AFL 2024 fixture news

[hujsh]

What a terrible way to handle round 1. The teams/fans that play week 1 have an immediately bye just when they've got a taste for it and the teams/fans that play week 2 don't get to participate in the first week of football for the year. And that's most of them. Dumb!

[bornadog]

Sam Edmund reporting:

Round 1...

Carl-Rich Thu night MCG
Coll-Syd Fri night MCG
Ess- Haw Sat MCG
Geel-StK Sat night GMHBA
Melb-Dogs Sun MCG
Port-WC Sun AO
Freo-Bris Sun Optus

[bornadog]

What a terrible way to handle round 1. The teams/fans that play week 1 have an immediately bye just when they've got a taste for it and the teams/fans that play week 2 don't get to participate in the first week of football for the year. And that's most of them. Dumb!

The following week will be a full 9 games with bye's coming within the first 7 rounds.

[hujsh]

The following week will be a full 9 games with bye's coming withing the first 7 rounds.

That's... even worse somehow.

Also why are we the only team listed playing their first game against a team that has already played a match? Can we just not get screwed over by AFL Mickey Mouse BS for 1 year?

[chef]

Man if this is what the Dillon reign is going to be like the comp is ****ed.

[GVGjr]

So this is round 0?

I don't get it.

Two games in QLD and two in NSW so you would have to think it's to take advantage of the NRL hosting games in the US.

[Grantysghost]

Sam Edmund reporting:

Round 1...

Carl-Rich Thu night MCG
Coll-Syd Fri night MCG
Ess- Haw Sat MCG
Geel-StK Sat night GMHBA
Melb-Dogs Sun MCG
Port-WC Sun AO
Freo-Bris Sun Optus

Why do we always cop these guys at the G early. Why not rotate it and have it at Marvel for a change FFS!

[Grantysghost]

Two games in QLD and two in NSW so you would have to think it's to take advantage of the NRL hosting games in the US.

Urgh ok. Thanks.

[Axe Man]

Why do we always cop these guys at the G early. Why not rotate it and have it at Marvel for a change FFS!

Marvel unavailable due to Pink concerts that week as I posted earlier in the thread.

Was obviously a Grand Final rematch in 2022, not sure why it has continued into 2023 and 2024.

[Grantysghost]

Marvel unavailable due to Pink concerts that week as I posted earlier in the thread.

Oh god really. Ha gold. Thanks Axe.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Stupid.

I ****ing hate the AFL.

And why would we play Melbourne again? The "rivalry" is fake.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Somehow this is even worse than the continual Richmond v Carlton opening match.

[bornadog]

Why do we always cop these guys at the G early. Why not rotate it and have it at Marvel for a change FFS!

We agreed with the AFL we should play Pies in opening round every year, but Melbourne hijacked it after the 21 GF saying they should play us in front of their fans. Now we are stuck with it.

Let's hope we smash them

[The Underdog]

Why do we always cop these guys at the G early. Why not rotate it and have it at Marvel for a change FFS!

On the upside, we get to play at the MCG at least once next year.

[G-Mo77]

Wait all off-season to see your team play. AFL only announce 4 games to be played. How ****ing stupid!