2016 AFL Fixture. News and Speculation

[THE EQUALIZER]

The number of games each team should have on a Thursday/Friday night.
5- Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Richmond, Western Bulldogs.
4- Adelaide, Collingwood, Geelong, Port Adelaide, West Coast.
3- Essendon, Fremantle, Sydney.
2- St.Kilda.
1- Brisbane, Carlton, Melbourne.
0- Gold Coast, GWS Giants.

 

[FootyJunkie]

NZ canceled the deal

that's a shame, do you know why? not attendance/not worth it?

 

[JPetro83]

Im telling you now. Port has round 1 at Adelaide oval. We swap with them yearly who opens the season at home.

Round 2 I can see Adelaide vs Geelong at Adelaide oval, Saturday night game.

 

[JPetro83]

Thursday March 24th (Easter weekend)
Collingwood vs Bulldogs (mcg) 7.50PM
Saturday march 26th
Port vs North (AO) 1.15PM
Essendon vs Fremantle (ES) 2.10pm
GWS vs Sydney (spotless) 4.40pm
Gold Coast vs Adelaide Metricon (7.20pm)
Carlton vs Richmond (mcg) 7.20
Sunday March 27th
St Kilda vs Melbourne (ES) 2.50pm
West Coast vs Brisbane (DS) 4.40 Est
Monday March 28th
Geelong vs Hawthorn (MCG) 2.10pm (2.50 is too late, sick of that time slot)

 

[Navi]

Every team to get a Friday night game! Yes, even Carlton, but just one for them pls

 

[Demonic Ascent]

The number of games each team should have on a Thursday/Friday night.
5- Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Richmond, Western Bulldogs.
4- Adelaide, Collingwood, Geelong, Port Adelaide, West Coast.
3- Essendon, Fremantle, Sydney.
2- St.Kilda.
1- Brisbane, Carlton, Melbourne.
0- Gold Coast, GWS Giants.

Why are Melbourne less deserving than St. Kilda & Essendon?

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Monday March 28th
Geelong vs Hawthorn (MCG) 2.10pm (2.50 is too late, sick of that time slot)

It's actually 3.20pm and I agree it is too late - Sunday is bad enough but it's even worse for the holiday fixtures like Easter Monday, Queens Bday, ANZAC Day

 

[FootyJunkie]

Round 2

FRIDAY
CARLTON v COLLINGWOOD - MCG
SATURDAY
MELBOURNE v NORTH MELBOURNE - MCG
HAWTHORN v ADELAIDE - York Park
BRISBANE v FREMANTLE - Gabba
ESSENDON v GEELONG - ES
PORT ADELAIDE v SYDNEY SWANS - AO
SUNDAY
GWS GIANTS v GOLD COAST - Manuka Oval
RICHMOND v ST.KILDA - MCG
WEST COAST v WESTERN BULLDOGS - Subiaco

Source: Tomato

 

[JPetro83]

It's actually 3.20pm and I agree it is too late - Sunday is bad enough but it's even worse for the holiday fixtures like Easter Monday, Queens Bday, ANZAC Day

Sorry, 2:50pm here in SA but yes 3:20 in Vic.. horrible time slot. 2:10 (EST) is fine!

 

[JPetro83]

Round 2

FRIDAY
CARLTON v COLLINGWOOD - MCG
SATURDAY
MELBOURNE v NORTH MELBOURNE - MCG
HAWTHORN v ADELAIDE - York Park
BRISBANE v FREMANTLE - Gabba
ESSENDON v GEELONG - ES
PORT ADELAIDE v SYDNEY SWANS - AO
SUNDAY
GWS GIANTS v GOLD COAST - Manuka Oval
RICHMOND v ST.KILDA - MCG
WEST COAST v WESTERN BULLDOGS - Subiaco

Source: Tomato

haha You realy have no idea how the fixure works. Im telling you now Adelaide and Fremantle will both be at home in round 2

 

[Mitch1Brown]

The number of games each team should have on a Thursday/Friday night.
5- Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Richmond, Western Bulldogs.
4- Adelaide, Collingwood, Geelong, Port Adelaide, West Coast.
3- Essendon, Fremantle, Sydney.
2- St.Kilda.
1- Brisbane, Carlton, Melbourne.
0- Gold Coast, GWS Giants.

Why no Friday nights for GWS? They went 11-11 in 2015, surely they get one.

 

[kreglze]

Everyone should get at least 1 Thursday/Friday night game surely...

 

[FootyJunkie]

Why no Friday nights for GWS? They went 11-11 in 2015, surely they get one.

 

[FootyJunkie]

--Heritage Round--

Friday Night
West Coast v Collingwood - WACA 8:40/6:40 local
Saturday
Carlton v Fremantle - Princes Park 2:10
Essendon v Gold Coast - Docklands 2:10
Geelong v GWS Giants - Kardinia Park 2:10
Hawthorn v North Melbourne - Waverley Park 2:10
Melbourne v Port Adelaide - MCG 2:10
Saturday Night
Brisbane v Richmond - Carrara 7:40
Sunday
Sydney v St.Kilda - SCG 2:10
Sunday Night
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - Football Park 5:40/5:10 local

 

[mikey127]

--Heritage Round--

Friday Night
West Coast v Collingwood - WACA 8:40/6:40 local
Saturday
Carlton v Fremantle - Princes Park 2:10
Essendon v Gold Coast - Docklands 2:10
Geelong v GWS Giants - Kardinia Park 2:10
Hawthorn v North Melbourne - Waverley Park 2:10
Melbourne v Port Adelaide - MCG 2:10
Saturday Night
Brisbane v Richmond - Carrara 7:40
Sunday
Sydney v St.Kilda - SCG 2:10
Sunday Night
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - Football Park 5:40/5:10 local

Love the idea. If only

 

[catters05]

The number of games each team should have on a Thursday/Friday night.
5- Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Richmond, Western Bulldogs.
4- Adelaide, Collingwood, Geelong, Port Adelaide, West Coast.
3- Essendon, Fremantle, Sydney.
2- St.Kilda.
1- Brisbane, Carlton, Melbourne.
0- Gold Coast, GWS Giants.

18 Teams, all should get one Thursday/Friday night home game each. The left over games and away teams can be sorted out after.

 

[Unique Name]

Every team should get two Friday night games and the rest split up between the previous years top 8 as a reward.

 

[royboy2]

--Heritage Round--

Friday Night
West Coast v Collingwood - WACA 8:40/6:40 local
Saturday
Carlton v Fremantle - Princes Park 2:10
Essendon v Gold Coast - Docklands 2:10
Geelong v GWS Giants - Kardinia Park 2:10
Hawthorn v North Melbourne - Waverley Park 2:10
Melbourne v Port Adelaide - MCG 2:10
Saturday Night
Brisbane v Richmond - Carrara 7:40
Sunday
Sydney v St.Kilda - SCG 2:10
Sunday Night
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - Football Park 5:40/5:10 local

Essendon v GC @ Windy Hill

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Essendon v GC @ Windy Hill

Hawthorn and Norf at Glenferrie Oval.

 

[OverTheTop]

When is the official 2016 fixture released?

 

[pazza]

Round 2

FRIDAY
CARLTON v COLLINGWOOD - MCG
SATURDAY
MELBOURNE v NORTH MELBOURNE - MCG
HAWTHORN v ADELAIDE - York Park
BRISBANE v FREMANTLE - Gabba
ESSENDON v GEELONG - ES
PORT ADELAIDE v SYDNEY SWANS - AO
SUNDAY
GWS GIANTS v GOLD COAST - Manuka Oval
RICHMOND v ST.KILDA - MCG
WEST COAST v WESTERN BULLDOGS - Subiaco

Source: Tomato

Goes against the Afl's mythical best fit policy...Essendon and Geelong need to be played at the MCG to maximise crowd numbers and viewers as opposed to Etihad yet again.

 

[Pal22]

Im telling you now. Port has round 1 at Adelaide oval. We swap with them yearly who opens the season at home.

Round 2 I can see Adelaide vs Geelong at Adelaide oval, Saturday night game.

If Adelaide vs Geelong are going to be played in round 2 it will have to be played on either Sunday afternoon or twilight as Geelong will be playing on Easter Monday in round 1 and can't have a 5 day break between matches. I personally think that Channel 7 would much prefer the first meeting between Adelaide and Dangerfield to be played in one of the prime time Friday/Saturday night timeslots. I definently think the match up will be early in the season but I can't see being in round 2 knowing they are limited by the fact that Geelong can only play on the Sunday in round 2

 

[pazza]

--Heritage Round--

Friday Night
West Coast v Collingwood - WACA 8:40/6:40 local
Saturday
Carlton v Fremantle - Princes Park 2:10
Essendon v Gold Coast - Docklands 2:10
Geelong v GWS Giants - Kardinia Park 2:10
Hawthorn v North Melbourne - Waverley Park 2:10
Melbourne v Port Adelaide - MCG 2:10
Saturday Night
Brisbane v Richmond - Carrara 7:40
Sunday
Sydney v St.Kilda - SCG 2:10
Sunday Night
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - Football Park 5:40/5:10 local

hahaha what?

The only GENUINE heritage matches are Hawks v North (40th anniversary of the 1976 grand final) and Swans v Saints (the famous Albert Park Lake premiership from 1897 to 1964).

The rest? They are struggling.

In a way if they wanted a heritage round, having Carlton v Collingwood would be the way to start and then the following:

Essendon v Hawthorn
Richmond v Melbourne
North v Footscray
St. Kilda v Sydney
Geelong v West Coast
Brisbane v Adelaide
Fremantle v Port Adelaide
Suns v Giants

Epic.

 

[Wild Bill]

When is the official 2016 fixture released?

Next Thurs - 29th.

 

[JPetro83]

--Heritage Round--

Friday Night
West Coast v Collingwood - WACA 8:40/6:40 local
Saturday
Carlton v Fremantle - Princes Park 2:10
Essendon v Gold Coast - Docklands 2:10
Geelong v GWS Giants - Kardinia Park 2:10
Hawthorn v North Melbourne - Waverley Park 2:10
Melbourne v Port Adelaide - MCG 2:10
Saturday Night
Brisbane v Richmond - Carrara 7:40
Sunday
Sydney v St.Kilda - SCG 2:10
Sunday Night
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - Football Park 5:40/5:10 local

haha I remember that good old classic time slot in the early 90s at Football park.. 5:10pm.. I remember getting home around 8:10 and then watching the delayed telecast on channel 7 that started 8:30