2016 AFL Fixture. News and Speculation

[YES! YES! YES!]

Round 1:

Friday Night
Carlton vs Carlton (MCG)

Saturday Afternoon:
St Kilda vs Melbourne (ES)
Port Adelaide vs Fremantle (AO)

Saturday Night:
Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs (MCG) (T)
West Coast vs Hawthorn (S)
Geelong vs Adelaide (SS)

Sunday Afternoon:
GWS vs Gold Coast (Showgrounds) (E)
Brisbane Lions vs North Melbourne (G)
Essendon vs Sydney (ES) (T)

 

[Squibbs]

Round 1:

Friday Night
Carlton vs Carlton (MCG)

Saturday Afternoon:
St Kilda vs Melbourne (ES)
Port Adelaide vs Fremantle (AO)

Saturday Night:
Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs (MCG) (T)
West Coast vs Hawthorn (S)
Geelong vs Adelaide (SS)

Sunday Afternoon:
GWS vs Gold Coast (Showgrounds) (E)
Brisbane Lions vs North Melbourne (G)
Essendon vs Sydney (ES) (T)

Carlton vs Carlton on Friday Night?

 

[Citizen Kain]

Round 1 (24th-28th March) is easter round isn't it? Correct me if i'm wrong

 

[Citizen Kain]

Round 1 (24th-28th March) is easter round isn't it? Correct me if i'm wrong

 

[SBYM]

Carlton vs Carlton on Friday Night?

C'mon...you've gotta admit the ghoulish fascination would make you tune in...

Who would lose? Would it just be 0.0.0 v 0.0.0? Who would spud it up more...Jones or Jones?

Riveting stuff.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/unofficial-2016-afl-fixture-news-and-views.1113694/

 

[SBYM]

I dunno how ya did it, but his thread is, like, heaps different to the other one...

 

[Quivorir]

Maybe we could have one thread for news/rumours about the fixture and another thread for people daydreaming if they were Mr AFL. Because I don't give a crap about the later.

That was my thoughts. We have a thread called news and shit and here it was guessing. Title has changed now though.

 

[The King!]

Can we have a sunday game please i have plans saturday

 

[Sauras]

So its a thread on someones opinion on how the 2016 fixture should be. Cool.

 

[Marley10]

Richmond vs North Melbourne as the season opener at the MCG would be awesome, though that would be the third game in a row that Richmond would play North Melbourne (round 23, EF, 1)

 

[Marley10]

Round 1:

Friday Night
Carlton vs Carlton (MCG)

Saturday Afternoon:
St Kilda vs Melbourne (ES)
Port Adelaide vs Fremantle (AO)

Saturday Night:
Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs (MCG) (T)
West Coast vs Hawthorn (S)
Geelong vs Adelaide (SS)

Sunday Afternoon:
GWS vs Gold Coast (Showgrounds) (E)
Brisbane Lions vs North Melbourne (G)
Essendon vs Sydney (ES) (T)

Can't see Carlton winning this one

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Round 1:

Friday Night
Carlton vs Carlton (MCG)

Saturday Afternoon:
St Kilda vs Melbourne (ES)
Port Adelaide vs Fremantle (AO)

Saturday Night:
Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs (MCG) (T)
West Coast vs Hawthorn (S)
Geelong vs Adelaide (SS)

Sunday Afternoon:
GWS vs Gold Coast (Showgrounds) (E)
Brisbane Lions vs North Melbourne (G)
Essendon vs Sydney (ES) (T)

I see what you did there

 

[Rotayjay]

The season opener should be the most competitive possible match-up (involving a large Victorian club for TV and attendance purposes). Note: most competitive possible. Not 'the teams we always put on the first game'. I believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it - however, the Richmond/Carlton season opener is broke until the Blues can rebuild.

 

[welshm69]

Scrap Sunday twilights for a Thursday night game, but have it start at 7:10pm so it is a slightly earlier finish.

 

[the big lebowski]

Im torn between wanting an easy game to get North's season off to a winning start for the first time in 7 years, and getting a very tough game as we are likely to lose whoever we play.

 

[Citizen Kain]

Im torn between wanting an easy game to get North's season off to a winning start for the first time in 7 years, and getting a very tough game as we are likely to lose whoever we play.

will probably start in Victoria based on starting in Adelaide last year.

 

[SBYM]

All jokes aside...what was the word on Good Friday footy for 2016?

Did North and Carlton pull it off?

 

[ManWithNoName]

I've also drafted an ANZAC round fixture (Round 5)

Friday April 22
Fremantle vs Geelong Cats (DS) 6:15 (7)

Saturday April 23
Western Bulldogs vs West Coast Eagles (ES) 1:15 (FF)
GWS.Giants vs Saint Kilda (MO) 4:15 (FF)
North Melbourne vs Sydney Swans 7:20 (MCG) More G experience for the Kangaroos
Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn (AO) 7:15 (7) (This has become an annual fixture i think)

Sunday April 24
Gold Coast Suns vs Brisbane Lions (MS) 1:15 (FF)
Carlton vs Adelaide Crows (ES) 3:20 (7)
Melbourne vs Richmond (MCG) 4:45 (ANZAC day eve annual fixture)

Monday April 25
Collingwood vs Essendon (MCG) 2:40 (7)

Things to consider
-GWS would like an annual twilight anzac match at Manuka Oval
-Fremantle celebrate their len hall game with a Friday or Saturday night match at Home (since 2012 under the new system)
-Melbourne and Richmond have requested to make an Anzac day eve fixture annual (at least while they can have it on a weekend)
-Port Adelaide and Hawthorn having a massive crowd for the ANZAC fixture last year have requested an annual fixture also.

Why wouldn't the ANZAC eve game be a night game with a public holiday the next day?

 

[I Lost My Keays]

let me guess? we will have another lot of twilight showdown? One of the games should be on a Saturday night

 

[David3030]

Carlton vs Carlton on Friday Night?
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They will likely lose this one too #CotchyCrew

 

[Tiger Toffee]

Round 1 (24th-28th March) is easter round isn't it? Correct me if i'm wrong

This is correct, round 1 will not have friday night football as it is Good Friday.

 

[Bulldog Brent]

Hey anyone know the definite date for the GF next year? Back to last Sat in Sept..?

 

[David3030]

Hey anyone know the definite date for the GF next year? Back to last Sat in Sept..?

Yes only reason its October thus year is World Cup final on the MCG was held final Sunday in March and the ground was unavailable prior to April

 

[Citizen Kain]

Why wouldn't the ANZAC eve game be a night game with a public holiday the next day?

AFL have scrapped Sunday Night Games haven't they?