AFL 2024

[Lightning McQueen]

Not like me but surely Freo v Port deserves a better time slot and Collingwood v Melbourne a worse time slot!
Or is it to fit in with Collingwood and Melbourne's flights out to Bali the day after?

All to do with wanting the games on the Sunday to be the ones with the bigger ramifications for the top 8. People will watch Friday night footy regardless of who is playing

You're not just a hat rack hey mate?

[Bum Crack]

Are they still having that stupid bloody bye the week before finals?

[Wedgie]

Are they still having that stupid bloody bye the week before finals?

Yessir

[am Bays]

Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG, 7.40pm AEST - Dead rubber
Geelong v West Coast, GMHBA Stadium, 1.45pm AEST - Only interest is Geelong top 4
Richmond v Gold Coast, MCG, 2.10pm AEST - Dead rubber
Hawthorn v North Melbourne, UTAS Stadium, 4.35pm AEST - Final 8 spot potential
Brisbane v Essendon, Gabba, 7.25pm AEST - Top spot and final 8 spot potential
Sydney v Adelaide, SCG, 7.40pm AEST - Top spot potentially on the line
Western Bulldogs v Greater Western Sydney, Mars Stadium, 12.30pm AEST - Potentially a top 4 battle
Carlton v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium, 3.20pm AEST - Potentially a final 8 spot for Carlton on the line
Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium, 4.10pm AWST - Potentially a top 4 battle

I'd have played Bris v Ess Sunday and moved Carlton v St Kilda to Saturday night to make all 3 Sunday games thrillers.

Two of the Sunday games could decide a top 4 spot, no wonder the AFL kept them until last.

Based on the current ladder the Port v Freo game would have been the first slot locked in

[bertiebeatle1]

Not like me but surely Freo v Port deserves a better time slot and Collingwood v Melbourne a worse time slot!
Or is it to fit in with Collingwood and Melbourne's flights out to Bali the day after?

All to do with wanting the games on the Sunday to be the ones with the bigger ramifications for the top 8. People will watch Friday night footy regardless of who is playing

You're not just a hat rack hey mate?

I'm told I am very edible

[am Bays]

Are they still having that stupid bloody bye the week before finals?

Yep, all in readiness for the "Wild Card" weekend next year.

Yeah Nah no americanisms in our game....

[Spargo]

Yeah Nah no americanisms in our game....

Miked up umpires, countdown clock, offence/defence - we sold out years ago…

[Wedgie]

finals/playoffs.......

[whufc]

finals/playoffs.......

And one day 'conferences'

Makes too much commercial sense not to

[Lightning McQueen]

You're not just a hat rack hey mate?

I'm told I am very edible

That's what she said.

[Dutchy]

Have to be in Perth for work on the Monday 26th August, guy Im going with is Port fan and going to head over a day early, tempted to do the same as it should be a cracking game.

[amber_fluid]

Yeah Nah no americanisms in our game....

Miked up umpires, countdown clock, offence/defence - we sold out years ago…

The D50 reference shits me

[Armchair expert]

Repechage weekend

[Booney]

Have to be in Perth for work on the Monday 26th August, guy Im going with is Port fan and going to head over a day early, tempted to do the same as it should be a cracking game.

Tell him to head to Pirate Life in Murray St for the pre-match function. Boys put on a great show.

[Vamos]

Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG, 7.40pm AEST - Dead rubber
Geelong v West Coast, GMHBA Stadium, 1.45pm AEST - Only interest is Geelong top 4
Richmond v Gold Coast, MCG, 2.10pm AEST - Dead rubber
Hawthorn v North Melbourne, UTAS Stadium, 4.35pm AEST - Final 8 spot potential
Brisbane v Essendon, Gabba, 7.25pm AEST - Top spot and final 8 spot potential
Sydney v Adelaide, SCG, 7.40pm AEST - Top spot potentially on the line
Western Bulldogs v Greater Western Sydney, Mars Stadium, 12.30pm AEST - Potentially a top 4 battle
Carlton v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium, 3.20pm AEST - Potentially a final 8 spot for Carlton on the line
Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium, 4.10pm AWST - Potentially a top 4 battle

I'd have played Bris v Ess Sunday and moved Carlton v St Kilda to Saturday night to make all 3 Sunday games thrillers.

Two of the Sunday games could decide a top 4 spot, no wonder the AFL kept them until last.

All good until a player gets concussed and the AFL schedule that teams first final on the Thursday week

[tigerpie]

Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG, 7.40pm AEST - Dead rubber
Geelong v West Coast, GMHBA Stadium, 1.45pm AEST - Only interest is Geelong top 4
Richmond v Gold Coast, MCG, 2.10pm AEST - Dead rubber
Hawthorn v North Melbourne, UTAS Stadium, 4.35pm AEST - Final 8 spot potential
Brisbane v Essendon, Gabba, 7.25pm AEST - Top spot and final 8 spot potential
Sydney v Adelaide, SCG, 7.40pm AEST - Top spot potentially on the line
Western Bulldogs v Greater Western Sydney, Mars Stadium, 12.30pm AEST - Potentially a top 4 battle
Carlton v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium, 3.20pm AEST - Potentially a final 8 spot for Carlton on the line
Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium, 4.10pm AWST - Potentially a top 4 battle

I'd have played Bris v Ess Sunday and moved Carlton v St Kilda to Saturday night to make all 3 Sunday games thrillers.

Two of the Sunday games could decide a top 4 spot, no wonder the AFL kept them until last.

All good until a player gets concussed and the AFL schedule that teams first final on the Thursday week

Good point but that's the luck of the draw.
As a coach I'd be getting the word out to stop flopping and leading with your head.
A player could also do an ACL or some other long termer.

[Vamos]

Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG, 7.40pm AEST - Dead rubber
Geelong v West Coast, GMHBA Stadium, 1.45pm AEST - Only interest is Geelong top 4
Richmond v Gold Coast, MCG, 2.10pm AEST - Dead rubber
Hawthorn v North Melbourne, UTAS Stadium, 4.35pm AEST - Final 8 spot potential
Brisbane v Essendon, Gabba, 7.25pm AEST - Top spot and final 8 spot potential
Sydney v Adelaide, SCG, 7.40pm AEST - Top spot potentially on the line
Western Bulldogs v Greater Western Sydney, Mars Stadium, 12.30pm AEST - Potentially a top 4 battle
Carlton v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium, 3.20pm AEST - Potentially a final 8 spot for Carlton on the line
Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium, 4.10pm AWST - Potentially a top 4 battle

I'd have played Bris v Ess Sunday and moved Carlton v St Kilda to Saturday night to make all 3 Sunday games thrillers.

Two of the Sunday games could decide a top 4 spot, no wonder the AFL kept them until last.

All good until a player gets concussed and the AFL schedule that teams first final on the Thursday week

Good point but that's the luck of the draw.
As a coach I'd be getting the word out to stop flopping and leading with your head.
A player could also do an ACL or some other long termer.

No luck, with 12 day concussion protocol, sides playing finals should be afforded that 12 day break.

[PatowalongaPirate]

Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG, 7.40pm AEST - Dead rubber
Geelong v West Coast, GMHBA Stadium, 1.45pm AEST - Only interest is Geelong top 4
Richmond v Gold Coast, MCG, 2.10pm AEST - Dead rubber
Hawthorn v North Melbourne, UTAS Stadium, 4.35pm AEST - Final 8 spot potential
Brisbane v Essendon, Gabba, 7.25pm AEST - Top spot and final 8 spot potential
Sydney v Adelaide, SCG, 7.40pm AEST - Top spot potentially on the line
Western Bulldogs v Greater Western Sydney, Mars Stadium, 12.30pm AEST - Potentially a top 4 battle
Carlton v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium, 3.20pm AEST - Potentially a final 8 spot for Carlton on the line
Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium, 4.10pm AWST - Potentially a top 4 battle

I'd have played Bris v Ess Sunday and moved Carlton v St Kilda to Saturday night to make all 3 Sunday games thrillers.

Two of the Sunday games could decide a top 4 spot, no wonder the AFL kept them until last.

All good until a player gets concussed and the AFL schedule that teams first final on the Thursday week

Good point but that's the luck of the draw.
As a coach I'd be getting the word out to stop flopping and leading with your head.
A player could also do an ACL or some other long termer.

No luck, with 12 day concussion protocol, sides playing finals should be afforded that 12 day break.

But there isn't a bye before every Final to afford a 12 day break. Should be a 2 week gap between Prelim and GF to avoid this, not an end of regular season bye.

[Vamos]

Yeah get that, that's uncontrollable. What is controllable is making sure the teams playing on the Sunday in Rd 24 don’t play the first final on the Thursday night.

[locky801]

Morris dropping a huge story about Petracca being unhappy at Melbourne