Round 24 Fixture

[flamethrower]

If it was up to me...

The 3 teams most likely to finish 9th are Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and GWS.

Play those games on Sunday with none of the games overlapping...

2.10 GWS v St Kilda
4.40 WB v Fremantle
7.20 Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn

Play the teams battling for top 4 on Friday and Saturday.

Friday Night 6.00 Collingwood v Melbourne followed by 8.30 Port Adelaide v Gold Coast
Saturday 2.10 Richmond v Geelong
Saturday Night 7.30 North Melbourne v Adelaide

The rest...

Thursday night 7.30 Essendon v Carlton
Saturday 4.40 WCE v Sydney Swans

 

[glengowan]

THU N - Gold Coast vs Essendon (People First)
FRI N - Brisbane Lions vs Hawthorn (Gabba)
SAT A - Richmond vs Geelong (MCG)
SAT T - West Coast vs Sydney (Optus)
SAT N - Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle (Marvel)
SUN A - North Melbourne vs Adelaide (Marvel)
SUN T - GWS Giants vs St Kilda (Engie)
SUN N - Collingwood vs Melbourne (MCG)
THU N - Port Adelaide vs Gold Coast (Adel Oval)
FRI N - Essendon vs Carlton (MCG)

 

[GCS in 11]

Suns have confirmed their rd 24 fixtures. Friday night vs Port and Wed vs Essendon


The fact we’re going into our first final series and Essendon still got the better breaks with the rd23 Friday game and their 1st rd24 Thursday game astounds me.

 

[PzBlinky]

I love the scheduling of Carlton vs Essendon on Thursday night. It's like the chef's kiss of the season-long fixturing these two teams have been given.

 

[swanny1234]

Essendon v Carlton in primetime lol.. just what everyone wants to watch i'm sure...

 

[parano1a]

Official Round 24 Fixture

Thursday, August 21

Essendon v Carlton, MCG, 7.30pm AEST

Friday, August 22

Collingwood v Melbourne, MCG, 7.10pm AEST

Port Adelaide v Gold Coast, Adelaide Oval, 7.40pm ACST

Saturday, August 23

North Melbourne v Adelaide, Marvel Stadium, 1.20pm AEST

Richmond v Geelong, MCG, 4.15pm AEST

West Coast v Sydney, Optus Stadium, 5.35pm AWST

Sunday, August 24

GWS v St Kilda, Engie Stadium, 12.20pm AEST

Western Bulldogs v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium, 3.15pm AEST

Brisbane v Hawthorn, Gabba, 7.20pm AEST

Wednesday, August 27

Gold Coast v Essendon, People First Stadium, 7.20pm AEST

 

[swanny1234]

Suns have confirmed their rd 24 fixtures. Friday night vs Port and Wed vs Essendon
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The fact we’re going into our first final series and Essendon still got the better breaks with the rd23 Friday game and their 1st rd24 Thursday game astounds me.

Yeah Essendon should have the second Friday game hidden behind a paywall...

 

[parano1a]

Essendon v Carlton in primetime lol.. just what everyone wants to watch i'm sure...

Although the game is scheduled on Thursday, it will be a Foxtel exclusive game.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

If ever you needed more evidence that it's still predominantly the VFL... Carlton vs essendon Thursday night. Pathetic.

 

[swanny1234]

Although the game is scheduled on Thursday, it will be a Foxtel exclusive game.

I have Fox and I still won't tune in to that dumpster fire..

 

[parano1a]

If ever you needed more evidence that it's still predominantly the VFL... Carlton vs essendon Thursday night.

It's unavoidable given Essendon need to play two games in the final round.

 

[swanny1234]

It's unavoidable given Essendon need to play two games in the final round.

You could still play that game as the late friday night graveyard game, fox only - means GCS get the Thursday night game which they at least earn on merit of being decent this year.

 

[juss]

To be fair to the AFL, that's an absolute shithole of match ups to work with, there's about 2 decent games being Dogs Freo and Brisbane Hawks, the rest have basically nothing going for them unless Cameron needs less that 12 for 100 which might create some interest.

 

[NetworkNerd]

Prime time specialists Bombers and Blues need to play each other in prime time

As predicted!

Thursday night blockbuster!

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

It's unavoidable given Essendon need to play two games in the final round.

It wouldn't have mattered. They still put both of them in prime time with the floating fixture.

 

[swanny1234]

Why not Thursday being Gold Coast v Port instead of Essendon.

There isn’t many decent games, but at least Gold Coast will be playing finals. Then the double header on Friday could be Collingwood v Melbourne and the dead rubber Essendon v Carlton. People could tune again to watch Collingwood who will at least playing finals.

Also don’t Gold Coast the longer break before Essendon? At least they have something to plan for. Who cares if Essendon’s routine/recovery is ****ed.

Or you know, play the double header on the Thursday.

I mean, I'd imagine every other club fighting with GC for a ladder position would like Essendon to have a somewhat decent run into that game.... having said that, half their team are out anyway so that doesn't really bode well for that being much of a contest.

 

[kickazz]

If ever you needed more evidence that it's still predominantly the VFL... Carlton vs essendon Thursday night. Pathetic.

Well no, it is not evidence of that at all. Clearly Ess and GC have to play early that round ahead of their Wed match

 

[swanny1234]

Well no, it is not evidence of that at all. Clearly Ess and GC have to play early that round ahead of their Wed match

So, play the GC match on the Thursday then? Put Carl v Ess out at Marvel behind a paywall at 9.20pm AEST Friday night on Fox footy 4.

 

[kickazz]

So, play the GC match on the Thursday then? Put Carl v Ess out at Marvel behind a paywall at 9.20pm AEST.

Yeah either way.

 

[jdisc]

Hilarious decision, perfect way to cap off this home and away fixture

 

[Walshawk]

If ever you needed more evidence that it's still predominantly the VFL... Carlton vs essendon Thursday night. Pathetic.

Worst slot of the week. What makes you say that?

 

[GenericUsername202]

If ever you needed more evidence that it's still predominantly the VFL... Carlton vs essendon Thursday night. Pathetic.

The AFL have been absolute idiots this year in terms of their fixturing, but in their defence, they had no choice but to put Essendon V Carlton on thursday night because of the Wednesday game

 

[Underarm]

If ever you needed more evidence that it's still predominantly the VFL... Carlton vs essendon Thursday night. Pathetic.

Carlton v Essendon was forced to be on Thursday or Friday because Essendon have a game the following Wednesday.

This means that both Carlton and Essendon had to have most of their games in the back end of the season on Thursdays/Fridays and Saturdays.

It's not a conspiracy.

 

[Underarm]

Also Thursdays are shit and no one should want them. Adelaide are being favoured by avoiding them.

If ever you needed more evidence that it's still predominantly the VFL... Carlton vs essendon Thursday night. Pathetic.

 

[Billy ray]

lol channel 7 not opting to show ess v carlton on the thursday night