2005 Fixture -- Easter Monday Start

[Bulldogsroar]

ROUND 1 (Easter & Season Launch)

Thursday, 24th March
Brisbane Lions vs. St. Kilda at Gabba (Night)
Saturday, 26th March
Kangaroos vs. Carlton at Telstra Dome
Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide at Subiaco (Night)
Melbourne vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (Night)
Sunday, 27th March
Sydney vs. Hawthorn at S.C.G. (Early Start)
Adelaide vs. West Coast at AAMI Stadium
Richmond vs. Geelong at M.C.G.
Monday, 28th March
Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs at M.C.G.

ROUND 2

Friday, 1st April
Carlton vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (Night)
Saturday, 2nd April
Kangaroos vs. Sydney at Manuka Oval
Western Bulldogs vs. Melbourne at Telstra Dome
West Coast vs. Geelong at Subiaco (Night)
Port Adelaide vs. Brisbane Lions at AAMI Stadium (Night)
Sunday, 3rd April
St. Kilda vs. Fremantle at Aurora Stadium (Early Start)
Collingwood vs. Adelaide at Telstra Dome
Hawthorn vs. Richmond at M.C.G.

ROUND 3 (Rivalry Round)

Friday, 8th April
Melbourne vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (Night)
Saturday, 9th April
Carlton vs. Collingwood at M.C.G.
St. Kilda vs. Kangaroos at Telstra Dome
Fremantle vs. West Coast at Subiaco (Night)
Brisbane Lions vs. Sydney at Gabba (Night)
Sunday, 10th April
Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium (Early Start)
Essendon vs. Hawthorn at M.C.G.
Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond at Telstra Dome

ROUND 4

Friday, 15th April
Kangaroos vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (Night)
Saturday, 16th April
Hawthorn vs. Brisbane Lions at M.C.G.
West Coast vs. Western Bulldogs at Subiaco
Geelong vs. Essendon at Telstra Dome (Night)
Port Adelaide vs. Carlton at AAMI Stadium (Night)
Sunday, 17th April
Sydney vs. Adelaide at S.C.G. (Early Start)
Richmond vs. Fremantle at M.C.G.
St. Kilda vs. Melbourne at Telstra Dome

ROUND 5 (Anzac Day)

Friday, 22nd April
Port Adelaide vs. Geelong at AAMI Stadium (Night)
Saturday, 23rd April
Fremantle vs. Carlton at Subiaco
Kangaroos vs. Hawthorn at M.C.G.
Sydney vs. Melbourne at S.C.G. (Night)
Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide at Telstra Dome (Night)
Sunday, 24th April
Brisbane Lions vs. West Coast at Gabba (Early Start)
St. Kilda vs. Richmond at Telstra Dome (Night)
Monday, 25th April
Essendon vs. Collingwood at M.C.G.

ROUND 6

Friday, 29th April
Carlton vs. Hawthorn at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 30th April
Adelaide vs. Kangaroos at AAMI Stadium
Melbourne vs. Fremantle at M.C.G.
West Coast vs. Sydney at Subiaco (Night)
Essendon vs. Brisbane Lions at Telstra Dome (Night)
Sunday, 1st May
Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs at Skilled Stadium (Early Start)
Collingwood vs. St. Kilda at M.C.G.
Richmond vs. Port Adelaide at Telstra Dome

ROUND 7 (Mothers' Day)

Friday, 6th May
Melbourne vs. Adelaide at M.C.G. (Night)
Saturday, 7th May
Geelong vs. St. Kilda at Telstra Dome
Richmond vs. Carlton at M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions vs. Western Bulldogs at Gabba (Night)
Sydney vs. Essendon at Telstra Stadium (Night)
Sunday, 8th May
Hawthorn vs. West Coast at Aurora Stadium (Early Start)
Port Adelaide vs. Kangaroos at AAMI Stadium
Fremantle vs. Collingwood at Subiaco (Delayed Start)

ROUND 8

Friday, 13th May
Carlton vs. Geelong at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 14th May
Hawthorn vs. Melbourne at M.C.G.
West Coast vs. St. Kilda at Subiaco
Adelaide vs. Brisbane Lions at AAMI Stadium (Night)
Kangaroos vs. Western Bulldogs at Telstra Dome (Night)
Sunday, 15th May
Sydney vs. Port Adelaide at S.C.G. (Early Start)
Collingwood vs. Richmond at M.C.G.
Essendon vs. Fremantle at Telstra Dome

ROUND 9 (Community Weekend)

Friday, 20th May
St. Kilda vs. Adelaide at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 21st May
Carlton vs. Melbourne at Optus Oval
Collingwood vs. West Coast at M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions vs. Richmond at Gabba (Night)
Port Adelaide vs. Essendon at AAMI Stadium (Night)
Sunday, 22nd May
Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney at S.C.G. (Early Start)
Geelong vs. Kangaroos at Skilled Stadium
Fremantle vs. Hawthorn at Subiaco (Delayed Start)

ROUND 10

Friday, 27th May
Melbourne vs. Richmond at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 28th May
Geelong vs. Fremantle at Skilled Stadium
Hawthorn vs. Collingwood at M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions vs. Kangaroos at Gabba (Night)
St. Kilda vs. Sydney at Telstra Dome (Night)
Sunday, 29th May
Adelaide vs. Carlton at AAMI Stadium (Early Start)
Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs at Telstra Dome
West Coast vs. Port Adelaide at Subiaco (Delayed Start)

ROUND 11

Friday, 3rd June
Collingwood vs. Geelong at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 4th June
Carlton vs. Sydney at Telstra Dome
Richmond vs. West Coast at M.C.G.
Fremantle vs. Brisbane Lions at Subiaco (Night)
Adelaide vs. Essendon at AAMI Stadium (Night)
Sunday, 5th June
Kangaroos vs. Melbourne at Manuka Oval (Early Start)
St. Kilda vs. Port Adelaide at Aurora Stadium* (Early Start)
Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn at Telstra Dome

ROUND 12 (Queens Birthday)

Friday, 10th June
West Coast vs. Essendon at Subiaco (Night)
Saturday, 11th June
Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda at M.C.G.
Carlton vs. Brisbane Lions at Telstra Dome (Night)
Port Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs at AAMI Stadium (Night)
Sunday, 12th June
Sydney vs. Fremantle at S.C.G. (Early Start)
Geelong vs. Adelaide at Skilled Stadium
Kangaroos vs. Richmond at Telstra Dome
Monday, 13th June
Melbourne vs. Collingwood at M.C.G.

ROUND 13 (Split Round)

Friday, 17th June
Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn at AAMI Stadium (Night)
Saturday, 18th June
Melbourne vs. West Coast at M.C.G.
Richmond vs. Adelaide at Telstra Dome (Night)
Western Bulldogs vs. Carlton at Marrara (Night)
Sunday, 19th June
Brisbane Lions vs. Geelong at Gabba (Early Start)
Fremantle vs. Kangaroos at Subiaco (Delayed Start)
Friday, 24th June
Essendon vs. St. Kilda at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 25th June
Sydney vs. Collingwood at Telstra Stadium (Night)

ROUND 14 (Family Round)

Friday, 1st July
Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 2nd July
Richmond vs. Sydney at M.C.G.
West Coast vs. Carlton at Subiaco
Essendon vs. Kangaroos at Telstra Dome (Night)
Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions at Gabba (Night)
Sunday, 3rd July
Adelaide vs. Fremantle at AAMI Stadium (Early Start)
Geelong vs. Hawthorn at Telstra Dome
Western Bulldogs vs. St. Kilda at M.C.G.

ROUND 15

Friday, 8th July
Kangaroos vs. West Coast at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 9th July
Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne at AAMI Stadium
Richmond vs. Essendon at M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions vs. Collingwood at Gabba (Night)
Sydney vs. Geelong at S.C.G. (Night)
Sunday, 10th July
Hawthorn vs. Adelaide at Aurora Stadium* (Early Start)
St. Kilda vs. Carlton at Telstra Dome
Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs at Subiaco (Delayed Start)

ROUND 16

Friday, 15th July
Collingwood vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (Night)
Saturday, 16th July
Geelong vs. Port Adelaide at Skilled Stadium
Richmond vs. St. Kilda at M.C.G.
West Coast vs. Brisbane Lions at Subiaco (Night)
Melbourne vs. Sydney at Telstra Dome (Night)
Sunday, 17th July
Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs at AAMI Stadium (Early Start)
Carlton vs. Fremantle at M.C.G.
Hawthorn vs. Kangaroos at Telstra Dome

ROUND 17

Friday, 22nd July
St. Kilda vs. Collingwood at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 23rd July
Hawthorn vs. Carlton at M.C.G.
Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong at Telstra Dome
Brisbane Lions vs. Essendon at Gabba (Night)
Port Adelaide vs. Richmond at AAMI Stadium (Night)
Sunday, 24th July
Sydney vs. West Coast at S.C.G. (Early Start)
Kangaroos vs. Adelaide at Telstra Dome
Fremantle vs. Melbourne at Subiaco (Delayed Start)

ROUND 18

Friday, 29th July
Essendon vs. Geelong at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 30th July
Melbourne vs. St. Kilda at M.C.G.
West Coast vs. Hawthorn at Subiaco
Adelaide vs. Sydney at AAMI Stadium (Night)
Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane Lions at Telstra Dome (Night)
Sunday, 31st July
Kangaroos vs. Port Adelaide at Manuka Oval (Early Start)
Carlton vs. Richmond at Telstra Dome
Collingwood vs. Fremantle at M.C.G.

ROUND 19

Friday, 5th August
St. Kilda vs. Geelong at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 6th August
Adelaide vs. Melbourne at AAMI Stadium
Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast at M.C.G.
Fremantle vs. Richmond at Subiaco (Night)
Essendon vs. Sydney at Telstra Dome (Night)
Sunday, 7th August
Brisbane Lions vs. Hawthorn at Gabba (Early Start)
Carlton vs. Port Adelaide at M.C.G.
Collingwood vs. Kangaroos at Telstra Dome

ROUND 20 (Heritage Round)

Friday, 12th August
West Coast vs. Fremantle at Subiaco (Night)
Saturday, 13th August
Kangaroos vs. St. Kilda at Telstra Dome
Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide at AAMI Stadium
Collingwood vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (Night)
Sydney vs. Brisbane Lions at Telstra Stadium (Night)
Sunday, 14th August
Geelong vs. Melbourne at Skilled Stadium (Early Start)
Hawthorn vs. Essendon at M.C.G.
Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs at Telstra Dome

ROUND 21

Friday, 19th August
Fremantle vs. St. Kilda at Subiaco (Night)
Saturday, 20th August
Adelaide vs. Collingwood at AAMI Stadium
Geelong vs. West Coast at Skilled Stadium
Brisbane Lions vs. Port Adelaide at Gabba (Night)
Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs at M.C.G. (Night)
Sunday, 21st August
Sydney vs. Kangaroos at S.C.G. (Early Start)
Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G.
Richmond vs. Hawthorn at Telstra Dome

ROUND 22

Friday, 26th August
Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood at Telstra Dome (Night)
Saturday, 27th August
Hawthorn vs. Sydney at M.C.G.
West Coast vs. Adelaide at Subiaco
Port Adelaide vs. Fremantle at AAMI Stadium (Night)
St. Kilda vs. Brisbane Lions at Telstra Dome (Night)
Sunday, 28th August
Geelong vs. Richmond at Skilled Stadium (Early Start)
Carlton vs. Kangaroos at Telstra Dome
Essendon vs. Melbourne at M.C.G.

 

[Bulldogsroar]

Timeslot Home Away Total
Thursday Night 0 0 0
Friday Night 1 0 1
Saturday Aft. 3 1 4
Saturday Night 3 4 7
Sunday Aft. 4 5 9
Sunday Night 0 0 0
Monday Aft. 0 1 1

 

[BulldogMike]

14 games in Melbourne with others also at Marrarra and Skilled stadium gives us a good chance at making the finals. Looks promising with the first 3 games over here and the last 7 rounds we won't have to travel either.

 

[stefoid]

Who the @#$@# wants to go to the footy on a sunday afternoon, especially to that concrete toilet of a stadium.

 

[Pugsta]

Who the @#$@# wants to go to the footy on a sunday afternoon, especially to that concrete toilet of a stadium.

Less Sunday games than last year though ...

 

[Dogs 13]

Bulldogs pleased with fan-friendly draw
2:09:05 PM Thu 30 September, 2004
westernbulldogs.com.au
The chief executive of the LeasePlan Western Bulldogs, Campbell Rose, has issued the following statement regarding the 2005 draw.

“The wishes of all Bulldog fans are one of the most important considerations when submitting our fixture requests and we are delighted that our fans desire to attend more Saturday Western Bulldogs games is reflected in the 2005 draw.
“Next season, we have 11 Saturday games and nine Sunday games scheduled - compared to nine Saturday and 12 Sunday games in 2004. “We believe that this improved fixture will also assist the Bulldogs in maximising free-to-air television exposure, which was another high priority among our list of fixture requests.

“After playing ‘home’ fixtures on the past two Easter weekend of matches, our round one ‘away’ game on Easter Monday next season is also a positive.

“Again, we sought two interstate ‘home’ games and we are especially looking forward to returning to Darwin in 2005 and further cementing the Bulldogs position as the team of choice in the Northern Territory.

“Overall, the Western Bulldogs are very pleased with the outcome of the 2005 draw.”

.................

Well I don't see this as very fan friendly. When I say I want to go to the footy on Saturday, I (and I think most others think Saturday afternoon). We have only 4 Saturday afternoons and one of those is in WA.

Seven Saturday nights, of which one of our home games is Marrara and two more interstate away games.

This means that I can go to 3 games at my preferred time of Saturday afternoon.

 

[stefoid]

yeah, I may have overacted a bit. I thought unfortuantely most of our sunday arvo games were shifted to saturday night, which is of course, not really any better. Other things to do on saturday night. 7 saturday night games

however, 3 of those are interstate so we possibly get TV coverage for the old video recorder. better for us, and better for the sponsors.

we only really got 4 crappy sunday arvos at the concrete toilet and one at the G

actually only 3 games at the G unfortunately, but 2 of those are in the run home, so at least the boys will be familliar with it come finals time

all in all, probably the best draw we have had in the last few years, but given the crappy draws we did have recently, that istn too hard.


WESTERN BULLDOGS

1 Monday, 28th March, Collingwood, M.C.G., Away
2 Saturday, 2nd April, Melbourne, Telstra Dome, Home
3 Sunday, 10th April, Richmond, Telstra Dome, Home
4 Saturday, 16th April, West Coast, Subiaco, Away
5 Saturday, 23rd April (Night), Adelaide, Telstra Dome, Home
6 Sunday, 1st May (Early Start), Geelong, Skilled Stadium, Away
7 Saturday, 7th May (Night), Brisbane Lions, Gabba, Away
8 Saturday, 14th May (Night), Kangaroos, Telstra Dome, Away
9 Sunday, 22nd May (Early Start), Sydney, S.C.G., Home
10 Sunday, 29th May, Essendon, Telstra Dome, Away
11 Sunday, 5th June, Hawthorn, Telstra Dome, Home
12 Saturday, 11th June (Night), Port Adelaide, AAMI Stadium, Away
13 Saturday, 18th June (Night), Carlton, Marrara, Home
14 Sunday, 3rd July, St.Kilda, M.C.G., Home
15 Sunday, 10th July (Delayed Start), Fremantle, Subiaco, Away
16 Sunday, 17th July (Early Start), Adelaide, AAMI Stadium, Away
17 Saturday, 23rd July, Geelong, Telstra Dome, Home
18 Saturday, 30th July (Night), Brisbane Lions, Telstra Dome, Home
19 Saturday, 6th August, West Coast, M.C.G., Home
20 Sunday, 14th August, Richmond, Telstra Dome, Away
21 Saturday, 20th August (Night), Melbourne, M.C.G., Away
22 Friday, 26th August (Night), Collingwood, Telstra Dome, Home

 

[Dogs 13]

actually only 3 games at the G unfortunately, but 2 of those are in the run home, so at least the boys will be familliar with it come finals time

4 games at the G as compared to 5 in 2004.

 

[Matty01]

Who the @#$@# wants to go to the footy on a sunday afternoon, especially to that concrete toilet of a stadium.

People like me who play footy on Sat arvo.

 

[Leon]

Round 4 vs West Coast at Subiaco.

Barring injury or suspension, I suppose this will be the boy Grant's 300th.

Well, I dont care, I'll be there. There is NO way I'm missing his 300th.

As for the rest of the draw, pretty much the same as the last few years - dominating the Sunday schedule, one prime time game, very few Saturday arvo games.

Playing Carlton at Marrara is silly. Carlton can pull a big crowd, why waste a home game againt big crowd drawer up there? By all means play a game in Darwin, think the choice of opponents could have been better though.

 

[Derek Zoolander]

Round 4 vs West Coast at Subiaco.

Barring injury or suspension, I suppose this will be the boy Grant's 300th.

Well, I dont care, I'll be there. There is NO way I'm missing his 300th.

I'm hoping they rest him in rounds 1 2 or 3

 

[stefoid]

People like me who play footy on Sat arvo.

judging by our recent attendences matty, your in the minority, crap form aside I trhink it does make a difference

 

[doggies40]

Round 4 vs West Coast at Subiaco.

Barring injury or suspension, I suppose this will be the boy Grant's 300th.

Well, I dont care, I'll be there. There is NO way I'm missing his 300th.

Ill be there as well, its worked out well for me if he does play it then, cause its 2 days after my bday so ill get mum dad and my sis to put in for airfares and that and pay for me to go over there .

 

[PAfolwr]

Only one game in Darwin.

 

[Aquamarinejewel]

I'm hoping they rest him in rounds 1 2 or 3

I was thinking the same lol, I remember seeing Grant's first game and his 300th will be a special one, I definitely don't want to miss that one.

 

[scoreboardend]

judging by our recent attendences matty, your in the minority, crap form aside I trhink it does make a difference

Geeze I hate Sunday games and your right stefoid it does make a difference playing games on bl@@dy Sundays. Is the Bulldogs "WISH LIST" able to be accessed because in previous years other clubs have pressed hard in their wish list for less Sunday games with success but never a mention in our wish list of wanting less Sunday games.
After last years draw was released and after reading the dogs wish list which was published in the newspapers, I sent off e-mails and a letter to the club asking for an explaination as to why the club did not ask for less Sunday games and what the clubs policy is on Sunday games, NO REPLY WAS RECEIVED SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

 

[Westy_Boy]

Geeze I hate Sunday games and your right stefoid it does make a difference playing games on bl@@dy Sundays. Is the Bulldogs "WISH LIST" able to be accessed because in previous years other clubs have pressed hard in their wish list for less Sunday games with success but never a mention in our wish list of wanting less Sunday games.

"The Western Bulldogs fixture requests for 2005 can be summarised as:

1Two Interstate ‘home’ games.
2.Maximise FTA exposure by replicating the current AFL Match Scheduling policy for both Home & Away Games by providing 2 Friday night home games and a maximum of 8 Sunday Home & Away games.
3.Round 1 (Easter) Away Match.
4.Two games against Geelong Football Club.
5.No interstate matches on consecutive weeks."

 

[Pugsta]

"5.No interstate matches on consecutive weeks."

Missed out on that 'wish'. It's a tough slog in the middle of the season.

 

[Dog Town]

I might be in the minority here but I bloody hate saturday night games with a passion.Can barely ever get to them and there is no atmosphere about them.Most people between the ages of 16-25 would be out sucking ******** on a saturday night.We have to many for my liking next season.

 

[Hawkk]

"The Western Bulldogs fixture requests for 2005 can be summarised as:

1Two Interstate ‘home’ games.
2.Maximise FTA exposure by replicating the current AFL Match Scheduling policy for both Home & Away Games by providing 2 Friday night home games and a maximum of 8 Sunday Home & Away games.
3.Round 1 (Easter) Away Match.
4.Two games against Geelong Football Club.
5.No interstate matches on consecutive weeks."

Why do you want to play 2 games against Geelong?

 

[Mo7]

Why do you want to play 2 games against Geelong?

As a Barwon Bulldog member - I am delighted with two games against Geelong. The first one in particular will be at Skilled Stadium which means we can hold an After match function and raise funds for the Western Bulldogs. Besides which, we've had some close games against the Cats (and winning ones at KP!).
Go Doggies!

 

[scoreboardend]

"The Western Bulldogs fixture requests for 2005 can be summarised as:

and a maximum of 8 Sunday Home & Away games.
QUOTE]

I have not seen other clubs wish lists this year but in recent years most clubs actually ask for either no Sunday games or very few. The AFL must look at our wish list of a "maximum of 8 Sunday games" and say bewdy they don`t mind them, lets give `em 9 because no other club wants them.

 

[Secco]

Round 4 vs West Coast at Subiaco.

Barring injury or suspension, I suppose this will be the boy Grant's 300th.

Well, I dont care, I'll be there. There is NO way I'm missing his 300th.

As for the rest of the draw, pretty much the same as the last few years - dominating the Sunday schedule, one prime time game, very few Saturday arvo games.

Playing Carlton at Marrara is silly. Carlton can pull a big crowd, why waste a home game againt big crowd drawer up there? By all means play a game in Darwin, think the choice of opponents could have been better though.

I will definetly be there also. Will have to keep an eye open for discount airfares. Hopefully we don't go and book the fares and then he gets an injury in the first 3 weeks.

 

[the dog catcher]

I might be in the minority here but I bloody hate saturday night games with a passion.Can barely ever get to them and there is no atmosphere about them.Most people between the ages of 16-25 would be out sucking ******** on a saturday night.We have to many for my liking next season.

Should mix the two together, the only problem is that the mid strength beer has a drinking ******ant in it!