Club's reaction to the draw

[evertonfc]

Following today’s release of the 2011 AFL Fixture, St Kilda Football Club would like to provide its members, fans and corporate partners the following summary of the key components of the Fixture.

Rd 1 season opener blockbuster v Geelong at the MCG
9 home games at Etihad Stadium
2 home games at the MCG
6 games in total at the MCG
Traditional Monday night clash v Carlton at Etihad Stadium
Rd 11 Grand Final rematch v Collingwood, Saturday night at the MCG
Rd 19 Gold Coast Suns match at new Gold Coast Stadium

Television broadcast
- 8 games on Channel 7

- 7 games on Network 10

- 6 games on Fox Sports

6 Friday night games
6 Saturday night games
2 Saturday / 2 Sunday afternoon games

Saints CEO Michael Nettlefold said, “The 2011 Fixture is a powerful fixture for both our interstate and Victorian based members and is appropriate recognition of the performance that has been delivered by the playing group over the last three years, with the Club having played in a preliminary final in 2008 and two consecutive Grand Finals, including a Grand Final Replay in 2010.â€

[Ice Wolf]

[quote="evertonfc"]Following today’s release of the 2011 AFL Fixture, St Kilda Football Club would like to provide its members, fans and corporate partners the following summary of the key components of the Fixture.

Rd 1 season opener blockbuster v Geelong at the MCG
9 home games at Etihad Stadium
2 home games at the MCG
6 games in total at the MCG
Traditional Monday night clash v Carlton at Etihad Stadium
Rd 11 Grand Final rematch v Collingwood, Saturday night at the MCG
Rd 19 Gold Coast Suns match at new Gold Coast Stadium

Television broadcast
- 8 games on Channel 7

- 7 games on Network 10

- 6 games on Fox Sports

6 Friday night games
6 Saturday night games
2 Saturday / 2 Sunday afternoon games

Saints CEO Michael Nettlefold said, “The 2011 Fixture is a powerful fixture for both our interstate and Victorian based members and is appropriate recognition of the performance that has been delivered by the playing group over the last three years, with the Club having played in a preliminary final in 2008 and two consecutive Grand Finals, including a Grand Final Replay in 2010.â€

[barks4eva]

Following today’s release of the 2011 AFL Fixture, St Kilda Football Club would like to provide its members, fans and corporate partners the following summary of the key components of the Fixture.


Traditional Monday night clash v Carlton at Etihad Stadium

FAIR DINKUM, WTF, TRADITIONAL

[Ice Wolf]

Following today’s release of the 2011 AFL Fixture, St Kilda Football Club would like to provide its members, fans and corporate partners the following summary of the key components of the Fixture.


Traditional Monday night clash v Carlton at Etihad Stadium

FAIR DINKUM, WTF, TRADITIONAL

We traditionally play the Monday night game (sure its only happend twice)

How we got picked to be the traditional monday night team i don't know.

[saint66au]

[quote="Ice Wolf"][quote="evertonfc"]Following today’s release of the 2011 AFL Fixture, St Kilda Football Club would like to provide its members, fans and corporate partners the following summary of the key components of the Fixture.

Rd 1 season opener blockbuster v Geelong at the MCG
9 home games at Etihad Stadium
2 home games at the MCG
6 games in total at the MCG
Traditional Monday night clash v Carlton at Etihad Stadium
Rd 11 Grand Final rematch v Collingwood, Saturday night at the MCG
Rd 19 Gold Coast Suns match at new Gold Coast Stadium

Television broadcast
- 8 games on Channel 7

- 7 games on Network 10

- 6 games on Fox Sports

6 Friday night games
6 Saturday night games
2 Saturday / 2 Sunday afternoon games

Saints CEO Michael Nettlefold said, “The 2011 Fixture is a powerful fixture for both our interstate and Victorian based members and is appropriate recognition of the performance that has been delivered by the playing group over the last three years, with the Club having played in a preliminary final in 2008 and two consecutive Grand Finals, including a Grand Final Replay in 2010.â€

[barks4eva]

Following today’s release of the 2011 AFL Fixture, St Kilda Football Club would like to provide its members, fans and corporate partners the following summary of the key components of the Fixture.


Traditional Monday night clash v Carlton at Etihad Stadium

FAIR DINKUM, WTF, TRADITIONAL

We traditionally play the Monday night game (sure its only happend twice)

How we got picked to be the traditional monday night team i don't know.

So the criteria is if you do something twice it's now called tradition!

VERY strange!

[ThePunter]

The Monday night is fine, but I'd be much happier with the bye after the Monday night, rather than sending us up to Brisbane for the Easter Thursday match and us getting the bye the week before match.

The Monday night game means you have the smallest possible break - we finish at approximately 10:00pm Monday night, and play 1:10pm Sunday afternoon - a 5 day 13 hour break where the normal six day break is at the least 5 days 20 hours.

[barks4eva]

The Monday night is fine,

Monday night is an awful time to play an AFL match, you've got be kidding surely?

[snowdelisaint]

I enjoyed Monday night

[ThePunter]

I've been out of town the last two Monday night games, but as someone who is involved with local footy, any time other than Saturday afternoon has advantages.

I love Saturday nights because we always win, Friday nights because it's always a good weekend if you win on Friday night (and it leaves a pretty much free weekend), and Sundays but not twilight because it screws my sleeping patterns up. I need time to decompress after a game, and that twilight game is neither early enough to do that, or late enough that you have the whole day to do other things.

[SaintWodonga]

what about 16 night matches? Not very good for people in the country areas.

You either drive home, which is risky, or increase your expenses & stay in a hotel.

[evertonfc]

what about 16 night matches? Not very good for people in the country areas.

True, it's not, but the exposure brought about by the fixture is sensational. If we can capitalise on it by playing well, we will get more power in future draw arrangements.

Which means, like the big clubs, we get more matches at times of our choosing.

[saintbrat]

ALL Friday Night games are IN VICTORIA........

only the Thursday night is I/S But it is still school holidays....,.- although easter. and end of school holidays- better than being Sunday and end of school holidays.

[SinCitySaint]

I hated the Monday Night game this year. It stuffed with my week and I for one will not go to the game next year.
Thursday night is also a shocking idea but given it is Interstate I don't really care as much.
Football is for the weekend, Monday is for analysing the weekends performance and maybe watching the premier league highlights show, depending on the time of year.

[St. Luke]

The fact remains is Collingwood is still being spoon-fed the most games (of any club) at the MCG. That's the real joke!

[ThePunter]

Collingwood's MCG deal needed to happen for the new stand to be built. No use continuing to complain about it - it's not about to change.

[saintphantom]

The fact remains is Collingwood is still being spoon-fed the most games (of any club) at the MCG. That's the real joke!

1 Premiership. Ever stop to think this is why? The whinging that goes on here is deafening.

Who gives a f*** about other teams. If Saints are good enough then win. Simple really.

[suss]

The fact remains is Collingwood is still being spoon-fed the most games (of any club) at the MCG. That's the real joke!

1 Premiership. Ever stop to think this is why? The whinging that goes on here is deafening.

Who gives a f*** about other teams. If Saints are good enough then win. Simple really.

This useless piece of crap actually has a point.

Collingwood bring huge numbers to games and every Melbourne team wants to play them. It's not all their fault that they barely travel. If we want to win a premiership, we can't expect an easy ride.

[saintphantom]

The fact remains is Collingwood is still being spoon-fed the most games (of any club) at the MCG. That's the real joke!

1 Premiership. Ever stop to think this is why? The whinging that goes on here is deafening.

Who gives a f*** about other teams. If Saints are good enough then win. Simple really.

This useless piece of crap actually has a point.

Collingwood bring huge numbers to games and every Melbourne team wants to play them. It's not all their fault that they barely travel. If we want to win a premiership, we can't expect an easy ride.

Crap is useful!!!

[bigred]

I actually know about half a dozen people who will not renew their memberships on the back of that draw.

Friday night games with kids under are difficult.
Night games in general with kids under five are difficult.

We travel SIX f****** times AGAIN.

Monday night bulls***. Give that to the fkn Gold Coast. Make it their fkn tradition.

This is a shyte draw. The only good thing about it is that we get Channel 10 covering 16 of our games. They at least respect the game enough to broadcast in HD.

[stairwaytoheaven]

We don't fuss about the draw to much. For the past 3 Seasons we have been to one game per year and then grand final when the saints make it.Our kids are involved in their footy and netball, we are happy to hand our money over to the team we love as that is all we know. GO SAINTS. We are still waiting for the photo of tghat great mark that Brendon Goddard took.

[St Fidelius]

I actually know about half a dozen people who will not renew their memberships on the back of that draw.

Friday night games with kids under are difficult.
Night games in general with kids under five are difficult.

We travel SIX f****** times AGAIN.

Monday night bulls***. Give that to the fkn Gold Coast. Make it their fkn tradition.

This is a shyte draw. The only good thing about it is that we get Channel 10 covering 16 of our games. They at least respect the game enough to broadcast in HD.

agreed....

Why the Club bothers with a farking survey and then turn around and say they are happy with it.

They maybe happy with the venues but what about the days and times FFS

[Solar]

very happy with the fixture. If we are travelling I would rather see us get the GC and not two trips to WA. three times the amount of games at the MCG is fantastic and we have melbourne games round 1 and 22.

At the end of the day not everyone is happy. Some LOVE friday and saturday nights and some love sundays.....

[sainter35]

I'm not sure why we always seem to get the maximum amount of interstate games every year. I mean looking at the draw, a team like Melbourne who voluntarily play a home game interstate (Darwin) have less trips than us.

That shouldn't happen.

From a purely financial standpoint the draw is outstanding and it's recognition from the AFL that we are a powerful football club on the field AND with the large supporter base to match.

In terms of the opposition we play it's not easy. We didn't seem to avoid playing most of the big guns twice. Playing 6 games at the MCG is something I've wanted for our football club for a very long time. However, with that comes the fact that we play less at Etihad Stadium where our record is quite remarkable. It may very well cost us a game or two but in the long run I think it's good for our team. It might just make that little extra bit of difference in the finals.

We don't seem to have as many as those annoying twilight games which is good and while I sympathise with the country/families who aren't happy with all of the night games I don't think it's possible to have a draw that pleases everybody. The thousands of people who play footy every saturday will be able to get to more games for instance. Besides, I'm one of those selfish people that try to look at the draw from the persepctive of what is best for OUR club, not whether I can get to 12 games or 16 games.

[St Fidelius]

One thing that I heard is that Geelong play 4 games against sides who are coming off a bye. That's is a large number!!!

But I am more about the days and times we play, and not really happy with it