Fixture WCE Fixture 2024

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Our fixture is completely random this year. We have two home games in a row leading into our bye. Then we play Bombers, Melbourne and Saints in July, despite having played them all May. Don't play Blues or Cats until last two rounds.
 

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Meanwhile Collingwood get to play us for their 5th game in a row in Melbourne off an 8 day break and get another HOME game next week against another interstate team that finished outside top 8 last year.
Also every team we have played are in the top 8 or knocking on the door of it except Tigers whom we beat.
With Melbourne next week all but 1 of our first 10 games will be against top 8, or close to, teams.
Absolutely awesome FIXturing.

Posted something similar on another thread but it @#%$!* me so much I had to do it here as well.
 
We have double ups against Essendon, Fremantle, Gold Coast Suns, Melbourne, North Melbourne, St Kilda this year. Freo and GC won't make the finals and Norf and St Kilda are trash. We had 2 games in a row in Perth rounds 5 and 6, 2 games in a row in Perth rounds 12 and 13 going into the bye and 2 games in a row in Perth rounds 20 and 21.

I'm not sure we should be complaining too hard about this years fixture.
 
We have double ups against Essendon, Fremantle, Gold Coast Suns, Melbourne, North Melbourne, St Kilda this year. Freo and GC won't make the finals and Norf and St Kilda are trash. We had 2 games in a row in Perth rounds 5 and 6, 2 games in a row in Perth rounds 12 and 13 going into the bye and 2 games in a row in Perth rounds 20 and 21.

I'm not sure we should be complaining too hard about this years fixture.

The 2 home games in a row in rounds 5&6 and 20&21 are a natural byproduct of the derby and happen every year.

Consecutive home games in rounds 12 and 13 are a bit of an anomaly but is countered by having to travel 3 times in the first four rounds

We were also handed games against 3 finalists from 2023 plus the team that finished 9th in those 4 games giving us little chance of generating some early season momentum

Our double ups are sides 5th, 7th, 11th, 14th, 15th and 17th which is acceptable but also what you’d expect for a side finishing 18th.

The game against Melbourne this weekend will be our second consecutive home game where our opponent will have had 3 extra days break heading into the game having not travelled the week before like we did

Is our draw terrible? Probably not, but it hasn’t done us any favours either
 
The 2 home games in a row in rounds 5&6 and 20&21 are a natural byproduct of the derby and happen every year.

Consecutive home games in rounds 12 and 13 are a bit of an anomaly but is countered by having to travel 3 times in the first four rounds

We were also handed games against 3 finalists from 2023 plus the team that finished 9th in those 4 games giving us little chance of generating some early season momentum

Our double ups are sides 5th, 7th, 11th, 14th, 15th and 17th which is acceptable but also what you’d expect for a side finishing 18th.

The game against Melbourne this weekend will be our second consecutive home game where our opponent will have had 3 extra days break heading into the game having not travelled the week before like we did

Is our draw terrible? Probably not, but it hasn’t done us any favours either
We also have no 5 day breaks when most teams have 1 or 2. The break discrepancies are largely a function of the brain dead round zero idea which is something that screws over more than half the competition. I just don't think our draw when looking at its entirety rather than just one month in isolation warrants complaint.
 
The 2 home games in a row in rounds 5&6 and 20&21 are a natural byproduct of the derby and happen every year.

Consecutive home games in rounds 12 and 13 are a bit of an anomaly but is countered by having to travel 3 times in the first four rounds

We were also handed games against 3 finalists from 2023 plus the team that finished 9th in those 4 games giving us little chance of generating some early season momentum

Our double ups are sides 5th, 7th, 11th, 14th, 15th and 17th which is acceptable but also what you’d expect for a side finishing 18th.

The game against Melbourne this weekend will be our second consecutive home game where our opponent will have had 3 extra days break heading into the game having not travelled the week before like we did

Is our draw terrible? Probably not, but it hasn’t done us any favours either
Typical draw for us interstate teams
 
Release of the fixture for Rounds 16 and beyond today. Hope everyone has cleared Sunday afternoons in their schedules!
 
10 day break for the demons whilst we have seven

and people ask why we keep getting injuries or not running out games.
AFL did the same thing with essendon. Make sure they have a nice long break before having to travel.

It would be nice for us to get some forward thinking from the afl
 

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It's been a season of Sundays...
A Friday night! vs. The Suns..wonder if we can whack 'em at home?
 
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It's been an awful schedule to date but it's starting to turn a corner.

We still have to play the Saints & North twice & Hawks and Suns at home. All possible wins depending on personnel.

Also better recovery time in the updated fixture they dropped today.


Two six day breaks
Four 7 days breaks
Two 8 day breaks (either side of Tassie trip)

Should be a promising second half, especially if when we can get Yeo, Waterman, Allen and Flynn back on the park.

5-7 wins still a good target to aim for.
 
The game against Melbourne this weekend will be our second consecutive home game where our opponent will have had 3 extra days break heading into the game having not travelled the week before like we did

Is our draw terrible? Probably not, but it hasn’t done us any favours either
Yet we still finished all over the top of Essendon. As I said as long we have a full 7 days between games there can be no excuse for not running out the game.
 

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