Fixture 2025 Fixture Discussion

[Tom14]

Im happy for Geelong to get more home games in Geelong as long as they send all teams there evenly. Ridiculous if they keep refusing to send teams like Collingwood

I'm happy for Geelong to get the full 11 home games in geelong on the proviso that they only play twice on the MCG during the season, like the interstate teams. You want home ground advantage, you don't get MCG familiarity imo.

 

[Tom14]

I'm happy for Geelong to get the full 11 home games in geelong on the proviso that they only play twice on the MCG during the season, like the interstate teams. You want home ground advantage, you don't get MCG familiarity imo.

Just worked out that 10 Cats games at GMHBA and 1 cats home game at the MCG (easter monday v Hawks) means that unless they are going to force one of the good MCG tenants to go down to Geelong, Cats are guaranteed to at most have 1 double up against Hawks, Pies, Blues, Tigers.

Given that the Tiges are going to be awful next year its probably them that gets put on the bus down the highway. More fixture rorts for pork-barrel stadium.

 

[Darren Downunder]

Just worked out that 10 Cats games at GMHBA and 1 cats home game at the MCG (easter monday v Hawks) means that unless they are going to force one of the good MCG tenants to go down to Geelong, Cats are guaranteed to at most have 1 double up against Hawks, Pies, Blues, Tigers.

Given that the Tiges are going to be awful next year its probably them that gets put on the bus down the highway. More fixture rorts for pork-barrel stadium.

I wouldn’t mind playing the cats at Kardinia Park.
We’re the Premiers…Any one, anytime, any where!
But I wish my Vic membership would let me get in.

 

[Dalions]

I wouldn’t mind playing the cats at Kardinia Park.
We’re the Premiers…Any one, anytime, any where!
But I wish my Vic membership would let me get in.

Very likely we will be playing them twice so it will be at GMHBA if we do.
Got to beat them there at some point.
If we have them in OR it won’t be until later in the season so hopefully we will be in form by then and give it a shake.

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

From the above, i would say it is highly likely we get a HARDER draw this year.

Are you sure? My mail is that we're only being fixtured to play teams that finished lower than us in 2024

 

[Perrip]

The details will be confirmed when the AFL officially releases its fixture in the second week of November.
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The Cats are a chance to take on Brisbane Lions at the Gabba in the first game of the 2025 season when the Lions will unfurl their premiership flag, although it remains unconfirmed as the AFL thrash out the final fixture details over the next fortnight.

AFL Fixture 2025 news: Carlton want out of Opening Round, possible season opener revealed

 

[Dalions]

AFL Fixture 2025 news: Carlton want out of Opening Round, possible season opener revealed

Carlton want to pull out of Opening Round because of a “road heavy” start to the season.
What a pile of dribble.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Carlton want to pull out of Opening Round because of a “road heavy” start to the season.
What a pile of dribble.

Great outcome. We'd much rather play Geelong. Awesome to get them first up. We'll win or we'll learn. Hopefully both.

 

[Dalions]

Great outcome. We'd much rather play Geelong. Awesome to get them first up. We'll win or we'll learn. Hopefully both.

Happy to play Geelong, It’s Carltons excuse that is dribble.

 

[dlanod]

Carlton want to pull out of Opening Round because of a “road heavy” start to the season.
What a pile of dribble.

"We had to play across town several times last year!"

 

[Grasshopper17]

Happy to play Geelong, It’s Carltons excuse that is dribble.

Aw come on now, 2 interstate trips in the first 6 weeks will be absolutely horrendous for the poor widdle Bwoos, setting them up to fail for the rest of the season!

 

[Cubs2Lions]

Are you sure? My mail is that we're only being fixtured to play teams that finished lower than us in 2024

But which journalist is going to complain about our fixture being the easiest next year though

 

[Tom14]

AFL Fixture 2025 news: Carlton want out of Opening Round, possible season opener revealed

This bit is so so funny:

The Blues are already slated to play away games in Round 1 (Richmond), Round 5 (Gather Round) and Round 6 for Good Friday (North Melbourne) and want to steer clear of another trip away to New South Wales or Queensland for the Opening Round on March 6-8.

 

[Dalions]

This bit is so so funny:

 

[dlanod]

This bit is so so funny:

I have to admit, when I was laughing at them I didn't realise they were literally including games on the other side of town already! I'd assumed they were at least basing it off interstate games.

It's this killer mindset that will see Carlton romp to a premiership every time no doubt.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Looks like more Thursday games and some Sunday night games next year. Good outcome for those who aren't fans of overlapping games.

You would imagine we will get Easter Thursday and the Sunday before Labor Day.

 

[Perrip]

You would imagine we will get Easter Thursday and the Sunday before Labor Day.

Easter Thursday game has been locked in.

Season opener at the Gabba among early 2025 fixture options

The Lions already have their Easter Thursday clash with Collingwood locked in deeper into the season.

 

[McIvor]

Not sure how I would feel about this and would mean we wouldn't attend games at home if scheduled then unless a public / shcool holiday the next day:

 

[Toffee Lion]

Not sure how I would feel about this and would mean we wouldn't attend games at home if scheduled then unless a public / shcool holiday the next day:

Attendance wouldn't be amazing but made up by I imagine far higher viewership with less Sunday overlap.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Not sure how I would feel about this and would mean we wouldn't attend games at home if scheduled then unless a public / shcool holiday the next day:

School holidays and public holidays make good sense. Between the two there are plenty of different Mondays to go round. Labor Day is on different dates depending on what state you're in, there's King's Birthday, Easter Monday etc

 

[Elixuh]

Not sure how I would feel about this and would mean we wouldn't attend games at home if scheduled then unless a public / shcool holiday the next day:

I’m happy for Sunday night and Thursday night games so long as we aren’t involved in them.

 

[Dalions]

Not sure how I would feel about this and would mean we wouldn't attend games at home if scheduled then unless a public / shcool holiday the next day:

More Thursdays and more Sunday nights might also mean more 5 days breaks for Clubs which the AFLPA won’t like.
So what Channel 7 may want doesn’t necessarily mean they will get.

 

[Grasshopper17]

I’m happy for Sunday night and Thursday night games so long as we aren’t involved in them.

Personally I'm happy to play Saturday and Sunday arvo all year long. But I doubt the club would want that. Listening to the Roar Deal last week I think, Mike Whiting mentioned the club was privately pretty miffed about being shunted off to the fixture's Bumfck Idaho after Round 15 last year.

The other Lions podcast I listen to pretty regularly has commented multiple times how they don't think having a 9 day break and then a 5 day break and then another 9 day break etc etc was very conducive to playing good, consistent footy early in the season. Which I must admit makes a bit of sense. We certainly performed better when we got into a consistent pattern of 6/7 day breaks.

 

[Dalions]

Personally I'm happy to play Saturday and Sunday arvo all year long. But I doubt the club would want that. Listening to the Roar Deal last week I think, Mike Whiting mentioned the club was privately pretty miffed about being shunted off to the fixture's Bumfck Idaho after Round 15 last year.

The other Lions podcast I listen to pretty regularly has commented multiple times how they don't think having a 9 day break and then a 5 day break and then another 9 day break etc etc was very conducive to playing good, consistent footy early in the season. Which I must admit makes a bit of sense. We certainly performed better when we got into a consistent pattern of 6/7 day breaks.

The 7 day break throughout the whole Finals Series was perfect for us.