AFL 2024 fixture news

[Axe Man]

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Looking at the draw though you'd think we finished on the bottom last year.

How so?

Bottom teams don't get Friday night x3 and Thursday night x2 (and to a lesser extent Saturday night x3) in the first 14 rounds. Considering we missed finals and are not a big club I don't think it's too bad. There are finals teams with fewer Thursday/Friday night games than us.

If we get off to a reasonable start we should get some more prime time exposure in the back part of the year as well.

[Axe Man]

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Who has the toughest draw? We break down your club's fixture

Check out all you need to know about your team's schedule, including who they play twice, when their byes are, and a rough guide to just how difficult 2024 might be on paper.

* The degree of difficulty is calculated by adding the 2023 ladder positions of the teams a club plays twice. A low total score means a club has a tougher fixture; a high total score means an easier fixture.

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Play twice: Greater Western Sydney, Melbourne, Sydney, Geelong, Fremantle, North Melbourne

First four: Melbourne (A), Gold Coast (H), West Coast (H), Geelong (H)

Last three: Adelaide (A), North Melbourne (H), Greater Western Sydney (H)

Bye: Opening Round, Round 15

Thursday/Friday matches: 2/3 (Total: 5)

Five-day breaks: 1

Degree of difficulty: 61 (equal 13th hardest)

What the club says: "We?re really pleased with both the football and commercial outcomes of the 2024 fixture and welcome the connection with our Victorian members through the opening three rounds. The fixture is bookended by games in Ballarat in Rounds 2 and 24, following on from a successful pair of games in 2023, with a record of number of attendees cheering on the club at Mars Stadium. Once again, we?ll feature prominently on free-to-air television with eight games scheduled across the known rounds, five of those falling on Thursday and Friday night football. Our interstate members will have the opportunity next year to witness the team live with three trips to Adelaide, dual games in Sydney as well as a Perth match." ? CEO Ameet Bains

[angelopetraglia]

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121 days and counting. Let's go https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/matches/5905

[azabob]

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Nice. I just got back from Japan (3 weeks) . Sth Korea on my bucket list

Why didn't you include it your trip just gone?

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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First home game is in Ballarat. Why?

That's rubbish IMO.

Personally wish we would can Ballarat.

[ledge]

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First home game is in Ballarat. Why?

That's rubbish IMO.

Personally wish we would can Ballarat.

TBH I’ve always said play Ballarat games early or late because Ballarat is extremely cold mid season.

[chef]

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I think the timing of our B-Rat games is perfect, the weather should be at its best. My favourite fixtures.

Plenty of Sunday games is great for country peeps too, cant complain too much. Bring it on.

[Happy Days]

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Play WC in round 3 and not again?.what a joke.

How?d we go against them last time?

We do get North twice in the back 9 which is handy.

[Axe Man]

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I think the timing of our B-Rat games is perfect, the weather should be at its best. My favourite fixtures.

Plenty of Sunday games is great for country peeps too, cant complain too much. Bring it on.

I think it would be better if round 2 and 3 were swapped so that the first home game was at Marvel, then an early game in Ballarat whilst the weather should still be good. But of course you can't win them all.

[Axe Man]

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Personally wish we would can Ballarat.

I think Ballarat is fine if it's still worthwhile financially. Our record there is good and it's much less taxing for the players than travelling to NT or Northern Queensland. Given the recent legal case I doubt we will be pulling the plug anytime soon if the $$$ are still there.

[Grantysghost]

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First home game is in Ballarat. Why?

That's rubbish IMO.

Personally wish we would can Ballarat.

Might be giving themselves more time to get the stadium ready (Marvel).

[chef]

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I think it would be better if round 2 and 3 were swapped so that the first home game was at Marvel, then an early game in Ballarat whilst the weather should still be good. But of course you can't win them all.

May be a dumb qestion but does it matter?

Our first game of the season is in Melbourne so that's good too.

[Axe Man]

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May be a dumb qestion but does it matter?

Our first game of the season is in Melbourne so that's good too.

Not to me but I imagine there are a lot of families and friend groups that look forward to the first home game of the season at Marvel and meet up and sit together. I'm just guessing though so maybe others can tell us if it's a thing they are disappointed by or not.

[Axe Man]

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Might be giving themselves more time to get the stadium ready (Marvel).

They must be expecting those Pink fans to really trash the joint!

There is a game at Marvel in round 2 so I don't think that's it.

[DOG GOD]

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Why didn't you include it your trip just gone?

Too much to see and do in Japan (first time…Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima and Kyoto) and I had to be back at work in 3 weeks.