it is quite an important game when you think of AFL solely within the context of Harley Reid
Predict the round 24 fixture
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it is quite an important game when you think of AFL solely within the context of Harley Reid
AFL have stuffed the scheduling up on this massively, what a missed opportunity.
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Nah...that slot will go to a big club...
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which is why it should be on the Sunday, draw out the suspense till the last day. It could come down to the Eagles having to win or lose that last game to secure him.
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I mean, what is the point of a rotating fixture for the last round, if all you going to do is put Essendon v Collingwood on Friday night. Collingwood are top, and Essendon are unlikely to be playing for anything. Can't wait to watch it.
I also really dislike the fact that all the games that mean something are so spread out. I get it, TV, so people can watch every game. But god, the best moments at the end of the season is the twist and turns of the last day. Anyone who has watched an EPL season at the end would get it. To put it in an AFL(VFL) context, I do believe the 1987 season had the Hawks coming over the top of Geelong in Geelong to allow Melbourne to reach the finals for the first time in years. A modern-day compromise would have all the games which mean something on Saturday, starting from morning to night. It what happened before this terrible bye was put in place. It also compromises the fixture. But the AFL don't care about that anyway.
I hate the bye before the finals so much. with that bye, there is no point in this fixture being released so late.
I also really dislike the fact that all the games that mean something are so spread out. I get it, TV, so people can watch every game. But god, the best moments at the end of the season is the twist and turns of the last day. Anyone who has watched an EPL season at the end would get it. To put it in an AFL(VFL) context, I do believe the 1987 season had the Hawks coming over the top of Geelong in Geelong to allow Melbourne to reach the finals for the first time in years. A modern-day compromise would have all the games which mean something on Saturday, starting from morning to night. It what happened before this terrible bye was put in place. It also compromises the fixture. But the AFL don't care about that anyway.
I hate the bye before the finals so much. with that bye, there is no point in this fixture being released so late.
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Collingwood game has to be either Friday or Sunday. The Hawthorn game at the MCG was always going to be Saturday
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Guessing the afl (or $even) don’t like having 3:20pm (2:50pm SA time) Sunday games in Adelaide? Can’t recall the last time AO hosted a game in that time slot. Must admit 12pm on a Sunday is pretty dumb
None of it really matters now. 8 is set
Complete bungling of the fixture, was fairly obvious when the released it that Carlton v. GWS, Geelong v. Bulldogs were going to be the two biggest games with impact on the finals, Essendon was losing every week and Collingwood were likely to be at least a game clear of 2nd. Carlton v. GWS should have been on Friday night, now we'll likely go into that game with GWS knowing they can just rest everyone and play Carlton again in the first week of finals. Watch for like 10 late changes on Sunday morning.
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AFL should have gone with NM vs GC as the Friday night game to open the round, instead of the rubbish that Tulla dished up
