News AFL 2022 fixture

[Jen2310]

" Collingwood will play St Kilda and Hawthorn will play North Melbourne with the AFL able to reward football-starved fans by having all 10 Victorian teams play each other in round one giving Victorian fans the chance to see their teams live. "

St Kilda it is for round 1

Round one locked in: Victorian footy festival with Wednesday night Dees-Dogs opener

All Victorian clubs will play in Victoria to open season 2022, with Collingwood to play St Kilda, Geelong to play Essendon and Hawthorn to play North Melbourne.

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[gouki88]

Wednesday night?

 

[jmac70]

Wednesday night?

We play Friday night at the G.
Awesome!

 

[Jen2310]

Friday night at marvel v Saints




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[jmac70]

Friday night at marvel v Saints




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Marvel?

 

[jmac70]

Bloody Marvel stadium when the G is empty. The AFL can jam round 1 up its arse.

 

[Jen2310]

Bloody Marvel stadium when the G is empty. The AFL can jam round 1 up its arse.

Saints home game


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[jmac70]

Saints home game


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I understand that, but I’m still allowed to be disappointed that I’m not going to the G in round 1. Particularly after the last two years.

 

[Jen2310]

I understand that, but I’m still allowed to be disappointed that I’m not going to the G in round 1. Particularly after the last two years.

Hopefully round 2 is at the G


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[gouki88]

We play Friday night at the G.
Awesome!

Friday night, yes...

Just weird to me that the GF replay to begin the season is on a Wednesday night.

 

[Jen2310]

Friday night, yes...

Just weird to me that the GF replay to begin the season is on a Wednesday night.

Something different suppose no different to Thursday night footy. Let’s see how it goes


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[jmac70]

Did you not go to any games this year?

Hopefully round 2 is at the G


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Watch the AFL send us interstate.
Saints game should be at the G with North V Hawks at Marvel.
I won’t be going.

 

[gouki88]

Something different suppose no different to Thursday night footy. Let’s see how it goes


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I hope it's the first and last Wednesday night game (excluding Anzac Day as necessary). It's a stupid idea

 

[jimmy35]

Wednesday does seem an odd night. Looking forward to our opener, agree it would be awesome at the G but ah well.

 

[Jen2310]

I get why they are doing a wed. To make it a big Victorian footy festival all weekend. It’ll likely only be the once.


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[Jen2310]

I’ve got no issues against marvel, easy for me to get to.


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[gouki88]

I get why they are doing a wed. To make it a big Victorian footy festival all weekend. It’ll likely only be the once.


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Don't you try and convince me that Wednesday is the weekend!

 

[legendstatus]

Oh well an away game against the Saint at Marvel. At least it’s a Friday night time slot.


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[Jen2310]

Oh well an away game against the Saint at Marvel. At least it’s a Friday night time slot.


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At least it gets one of our games at marvel out of the way early


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[Scodog10]

Friday night, yes...

Just weird to me that the GF replay to begin the season is on a Wednesday night.

It makes sense for a few of reasons. As a stand-alone match to kick off the season, while still maintaining the Carlton v Richmond clash on the Thursday and to implement the 5 rivalries across 5 days in Vic. As far as clever fixturing goes it’s some of the better work by the AFL. Wednesday nights are shit for parents and country supporters, but Rd 1 is when it can work.

Us against St Kilda on the Friday night at Marvel was an error though. If they’d put St Kilda v North later in the round and us against Geelong at the G they could have kicked off the season with 3 70k plus crowds, IMO.

 

[unplugged]

Glad they've quickly given up on trying to make us play the Bulldogs round 1 each year. It was only ever going to benefit the Dogs, not us.

Also glad Richmond and Carlton have been shafted of the opening game, although it has been so unfair for so long that Richmond get to start the season with a win!

 

[76woodenspooners]

Bloody Marvel stadium when the G is empty. The AFL can jam round 1 up its arse.

It’s a St Kilda home game.

We wouldn’t expect Freo or Swans or Lions to play a home game at the G, why would we expect St Kilda?

 

[76woodenspooners]

I get why they are doing a wed. To make it a big Victorian footy festival all weekend. It’ll likely only be the once.

I don’t get why the AFL would put the GF replay on the Wednesday night instead of the Friday night? Yeah, Melbourne get the first game of the season, but so what? I would have thought Melbourne would be more interested in a timeslot that would maximise attendance of their fans?

It makes absolutely no sense to me …

… but as a Collingwood supporter I’ll happily take the Friday night slot.

 

[gouki88]

I don’t get why the AFL would put the GF replay on the Wednesday night instead of the Friday night? Yeah, Melbourne get the first game of the season, but so what? I would have thought Melbourne would be more interested in a timeslot that would maximise attendance of their fans?

It makes absolutely no sense to me …

… but as a Collingwood supporter I’ll happily take the Friday night slot.

These are my thoughts exactly. Even though it was a drubbing, the grand final replay is always a pretty good ticket.