News 2018 Fixture announced

[SaintLex]

 

[SaintLex]

Half our games are prime time slots, what the ****???? Is this what it's like to be Collingwood?

 

[jwikked]

Only 3 Sunday games

 

[#gosaintas]

Great commercial draw for our little club

 

[SaintSteele9]

Halving the South Australia fixtures is a nice change.
LOTS of Saturday footy is a big tick. One Sunday graveyard is pleasing.
Some big Friday night clashes too.

I don't mind this overall.

 

[bird_man]

Gonna be a struggle

 

[hayes]

Analysis of our first half fixture: we basically play every Saturday night.

 

[bird_man]

4 interstate games in an 8 round period looks tough

 

[sverik25]

Tough from an on-field perspective, great from an off-field perspective.

Loving the lack of Sunday fixtures.

 

[Smoke_Me_AKipper]

Overall a good fixture - only one Sunday twilight is great and the number of Friday and Saturday night matches are encouraging.

Also good that we're playing the two likely bottom teams in rounds 1 and 2 so important to get off to a good start and build some momentum

Not the easiest of draws though - hopefully we can win at least 11-12 games next season

 

[#gosaintas]

Tough from an on-field perspective, great from an off-field perspective.

Loving the lack of Sunday fixtures.

I'd take the off-field fixture any day. If we're good enough we'll play finals whatever the on-field fixture is.

 

[hayes]

Pretty happy with that fixture. Barely even took notice of who we're playing but the time slots are the best they've been for a while.

 

[The Jack]

Port only once in Adelaide again. Something is not right.

This will now be
Since PF 2004

13 games in Adelaide (Including the past 5)
2 games in Tassie
3 games Etihad.

WTF

 

[StCicatriz]

Shit games for the gate. 7 home games against low attendance sides. 4 against decent sides.

No point having good time slots if they're against low drawing opponents

Shit MCG exposure. Only 2 games again. We've seen how important MCG exposure is with Richmond.

Not an easy draw either.

 

[Mikka84]

Last 4 rounds look very winnable which could prove vital.

Essendon being the danger if their new players gel.

Overall I don't mind it at all. Not the easiest, but not the hardest.

 

[sverik25]

Negative is still only two MCG games.

 

[King_Steele]

I like it.

If we’re good enough, we’ll play finals. Great timeslots btw, decent exposure for our great club.

Go Saints!

 

[#gosaintas]

Shit games for the gate. 7 home games against low attendance sides. 4 against decent sides.

No point having good time slots if they're against low drawing opponents

Shit MCG exposure. Only 2 games again. We've seen how important MCG exposure is with Richmond.

Not an easy draw either.

Only a sook would bag this fixture....

 

[sverik25]

Shit games for the gate. 7 home games against low attendance sides. 4 against decent sides.

No point having good time slots if they're against low drawing opponents

Shit MCG exposure. Only 2 games again. We've seen how important MCG exposure is with Richmond.

Not an easy draw either.

Other than Essendon who else would you want to host?

We play Collingwood, Richmond, Carlton and Hawthorn all at home, as well as Melbourne and the Dogs which should be decent drawing matches. We have the Pride Game against Sydney. From where I stand that's pretty bloody good.

 

[The Punter]

Hard to get more than two MCG games when you play Hawthorn in Launceston every year and you don't play away games against Collingwood, Essendon or Carlton.

I like the draw. Lots of late Saturday nights for me driving home.

 

[saint_]

Handy getting 2 WA games with both teams expected to miss the 8 too

 

[StCicatriz]

Only a sook would bag this fixture....

Last year we thought the 2017 fixture was good. Was only once it started they we started to reset expectation that it was crap.

 

[Saint Watto]

Half our games are prime time slots, what the ****???? Is this what it's like to be Collingwood?

To say I'm surprised at that is a huge understatement.......did not expect all those prime time slots after our year this year....thought we'd lose a few ......a very good outcome.

 

[George]

Typically we play 16 in Victoria every year and then 6 interstate trips with two of those interstate trips to the same state.

Taken a shot at who would make up those 16 and then the 6 trips interstate...

Home vs Brisbane
Home vs Richmond
Home vs Richmond
Home vs GWS
Home vs Melbourne
Home vs Melbourne
Home vs Hawthorn
Home vs North Melbourne
Home vs North Melbourne
Home vs Geelong
Home vs Essendon
Home vs Western Bulldogs
Home vs Collingwood
Home vs Carlton
Home vs Port Adelaide
Home vs Sydney

Away vs Hawthorn (Tasmania)
Away vs GWS (NSW)
Away vs West Coast (WA)
Away vs Adelaide (SA)
Away vs Fremantle (WA)
Away vs Gold Coast (QLD)

So close!

 

[BrutThough]

So close!

you should have known we will never play port in melbourne!