Fixture 2023 Fixture

[Ford Fairlane]

4pm FFS? I guess with the massive Sydney v Gold Coast fixture having to be played at 7pm, someone had to get the nothing time that's essentially a day game in the late summer heat.

Oh well nice not to have to start our season at the Gabba or Optus Stadium, but I'm sure the AFL has many awkward travel plans waiting for us.

 

[robbo1981]

Our last game will be in Perth guaranteed.

 

[Willsy10]

Saturday twilight especially in March is the best time slot. Only issue is it’s against a side we haven’t beaten since 2018.


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[Grave Danger]

Shocking R1 for the Vic teams - only two of them get a HGA. I see it's Indigenous Round too, going by this AFL graphic:

 

[NoddyHolder]

4pm FFS? I guess with the massive Sydney v Gold Coast fixture having to be played at 7pm, someone had to get the nothing time that's essentially a day game in the late summer heat.

RIP the eyeballs of everyone on the eastern side of the ground

 

[philreich]

Our last game will be in Perth guaranteed.

That's fine by me - new coach Josh Carr will know what it takes to win in Perth.....

 

[Duck Farmer]

How did the Carlton - Richmond "traditional" opening round blockbuster ever become a thing?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Love a Sat twilight game.

In March, sunset is about 7.30pm, 12 hours of sunlight near the equinox.

 

[Coobk001]

Shocking R1 for the Vic teams - only two of them get a HGA. I see it's Indigenous Round too, going by this AFL graphic:

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Literally looks like someone scripted this and tried to make the round as 50/50 as possible.

On paper literally every one of those games is 50/50.

 

[Lefti93]

We'll win by two and a half goals.

 

[Interstater]

Brisbane supporters can hit Womadelaide the weekend before and have a week of Fringe before the game.

 

[Buget]

Unofficial VFL magic round.

If the SA government wanted the same, they should have asked the SANFL…
oh.. wait...

 

[dirty2]

Early fixtures are during vintage... Pain in the ass trying to watch ect.

 

[Doctor Feel]

yayyyyy victorian rules footballlll

 

[El Zorro]

In March, sunset is about 7.30pm, 12 hours of sunlight near the equinox.

I am pretty sure that's the accepted term for the timeslot. But sure, it won't be actually twilight...

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

I am pretty sure that's the accepted term for the timeslot. But sure, it won't be actually twilight...

I prefer footy in the sunshine rather than half and half, so its a good time slot IMO, is what I was getting at.

 

[FishingRick04]

I prefer footy in the sunshine rather than half and half, so its a good time slot IMO, is what I was getting at.

I too like the twilight games. Selfish I know.

 

[JimmyBC]

Shocking R1 for the Vic teams - only two of them get a HGA. I see it's Indigenous Round too, going by this AFL graphic:

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Is this how they title the grounds now? newsflash pandering to indigenous people doesn't impress them.

 

[Grave Danger]

"Details of the so-called magic round are expected to come out on Tuesday, and a full fixture to be released later in the week, possibly on Thursday."

Why Clarkson must wait to take on Hawks, as league cops backlash for round-one fixture

The AFL has released the fixture for round one of the 2023 men’s season, which will pit Ross Lyon’s Saints against his former club Fremantle, and mark a return to the traditional Carlton-Richmond season opener on a Thursday night.

www.watoday.com.au

 

[chiwigi]

"Details of the so-called magic round are expected to come out on Tuesday, and a full fixture to be released later in the week, possibly on Thursday."

Why Clarkson must wait to take on Hawks, as league cops backlash for round-one fixture

The AFL has released the fixture for round one of the 2023 men’s season, which will pit Ross Lyon’s Saints against his former club Fremantle, and mark a return to the traditional Carlton-Richmond season opener on a Thursday night.

www.watoday.com.au

Why should the AFL give a shit about soccer?

It's not as if they are trying to undermine a minority group like women's sport or anything like that.

They are putting two fingers up to a global behemoth. Petty? Maybe, but valid.

 

[Ports1870]

Hearing we’ve got Bulldogs to open Magic Round

 

[JimmyBC]

Hearing we’ve got Bulldogs to open Magic Round

Rather underwhelming

 

[Cheesey Mac]

Why should the AFL give a s**t about soccer?

It's not as if they are trying to undermine a minority group like women's sport or anything like that.

They are putting two fingers up to a global behemoth. Petty? Maybe, but valid.

I feel like most people saw it as the AFL putting two fingers up to the FFA rather than towards a global behemoth. They were trying to undermine a growing but still 4th or 5th placed domestic sport.

In a sense they got what they wanted because people were talking about the AFL during the off-season, even if there was a level of backlash.

I thought it was ridiculously poor form, making a fixture announcement at 5:30 AM on a Sunday in December is weird enough, but to have the announcement nakedly coincide with the Socceroos kick off made it extremely cynical.

I accept the point people are making by saying the AFL looking after the AFL's interest first is fine, they don't owe soccer anything, I just thought it made the league look petty and small. If the AFL release Round 1 today rather than yesterday they probably get the same level of coverage without any level of backlash.

 

[chiwigi]

I feel like most people saw it as the AFL putting two fingers up to the FFA rather than towards a global behemoth. They were trying to undermine a growing but still 4th or 5th placed domestic sport.

In a sense they got what they wanted because people were talking about the AFL during the off-season, even if there was a level of backlash.

I thought it was ridiculously poor form, making a fixture announcement at 5:30 AM on a Sunday in December is weird enough, but to have the announcement nakedly coincide with the Socceroos kick off made it extremely cynical.

I accept the point people are making by saying the AFL looking after the AFL's interest first is fine, they don't owe soccer anything, I just thought it made the league look petty and small. If the AFL release Round 1 today rather than yesterday they probably get the same level of coverage without any level of backlash.

It definitely makes them look petty and small, because they are .

But standing up to soccer isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The FFA are a part of the behemoth though.

The women’s World Cup is coming next year I believe. Could hurt AFLW.

 

[Cheesey Mac]

It definitely makes them look petty and small, because they are .

But standing up to soccer isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The FFA are a part of the behemoth though.

The women’s World Cup is coming next year I believe. Could hurt AFLW.

It's a weird one, the FFA are a part of the global behemoth but domestically they're still a bit of a minnow.

The AFL could be indifferent towards the FFA and still wouldn't be threatened purely due to the cultural place the AFL has built for itself in this country, but ruthlessly trying to bulldoze the other sports is just how they do business.