2011 Official AFL Fixture

[The Falcon Strike]

So the big question is - what jumper are Collingwood going to wear in Rd 2?

 

[pazza]

Great draw for Essendon.

Well spaced interstate trips.

A home game in Round 1...hasn't happened for a number of years now.

And a bye leading into September. Last time that happened (1993), we won the premiership. Nice omen.

Love the idea of playing Carlton on a Saturday afternoon for a change.

 

[Visions]

The draw once again proves that Collingwood dictate to the AFL who they play and when. For the premiers to get such an easy draw is insulting.

Yet the AFL have over the past few years tried to make Carlton's passage back to the top of the heap simple with pretty easy draws, but they can't seem to get past the elimination final. So once again they have done it with next years fixture.

So the big question is - what jumper are Collingwood going to wear in Rd 2?

The one with the Gold Emblem stating that says AFL 2010 premiers.

 

[TheLastCall]

So the big question is - what jumper are Collingwood going to wear in Rd 2?

I hope North hold out and force the issue, and Collingwood are forced to take a clash jumper like every other club!

 

[SJ]

A question for someone in the know; does the AFL have a contract with Etihad Stadium management in terms of the minimum amount of matches there per year?

Because I have no idea otherwise why we have received a home game there on a Sunday against Richmond.

 

[cfx_1]

We have a clash jumper... Ones white with black stripes, and ones black with white stripes... lol

 

[SJ]

http://www.afl.com.au/

Footy Fiesta forever
Supporters should be dancing on the ceiling Lionel Richie-style with a quirk of the 2011 fixture providing 14 games in 11 days

http://www.afl.com.au/

"Quirk?" Aren't we used to 16 games in 10 days?

Day 1 - Friday (1 game)
Day 2 - Saturday (4 games)
Day 3 - Sunday (3 games)
Day 4 - Monday
Day 5 - Tuesday
Day 6 - Wednesday
Day 7 - Thursday
Day 8 - Friday (1 game)
Day 9 - Saturday (4 games)
Day 10 - Sunday (3 games)

 

[Tas]

I hope North hold out and force the issue, and Collingwood are forced to take a clash jumper like every other club!

Home side shouldn't have to wear a clash strip, but this shit still happens to several clubs.

I understand where Collingwood is coming from and my club is happy for both teams to wear their home strip, but the issue is with AFL, Broadcasters and Collingwood. We just shouldn't be the scapegoat. If there was one testicle amongst everyone at AFL HQ, the shit wouldn't be dumped on us.

 

[FuManchu]

I hope North hold out and force the issue, and Collingwood are forced to take a clash jumper like every other club!

North hold out alright ............ hold their hand out and get paid handsomely for it.

 

[strategy]

FREMANTLE plays at the MCG 3 times in regular games

shock horror

i bet they all have had a heart attack at Freo

ps : the last i heard is that all Freo players were given a map on where the MCG is and how to get there

 

[TheLastCall]

We have a clash jumper... Ones white with black stripes, and ones black with white stripes... lol

And I hope the AFL fine comes with a one and lots of zeros on it. Although I doubt the AFL will have the guts. Collingwood will just bribe North to wear an alternate strip.

 

[Tas]

A question for someone in the know; does the AFL have a contract with Etihad Stadium management in terms of the minimum amount of matches there per year?

Because I have no idea otherwise why we have received a home game there on a Sunday against Richmond.

We requested our games moved to MCG and the AFL denied us, wouldn't allow us to move any there. We play Collingwood at that shithole. Interstate sides get more games at the MCG than we do...

 

[JA27]

I don't think playing teams coming off the bye is necessarily as bad as it's being made out. Isn't the trend after the split round that teams usually struggle for the first half after their week off against teams who had the break in the first week?

pretty sure st kildas first halves after weeks off are well well under their normal standard

 

[SJ]

We requested our games moved to MCG and the AFL denied us, wouldn't allow us to move any there. We play Collingwood at that shithole. Interstate sides get more games at the MCG than we do...

So the Dogs are allowed to sell their games from Etihad to Darwin, but Geelong must play a game at Etihad instead of in Geelong? Strange.

 

[TheLastCall]

We requested our games moved to MCG and the AFL denied us, wouldn't allow us to move any there. We play Collingwood at that shithole. Interstate sides get more games at the MCG than we do...

Let’s face it the AFL is screwing over Norths, because they wouldn't move much further north. Get use to it. Your next option will be to move south.

Embarrass the AFL and make the finals like we did last year.

 

[jpdixon]

Manuka for the dogs, TIO stadium for Melbourne, Richmond at TIO as well.

+Richmond at Cazaly's

 

[SweetLeftFoot]

Not really.

We just sell games that wouldn't attract a good crowd in Melbourne and make a fortune out of it.

Aren't you guys looking into it?

Hey mate, it wasn't a troll.

You guys do very well out of Tassie.

Its just that I now look at Hawthorn as the club that plays a third of its home games in tassie, year in, year out. So that's not 'flogging games'. Its a regular thing for you. You've built a relationship there etc etc.

Its teams like the Tiges who have a newfound love for Cairns that are flogging games.

And yes, as I said before Tiger fans, I'd love for North to be able to flog a game to WA.

 

[SweetLeftFoot]

North got done over for the last half of the season .

We play like 8 of the last 9 at Etihad.

FFS, I want North to play finals and win flags. You do that by beating the best teams.

 

[lionsrules]

Thats a low blow to Noth melbourne! AFL should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[krusden]

Is it too much to ask for some measured opinions about Collingwood's draw? Surely Melbourne has a far easier one this year but I don't see any headlines about that.

from the HUN, yes it is.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

And I hope the AFL fine comes with a one and lots of zeros on it. Although I doubt the AFL will have the guts. Collingwood will just bribe North to wear an alternate strip.

A fine isn't going to matter - Collingwood would wear a $50k fine every couple of years

Stripping premiership points would be the only solution.

While I agree that Collingwood do infact have an alternative strip that looks quite different (particularly to St Kilda) - i still think there is a clash with north

 

[SweetLeftFoot]

Please for the love of jaysus let's not make this a bloody clash strip thread.

 

[handy point]

Another joy ride for the Magpies

I prefer the term "cakewalk".

 

[jpdixon]

http://www.afl.com.au/

http://www.afl.com.au/

"Quirk?" Aren't we used to 16 games in 10 days?

Yeah, what they really mean is an AFL game on 10 out of 11 straight days.

 

[Grantly114]

It great to see the AFL have help out that Homeless looking guy in his gold jacket this year, He has less travel from his cardboard box at the G and only a bus ride away from the away games

To make this draw fair, I say build a ground at Uluru and everyone must travel