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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby JK » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:26 am

Jim05 wrote:North lost Friday night footy because they don't draw decent crowds. I agree North should get more Friday night games but when they were only pulling 20-30k crowds it's understandable they lost a few.
Pandering to the bible bashers once again re Good Friday football


Thats such a dual edged sword though .. How are the lower pulling clubs supposed to improve their numbers if they're shuffled away from primetime spots
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby Feenix » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:41 am

therisingblues wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Collingwood v Essendon to be the only game on ANZAC day this year

I'd say that in 2016 it should be Eagles v.Hawthorn. I can't really understand why it should be awarded to Pies Bombers year after year.
Did a disproportionate amount of Anzacs come from those two clubs or something along those lines? If there's a good explanation for it I'll take those sentiments back, but as it is it doesn't make much sense.

I like the tradition of it being Collingwood and Essendon and hope it stays that way. Personally I think the GF replay should be in round 1
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby Booney » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:59 am

JK wrote:
Jim05 wrote:North lost Friday night footy because they don't draw decent crowds. I agree North should get more Friday night games but when they were only pulling 20-30k crowds it's understandable they lost a few.
Pandering to the bible bashers once again re Good Friday football


Thats such a dual edged sword though .. How are the lower pulling clubs supposed to improve their numbers if they're shuffled away from primetime spots


With 9 games per week, all live on the big screen at home if you have FOX, Friday Night Live FTA every week, the cost of living etc, punters don't just simply go to the footy because it's a Friday Night. Not any more, the novelty, the drawcard isn't what it used to be.

Now, while the Kangas have been top 4 two years in a row they still pull rubbish crowds, they just nudge 40,000 members and they are not a draw card. So put them on FNF, but expect an empty Etihad / MCG when you do.
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby Executive Member » Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:42 pm

Booney wrote:
JK wrote:
Jim05 wrote:North lost Friday night footy because they don't draw decent crowds. I agree North should get more Friday night games but when they were only pulling 20-30k crowds it's understandable they lost a few.
Pandering to the bible bashers once again re Good Friday football


Thats such a dual edged sword though .. How are the lower pulling clubs supposed to improve their numbers if they're shuffled away from primetime spots


With 9 games per week, all live on the big screen at home if you have FOX, Friday Night Live FTA every week, the cost of living etc, punters don't just simply go to the footy because it's a Friday Night. Not any more, the novelty, the drawcard isn't what it used to be.

Now, while the Kangas have been top 4 two years in a row they still pull rubbish crowds, they just nudge 40,000 members and they are not a draw card. So put them on FNF, but expect an empty Etihad / MCG when you do.


novel idea, put the Roos on FNF in Perth and Adelaide and they will play before packed houses
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby therisingblues » Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:54 pm

Jim05 wrote:
therisingblues wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Collingwood v Essendon to be the only game on ANZAC day this year

I'd say that in 2016 it should be Eagles v.Hawthorn. I can't really understand why it should be awarded to Pies Bombers year after year.
Did a disproportionate amount of Anzacs come from those two clubs or something along those lines? If there's a good explanation for it I'll take those sentiments back, but as it is it doesn't make much sense.

Because they were the only two clubs who wanted ANZAC day initially, every other club was opposed to it. Both clubs have a long term agreement on it now

I don't think that's true Jim.
The AFL seriously lacked any ideas about what to do with the day. Then Kevin Sheedy had an idea to honour the
the servicemen and women with a well promoted game. Bruce Ruxton the president of Collingwood was chairman of the RSL and Sheedy asked him to play the game, and he thought it was a wonderful idea to have Collingwood center stage on Anzac Day. I wonder what his decision would have been had Sheedy approached Carlton or Richmond with the idea? Both clubs have drawn massive Anzac day crowds previously. Anyway, it was that and the Collingwood supporter base got them in.
Credit to Sheedy for thinking up the concept and of course he'll want to favour his own club so the Bombers were right to roll the dice on it. The AFL were led by the Bombers though when they should have been making policy for the competition as a whole.
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby Mr Beefy » Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:56 pm

therisingblues wrote:
Jim05 wrote:
therisingblues wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Collingwood v Essendon to be the only game on ANZAC day this year

I'd say that in 2016 it should be Eagles v.Hawthorn. I can't really understand why it should be awarded to Pies Bombers year after year.
Did a disproportionate amount of Anzacs come from those two clubs or something along those lines? If there's a good explanation for it I'll take those sentiments back, but as it is it doesn't make much sense.

Because they were the only two clubs who wanted ANZAC day initially, every other club was opposed to it. Both clubs have a long term agreement on it now

I don't think that's true Jim.
The AFL seriously lacked any ideas about what to do with the day. Then Kevin Sheedy had an idea to honour the
the servicemen and women with a well promoted game. Bruce Ruxton the president of Collingwood was chairman of the RSL and Sheedy asked him to play the game, and he thought it was a wonderful idea to have Collingwood center stage on Anzac Day. I wonder what his decision would have been had Sheedy approached Carlton or Richmond with the idea? Both clubs have drawn massive Anzac day crowds previously. Anyway, it was that and the Collingwood supporter base got them in.
Credit to Sheedy for thinking up the concept and of course he'll want to favour his own club so the Bombers were right to roll the dice on it. The AFL were led by the Bombers though when they should have been making policy for the competition as a whole.

Ruxton president of Collingwood?
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby therisingblues » Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:32 pm

:oops: Oops! Sorry, it was that Macallister bloke or something wasn't it. I thought they were similar back in the day, now they've merged into the one bloke in my memory.
Bruce was a big Collingwood fan in any case, but perhaps had a more balanced view of footy than Macallister so I should be more careful. Memory is a tricky gadget sometimes.
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby bennymacca » Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:36 pm

saw a report that carlton get zero friday night games this year (though they still get their thursday night opener vs richmond)

thank fk for that
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby stan » Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:45 pm

bennymacca wrote:saw a report that carlton get zero friday night games this year (though they still get their thursday night opener vs richmond)

thank fk for that

Trigg was disappointed in this result. Expected to still get a few.....
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby Spargo » Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:06 pm

Executive Member wrote:
Booney wrote:
JK wrote:
Jim05 wrote:North lost Friday night footy because they don't draw decent crowds. I agree North should get more Friday night games but when they were only pulling 20-30k crowds it's understandable they lost a few.
Pandering to the bible bashers once again re Good Friday football


Thats such a dual edged sword though .. How are the lower pulling clubs supposed to improve their numbers if they're shuffled away from primetime spots


With 9 games per week, all live on the big screen at home if you have FOX, Friday Night Live FTA every week, the cost of living etc, punters don't just simply go to the footy because it's a Friday Night. Not any more, the novelty, the drawcard isn't what it used to be.

Now, while the Kangas have been top 4 two years in a row they still pull rubbish crowds, they just nudge 40,000 members and they are not a draw card. So put them on FNF, but expect an empty Etihad / MCG when you do.


novel idea, put the Roos on FNF in Perth and Adelaide and they will play before packed houses

Or against Richmond or Collingwood...
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby gadj1976 » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:01 pm

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gadj1976 wrote:If we do finish bottom next year, we'll be in a better position to get O'Meara or Prestia.


You might want to show some signs of improvement if you are any chance of one of those two nominating Carlton as their club of choice.


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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:10 pm

Well the Roos were FNF trailblazers they have been screwed by the AFL over the years.

I want FNF double headers like the NRL
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby bennymacca » Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:30 am

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Well the Roos were FNF trailblazers they have been screwed by the AFL over the years.

I want FNF double headers like the NRL


It would be awesome if they had two fnf games, one blockbuster game and another "smaller" game shown on fox

Won't happen though as ch7 are the main rights holders and want to protect their investment, which is fair enough.
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby Jim05 » Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:25 am

Indigenous Round

To be known as "Sir Doug Nicholls Round" from 2016 onwards.

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-28/ind ... l-pioneers


Friday, May 27
Sydney Swans v North Melbourne at the SCG, 7.50pm

Saturday, May 28
BrisbaneLions v Hawthorn at the Gabba, 1.45pm

Melbourne v Port Adelaide at TIO Traeger Park, 1.40pm

St Kilda v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium, 4.35pm

Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm

Essendon v Richmond at the MCG, 7.25pm

Sunday, May 29
Carlton v Geelong at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm

West Coast v Gold Coast at Domain Stadium, 2.40pm

Collingwood v Western Bulldogs at the MCG, 3.20pm
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby Jim05 » Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:26 am

bennymacca wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Well the Roos were FNF trailblazers they have been screwed by the AFL over the years.

I want FNF double headers like the NRL


It would be awesome if they had two fnf games, one blockbuster game and another "smaller" game shown on fox

Won't happen though as ch7 are the main rights holders and want to protect their investment, which is fair enough.

Will be 2 Friday night games within a few years
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby PatowalongaPirate » Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:24 am

Jim05 wrote:
bennymacca wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Well the Roos were FNF trailblazers they have been screwed by the AFL over the years.

I want FNF double headers like the NRL


It would be awesome if they had two fnf games, one blockbuster game and another "smaller" game shown on fox

Won't happen though as ch7 are the main rights holders and want to protect their investment, which is fair enough.

Will be 2 Friday night games within a few years


They could have one game in Melbourne and then a game in Perth starting immediately afterwards. Traditional start times might need to be a bit flexible by around 20 minutes, but it could work.
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby bennymacca » Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:25 am

Would require fox to pay for it I guess
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby bennymacca » Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:26 am

Would require fox to pay for it I guess
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby Lightning McQueen » Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:48 am

Would it require fox to pay for it?
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Re: 2016 AFL fixture - due to be released Thurs 29/10/15

Postby Wedgie » Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:04 am

I think Fox would be required to pay for it.
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