Fixture Fixture 2025 discussion

[beside the seaside]

So our 2025 Gather Round game is out, Sunday arvo against the Giants at Norwood. Same ground we played at last year.

It's a very strange ground from memory, thin a bit like Kardinia. Hopefully we can take some learnings from playing there this year.

Anyway here's a thread to discuss all things FIXture.

 

[beside the seaside]

Apparently Opening Round and R1 are out tomorrow.

Full fixture released Thursday.

 

[Saints4ever]

Round 0 and 1 released tomorrow.
Full fixture Thursday.
Please give us a good fixture.
Really want Geelong once and at Marvel please and that’s an easy W.
Don’t care if we get lots of graveyard shifts just want a fair fixture in terms of travel and days breaks between games.

 

[sauce_head]

Apparently Opening Round and R1 are out tomorrow.

Full fixture released Thursday.

So the stupid opening round is happening again? FFS.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Not happy
Norwood

Pricks

 

[Mat Mann]

prepare to be mounted from behind, the fixture will be brutal again, absolutely no doubt

 

[Rogue Warrior]

The opening round idea really is garbage, up there with Afl X. The fact they are doing it again shows how out of touch Laura Kane is with what the fans want. It als shows the AFL doesn’t listen to clubs or key stakeholders and doesn’t give a f*ck about equality in the fixture.

 

[mighty_sainters]

Really happy there will be an almost full season of Thursday night games.

 

[LuckyBounce!]

Any danger they can release round one at some stage?

 

[Mat Mann]

Really happy there will be an almost full season of Thursday night games.

already slated Essendon will get a heap

3 teams set to miss out altogether

more prime time means more Pies Carlton Richmond Ess and watch the Hawks get a metric ton, not more for everyone

I have never been more pessimistic about our chances of getting a fairer run

 

[jwikked]

already slated Essendon will get a heap

3 teams set to miss out altogether

more prime time means more Pies Carlton Richmond Ess and watch the Hawks get a metric ton, not more for everyone

I have never been more pessimistic about our chances of getting a fairer run

Hopefully St Kilda miss out on Thursday night footy

 

[Winmar2Lockett]

already slated Essendon will get a heap

3 teams set to miss out altogether

more prime time means more Pies Carlton Richmond Ess and watch the Hawks get a metric ton, not more for everyone

I have never been more pessimistic about our chances of getting a fairer run

Essendon are the new Carlton in undeserved prime time slots.

 

[Cro19]

Classic, the week we get a Thursday game our opponents get a 7 day break leading in

 

[clarkie54]

Classic, the week we get a Thursday game our opponents get a 7 day break leading in

Hopefully we have the bye the week before. Would make sense but I guess the AFL don’t deal in common sense


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[BrutThough]

I know Thursday's are good for the club but I'm glad we only have 1 of them.

 

[stavro#4]

 

[Broski]

Some indication to the start of our season (would be unreal imo):

St Kilda will have the chance to make a statement early taking on Adelaide away in Round 1, Geelong at Marvel Stadium on Saturday under lights in Round 2, followed by the Tigers in the twilight slot in Round 3.

Also:

SAINTS CONTINUE MCG PUSH​

St Kilda will push its case for more MCG fixtures when it hosts Carlton in round 9 next year.

The Saints went on record earlier this year in wanting to play more matches at the MCG and have hosted single games there in the past two seasons.

The Blues dragged in monster crowds to the ‘G in 2024, averaging 79,129.8 fans across nine matches.

The round 9 clash is likely to be played on a Saturday night, with the full 2025 fixture to be released on Thursday.

St Kilda has hosted its MCG games in the early part of the fixture in the past two years – in round 2 this year against Collingwood and round 3 against Essendon in 2023.

The Collingwood game was Spud’s Game, in honour of the late Danny Frawley, and the Essendon clash was the club’s 150th anniversary celebration.

The Saints have been a Marvel Stadium tenant since the venue opened but have been sending in annual requests to the AFL to play more home games at the MCG.

“I think we have been open about the fact we would like to have more MCG home games, we would like to be a hybrid club playing some games at the MCG, particularly the bigger drawing games,” Saints president Andrew Bassat told Saints TV this week.

“We’re hoping to get at least one game this year, if not two games. Over time we’d like four. We’ll keep that request on there. It is going to be hard but we will keep pushing that year after year.”

St Kilda has been joined by Essendon and Carlton in wanting less Marvel Stadium home games and more at the MCG.

St Kilda landed one Thursday night game in the first 16 weeks of the season, hosting the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium in round 14.

The Saints will also unveil a new club crest next week, joining Adelaide and Gold Coast with new looks in 2025.

 

[jwikked]

I know Thursday's are good for the club but I'm glad we only have 1 of them.

I hate Thursday night footy with a passion. Friday night to Sunday arvo is the perfect timeslot for footy.

I miss having teams drop on a Thursday night. Having tips in by Friday late afternoon, and then Monday being the day you think about the weekend that happened. Having teams drop on a Wednesday, then a Thursday is terrible. Having to wake up early after a Thursday night game is also terrible.

Starting to think this AFL product just isn't for me

 

[beside the seaside]

Tricky start...
Adelaide (away)
Geelong (marvel)
Richmond (assuming marvel)

Interstate round one very tough

 

[Winmar2Lockett]

Tricky start...
Adelaide (away)
Geelong (marvel)
Richmond (assuming marvel)

Interstate round one very tough

So two trips to Adelaide inside the 1st month….




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[jimmytigs]

Tricky start...
Adelaide (away)
Geelong (marvel)
Richmond (assuming marvel)

Interstate round one very tough

better to have our crows game away,we can never beat them anyway,hope our power game is away also for same reason,seeing as they are entering their 29th season we have probably played them about 40 times,my guess about 12 home including 2 in china and 28 away,so i should get my wish re vs sa teams,no use wasting a home game against either of them

 

[ARCHIE66]

Very happy with those first 3 games, If we can beat Adelaide that will be huge and then I’m confident we can beat the cats at marvel and tiges should be a walk in the park. Good chance to start 3-0

 

[Hayes4PM]

Tricky start...
Adelaide (away)
Geelong (marvel)
Richmond (assuming marvel)

Interstate round one very tough

Adelaide (very hit and miss, winnable)
Geelong (not playing down at GHB stadium?! Again, that's the best possible match up)
Richmond (scrubs, win)

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Very happy with those first 3 games, If we can beat Adelaide that will be huge and then I’m confident we can beat the cats at marvel and tiges should be a walk in the park. Good chance to start 3-0

You’re a smart man Archie, I’ve always said that

 

[Sol Goodman]

Rnd 1 W - Mattaes 35d 3g - 3 Votes.
Sets up our whole season in his home state.