richmond Telstra Dome 2:10 PM
Rd 9 Sat May 27 vs Carlton AAMI Stadium 2:40 PM
Rd 10 Fri Jun 2 vs Essendon AAMI Stadium 8:10 PM
Rd 11 Sat Jun 10 vs Brisbane Gabba 7:10 PM
Rd 12 Fri Jun 16 vs St Kilda Telstra Dome 7:40 PM
Rd 13 Sun Jul 2 vs Geelong AAMI Stadium 12:40 PM
Rd 14 Sun Jul 9 vs Sydney SCG 1:10 PM
Rd 15 Sat Jul 15 vs Hawthorn AAMI Stadium 2:40 PM
Rd 16 Fri Jul 22 vs Kangaroos AAMI Stadium 8:10 PM
Rd 17 Sat Jul 29 vs West Coast Subiaco 2:10 PM
Rd 18 Sat Aug 5 vs Collingwood AAMI Stadium 7:10 PM
Rd 19 Sun Aug 13 vs Fremantle AAMI Stadium 12:40 PM
Rd 20 Sat Aug 19 vs Western Bulldogs MCG 2:10 PM
Rd 21 Sun Aug 27 vs Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 12:40 PM
Rd 22 Sat Sep 2 vs Melbourne AAMI Stadium 2:40 PM

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Thats who I think we can beat....15/16? Yep sounds right

 

[Fergus]

Of the 7 teams we play twice, 4 made the eight in 2005, one finished 9th, and one finished 10th. We're just unlucky I guess

 

[maccas_no1]

if true, we also get to play melb at carrara in round 3 on a sunday, then the next satdy go to perth to play freo...

Yeah that pretty crap, also in Rnd 11 we have Brisbane at the GABBA, then Rnd 12 have St Kilda Fri night at TD

 

[snakebite01]

Of the 7 teams we play twice, 4 made the eight in 2005, one finished 9th, and one finished 10th. We're just unlucky I guess

Apparently they do it as of the ladder positions after round 15, after every team has played each other once.

It's no surprise we got a sh*t draw. The AFL will do anything to make the comp as even as possible and so giving the minor premiers a crap draw is pretty logical.

 

[snakebite01]

Thats who I think we can beat....15/16? Yep sounds right

You don't think we'll beat the Toasters at home? I'd be tempted to bold that one and unbold one of the Showdowns. Surely we won't clean sweep them again.

 

[MaccasNeighbour]

Apparently they do it as of the ladder positions after round 15, after every team has played each other once.

It's no surprise we got a sh*t draw. The AFL will do anything to make the comp as even as possible and so giving the minor premiers a crap draw is pretty logical.

Ladder position should only make a difference to the teams you play twice. Ladder position should have no effect on decisions like travelling to Gold Coast then Perth with a 6 day break. How difficult would it have been for us to get a 7 or 8 day break?

 

[Markthirtytwo]

Thats who I think we can beat....15/16? Yep sounds right

I reckon rd 2 will be one Ill think they will want to reverse this years result.

 

[The Rooch]

Only postivie is we dont play geelong at skilled.