Preview 2020 Fixture

[Marmozet]

Showdown in Round 2 apparently

 

[TeeKray]

Showdown in Round 2 apparently

So nothing's changed

 

[VineValerian]

Thinking forward to how the game should look, do we all agree that the draw is inequitable?
Played around with figures, etc and as a first draft, came up with this......

	Team Base
Game Venue	Non Victorian teams	MCG Tenants only	Marvel Tenants only	MCG/Marvel Dual Tenants	Geelong
Home Base (other sides)	11	10	9	-	11
Home Base (versus co-tenants)	1	2	3	-	-
MCG	3	-	3	7	3
Marvel	2	3	-	8	2
Sub total (home + Melbourne CBD)	17	15	15	15	16
Kardinia Park (alternate years)	1/-	1/-	1/-	1/-	-
Regional venues *	1/2	2/3	2/3	2/3	2
Non Victorian team venues	3	4	4	4	4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------	-----------------	---------------	----------------	-----------------------	----------
Grand Total	22	22	22	22	22
* Regional venues = Darwin / Alice Springs / Townsville / Hobart / Launceston / Ballarat etc
Sub Total = games on home base plus Melbourne CBD venues if Non Victorian clubs
Everyone gets 12 "home" matches, including against co-tenants - except Geelong (they get extra game in the Melbourne CBD precinct)
Teams play against Geelong at KP every alternate year (hence why it shows as "1/-"). The years that they miss playing at KP, they play an extra
game at a "regional" venue (hence why it shows as "1/2") - so 2 games in total at regional + KP venues every year for Non-Victorian sides, and
3 games for Victorian based sides
The reason why non-Victorian clubs get 17 games as opposed to 15 for Melbourne based clubs in the "sub total" row is that they only get five (5)
games at MCG and Marvel - whereas Melbourne clubs play 12 at their home venue plus an extra three (3) games at the other Melbourne venue. This
means the Melbourne clubs get 15 games at venues that historically host the most finals games, including the GF, which is a major advantage. The
other "evener" is the one less regional game the non-Victorian sides play

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Thinking forward to how the game should look, do we all agree that the draw is inequitable?
Played around with figures, etc and as a first draft, came up with this......

	Team Base
Game Venue	Non Victorian teams	MCG Tenants only	Marvel Tenants only	MCG/Marvel Dual Tenants	Geelong
Home Base (other sides)	11	10	9	-	11
Home Base (versus co-tenants)	1	2	3	-	-
MCG	3	-	3	7	3
Marvel	2	3	-	8	2
Sub total (home + Melbourne CBD)	17	15	15	15	16
Kardinia Park (alternate years)	1/-	1/-	1/-	1/-	-
Regional venues *	1/2	2/3	2/3	2/3	2
Non Victorian team venues	3	4	4	4	4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------	-----------------	---------------	----------------	-----------------------	----------
Grand Total	22	22	22	22	22
* Regional venues = Darwin / Alice Springs / Townsville / Hobart / Launceston / Ballarat etc
Sub Total = games on home base plus Melbourne CBD venues if Non Victorian clubs
Everyone gets 12 "home" matches, including against co-tenants - except Geelong (they get extra game in the Melbourne CBD precinct)
Teams play against Geelong at KP every alternate year (hence why it shows as "1/-"). The years that they miss playing at KP, they play an extra
game at a "regional" venue (hence why it shows as "1/2") - so 2 games in total at regional + KP venues every year for Non-Victorian sides, and
3 games for Victorian based sides
The reason why non-Victorian clubs get 17 games as opposed to 15 for Melbourne based clubs in the "sub total" row is that they only get five (5)
games at MCG and Marvel - whereas Melbourne clubs play 12 at their home venue plus an extra three (3) games at the other Melbourne venue. This
means the Melbourne clubs get 15 games at venues that historically host the most finals games, including the GF, which is a major advantage. The
other "evener" is the one less regional game the non-Victorian sides play

Fair effort that VV.

Unfortunately reality of long term contracts will means this doesn't happen and the Vic MCG tenant clubs ie the big drawing ones wont be sent to regional centres to play a game. Collingwood and Essendon have never played in Tassie and Richmond twice.

 

[VineValerian]

Fair effort that VV.

Unfortunately reality of long term contracts will means this doesn't happen and the Vic MCG tenant clubs ie the big drawing ones wont be sent to regional centres to play a game. Collingwood and Essendon have never played in Tassie and Richmond twice.

Yeah. I know I'm dreaming!
Must have been those drugs I took last night

 

[Granny Duurs is Lovely]

Fair effort that VV.

Unfortunately reality of long term contracts will means this doesn't happen and the Vic MCG tenant clubs ie the big drawing ones wont be sent to regional centres to play a game. Collingwood and Essendon have never played in Tassie and Richmond twice.

Collingwood being contracted to play 14 games at the G each year is a big problem for any of this sort of fixture restructuring.

 

[GremioPower]

Collingwood being contracted to play 14 games at the G each year is a big problem for any of this sort of fixture restructuring.

But that is being contracted to play AWAY games there. If this is true, corruption at the AFL HQ is on "I don't give a sh*t" level.

 

[NoddyHolder]

But that is being contracted to play AWAY games there. If this is true, corruption at the AFL HQ is on "I don't give a sh*t" level.

you must be a foreigner to have not realised this before

 

[GremioPower]

you must be a foreigner to have not realised this before

I am pretty aware, but it is appalling even for South American soccer standards. They could at least TRY TO PRETEND some honesty.

We have an away game in China, but we need to find someone open to play a home game there. Otherwise, there is no game.

Collingwood plays Marvel tenants at the MCG away, while playing home games at Marvel.

 

[Granny Duurs is Lovely]

But that is being contracted to play AWAY games there. If this is true, corruption at the AFL HQ is on "I don't give a sh*t" level.

Yes its true, it was part of the concessions given to the MCC when the AFL renegotiated the stadium deal to avoid clubs needing to play 'home' finals at the G even when they were from interstate (see 2004 Brisbane 'home' prelim). The other key concession was that 10 of the 12 biggest h&a games of the year need to be at the G. How they decide that I dont know, but I assume it means we'll never see an interstate team play the season opener for that reason.

 

[Marmozet]

GWS at Metricon in Round 6 (Sunday time slot).

 

[robbo1981]

GWS at Metricon in Round 6 (Sunday time slot).

Our home game wtf why aren't we coming home?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

FFS why didn't Marshall say we will let a NSW team fly in fly out on the 12th when they are going to lift travel restrictions 8 days later on 20th, from NSW. Wasted ****in' opportunity from the drongo and his covid transition team.

ROUND SIX
Thursday, July 9
St Kilda v Geelong, Marvel Stadium (SEVEN), 7.40pm AEST

Friday, July 10
Collingwood v Brisbane, MCG (SEVEN), 7.50pm AEST

Saturday, July 11
Fremantle v Melbourne, Metricon Stadium (FOX), 1.05pm AEST

West Coast v Adelaide, Gabba (FOX), 3.35pm AEST

Essendon v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium (SEVEN), 7.40pm AEST

Hawthorn v Gold Coast, MCG (FOX), 7.40pm AEST

Sunday, July 12
Port Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney, Metricon Stadium (FOX), 1.05pm AEST

Carlton v Sydney, MCG (SEVEN), 3.35pm AEST

North Melbourne v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (FOX), 6.10pm AEST

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

So the likelihood is we will get 5 more home games at AO where half the capacity. Should be 6 but its the VFL so Port won't get 9 home/8 away games they will get an 8/9 draw.

Rd 2 home at AO v crows
Rd 4 home at Carrara v WCE
Rd 6 home at Carrara v GWS

 

[2121]

Ummm why the hell isn't our game against the giants being played at Adelaide oval.

 

[Coobk001]

Another week in the hub is a big issue for our depth though, too many players missing out on proper match practice.

Frustrating and disappointing that we won't get to attend games until at least Rnd 7.

 

[TeeKray]

So by then we'll have played all non Victorian teams except Sydney and no Victorian teams. Strange fixture for us.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Should be at AO.
I wonder if there is any chance that it could be changed to AO in coming days or if it's set in stone.

 

[gbear]

Seriously should be able to play this match at Adelaide oval. Port should be compensated with an additional home game next year.

 

[Marmozet]

Travis Auld just said we’ll most likely play in Victoria in Round 7 before returning home to Adelaide.

 

[gbear]

Travis Auld just said we’ll most likely play in Victoria in Round 7 before returning home to Adelaide.

The club has accommodated the AFL so much. It is time the Victorian clubs do the same.

 

[RossFC]

The club has accommodated the AFL so much. It is time the Victorian clubs do the same.

I’m guessing Vic clubs can’t fly in until round 8?

 

[DaTBird187]

I’m guessing Vic clubs can’t fly in until round 8?

Our borders open for fly in fly out from the 20th of July. What gets me is half of these hub games are classed as home games for us. Makes a mockery of saying we'd have all these home games at the end of the season. Why are the WA teams being treated different to us and saying they're going to get 6-7 home games in a row?

 

[Andre]

Travis Auld just said we’ll most likely play in Victoria in Round 7 before returning home to Adelaide.

Lol. The players and coaches should be making Occ health and safety complaints if they want us to go to that cesspool. No way.

 

[ploppy]

We should not be going to Melbourne no one should. Melbourne teams should get out while they still can. Just do the 2 week quarantine. We can wait.