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Fixture 2023
Talk that the AFL are adding a 23rd game to each teams season, with the 'Magic Round' to take place in Adelaide in Round 5.
I read that South Australia will pay up to $13 million to host the weekend of matches. All 9 games/18 teams will play there over the course of the weekend.
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Apparently worth 500k to each club isn't it?
Interesting concept. Won't commit to liking it or hating it, obviously has financial merit given the last few years and the impact on coaching resources. Won't claim to know the ins and outs but I'd suspect most clubs would welcome the extra cash.
Logistically how does it work? Games at Adelaide Oval and AAMI Park?
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Re: Fixture 2023
Originally Posted by
jazzadogs
Talk that the AFL are adding a 23rd game to each teams season, with the 'Magic Round' to take place in Adelaide in Round 5.
I read that South Australia will pay up to $13 million to host the weekend of matches. All 9 games/18 teams will play there over the course of the weekend.
Even if it doesn't go well at least it'll be able to bring back that sweet sweet Covid no crowd nostalgia.
Great move from the AFL, even if it fails it succeeds.
I should leave it alone but you're not right
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Why are people negative. Great promotion for the game.
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
Why are people negative. Great promotion for the game.
Yeh I like the idea. I'm not sure why it's called the 'Magic Round' but I think it will be during school holidays, should be a boom for SA tourism - I know I've got two groups of mates talking about heading over for it. Will be lots of bucks weekends getting organised for that week!!
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Originally Posted by
jazzadogs
Yeh I like the idea. I'm not sure why it's called the 'Magic Round' but I think it will be during school holidays, should be a boom for SA tourism - I know I've got two groups of mates talking about heading over for it. Will be lots of bucks weekends getting organised for that week!!
I think it's something that begun in Super League Rugby in the UK. The first one in 2007 was in Wales at the Millennium Stadium and it was dubbed Millennium Magic.
Then the NRL copied it.
Now the AFL has copied it.
Seriously, it's called Magic round in SA because of a stadium in Cardiff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Weekend
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Originally Posted by
jazzadogs
Yeh I like the idea. I'm not sure why it's called the 'Magic Round' but I think it will be during school holidays, should be a boom for SA tourism - I know I've got two groups of mates talking about heading over for it. Will be lots of bucks weekends getting organised for that week!!
Apparently the idea started in English rugby league and they called it magic weekend so I guess the NRL copied that and now the AFL.
It's actually bad that it's in school holidays, means no cheap flights to be had. It's mostly over the weekend so it didn't really need to be in school holidays for families anyway.
Edit: GG beat me to it. That will teach me for letting work interrupt a woof post halfway through.
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Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
I think it's something that begun in Super League Rugby in the UK. The first one in 2007 was in Wales at the Millennium Stadium and it was dubbed Millennium Magic.
Then the NRL copied it.
Now the AFL has copied it.
Seriously, it's called Magic round in SA because of a stadium in Cardiff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Weekend
I think it'll be great and hope that one year soon it's in Brisbane.
That said, they could've spent the 15 mins brainstorming to give it it's own name.
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I’m Not Bitter Anymore!
What’s magical about it?
Are you suggesting the prospect of Gold Coast v GWS at Glenelg isn't magical?
Park that car
Drop that phone
Sleep on the floor
Dream about me
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Decent option but I wonder if the supporters wanted State of Origin more?
An extra round might not be a bad thing.
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
Decent option but I wonder if the supporters wanted State of Origin more?
An extra round might not be a bad thing.
I certainly am not interested in State of Origin, now that we have a national Competition.
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
Decent option but I wonder if the supporters wanted State of Origin more?
An extra round might not be a bad thing.
Originally Posted by
bornadog
I certainly am not interested in State of Origin, now that we have a national Competition.
The idea of Bontempelli blowing out a knee in a pointless dick swinging contest makes we wake up screaming like I'm back over there.
"It's over. It's all over."
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I'd be asking for the money up front.
Officially on the Bus-wagon
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I'll be driving over from Melb to SA for it and attending as many games as possible.
Take my money Adelaide.
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