Preview Round 1 2017 - Essendon hosting Melbourne on a Friday night

Halftimehero

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No, 9 teams won most of their games. 9 is half of 18 - 10 would be most, anything less isn't.

So you are happy for people to say St Kilda won most of there games? and for North Melbourne, despite losing 10 of its last 12 matches, they won most of there games in 2016?
 

TimothyJ23

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Surely they could have given at least one of those prime time games to a decent match, maybe even featuring a team from outside of Melbourne.
Carlton and Richmond may well be a flop - but based on last season, Pies v Dogs will be a great contest and there'll be a heap of interest in the Dons v Hawks fixture. They aren't blockbusters but they're exciting match-ups. Even Saints v Dees has promise.
 
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Carlton vs Richmond
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Essendon vs hawthorn

Genuine question who draws the bigger crowd ?
I reckon our game will go close to breaking the ess/haw record of around 77000. Not sure if there will be a big Hawthorn turnout but the non-members interest should still be high.
 

SherbertLemon

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Essendon wanting to have their cake and eat it. Keen for a bottom 4 draw that involves easy double-up matches, but want the perks (Friday nights, blockbusters, etc.) that go to better sides.

Don't think anything's confirmed yet, but disappointing if it happens. Couldn't care less about the doping scandal - blockbusters should go to clubs whose on-field performances actually warrant them.
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Keep dreaming sunshine your returning players have not played in over a year, the game has moved past them, they will not adapt to the changes.

You just traded your B&F for a guy that has been out of the game for two years.

Then you have a new mid that was only Sydney's 4th best mid, then your backline looks like a worry, the Hawks look beatable.
 

Dan26

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Round 1 is generally a high attending round because people are excited to have the footy back and people go to multiple games in round 1.

I think this match up will create enough hype for mcc and afl members who don't support the hawks or dons to turn up. Weather being good i could see this hitting 90k, but more likely between 85-90.

No hope. 90K is fanciful.

There has never been a Home and away, non-public holiday crowd on a Saturday or Sunday of over 90,000 in the history of the sport. And the VFL/AFL has been going for 120 seasons.

low 70,000's.
 

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Carlton v richmond
Collingwood v Bulldogs
Essendon v Hawthorn

They're all pretty good games in their own way. Come on, you can see that.

Carl-Rich : Two eveny matches teams, traditional rivals, big crowd. Hard to pick a winner
Coll-Dogs : Collingwood are a competitive team and have every realistic aspiration of playing finals. Playing the reigning premiers at the MCG Friday night. That's a big game
Ess-Haw : Essendon similar to Collingwood have every aspiration to play finals. Will clearly be "up" early in the season. Traditional rivals big crowd and looks to be a competitive game

What more do you want?

And to top it off the Doggies don't even get the home fixture.

What the hell has that got to do with anything? They get 11 home games and 11 away games. Why do they need to have a home game first up? The premiers have no specific rights to a home game in round one and never have. In fact, if they want to play Collingwood at the MCG it HAS to be an away game, because the MCG is not the Bulldogs home ground, but it most certainly is Collingwoods.
 

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Keep dreaming sunshine your returning players have not played in over a year, the game has moved past them, they will not adapt to the changes.

So the game has moved past Roughead and O'Meara?
 
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