R1, 2010 Fixture

[Forzaport]

Is against North Melbourne on Sunday at AAMI at 12.40pm (according to the North board).

At least we'll be able to put laidley's nouse to good use early.

Would be surprised if we manage yet another season opener at home and the camry's have to travel.

 

[SupportMe]

Great - a 15k crowd to kick off the season.

Thanks AFL.

 

[Hooligan87]

We really are the league's "16th consideration"
Not long to go now and we'll be the league's 18th consideration.

 

[simba_]

Well apparently the Clowns play Freo in Perth..... I'm happy with coming against North sooner over later

 

[Steve Dore]

Great - a 15k crowd to kick off the season.

Thanks AFL.

15K is optimistic. Bound to be live on FTA so that the Crow's game can be shown live straight afterwards.

Looks like we'll be writing another big cheque to the SANFL. Leigh will be as happy as a pig in pooh pooh.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Might as well have played us against Port Districts under 15s on a Tuesday morning at 10:15. Thanks AFL

 

[AlbertonProud81]

Terrible fixture to be sure, but maybe a decent crowd due to the fact it's the first game of the season?

 

[Powerstufff]

Great - a 15k crowd to kick off the season.....

Laidley will feel right at home then.

 

[PortBrillance]

easy win. Might as well start planning for round 2's oppenents when we get the fixture

 

[wapower]

You know what.. the AFL really are a bunch of *****.

 

[finbarr]

There's actually a positive to this. According to the North board this game is set down for Sunday the 28th. The following weekend is Easter, which means for once we'll be playing away that weekend instead of the Crows. Hopefully in Melbourne.

 

[Valli]

^Hope so, also if everything goes to plan (no injuries etc.) it'll be Warren Gary Tredrea's 250th in round 2.

And I'll definitely attend that, regardless of where it is.

 

[Riggy1]

Terrible fixture to be sure, but maybe a decent crowd due to the fact it's the first game of the season?

you'll probably get a good crowd. Your administrators will probably start a campgain to get your fans to come. So you dont have to write a check to the SANFL

There's actually a positive to this. According to the North board this game is set down for Sunday the 28th. The following weekend is Easter, which means for once we'll be playing away that weekend instead of the Crows. Hopefully in Melbourne.

Rd 2 is apparently a Port Adelaide home showdown

 

[Forzaport]

R1 of Pre-Season against Crowbots - AAMI, Sat Feb 13, 4.40pm live on FOX

 

[Steve Dore]

easy win. .....

Just like both times we played North in 2009 (R9 and R22)

 

[Spadge]

R1 of Pre-Season against Crowbots - AAMI, Sat Feb 13, 4.40pm live on FOX

baaah 4:40pm thats bloody terrible!
i'll be playing cricket so i wont be able to go

 

[AngelEyes]

It actually makes sense to play the Kangaroos in Round 1. In Round 1, the crowd is generally a little elevated due to it being round 1 and the fans being a tad interested over whats happened over summer. Playing the Kangaroos in Round 1 will produce a higher crowd than in say Round 17.

The AFL is trying new things in order to maximise attendance. This is not as bad as it sounds. You have to play them sometime, why not round 1?

 

[Steve Dore]

..... The AFL is trying new things in order to maximise attendance. This is not as bad as it sounds. You have to play them sometime, why not round 1?

I don't believe anyone is complaining about playing North in round 1 per se.

The issue here is that Sunday at 12.40pm is a stinker of a time slot and when we tend to draw our lowest crowds. Add to the fact that our home games against North also draw poor crowds regardless of when we play them and we start the season with about the worse scheduling imaginable.

 

[finbarr]

It actually makes sense to play the Kangaroos in Round 1. In Round 1, the crowd is generally a little elevated due to it being round 1 and the fans being a tad interested over whats happened over summer. Playing the Kangaroos in Round 1 will produce a higher crowd than in say Round 17.

The AFL is trying new things in order to maximise attendance. This is not as bad as it sounds. You have to play them sometime, why not round 1?

Well how about they give us ANY timeslot other than 12.40 Sunday then.


If the AFL wanted to maximise attendances they'd be scrapping this timeslot altogether.

 

[Steve Dore]

Well how about they give us ANY timeslot other than 12.40 Sunday then.


If the AFL wanted to maximise attendances they'd be scrapping this timeslot altogether.

Exactly. The 1240 Sunday time slot is a TV broadcast time slot. It has nothing to do with attendances.

 

[tribey]

Well how about they give us ANY timeslot other than 12.40 Sunday then.


If the AFL wanted to maximise attendances they'd be scrapping this timeslot altogether.

It's a winter sport!!! or something...

 

[Waspy79]

I don't believe anyone is complaining about playing North in round 1 per se.

The issue here is that Sunday at 12.40pm is a stinker of a time slot and when we tend to draw our lowest crowds. Add to the fact that our home games against North also draw poor crowds regardless of when we play them and we start the season with about the worse scheduling imaginable.

It wont get any better either I doubt, although it surely cant be worse than Essendon's by all reports.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

According to 10 news, we get 4 Saturday night home games (3 Saturday night away games) and will host Collingwood, Carlton and ... Hawthorn.

 

[S.Patrol.G]

According to 10 news, we get 4 Saturday night home games (3 Saturday night away games) and will host Collingwood, Carlton and ... Hawthorn.

Oh, Whacking Day

Oh whacking day, oh whacking day,
our hallowed snakes skull-cracking day,
we'll break their backs, gouge out their eyes,
their evil hearts, we'll pulverize,
oh whacking day, oh whacking day,
may God bestow his grace on thee.

 

[Waspy79]

According to 10 news, we get 4 Saturday night home games (3 Saturday night away games) and will host Collingwood, Carlton and ... Hawthorn.

That sounds promising. We played too many teams last year that had at least one days more break than us going into the game.