Preview Round 1, 2022 v The Western™️ (TBC)

[Gysberts2Bate]

Club wants to play the Dogs in R1 and unfurl the flag in front of them apparently.

absolute s**t

 

[Bluelegs]

Honestly I would prefer Geelong or Essendon. I like the GF replay being seperate from Round 1, it gets more of a build up.

I do like the attitude from the club though, they clearly see the value in building up this rivalry.

 

[Scythe94]

Their 36 missing best 22 players could return by then, we might be in trouble.

 

[rhaz]

Might sound weird but I wouldn't mind playing Round 1 against an interstate team like GWS or Freo at the MCG. Saturday afternoon so all ages can attend, and unveil the flag in front of a purely Melbourne crowd. See how many people we can draw when it's just our fanbase.

Then play Sydney at the MCG on Friday night in Round 2. Franklin needs 5 goals for 1000, hopefully he'd kick a few in round 1 to give a very tasty opportunity to hit 1000 in round 2. Could draw a HUGE crowd.

 

[Bluelegs]

Might sound weird but I wouldn't mind playing Round 1 against an interstate team like GWS or Freo at the MCG. Saturday afternoon so all ages can attend, and unveil the flag in front of a purely Melbourne crowd. See how many people we can draw when it's just our fanbase.

Then play Sydney at the MCG on Friday night in Round 2. Franklin needs 5 goals for 1000, hopefully he'd kick two or three in round 1 to give a very tasty opportunity to kick it in round 2. Could draw a HUGE crowd.

Franklin enters game with 999 goals. 80,000 at the G to watch him get to 1000. May keeps him scoreless again.

 

[Blackas87]

Might sound weird but I wouldn't mind playing Round 1 against an interstate team like GWS or Freo at the MCG. Saturday afternoon so all ages can attend, and unveil the flag in front of a purely Melbourne crowd. See how many people we can draw when it's just our fanbase.

Then play Sydney at the MCG on Friday night in Round 2. Franklin needs 5 goals for 1000, hopefully he'd kick a few in round 1 to give a very tasty opportunity to hit 1000 in round 2. Could draw a HUGE crowd.

I was also thinking an interstate team for round one to get a big Melbourne crowd in. Friday night though preferably Sydney or Brisbane.

Buddy should kick his 1000 goal in front of a home crowd.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Their 36 missing best 22 players could return by then, we might be in trouble.

Can’t see our midfield scoring 100-7 with Toby McLean in there

 

[Tulip]

Depends whether Laith is at full fitness.

 

[Topkent]

Isn't this just a well you guys missed the flag, let's do this game again while the memories are fresh ish.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Isn't this just a well you guys missed the flag, let's do this game again while the memories are fresh ish.

Yes

 

[Dory_77]

I was also thinking an interstate team for round one to get a big Melbourne crowd in. Friday night though preferably Sydney or Brisbane.

Buddy should kick his 1000 goal in front of a home crowd.

NSW Govt would probably be ok with a pitch invasion too.

 

[rhaz]

Buddy should kick his 1000 goal in front of a home crowd.

Hawks vs Dees at the G then?

 

[Bangkok Knights]

AFL stopped the practice of grandfinalists playing each other in R1 years ago didnt they?
Sick of hearing about Cerra & Carlton.
Spoiled kid wants the world at his feet right now.Typical of millenials.
Love to see Viney run straight through him early in the season and carried off feet first.
I want to see some payback next year. Hibberd will be up for it. He's not going anywhere.

2022 ladder predictions.... assuming clubs have good seasons & few injuries.
GWS and Sydney on top with Melb & Dogs making up the four.
Bottom four Coll Carlton Stkilda and Suns.
GWS and Sydney are the Dees biggest threat if those two can avoid key injuries.
GWS bats aloooong way down the list thanks to the AFL commission.
Geelong likely to scrape into the eight with dads army. Their home ground advantage is absurd. They were given their own dedicated modern stadium.
They'll be gifted atleast 9 games there next year.

 

[Sellout Scully]

No team has ever fielded the same 22 players in a game together after winning grand final. Since no one has left, could this be the game to buck that trend?

 

[Jibroni]

Would love to see it as a Saturday afternoon game and get the families along.

Carlton would be my preferred opponent, surely there sick of playing Richmond Round 1 every year.

 

[Topkent]

No team has ever fielded the same 22 players in a game together after winning grand final. Since no one has left, could this be the game to buck that trend?

Would be near impossible to not have any injuries or improvements from underneath.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

V unlikely it happens next year. I imagine Dunstan will be in and out of the early rounds next year, Hibberd looks on thin ice judging by selection towards the end of this year, Laurie and whoever we take at 17 wil be vying for selection + there’s JJ, Weideman, Melksham and Hunt. So if it doesn’t happen in the first month or two before Tomlinson comes back, it almost definitely never will.

 

[Topkent]

Mays a very good chance of missing early pre season and no need to rush him.

 

[schmuttt]

Be interesting next year with Tomlinson fit how much we rest May. Like Viney he is injury prone but one of the first picked for a big game. I believe in playing your best 22 when you can but no doubt they'll manage the two guys I just mentioned throughout the year.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

4-5 years of finals fit May/Viney more valuable to us than 2-3 seasons of pushing them flat out through H&A and busting them. Will take a fine balance.

 

[raven echo]

As long as the game is in Melbourne and we can go to it, I’m not phased by who we play


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[KTLK]

Prefer to play vs West Coast at the MCG given we played them too many times at Perth for years. It’s their turn to travel to come to MCG Dees ti smash them to us a big percentage booster.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Of all the years it could happen, next year would surely be the year the club would be least upset (or even keenest) to play two games in Perth.

 

[Topkent]

We should be looking to play in Perth 4 times a year. Could build a mini supporter base out there

 

[mrmonkey]

We should be looking to play in Perth 4 times a year. Could build a mini supporter base out there

Will the wa government allow this? Seriously though I'm not even sure the AFL would allow it. I remember when we were really s**t, we requested playing a home game at Adelaide oval the afl said no because we can only do it in the expansion market.