Fixture Mens 2024 Fixture

[doppo]

Can't help but feel like analysing the fixture too deeply in terms of opposition 4 months out from round 1 is a bit like reading tea leaves. We were licking our lips starting with Saints and North this year and proceeded to have our pants pulled down.

Couple of observations

• when was the last time we played the crows over here? Have they even played us at Optus?
• back in tas for the hawks, back to regular programming
• no homecoming for Henry, while Shoota gets Friday night at optus
• game I most want to win goes to Carlton

 

[Purple Suit]

Can't help but feel like analysing the fixture too deeply in terms of opposition 4 months out from round 1 is a bit like reading tea leaves. We were licking our lips starting with Saints and North this year and proceeded to have our pants pulled down.

Couple of observations

• when was the last time we played the crows over here? Have they even played us at Optus?
• back in tas for the hawks, back to regular programming
• no homecoming for Henry, while Shoota gets Friday night at optus
• game I most want to win goes to Carlton

I recon the start looks similar to last year. Good on paper but could easily go sideways. Getting a good team round 1 is actually good as anything can happen and you might bank an early win or at least not have a loss massively dent the confidence.

 

[pK75]

Geelong obviously worried about their home ground record, requesting VFL not to send us there anymore.

 

[Big Animal]

looks ok to me. Only nightmare games (expected top team at their home ground) are R5, 14, 16, and 23.

Not the best double ups for a bottom 6 team though with Bullies, Sydney, and Port. We are becoming Melbourne's 'bogey' team and their home game is at Alice. Would have hoped for one of those to be a Hawks or Roos instead but not unexpected.

 

[Purple Jesus]

Don’t mind this!

 

[nurries]

Shoota to get a home ground welcome from the Optus crowd. Let’s show him who is passionate

 

[MadMundy]

I don't mind the fixture, it looks pretty good on my end. I don't get the complaints.

 

[Bigger]

Shoota to get a home ground welcome from the Optus crowd. Let’s show him who is passionate

We'll get the bongos out, form a quick song circle and give him a rousing Kumbaya - recognising the pressing personal issues that forced him to Tanzania for a holiday before ****ing off to the Pies for fame and fortune. I am sure someone can write a special didgeridoo-based song cycle of healing.

Filthy little campaigner.

 

[Spirit Level]

On another note, always a lottery waiting for the fixture to come out to see which home games you get when working FIFO.

8/11 this year, not too bad.

Edit: Hold on, do we lose a home game this year having to ****ing play it in Adelaide?

 

[gaskin]

On another note, always a lottery waiting for the fixture to come out to see which home games you get when working FIFO.

8/11 this year, not too bad.

Edit: Hold on, do we lose a home game this year having to ****ing play it in Adelaide?

No. We still have 11 home games. We are listed as the away team anyway for Gather Round.

 

[Spirit Level]

No. We still have 11 home games. We are listed as the away team anyway for Gather Round.

Right gotcha, FFC website only showing up to round 22 for some reason

 

[gaskin]

Right gotcha, FFC website only showing up to round 22 for some reason

This one has up to round 24.

 

[freo1]

Overall a pretty good fixture for us. Can’t really be angry about that. I don’t see the fixture as an excuse for not doing well next year. Missing finals will be completely on other factors.

 

[MadMundy]

If we can't make finals with that run we might as well pack it up, easy fixture.

 

[Freomaniac]

You dont play any of last years prelim finalists twice, looks a good double up fixture to me?

Why not get hawks or North or another bottom 4 team twice?

No disrespect to your club west coast.

 

[Jezzitizle]

Good draw for Freo.

Hopefully Brissie come out of the blocks slowly, a big scalp r1 would be great and set up the year.

 

[Purple Jesus]

Elite shithousery by the club here

 

[blue shark]

Chanel 9 just said we are playing the Pies on Friday at 4pm at Optus?
Is this correct?

 

[The Feeder Club]

Chanel 9 just said we are playing the Pies on Friday at 4pm at Optus?
Is this correct?

No

 

[theGav56]

Meh, Tigers will be bottom 4 IMO, list is full cooked. I'd bet two, maybe even three of Port, Dee's, Swans and Dogs dont make the 8. Not the worst double ups

Hopefully we can help Port miss out.

 

[jimboslice]

Geelong finished above us but get to play North & Hawks twice lol

 

[Dockeroo]

2 Friday night homes games can go and get massively ****ed.

Small minnow club mentality right there.
We can’t complain that we are ignored and not taken seriously on a national level then simultaneously complain on the rare occasion when we are pushed into the spotlight.
I want as many primetime games as possible for this club. Bring on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday night games on national TV. At least that’s a sign we are finally becoming relevant again.
This idea that we play better on a Sunday avo on KAYO than on Friday night on channel 7 is not true, and even if it was - wouldnt we want to address that if we ever want to win anything?
It’s not like if we ever get to a GF it will be played in Launceston on KAYO at 11:45am with by Kelli underwood on commentary.
We need to embrace the big time, or whatever few scraps of it we receive.

 

[pK75]

Small minnow club mentality right there.
We can’t complain that we are ignored and not taken seriously on a national level then simultaneously complain on the rare occasion when we are pushed into the spotlight.
I want as many primetime games as possible for this club. Bring on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday night games on national TV. At least that’s a sign we are finally becoming relevant again.
This idea that we play better on a Sunday avo on KAYO than on Friday night on channel 7 is not true, and even if it was - wouldnt we want to address that if we ever want to win anything?
It’s not like if we ever get to a GF it will be played in Launceston on KAYO at 11:45am with by Kelli underwood on commentary.
We need to embrace the big time, or whatever few scraps of it we receive.

It’s the time difference that’s the issue, AFL announced Friday night games will start at 7:40 for channel 7 reasons. So our home Friday night games will start at 5:40 WA time, except the Good Friday game which will be 4:40 as daylight savings doesn’t end until Easter Sunday.
Very happy to play away games on a Friday night, if you can get home from work by 5:40!

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Small minnow club mentality right there.
We can’t complain that we are ignored and not taken seriously on a national level then simultaneously complain on the rare occasion when we are pushed into the spotlight.
I want as many primetime games as possible for this club. Bring on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday night games on national TV. At least that’s a sign we are finally becoming relevant again.
This idea that we play better on a Sunday avo on KAYO than on Friday night on channel 7 is not true, and even if it was - wouldnt we want to address that if we ever want to win anything?
It’s not like if we ever get to a GF it will be played in Launceston on KAYO at 11:45am with by Kelli underwood on commentary.
We need to embrace the big time, or whatever few scraps of it we receive.

We have 3 Friday night games but it looks like only one will be ‘prime time’.

Good Friday the broadcast game will likely be North v Carlton and we play the Swans 40 mins after the Power play Geelong in Geelong.

We’re still likely being relatively hidden from National coverage.

 

[Randomizor]

It’s the time difference that’s the issue, AFL announced Friday night games will start at 7:40 for channel 7 reasons. So our home Friday night games will start at 5:40 WA time, except the Good Friday game which will be 4:40 as daylight savings doesn’t end until Easter Sunday.
Very happy to play away games on a Friday night, if you can get home from work by 5:40!

Doesn’t everyone work from home after Covid now anyways?