2017 Fixture Leaks and Hopes

Football Discussion Dustin Fletcher Hangar
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Will be interesting to see what happens with the MCG home matches. We are playing hawthorn in round 1 and then Collingwood ANZAC Day, so lock those two. Will the country game v Geelong be a home match? So two of Melbourne, Richmond, Carlton and Geelong won't be home matches.

You’d assume the home matches will be against Richmond and Carlton because they also finished bottom six, and we have to verse three sides from last years bottom six twice.

Country game will be away this year, club has been spruiking that home game members will be let in anyway.

Yep, that email was sent out a little while ago.

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Cant wait for the Hawks game.

You could see the players lifted for the fans against Melbourne. They made a stand.

I get the feeling with a fan led march for R1 the returning players will want in on the action. For themselves, their team mates and the fans.

I think you will find we will stun the Hawks with a thumping.

Joe D to kick 6

Hurley with smash somebody.

Tippa will be awesome.

Watson will rip the game to shreds and show Tom Mitchell how a real inside footballer plays.

The EFC love in ■■■■ up at transport afterwards will be epic!

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There’s going to be a Friday night game bulldogs vs gws. Take it to the bank.

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We’ve suppppsedly got a NAB Challenge clash against Geelong in Bendigo.

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Geelong starts the season taking on Fremantle (Subiaco Stadium), North Melbourne (Etihad Stadium), Melbourne (Etihad Stadium) and Hawthorn (MCG).

Doesn’t look like an early Essendon game

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Geelong starts the season taking on Fremantle (Subiaco Stadium), North Melbourne (Etihad Stadium), Melbourne (Etihad Stadium) and Hawthorn (MCG).

Doesn’t look like an early Essendon game

Apparently our Geelong v Essendon match is happening in May.

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Country game is probably Round 8 then given Round 6 is still in April, and Round 7 we are supposedly playing Adelaide

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Wouldnt be nice if our home ground was the G.

We’d prob get doubles this year against Richmond, Carlton, Collingwood and Hawthorn. And we would be a good thing against all of them.

Fit perfectly with the AFL fixture rules.

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Geelong starts the season taking on Fremantle (Subiaco Stadium), North Melbourne (Etihad Stadium), Melbourne (Etihad Stadium) and Hawthorn (MCG).

Doesn’t look like an early Essendon game

Apparently our Geelong v Essendon match is happening in May.

Yep. So that it coincides with the bye weekend in the country leagues and we can get maximum attendance from country folk. But not to capacity.

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Wouldnt be nice if our home ground was the G.

We’d prob get doubles this year against Richmond, Carlton, Collingwood and Hawthorn. And we would be a good thing against all of them.

Fit perfectly with the AFL fixture rules.

Aren’t doubles freo gcs Brisbane carlton richmond the 5 teams around us

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Wouldnt be nice if our home ground was the G.

We’d prob get doubles this year against Richmond, Carlton, Collingwood and Hawthorn. And we would be a good thing against all of them.

Fit perfectly with the AFL fixture rules.

Aren’t doubles freo gcs Brisbane carlton richmond the 5 teams around us

No. unless they’ve changed the ‘rules’ again, it’s 3 bottom 6 teams, 1 top 6 and 1 middle 6.

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Wouldnt be nice if our home ground was the G.

We’d prob get doubles this year against Richmond, Carlton, Collingwood and Hawthorn. And we would be a good thing against all of them.

Fit perfectly with the AFL fixture rules.

Aren’t doubles freo gcs Brisbane carlton richmond the 5 teams around us

No. unless they’ve changed the ‘rules’ again, it’s 3 bottom 6 teams, 1 top 6 and 1 middle 6.

It’s minimum of 2, maximum of 3 games vs fellow bottom 6 teams.

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Wouldnt be nice if our home ground was the G.

We’d prob get doubles this year against Richmond, Carlton, Collingwood and Hawthorn. And we would be a good thing against all of them.

Fit perfectly with the AFL fixture rules.

Aren’t doubles freo gcs Brisbane carlton richmond the 5 teams around us

No. unless they’ve changed the ‘rules’ again, it’s 3 bottom 6 teams, 1 top 6 and 1 middle 6.

It’s minimum of 2, maximum of 3 games vs fellow bottom 6 teams.

except when we wanna do something else

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Two potential easy beats in FarkCarlton and Brisbane rounds 2 and 3. AFL looking to get everyone on board the hype train the first few weeks

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Two potential easy beats in FarkCarlton and Brisbane rounds 2 and 3. AFL looking to get everyone on board the hype train the first few weeks

People will read into it whatever they want. Some will be convinced AFL is screwing us… e.g. Travel to Brisbane and FarkCarlton when we are still gelling and not ready to capitalise. AFL screwing us yet again!!!

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Where’s the fixture?

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Where's the fixture?

buffering

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RD DATE OPPONENT VENUE HOME/AWAY LOCAL TIME HOST TV NETWORK
1 Saturday, March 25 Hawthorn MCG Home 7.25pm Seven
2 Saturday, April 1 Brisbane Lions The Gabba Away 6.25pm Seven
3 Sunday, April 9 Carlton MCG Away 3.20pm Seven
4 Saturday, April 15 Adelaide Crows Adelaide Oval Away 7.10pm Seven
5 Tuesday, April 25 Collingwood MCG Home 3.20pm Seven
6 Sunday, April 30 Melbourne Etihad Stadium Home 1.10pm Foxtel
7 Sunday, May 7 Fremantle Domain Stadium Away 2.40pm Foxtel
8 Saturday, May 13 Geelong Cats MCG Home 7.25pm Seven
9 Sunday, May 21 West Coast Eagles Etihad Stadium Home 1.10pm Foxtel
10 Saturday, May 27 Richmond MCG Away 7.25pm Seven
11 Saturday, June 3 GWS GIANTS Spotless Stadium Away 4.35pm Foxtel
12 Saturday, June 10 Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium Home 7.25pm Seven
13 Bye
14 Friday, June 23 Sydney Swans SCG Away 7.50pm Seven
15 Sunday, July 2 Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium Home 1.10pm Foxtel
16 Saturday, July 8 Collingwood MCG Away 2.10pm Foxtel
17 Friday, July 14 St Kilda Etihad Stadium Away 7.50pm Seven
18 Saturday, July 22 North Melbourne Etihad Stadium Home 1.45pm Foxtel
19 Sunday, July 30 Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium Away 1.10pm Foxtel
20 Saturday, August 5 Carlton MCG Home 2.10pm Foxtel
21 Saturday, August 12 Adelaide Crows Etihad Stadium Home 7.25pm Seven
22 Saturday, August 19 Gold Coast SUNS Metricon Stadium Away 7.25pm Foxtel
23 TBC Fremantle Etihad Stadium Home TBC TBC

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Freo at Etihad!

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6 interstate games
Clubs we play twice: Brisbane, Carlton, Fremantle, Collingwood and Adelaide.