Fixture Season 2022 - Full AFL Fixture in OP

[hawkman]

Yeah, we're probably due to be away R1

You were home R1 against us this year

 

[BuffDog]

You were home R1 against us this year

doesn’t count, we only played half the game

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Why would it be? I doubt it.

I don’t know I saw some Essendon fan explain it on the main board months ago but I can’t remember the reasoning.

 

[hawkman]

You would think they would have to release it late next week. Any later and the sports media focus will be more on The Ashes and the AFL prefer to release things so the focus is solely on them

 

[BIRDBRAIN]

Hardly a plane in or out of Australia in years but of course the day after the new variant is announced a planeload of covid positive africans arrives in Sydney LMAO. You couldn't make it up. Good luck 2022 Gil.

 

[hawkman]

Should be trying to start the season a week earlier so we can postpone games easier when something like this happens.

‘What a disgrace’: Portugal football match a ‘shambles’ as side forced to start with NINE players

‘What a disgrace’: Portugal football match a ‘shambles’ as side forced to start with NINE players

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Rowan18]

Freo has never played Melbourne at Optus, and Collingwood hasn't played Sydney at the MCG since the Goodes incident. I'd like to see Melbourne come and play in Perth twice. It'd be fitting since they won the flag here this season.

A marquee game in Perth between a couple of Vic clubs would be nice.

Brisbane hasn't played west coast in Perth either

 

[Mentallo]

The men’s fixture will follow in the second week of December, with Carlton and Richmond to open the season and Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs likely to be the Friday night marquee clash of Round 1.

As per this mornings news in the H/S.
AFLW for those interested later this week apparently.

 

[lumpinee]

Carlton dont deserve to play for theyre flag rd.1 anymore,gives us Tiges a break from the malaise of it as well,time for a switch

 

[The Victorian]

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[eth-dog]

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Cliffs for non subscrubers?

 

[The Victorian]

Cliffs for non subscrubers?

I'm a non subscriber (hoping someone on here is!)

 

[hawkman]

Hopefully scrapping Richmond Carlton season opener

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

SEN helping us get around the paywall:

Report: AFL weighing up Wednesday night blockbuster to start season 2022

Could we see a break of fixture tradition next year?

www.sen.com.au

“ According to The Herald Sun, the league is weighing up scheduling a Grand Final rematch between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs or the traditional season opener between Carlton and Richmond on a Wednesday night.

An earlier start would allow the league to schedule three standalone blockbuster Round 1 clashes on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.”

 

[TimothyJ23]

Hun article suggests RIC-CAR could be the Wednesday game, or the MEL-WB game

 

[Billy ray]

SUNS v NORTH should be the opener, everyone knows it

 

[kreglze]

SUNS v NORTH should be the opener, everyone knows it

The GreenHall cup will be hotly contested.

 

[BigVic]

Should be the grand final rematch

 

[Beerfish]

SUNS v NORTH should be the opener, everyone knows it

Agree. Would free up my Thursday night beautifully.

 

[Taylor Moss]

SUNS v NORTH should be the opener, everyone knows it

Ahhh the time honoured Swallow-Bonar cup.

 

[hawkman]

Agree. Would free up my Thursday night beautifully.

Richmond Carlton doesn't already?

 

[Blackhawk42]

Ahhh the time honoured Swallow-Bonar cup.

Does the winner or the loser get the cup afterwards?

 

[Blackhawk42]

Richmond Carlton doesn't already?

It's the annual 'Did I make the right choices for my Supercoach team' game.

I couldn't even tell you who has won this clash in the last 10 years (although i'm guessing Richmond is well ahead).

 

[Frank Grimes]

Hun article suggests RIC-CAR could be the Wednesday game, or the MEL-WB game

I haven't got a problem if Melbourne wants to start the season as the first game played. Give them the Wednesday game.

I prefer they have the Wednesday game and start the season rather than for us to play on the Wednesday.

 

[jdeezy]

Let's go with 3 good games from Wednesday to Friday and leave the shitty Richmond v Carlton clash for a Sunday Twilight in round 13 or somewhere fitting of its stature.

Guarantee if they go with 3 primetime games it'll end up with being from a selection of the same 8 Victorian teams - No national teams, nor Saints or Kangaroos, need bother applying.