Fixture 2024 Fixture Discussion

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Is the Saints gather round game home or away? we are listed first so I presume it our home game? I hope its an away game though so we don't have to the play the saints marvel, those games are always a pain in the arse

Home teams for each game in Gather Round will be confirmed when the full 2024 Toyota AFL Premiership Season fixture is released later this week.

 

[Wooden Robot]

why the * is it in adelaide again?

Money talks ...
SA bid for it.

 

[Truetiger]

why the * is it in adelaide again?

3 to 4 year deal to have it in SA, I believe.

 

[sante]

Where would you do it besides Adelaide? QLD probably the only other option that would be decent

 

[Truetiger]

Where would you do it besides Adelaide? QLD probably the only other option that would be decent

Western Aust. Only issue is travel times etc.

 

[sante]

Western Aust. Only issue is travel times etc.

Yeah, I doubt they would get as many people travelling to WA. QLD makes the most sense with everything else up there and the potential to grow the game

 

[Madtiger2006]

Not sure why we have to play at the 10k stadium. Would get 40k at AA

 

[Reservoir tiger]

Surely people understand by now that gather round is neither home or away.. it’s an extra round. Unless you cop a SA team

We play 11 home 11 away.. and gather round

 

[Madtiger2006]

Carl v Freo Norwood thanks

 

[Ctl]

Surely people understand by now that gather round is neither home or away.. it’s an extra round. Unless you cop a SA team

We play 11 home 11 away.. and gather round

Yeh but you don't play an opponent three times, so if we are effectively the "home" team for gather round we will have to play st kilda again but at marvel, whether as if we are the "away" team for gather when we play st kilda again it will be at the MCG

 

[AstuteTiger]

Surely people understand by now that gather round is neither home or away.. it’s an extra round. Unless you cop a SA team

We play 11 home 11 away.. and gather round

I get what you're saying but there will be a home team as stipulated by the AFL. The home team wears their traditional home guernsey and shorts. Plus, if we are scheduled to play the Saints again it will be at Marvel instead of the G

 

[biaseddustyfan]

Where would you do it besides Adelaide? QLD probably the only other option that would be decent

g and punt rd

 

[Reservoir tiger]

I get what you're saying but there will be a home team as stipulated by the AFL. The home team wears their traditional home guernsey and shorts. Plus, if we are scheduled to play the Saints again it will be at Marvel instead of the G

I get what you're saying but there will be a home team as stipulated by the AFL. The home team wears their traditional home guernsey and shorts. Plus, if we are scheduled to play the Saints again it will be at Marvel instead of the G

nah we were the ‘home’ team vs swans last year then played them later at the G… it literally means nothing.

 

[Reservoir tiger]

Yeh but you don't play an opponent three times, so if we are effectively the "home" team for gather round we will have to play st kilda again but at marvel, whether as if we are the "away" team for gather when we play st kilda again it will be at the MCG

Incorrect.

It literally means nothing.

We were the ‘home’ team last year and played the swans at home again later in the year.

I’ll say it one more time for people to register

11 home… 11 away and gather round

 

[Wooden Robot]

I get what you're saying but there will be a home team as stipulated by the AFL. The home team wears their traditional home guernsey and shorts. Plus, if we are scheduled to play the Saints again it will be at Marvel instead of the G

nah we were the ‘home’ team vs swans last year then played them later at the G… it literally means nothing.

Stop making sense ... doesn't suit the narrative in here.

 

[Groupie_]

Not sure why we have to play at the 10k stadium. Would get 40k at AA

 

[Lsta062]

Not sure why we have to play at the 10k stadium. Would get 40k at AA

It’s what happens when a club doesn’t perform in the season. Their pulling power isn’t considered.

All the AO games have better top-10 representatives. Our top-10 representative is St Kilda. Straight to Norwood Oval we go.

 

[DickieKnee]

Not sure why we have to play at the 10k stadium. Would get 40k at AA

AFL are already getting a shitload of cash from the SA govt for gather round so they don't care about crowd numbers.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

It’s what happens when a club doesn’t perform in the season. Their pulling power isn’t considered.

All the AO games have better top-10 representatives. Our top-10 representative is St Kilda. Straight to Norwood Oval we go.

Hello Geelong and bulldogs, pretty sure saints made finals and those two didn't.

 

[Groupie_]

AFL are already getting a shitload of cash from the SA govt for gather round so they don't care about crowd numbers.

if they had balls they'd play the pies at kardinia park

 

[sportshow]

because we finished bottom 6 we play the other 5 bottom teams from this year twice next year yeah?

 

[DickieKnee]

if they had balls they'd play the pies at kardinia park

Never gonna happen, pies haven't played there for like 30 years.Plus they always get kissed on the dick with interstate fixtures

 

[tiger_tough]

because we finished bottom 6 we play the other 5 bottom teams from this year twice next year yeah?

That'd be nice but no. It means we're guaranteed to play at least 2 (max 3) bottom 6 sides twice and 1 top 6 side twice.

Knowing what we know we'll probably get Freo and Suns twice, plus Port or Brisbane twice rather than Norf/Eagles/Hawks twice plus Pies/Blues twice.

 

[Lsta062]

Hello Geelong and bulldogs, pretty sure st kilda made finals and those two didn't.

Says a lot about St Kilda’s pulling power when Western Bulldogs and Geelong get a better deal despite missing finals. Guess we’ll have to finish high enough to do the pulling if we want a better Gather Round fixture next time.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

Says a lot about St Kilda’s pulling power when Western Bulldogs and Geelong get a better deal despite missing finals. Guess we’ll have to finish high enough to do the pulling if we want a better Gather Round fixture next time.

I don't mind going to a suburban dog track, it's that i can't book anything until i know i can score tickets to that game which in the meantime the airlines up prices and so do hotels while i'm forced to wait till release of tickets.

If i do it's looking like it's going to be a road trip which really will be heaps cheaper due to possibly 4 people in the car and the fuel costs being split 4 ways. And with a car we can find a caravan park out of town a bit and lodge there for a night or two.