week 1 finals

[wasaintsfan]

any idea what day we will be playing geelong on??? interested in flying over and watching it

[stkildathunda]

Friday or Saturday Night you would have to think

[mohannair]

any idea what day we will be playing geelong on??? interested in flying over and watching it

My guess would be a Sat. night

[plugger66]

Saturday arvo. Surely they will want the pies Saturday night. Actually with North losing today we may be Sunday.

[#1GILL]

any idea what day we will be playing geelong on??? interested in flying over and watching it

My guess would be a Sat. night

Correct. Collingwood are entitled to the Friday night game.

[kosifantutti23]

I thought the top team was entitled to the longest rest, therefore Collingwood on Sunday.

[matrix]

any idea what day we will be playing geelong on??? interested in flying over and watching it

My guess would be a Sat. night

[dcstkfc]

We'll be Friday night or Saturday Arvo. Mark my words

[Bernard Shakey]

We'll be Friday night or Saturday Arvo. Mark my words

Or Saturday night. Your words have been marked.

[Stephen Theodore]

Seeing as we play Adelaide interstate on a Saturday, I dont think we 'll be playing before Sat night at earliest

[Legendary]

Cats play early Sat afternoon, Pies play normal Sat afternoon, Saints play late Sat afternoon and Dogs play Sat night.

Logically you would play Geelong v St Kilda Sat night and Collingwood v Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon.

However, that creates problems for the following week when the loser of the Pies and Dogs may have to face a 5-day break.


Therefore, I would imagine that the Saints v Cats would be Sat afternoon, and the Pies v Dogs Sat night ... with the other finals Fri night and Sun arvo.

[plugger66]

Cats play early Sat afternoon, Pies play normal Sat afternoon, Saints play late Sat afternoon and Dogs play Sat night.

Logically you would play Geelong v St Kilda Sat night and Collingwood v Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon.

However, that creates problems for the following week when the loser of the Pies and Dogs may have to face a 5-day break.


Therefore, I would imagine that the Saints v Cats would be Sat afternoon, and the Pies v Dogs Sat night ... with the other finals Fri night and Sun arvo.

They cant do that.

[Stephen Theodore]

Seeing as Saints v Cats and Filth v Buldogs are both in Melbourne, they will not be held on the same day

[Legendary]

They cant do that.

Suppose it's too close together to have both at the MCG?

Saints v Cats on Friday night and Pies v Dogs on Sat night then I reckon.

[Stephen Theodore]

No way St Kilda will get a Friday night agme after playing interstate on the Sat before

St Kilda v Geelong will be on a Saturday, probably night.

[Legendary]

No way would they give both the Pies and Dogs a 6-day break by playing them on Friday night?

[Moorabbin Saints]

It will be interesting to see what they do.

A MCG game has to be on Friday Night, Saturday and on Sunday.

If the ladder stays as is:

Friday Night: Geelong v St Kilda (MCG)
Saturday Afternoon: Fremantle v Hawthorn (Subiaco)
Saturday Night: Collingwood v Western Bulldogs (MCG)
Sunday Afternoon: Carlton v Sydney (MCG)

The Subiaco game will have to be on Saturday. Collingwood may get the Sunday game as a result of finishing first. Also Carlton are coming back from Perth the week before.

[dcstkfc]

It will be interesting to see what they do.

A MCG game has to be on Friday Night, Saturday and on Sunday.

If the ladder stays as is:

Friday Night: Geelong v St Kilda (MCG)
Saturday Afternoon: Fremantle v Hawthorn (Subiaco)
Saturday Night: Collingwood v Western Bulldogs (MCG)
Sunday Afternoon: Carlton v Sydney (MCG)

The Subiaco game will have to be on Saturday. Collingwood may get the Sunday game as a result of finishing first. Also Carlton are coming back from Perth the week before.

Pies will get the 8-day break to the Sunday

I'd say switch Carlton v Sydney and Collingwood v Dogs and that could easily be it

[older saint]

must remember theyare most likely to play the perth game at night and probably Sydney game also if one.

Perhaps as they stand

Carl v Syd - Sat night game better for ratings and if in Sydney also
Freo v Haw Friday night footy - No competion with Wafl and time difference lets 7 run it live no BHG problems
Geel v Stk - Sat afternoon as poor crowd against local footy if day game
Coll v WB - Sunday - biggest break for finishing 1st as per last 2 years

[Liam_G]

Obviously based on my final ladder predictions...

Friday Night: Carlton vs Sydney/Hawthorn (MCG)
Saturday Arvo: Geelong vs St.Kilda (MCG)
Saturday Night: Fremantle vs Sydney/Hawthorn (Subiaco)
Sunday: Collingwood vs Bulldogs (MCG)

[saintspremiers]

must remember theyare most likely to play the perth game at night and probably Sydney game also if one.

Perhaps as they stand

Carl v Syd - Sat night game better for ratings and if in Sydney also
Freo v Haw Friday night footy - No competion with Wafl and time difference lets 7 run it live no BHG problems
Geel v Stk - Sat afternoon as poor crowd against local footy if day game
Coll v WB - Sunday - biggest break for finishing 1st as per last 2 years

sounds sensible to me.

After the completion of Round 21, there may only be a handful of combinations available.

The AFL should be able to outline then when the games will be played.

It annoys me they don't get their act together a bit earlier - I may have to organise babysitting to go the footy in the first week of finals!

[dcstkfc]

must remember theyare most likely to play the perth game at night and probably Sydney game also if one.

Perhaps as they stand

Carl v Syd - Sat night game better for ratings and if in Sydney also
Freo v Haw Friday night footy - No competion with Wafl and time difference lets 7 run it live no BHG problems
Geel v Stk - Sat afternoon as poor crowd against local footy if day game
Coll v WB - Sunday - biggest break for finishing 1st as per last 2 years

sounds sensible to me.

After the completion of Round 21, there may only be a handful of combinations available.

The AFL should be able to outline then when the games will be played.

It annoys me they don't get their act together a bit earlier - I may have to organise babysitting to go the footy in the first week of finals!

Another thing to be taken into account is the match-ups for week 2.

e.g. they'd try and avoid having 5v8 on the Friday and 1v4 on the Sunday as this would give the lower ranked team a 2 day break for week 2.

This actually happened last week and was widely criticised.

[ThePunter]

It will be

Geelong v St Kilda Friday night
MCG Elimination Final Saturday afternoon
Interstate/Etihad Elimination Final Saturday night
Collingwood Qualifying Final Sunday afternoon

[saint patrick]

If we are playing Friday night after a six day break from playing Adelaide at AAMI the previous Saturday we should rest a few for the last game and give a few hopefuls a run.

The result won't mean anything.. will still finish 3 rd unless we lose to Richmond and the Crows and the dogs win their last 2..

Then we would play the Pies...so nothing to lose either way.

[SainterK]

This thread is getting me fired up, bring it on!