2011 FIXture ? !!

dcstkfc · Post: # 1012983Post **dcstkfc** » Thu 07 Oct 2010 10:22pm

ThePunter wrote: - St Kilda have played away from Victoria in Round 1 in 1999, 2005, 2006 & 2010. I don't think we'll have to do that again, although another match v Sydney wouldn't surprise

4/12 years interstate isn't that bad seeing as youd'd average 5/22 games interstate a year anyway.

SainterK · Post: # 1013002Post **SainterK** » Thu 07 Oct 2010 11:05pm

There is no Ross Lyon v Roos storyline anymore though..

dcstkfc · Post: # 1013015Post **dcstkfc** » Thu 07 Oct 2010 11:33pm

SainterK wrote:There is no Ross Lyon v Roos storyline anymore though..

Lyon and Longmire were assistants together though

Eastern · Post: # 1013112Post **Eastern** » Fri 08 Oct 2010 8:31am

There seems like there has been a trend over recent years where we play up to 3 of our first 5 games v non-victorian teams. This makes it more difficult to gather early momentum in the season, and it doesn't really matter what the mix of home & away games is.

I'd really like to see Rd's 1,3 & 5 as Home games v Victorian clubs, with 2 of these games v some of the larger clubs !!

plugger66 · Post: # 1013114Post **plugger66** » Fri 08 Oct 2010 8:34am

Eastern wrote:There seems like there has been a trend over recent years where we play up to 3 of our first 5 games v non-victorian teams. This makes it more difficult to gather early momentum in the season, and it doesn't really matter what the mix of home & away games is.

I'd really like to see Rd's 1,3 & 5 as Home games v Victorian clubs, with 2 of these games v some of the larger clubs !!

We made a fortune this year so i would rather play weak sides early whether they are victorian or interstate although I think we are due for a tougher draw next year. This year was pretty soft IMO.

Liam_G · Post: # 1013121Post **Liam_G** » Fri 08 Oct 2010 8:48am

plugger66 wrote:I think we are due for a tougher draw next year. This year was pretty soft IMO.

So by your reasoning shouldn't Collingwood be getting a tougher draw some tine soon? Seeing as you seem to believe the AFL are actually fair in this process.

plugger66 · Post: # 1013122Post **plugger66** » Fri 08 Oct 2010 8:53am

Liam_G wrote:
plugger66 wrote:I think we are due for a tougher draw next year. This year was pretty soft IMO.
So by your reasoning shouldn't Collingwood be getting a tougher draw some tine soon? Seeing as you seem to believe the AFL are actually fair in this process.

People need to understand they travel 4 times and all the whinging in the world will not change that. Traveling is overrated if you are a good side anyway. Look at our record the last couple of years interstate and look at the pies. As hard as it is to believe and again people dont want to admit it but the pies had the hardest draw this year of all the top 8 sides so I dont understand what you mean.

By the way I have never said the AFL are fair about the draw. Due to sides that must play each other twice it will never be fair and again it is no use complaining because that will not change either.

Eastern · Post: # 1013126Post **Eastern** » Fri 08 Oct 2010 9:10am

plugger66 wrote:
Liam_G wrote:
plugger66 wrote:I think we are due for a tougher draw next year. This year was pretty soft IMO.
So by your reasoning shouldn't Collingwood be getting a tougher draw some tine soon? Seeing as you seem to believe the AFL are actually fair in this process.
People need to understand they travel 4 times and all the whinging in the world will not change that. Traveling is overrated if you are a good side anyway. Look at our record the last couple of years interstate and look at the pies. As hard as it is to believe and again people dont want to admit it but the pies had the hardest draw this year of all the top 8 sides so I dont understand what you mean.

By the way I have never said the AFL are fair about the draw. Due to sides that must play each other twice it will never be fair and again it is no use complaining because that will not change either.

This is what frustrates a lot of fans. Why do the afl favor some clubs over others? If the AFL was to publish all the stadium deals, lock in return games, wish lists, club contracts etc that influence the FIXture then we would all have a better idea on how and why it all works !!

saintspremiers · Fri 08 Oct 2010 9:28am

Eastern wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
Liam_G wrote:
plugger66 wrote:I think we are due for a tougher draw next year. This year was pretty soft IMO.
So by your reasoning shouldn't Collingwood be getting a tougher draw some tine soon? Seeing as you seem to believe the AFL are actually fair in this process.
People need to understand they travel 4 times and all the whinging in the world will not change that. Traveling is overrated if you are a good side anyway. Look at our record the last couple of years interstate and look at the pies. As hard as it is to believe and again people dont want to admit it but the pies had the hardest draw this year of all the top 8 sides so I dont understand what you mean.

By the way I have never said the AFL are fair about the draw. Due to sides that must play each other twice it will never be fair and again it is no use complaining because that will not change either.
This is what frustrates a lot of fans. Why do the afl favor some clubs over others? If the AFL was to publish all the stadium deals, lock in return games, wish lists, club contracts etc that influence the FIXture then we would all have a better idea on how and why it all works !!

Unfortunately they don't care.

The media only half cares and a lot of fans are too fair weathered to bother about it.

The media are the ones to blame - they don't like pushing the AFL too hard, ever!

Saint_Ash · Fri 08 Oct 2010 12:11pm

Gold Coast to host their first home game at Carrara on Saturday May 28th under lights.

It will be against a bigger drawing Melbourne club with the following possibilities listed

Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs or St Kilda

plugger66 · Fri 08 Oct 2010 12:12pm

Saint_Ash wrote:Gold Coast to host their first home game at Carrara on Saturday May 28th under lights.

It will be against a bigger drawing Melbourne club with the following possibilities listed

Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs or St Kilda

Hope it us. Seems a good time to get up there.

Stephen Theodore · Fri 08 Oct 2010 12:28pm

There's actually a fair bit of expectation and talk around the G.C. team up here, even before G.Ablett was named. They've done a very good job so far with their marketing, etc.

jroberts:) · Fri 08 Oct 2010 6:01pm

#1GILL wrote:
sRaf wrote:Grand Final rematch to take place in round one?
Hope so. There should be 2 games between us and the Pies next year, both at the 'G, one home game each.

3 "hopefully" in the GF

#1GILL · Post: # 1013423Post **#1GILL** » Fri 08 Oct 2010 6:06pm

jroberts:) wrote:
#1GILL wrote:
sRaf wrote:Grand Final rematch to take place in round one?
Hope so. There should be 2 games between us and the Pies next year, both at the 'G, one home game each.
3 "hopefully" in the GF

Bloody hell mate, I struggled to get through two games against them in the GF, let alone 3!

saintbrat · Post: # 1015121Post **saintbrat** » Tue 12 Oct 2010 7:30pm

some initial dates for your planning
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx
The likely key dates for each part of the 2011 season have been advised as follows:

NAB Cup Rd1 over two weekends - February 12 and 19, 2011
NAB Cup Grand Final Weekend of March 12, 2011
Toyota AFL Premiership Season - Rd1 Thurs, March 24 to Sun, March 27, 2011
Easter - Rd5 Thurs, April 21 to Mon, April 25, 2011
Anzac Day - Rd5 Mon, April 25 (also Easter Monday)
Mother's Day - Rd7 Sun, May 7, 2011
Queens' Birthday (exc. WA) - Rd12 Mon, June 12, 2011
Toyota AFL Premiership Season - Rd24 Fri, September 2 to Sun, September 4, 2011
Toyota AFL Finals - Wk1 Fri, September 9, 2011
Toyota AFL Grand Final Sat, October 1, 2011

saintspremiers · Tue 12 Oct 2010 7:56pm

Next year, due to Anzac Day falling on Easter Monday, the following Tuesday, April 26 is also a public holiday.

So there is a chance of a game on the Tuesday after Anzac Day/Easter Monday, provided (I assume) the two team that play on the Tuesday get a bye the following week.

If the AFL are clever, they'll get good mileage out of the byes - they need to have more than one bye per round on average (although it will be one bye in most rounds).

So there you go - get set for a 5 day Easter holiday next year!

SPECIAL!!!

saintbrat · Post: # 1017505Post **saintbrat** » Tue 19 Oct 2010 3:14pm

The AFL will release the fixture on Friday, October 29.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

floating final round continues.

Grrrrr · Post: # 1017508Post **Grrrrr** » Tue 19 Oct 2010 3:16pm

Would be nice to have a match in Melbourne in round 1 and round 22...What's the chances of that happening?

saintbrat · Post: # 1017509Post **saintbrat** » Tue 19 Oct 2010 3:17pm

Grrrrr wrote:Would be nice to have a match in Melbourne in round 1 and round 22...What's the chances of that happening?

you want odds?

ThePunter · Post: # 1017545Post **ThePunter** » Tue 19 Oct 2010 4:08pm

I'm hoping for the usual ANZAC Day Round match v Port Adelaide - going to drive over for the match if that happens!

Queens' Birthday interstate trip would be out for me in 2011 for non-football reasons, but sure did enjoy going to Perth for the Dockers match in 2010.

Eastern · Post: # 1017559Post **Eastern** » Tue 19 Oct 2010 5:03pm

Richmond must have a reasonable FIXture in 2011. They haven't leaked all their whinging to Caro yet !!

bigcarl · Post: # 1017574Post **bigcarl** » Tue 19 Oct 2010 5:18pm

What's Collingwood's draw like? Last 11 at the MCG next year?

#1GILL · Post: # 1017575Post **#1GILL** » Tue 19 Oct 2010 5:26pm

bigcarl wrote:What's Collingwood's draw like? Last 11 at the MCG next year?

First 4 games of the season are interstate trips, last 19 H&A are at MCG.

plugger66 · Post: # 1017583Post **plugger66** » Tue 19 Oct 2010 5:48pm

#1GILL wrote:
bigcarl wrote:What's Collingwood's draw like? Last 11 at the MCG next year?
First 4 games of the season are interstate trips, last 19 H&A are at MCG.

But do they play the most top 8 sides like they did this year?

#1GILL · Post: # 1017589Post **#1GILL** » Tue 19 Oct 2010 6:10pm

plugger66 wrote:
#1GILL wrote:
bigcarl wrote:What's Collingwood's draw like? Last 11 at the MCG next year?
First 4 games of the season are interstate trips, last 19 H&A are at MCG.
But do they play the most top 8 sides like they did this year?

Yes, they play all top 8 sides, just like everyone else