2021 Fixture

[Bornadog]

Re: 2021 Fixture

I read plenty of them during the season
How do you think we are placed for 2021?

I expect a top 4 finish, even with a few flaws, but every team has them and can patch them up.

In the end luck plays a part, but that is not an excuse.

[Eastdog]

Re: 2021 Fixture

Home games for us against Vic sides

Round 8 v Carlton
Round 10 v St. Kilda
Round 11 v Melbourne
Round 16 v North Melbourne
Round 21 v Essendon

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: 2021 Fixture

Home games for us against Vic sides

Round 8 v Carlton
Round 10 v St. Kilda
Round 11 v Melbourne
Round 16 v North Melbourne
Round 21 v Essendon

Not getting one v Richmond or Collingwood hurts but it might not matter as much as usual given anticipated crowd restrictions

[Eastdog]

Re: 2021 Fixture

Not getting one v Richmond or Collingwood hurts but it might not matter as much as usual given anticipated crowd restrictions

Yep would have good to have homes games against them but as you say TBB might not make much of a difference.

[FrediKanoute]

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Yeah, how do we build up crowds

With wins......seriously win our first 3 and they will come

[comrade]

Re: 2021 Fixture

I'd prefer winning vs big crowds.

[GVGjr]

Re: 2021 Fixture

I'd prefer winning vs big crowds.

Control the controllable's
Winning will bring us the crowds

[hujsh]

Re: 2021 Fixture

We've also proven that unlike Geelong etc we don't rely on crowds for money (of course since se still have a shit deal as far as I know) so may as well win what we can. Certainly prefer home games vs interstate teams over traveling.

[Twodogs]

Re: 2021 Fixture

That late season game v Essendon is becoming a bit of a tradition too. Like how we always seemed to play Carlton in the last round back in the '70s.

[Dry Rot]

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No Dogs games in Sydney. Disgraceful.

[soupman]

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No Dogs games in Sydney. Disgraceful.

I am also disappointed. Cannot believe the AFL would do this to us two years in a row.

[jeemak]

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I'd prefer winning vs big crowds.

Terminator.

[jeemak]

Re: 2021 Fixture

We've also proven that unlike Geelong etc we don't rely on crowds for money (of course since se still have a shit deal as far as I know) so may as well win what we can. Certainly prefer home games vs interstate teams over traveling.

By far the biggest takeaway of the year, big clubs need big crowds to survive. They are completely dependent on favourable stadium deals, prime time slots, and mollycoddling from the AFL.

Sometimes a crisis actually shows the true fundamentals of an industry, unfortunately in the case of the AFL those fundamentals will be swept under the rug.

[Happy Days]

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I am also disappointed. Cannot believe the AFL would do this to us two years in a row.

Considering its a free win so am I.

Although they did give us 22 free wins so hard to complain really.

[GVGjr]

Re: 2021 Fixture

By far the biggest takeaway of the year, big clubs need big crowds to survive. They are completely dependent on favourable stadium deals, prime time slots, and mollycoddling from the AFL.

Sometimes a crisis actually shows the true fundamentals of an industry, unfortunately in the case of the AFL those fundamentals will be swept under the rug.

Great points but I wonder what was behind Sydney's debacle? That was a massive loss