2016 AFL Fixture. News and Speculation

[EagleEgo]

Good Work!
1. Has AFL resolved the ground issues with Cricket Australia yet?
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-08/afl-cricket-australia-headed-for-2016-scheduling-stoush
2. I don't mind to have Good Friday game to celebrate Easter.

 

[kranky al]

No gf rematch - dayumn

 

[Roo Beauty]

When's the fixture released?

 

[EagleEgo]

When's the fixture released?

Thursday, 29 Oct 2015, less than 3 weeks away.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Can we play all 8 interstate teams away to stop people complaining ? Those 2 trips to QLD will make our flag that much harder to win.

 

[Milux]

Can we play all 8 interstate teams away to stop people complaining ? Those 2 trips to QLD will make our flag that much harder to win.

Haha. I dont care how many games hawthorn play interstate as great teams win anywhere. (ie hawthorn beating freo to get to the gf). But can we see them at the gabba this year please.

 

[EagleEgo]

Can we play all 8 interstate teams away to stop people complaining ? Those 2 trips to QLD will make our flag that much harder to win.

Be careful! you might have a dead threat from your Hawthorn friends.
In honesty, we don't want to play in Tasmania!
I believe the Dockers will say the same.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Haha. I dont care how many games hawthorn play interstate as great teams win anywhere. (ie hawthorn beating freo to get to the gf). But can we see them at the gabba this year please.

Really hope we get a Gabba game as it hasn't happened since 2008.... Ive been to Subiaco, Football Park, Adelaide Oval, Spotless stadium, ANZ, York Park and The Gabba is the next one I want to tick off my list.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Be careful! you might have a dead threat from your Hawthorn friends.
In honesty, we don't want to play in Tasmania!
I believe the Dockers will say the same.

Yeah I think both you and the Dockers deserve MCG games against us if we play in a home game for us.

 

[kranky al]

Yeah I think both you and the Dockers deserve MCG games against us if we play in a home game for us.

Id be flying over for that shizzle

 

[The_Wookie]

k

 

[pjcrows]

How many byes next year?

 

[Ahern2Boof]

Round 1

Thursday, March 24
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood (MCG) (N)

Saturday, March 26
Carlton v Fremantle (ES)
Sydney v Greater Western Sydney (SCG) (T)
Adelaide v Geelong (AO) (N)
West Coast v Hawthorn (DS) (N)

Sunday, March 27
Brisbane v Essendon (G)
Melbourne v Port Adelaide (MCG)
St Kilda v Gold Coast (ES) (T)

Monday, March 28
Richmond v North Melbourne (MCG)

 

[EagleEgo]

Yeah I think both you and the Dockers deserve MCG games against us if we play in a home game for us.

Certainly, there will be a lot more Sandgropers filling up the G than watching the game in Tasmania.

 

[sverik25]

Nice to see St Kilda getting all of the Sunday twilight games again.

 

[EagleEgo]

Nice to see St Kilda getting all of the Sunday twilight games again.

Why your thumb down? Just my ignorance!

 

[Hawkk]

Be careful! you might have a dead threat from your Hawthorn friends.
In honesty, we don't want to play in Tasmania!
I believe the Dockers will say the same.

Great

We dont want to go to Perth either whilst we are manipulating the draw

Not sure why the Dockers care, they havent qualified for an MCG final since 2013 (they squibbed it at home in 2014-15)

 

[EagleEgo]

Great

We dont want to go to Perth either whilst we are manipulating the draw

Not sure why the Dockers care, they havent qualified for an MCG final since 2013 (they squibbed it at home in 2014-15)

Dockers might trade well in the trade week. You never know, they might be up there somewhere again next year.

 

[sverik25]

Why your thumb down? Just my ignorance!

4 of our 11 home games last year were Sunday twilight matches.

 

[spudmaster]

Round 1

Thursday, March 24
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood (MCG) (N)

Saturday, March 26
Carlton v Fremantle (ES)
Sydney v Greater Western Sydney (SCG) (T)
Adelaide v Geelong (AO) (N)
West Coast v Hawthorn (DS) (N)

Sunday, March 27
Brisbane v Essendon (G)
Melbourne v Port Adelaide (MCG)
St Kilda v Gold Coast (ES) (T)

Monday, March 28
Richmond v North Melbourne (MCG)

No Hawks-Cats on Easter Monday anymore?

 

[EagleEgo]

4 of our 11 home games last year were Sunday twilight matches.

Why Sunday twilight match bad for you? As we don't have it here in Perth.

 

[sverik25]

Why Sunday twilight match bad for you? As we don't have it here in Perth.

Are you kidding? The Sunday twilight match is the worst for the fans, as well as exposure for the club.

At least in Perth it still starts at 2:40 and is covered on FTA TV anyway.

 

[EagleEgo]

So you don't have Free To Air broadcast for the Sunday twilight game in Melbourne?!

 

[Giants FC]

Like many others on this thread, I'm working on my draft season draw; but my round 1 is:
Richmond v Carlton (MCG, Thurs 24/03, 7:50pm) - Ch 7
GWS Giants v Brisbane (StarTrack Oval, Sat 26/03, 1:40pm) - Fox
North Melbourne v Melbourne (Etihad, Sat 26/03, 4:35pm) - Fox
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs (MCG, Sat 26/06, 7:20pm) - Ch 7
Gold Coast v Adelaide (Metricon, Sat 26/06, 7:20pm local 8:20pm AEDST) - Fox
St Kilda v West Coast (Etihad, Sun 27/03, 1:10pm) - Fox
Port Adelaide v Essendon (Adelaide Oval, Sun 27/03, 2:50pm local 3:20pm AEDST) - Ch 7
Fremantle v Sydney (Domain Stadium, Sun 27/03, 3:20pm local 6:20pm AEDST) - Fox
Hawthorn v Geelong (MCG, Mon 28/03, 3:20pm) - Ch 7

 

[EagleEgo]

Like many others on this thread, I'm working on my draft season draw; but my round 1 is:
Richmond v Carlton (MCG, Thurs 24/03, 7:50pm) - Ch 7
GWS Giants v Brisbane (StarTrack Oval, Sat 26/03, 1:40pm) - Fox
North Melbourne v Melbourne (Etihad, Sat 26/03, 4:35pm) - Fox
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs (MCG, Sat 26/06, 7:20pm) - Ch 7
Gold Coast v Adelaide (Metricon, Sat 26/06, 7:20pm local 8:20pm AEDST) - Fox
St Kilda v West Coast (Etihad, Sun 27/03, 1:10pm) - Fox
Port Adelaide v Essendon (Adelaide Oval, Sun 27/03, 2:50pm local 3:20pm AEDST) - Ch 7
Fremantle v Sydney (Domain Stadium, Sun 27/03, 3:20pm local 6:20pm AEDST) - Fox
Hawthorn v Geelong (MCG, Mon 28/03, 3:20pm) - Ch 7

Good effort.
A few points here:
1. Eagles had the round 1 away in 2015. Normally, we shall have a home game the year after. Same principle applies to the Dockers.
2. Not sure if 3:20 pm on Sunday in Perth is suitable for TV?
3. Not sure if Dockers and Eagles play on Sunday in the same round with overlapping time slot is suitable for TV. Note that both teams draw a lot of advertisement for TV in Perth.