Fixture 2023

[Mofra]

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English & Lobb v Gawn & Grundy. Bring it on. Wouldn't be surprised if Grundy is first ruck and Gawn starts off in forward line.

TBH part of their logic is probably to extend Gawn's career by giving him less CBA time.

Apples and oranges, but Keith (Boydy) moving to the backline probably squeezed and extra 1-2 years out of his career

[GVGjr]

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AFL fixture news: Carlton to replace Western Bulldogs in Good Friday match
The AFL will thrust one of the biggest clubs in the league into the Good Friday limelight in a bid to add some extra spice to the annual public holiday game.

The AFL will thrust Carlton into the Good Friday limelight next season in a bid to add some extra spice to the annual public holiday game at Marvel Stadium.

News Corp can reveal the Western Bulldogs have been dumped from the public holiday slot after routing the Kangaroos in their 2021-22 Good Friday battles.

While those two games have drawn crowds of 28,483 and 32,162, there are high hopes a Carlton versus North Melbourne game in Round 4 will draw a bigger crowd in 2023.

The Blues are hopeful of crashing into the top-four next season, helping break a decade-long finals drought after narrowly missing the eight following after a heartbreaking Round 23 loss to Collingwood.

The game on Friday, April 7, will also see the McKay twins, Harry (Carlton) and Ben (North Melbourne) lock horns and play each other under the roof.

Western Bulldogs wanted to retain the Good Friday game but have been replaced by Michael Voss’s men.

There will be huge broadcast interest in Carlton next year which should see the Blues given more prime time action including the prized Friday nights berths in 2023.

North Melbourne has worked hard to promote the Good Friday game but are determined to perform better in the marquee clash after 128 and 68-point defeats to the Bulldogs.

Alastair Clarkson has taken charge of the Kangaroos after a year off from coaching and is determined to clear his name amid the investigation into Hawthorn First Nations’ players between 2008-2016.

[G-Mo77]

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Is anyone surprised at this change?

[GVGjr]

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Is anyone surprised at this change?

I am just a little.

[G-Mo77]

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I am just a little.

Why? Norf wanted Carlton there, AFL want Carlton there. We were always going to get dumped eventually. Sadly we won't see it again either.

[angelopetraglia]

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I'm so angry. Ropable.

The Carlton Football Club has been an absolute basket case. They have not played in the finals in the last eight years. Not a single appearance in the top eight. Nothing. Disaster of a club.

The Western Bulldogs have played finals in 6 of the last 8 seasons. Have won the Premiership and also played in another Grand Final.

We have also had the COVID interruptions. Not time to build momentum for the game.

How do they deserve anything? It is a f^&*(# disgrace.

[GVGjr]

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Why? Norf wanted Carlton there, AFL want Carlton there. We were always going to get dumped eventually. Sadly we won't see it again either.

You make some good points but I thought the possession of the slot and the history that was being built could have been persevered with.

[G-Mo77]

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I'm so angry. Ropable.

The Carlton Football Club has been an absolute basket case. They have not played in the finals in the last eight years. Not a single appearance in the top eight. Nothing. Disaster of a club.

The Western Bulldogs have played finals in 6 of the last 8 seasons. Have won the Premiership and also played in another Grand Final.

How do they deserve anything? It is a f^&*(# disgrace.

And to rub salt in the wound the article says they'll get even more PT spots than they already were gifted.

[angelopetraglia]

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We also lost our first game of the season prime time slot of playing Collingwood on the Friday night. They make a one season change to have a GF replay. We now play Melbourne again the following season. They don't allow us to build any history.

[G-Mo77]

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You make some good points but I thought the possession of the slot and the history that was being built could have been persevered with.

It should have been something to build between the 2 clubs but unfortunately this is the AFL. Carlton are their love child, always have been. The team has stunk for as long as I can remember and are given everything, clubs like ours get nothing.

[angelopetraglia]

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Average attendance at Etihad. Carlton 34,000. Bulldogs 31,000. Do they really draw that many more people that we get booted? The AFL makes me sick with this decision.

[GVGjr]

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It should have been something to build between the 2 clubs but unfortunately this is the AFL. Carlton are their love child, always have been. The team has stunk for as long as I can remember and are given everything, clubs like ours get nothing.

We have to start generating bigger attendances ourselves so that it removes the temptation for the AFL to takes prime time slots from us. If we can jump up on the ladder for a few seasons with good results we can make it that much harder for them.

[G-Mo77]

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Average attendance at Etihad. Carlton 34,000. Bulldogs 31,000. Do they really draw that many more people that we get booted? The AFL makes me sick with this decision.

How to we rate on TV in PT compared to the cheats?

[angelopetraglia]

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We have to start generating bigger attendances ourselves so that it removes the temptation for the AFL to takes prime time slots from us. If we can jump up on the ladder for a few seasons with good results we can make it that much harder for them.

Cartlon just f%$^& up every season and be a basket case for a couple of decades and get rewarded. We need to keep proving ourselves? Seriously. It takes time to build momentum for a game. The AFL kept switching the teams and then we had the COVID interruption. We are also playing a Norf which has been terrible in the last few years. This is a disgraceful decision on so many levels.

[angelopetraglia]

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Most watched teams last year.

#1 Melb 16.91m (769k ave)
#2 Coll 16.188m (736k)
#3 WB 16.032m (729k)
#4 Carl 14.951m (680k)
#5 Rich 14.346m (652k)

24 AFL games in the H&A season reached over a million viewers,

#1 Dees/Dogs R1 1.436m
#2 Dons/Pies R6 1.415m
#3 Dees/Pies R21 1.231m
#4 Pies/Dees R13 1.221m
#5 Dogs/Cats R12 1.216m
#6 Swans/Cats R2 1.203m
#7 BluesPies R23 1.165m