Fixture 2024 Fixture

[Aphrodite]

Full fixture released 16th November ...


BOLDED - HOME GAMES

GREY - AWAY GAMES

Full fixture announced: Blues to bring the noise in 2024

The 2024 AFL fixture is here.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[RPCB]

When an idea presents questions like “Is this for premiership points”, you know it’s a stupid idea.

 

[SirSanchez]

Andrew Dillon and the AFL can GAGF!!!!

Stop changing and ruining our game!

This Round 1 bs is an absolute joke!

Furious!!!!

 

[RPCB]

Brisbane
Richmond
Bye
North Melbourne
Freo

Pretty soft first few weeks.

Where are you seeing that we have Norf in Round 3?

 

[myblueroan]

Booked!
Looking forward to catching up and meeting a few new friends as well.

We will win. Obviously.

Camon Baggers!

 

[tarczonandjane]

Andrew Dillon and the AFL can GAGF!!!!

Stop changing and ruining our game!

This Round 1 bs is an absolute joke!

Furious!!!!

I completely agree with your sentiment, SirSanchez. But it is round zero. We need to make sure we use the correct AFL vernacular.

 

[myblueroan]

Brisbane
Richmond
Bye
North Melbourne
Freo

Pretty soft first few weeks.

Clarko's Kangas...are you sure it's soft? ( I hope they lose EVERY game.)
Have to get past Lions first.
Softish I guess...thank Goodness we'll have bye straight away.

 

[myblueroan]

I completely agree with your sentiment, SirSanchez. But it is round zero. We need to make sure we use the correct AFL vernacular.

Yeah let's link footy to 9/11 ffs!!

 

[Blue train 28]

Earlier the football the better , Afl is a business and it’s not a terrible idea to boost football in other states to start the season. We will get to play richmond the following week which should benefit us having a game under our belt and getting the ring rust out.

 

[Aphrodite]

Fixture news: Blues head to Brisbane for Opening Round

Carlton will head back to Brisbane to kick off the 2024 season.

www.carltonfc.com.au

Featuring in Opening Round means the Blues are one of eight teams who will have an extra bye (additional to the mid-season bye) throughout the season, which will be taken between Rounds 2-6.

It’ll be the first time the Blues have kicked off their campaign outside of Victoria since 2004, which was the longest streak in the competition.

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[Aphrodite]

https://archive.md/P4rC0

Prime time bitches

Collingwood and Carlton are expected to feature prominently in the prime time Thursday and Friday night slots this year as the rivals and premiership heavyweights look to challenge for the 2024 flag.

 

[marcmurphy3]

Surprised they didn't put Carlton vs Brisbane on Thursday and Goldcoast vs Richmond on Friday.

Now Richmond will play round 1 coming off travel and a 5 day break (not bad for us though).

Maybe the league weren't keen on having Goldcoast on prime time and didn't want us getting the Thursday as the extra day's break would provide more of an advantage.

Brisbane vs Carlton would also be the better season opener (in my biased opinion). 2 vs 3 last year instead of 5 vs 8.

 

[myblueroan]

https://archive.md/P4rC0

Prime time bitches

Please note Opening round is in no way to be associated with the formerly known round 1. ( ahem)

 

[marcmurphy3]

https://archive.md/P4rC0

Prime time bitches

Article suggests byes for opening round teams will be staggered across rounds 2-6. 2 teams in each of round 2,3,5,6 (gather round excluded). Fingers crossed we get round 5 or 6 and not round 2 (won't be 3 due to good Friday match). The later byes will be more of an advantage.

 

[bmaurizio]

My take neither soft nor overly challenging opening few games for the new season, but it will be a tougher campaign overall in 2024.

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[myblueroan]

So just thinking...will our game be 7:50 start time in Sydney and Melbourne?

 

[Juddrockz]

I don't get why they call Thursday night football prime time? Sure, Thursday night to open the season but not prime time throughout the season.
Personally i hate going to the football Thursday night's.
It's all about the $$ for the Afl and not the fans,families etc.

 

[goreds]

Surprised they didn't put Carlton vs Brisbane on Thursday and Goldcoast vs Richmond on Friday.

Now Richmond will play round 1 coming off travel and a 5 day break (not bad for us though).

Maybe the league weren't keen on having Goldcoast on prime time and didn't want us getting the Thursday as the extra day's break would provide more of an advantage.

Brisbane vs Carlton would also be the better season opener (in my biased opinion). 2 vs 3 last year instead of 5 vs 8.

I would say we are on Friday as it’s a long weekend in Melbourne so people can plan a weekend up north…

 

[Juddrockz]

I would say we are on Friday as it’s a long weekend in Melbourne so people can plan a weekend up north…

Just watch the airlines cash in even more now.

 

[Wickzki]

So just thinking...will our game be 7:50 start time in Sydney and Melbourne?

Yes. That's why it looks so early.

 

[branedotorg]

I wouldn't be diluting the season launch just to play a few games a week earlier in expansion states.

Fair bit of disrespect to AFL's primary market here. Victorians don't want to watch Round 1 on television.

Carlton v Richmond in Round 2 on a Thursday night will be lucky to draw 75k now.

i don't mind, give me tv afl 50 weeks a year and i'm on the couch

 

[Wickzki]

I don't get why they call Thursday night football prime time?

Purely an old television thing and not limited to sports or relating to attendance. Prime time TV is 7pm to about 11pm. I don't think it's super relevant anymore given how much the media landscape has changed and so too how we consume it.

 

[Earls Smother]

My take neither soft nor overly challenging opening few games for the new season, but it will be a tougher campaign overall in 2024.

Why would it be tougher? We played 4 of the top 7 as our double-ups this year, so the draw can't really be harder.

The other sides might know we are better (i.e. lose the surprise element) but we know we are better too. The belief going into this year should be greater than at any time in the past 20 years.

We lose no-one that matters and we gain a guaranteed best 22 player in Williams. Our depth is better, with only half a dozen that we ideally wouldn't want to play in the ones. Walsh should have a proper pre-season for the first time in 3 years. The surgeries are all relatively minor and no real long-termers.

We are ideally placed and better off than we were entering 2023. No excuses.

 

[goreds]

Why would it be tougher? We played 4 of the top 7 as our double-ups this year, so the draw can't really be harder.

The other sides might know we are better (i.e. lose the surprise element) but we know we are better too. The belief going into this year should be greater than at any time in the past 20 years.

We lose no-one that matters and we gain a guaranteed best 22 player in Williams. Our depth is better, with only half a dozen that we ideally wouldn't want to play in the ones. Walsh should have a proper pre-season for the first time in 3 years. The surgeries are all relatively minor and no real long-termers.

We are ideally placed and better off than we were entering 2023. No excuses.