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

Post by **GWW** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:49 pm

Now that the trading period is completed, the next major event on the AFL calendar is probably the release of next year's fixture.

Carlton v Richmond to commence proceedings again?? or perhaps Collingwood and W Bulldogs, as speculated - http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-21/d ... son-opener

EDIT - link to fixture - http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-pre ... 1b2d2efb4b

Lightning McQueen · Post by **Lightning McQueen** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 2:12 pm

Anything but a Thursday night start to the season..........please.

bennymacca · Post by **bennymacca** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 2:30 pm

Lightning McQueen wrote:Anything but a Thursday night start to the season..........please.

i love thursday night footy, its awesome. wouldnt care if they did it every week. the split round start that they have done previously sucked though.

Lightning McQueen · Post by **Lightning McQueen** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 2:34 pm

bennymacca wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:Anything but a Thursday night start to the season..........please.

i love thursday night footy, its awesome. wouldnt care if they did it every week. the split round start that they have done previously sucked though.

I like footy tipping comps and fantasy footy, so many people end up missing out on the season because of Thursday night footy in round one.

On the other hand, having a ten year old son who will watch every single game, I'd prefer him to be in bed on a school night by the time the game finishes. A bit selfish but everyone has there preferences.

I always see on Facebook people whinging about their team playing the Sunday twilight game, I love sitting down to a few bevvies and a roast as I wind down the weekend.

bennymacca · Post by **bennymacca** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 2:42 pm

Lightning McQueen wrote:
bennymacca wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:Anything but a Thursday night start to the season..........please.

i love thursday night footy, its awesome. wouldnt care if they did it every week. the split round start that they have done previously sucked though.

I like footy tipping comps and fantasy footy, so many people end up missing out on the season because of Thursday night footy in round one.

On the other hand, having a ten year old son who will watch every single game, I'd prefer him to be in bed on a school night by the time the game finishes. A bit selfish but everyone has there preferences.

I always see on Facebook people whinging about their team playing the Sunday twilight game, I love sitting down to a few bevvies and a roast as I wind down the weekend.

I also love tipping and fantasy footy, and it is an advantage for me that i always get my teams and tips done, even on the thursday games

the only issue is that there needs to be either a rolling lockout or a "first saturday game" lockout as ultimate footy does, but thats a small issue

Lightning McQueen · Post by **Lightning McQueen** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 3:42 pm

Yeah, but you obviously get countless hours to waste on the net while at work

bennymacca · Post by **bennymacca** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 4:46 pm

Lightning McQueen wrote:Yeah, but you obviously get countless hours to waste on the net while at work

if you can find an hour during the week to read DT Talk and then another hour or two thursday night to watch league teams, 360, and do your teams, then you shouldnt be doing it.

Jim05 · Post by **Jim05** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:27 pm

Lightning McQueen wrote:Anything but a Thursday night start to the season..........please.

Carlton v Richmond to open the season on Thursday night confirmed.
From round 13-17 there is a Thursday night fixture every week

Q. · Post by Q. » Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:33 am

Geez, I hope they cut our interstate games down to three.

nuggety goodness · Post by **nuggety goodness** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 10:39 pm

And i hope we are allowed to play our prelim final at home next year under the roof as opposed to the MCG...

bennymacca · Post by **bennymacca** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 11:32 pm

nuggety goodness wrote:And i hope we are allowed to play our prelim final at home next year under the roof as opposed to the MCG...

Your prelim? Getting a little ahead of yourself there

nuggety goodness · Post by **nuggety goodness** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 11:42 pm

Bontempelli wins the brownlow
Stringer wins the coleman
Daniel wins NAB rising star
Doggies win the flag
Murphy wins the norm smith

#2016yearofthedog

Post by **GWW** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:14 am

Round 1 - http://m.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-24/rou ... 016-season

stan · Post by **stan** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 7:51 am

Richmond and Carlton to open up on a Thursday. ....

Well that will be messy.

Brodlach · Post by **Brodlach** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:55 am

stan wrote:Richmond and Carlton to open up on a Thursday. ....

Well that will be messy.

Yep, poor Richmond

Jim05 · Post by **Jim05** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 9:57 am

Looks like I'm going to the Gold Coast for Easter.
Only 1 game against the Pies is the only downer from what I've seen of our draw

valleys07 · Post by **valleys07** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:25 am

Port v Saints at AO to open up the season.

Won't expect many blockbuster games this year (and rightfully so), as we are no longer the draw card.

carey · Post by **carey** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:56 am

valleys07 wrote:Port v Saints at AO to open up the season.

Won't expect many blockbuster games this year (and rightfully so), as we are no longer the draw card.

I love round one in Melbourne so I'll miss our clash with the Saints.

Jim05 · Post by **Jim05** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:29 pm

Jim05 wrote:Looks like I'm going to the Gold Coast for Easter.
Only 1 game against the Pies is the only downer from what I've seen of our draw

Just booked flights, not badly priced considering the time of year

Q. · Post by Q. » Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:29 pm

Not looking forward to the seven Friday night games involving Carlton next year.