Foxtel Cup!!!!!!

[Wedgie]

As announced on Twitter all matches to be on Foxtel and the dates are as follows:
Round 1 Mar 31 - May 19
Round 2 Jun 2 - Jun 23
Semis July 7 & 14
Grand Final Aug 4

[The Sleeping Giant]

I am deadset against this competition. Always have been.

[Pseudo]

As for the Foxtel Cup, SANFL facebook advises the following are the 16 teams participating
...
NT Thunder

Did NT get a gig on its own merit this year? Or does it continue to get a gig because it is the AFL's pet project?

[Mr Beefy]

As for the Foxtel Cup, SANFL facebook advises the following are the 16 teams participating
...
NT Thunder

Did NT get a gig on its own merit this year? Or does it continue to get a gig because it is the AFL's pet project?

Didn't they win the flag?

[The Sleeping Giant]

NT Thunder got the gig on merit this time and last time.

[bloods08]

Sat 7 April: Port Adelaide v Subiaco (AAMI) 10.35 start.
Sat 28 April: Claremont v West Adelaide (Patersons) 12.05 start.
Sat 12 May: Williamstown v South Adelaide (MCG) 11.05 start.

[Wedgie]

As for the Foxtel Cup, SANFL facebook advises the following are the 16 teams participating
...
NT Thunder

Did NT get a gig on its own merit this year? Or does it continue to get a gig because it is the AFL's pet project?

LOL. Considering they're the best team in the ACT, NSW, Qld and NT outside of the AFL I think we can safely say they got in by merit!

[am Bays]

NT Thunder got the gig on merit this time and last time.

Bzzt wrong

Original format only had two QAFL sides in, Tony Frawley then jumped up and down and said we are a special case and we want in. Grey Morris wrote about it in November 2010 in tata great peer reviewed tome, the NT News. Grey, as only he can, lauded Tony for standing up for NT rights and ensuring that they were part of the Foxtel Cup, they only came 5th in the QAFL in 2010.

This year they definately earned a spot, well "earned" with respect to a competition that would best be described as Victorian Amateurs Div 1 Standard.

[Brucetiki]

Sat 7 April: Port Adelaide v Subiaco (AAMI) 10.35 start.
Sat 28 April: Claremont v West Adelaide (Patersons) 12.05 start.
Sat 12 May: Williamstown v South Adelaide (MCG) 11.05 start.

Looks like 3 decent games in the first round. It'll prevent a repeat of last years farcical first round, but also means all three SA teams could potentially be knocked out in the first round.

[PhilH]

First Round is as follows

Sat Mar 31 - Morningside v Launceston @ Gold Coast (10.35am SA time)

Sat April 7 - Port Adelaide v Subiaco @ AAMI (10.35am SA Time)

Sat April 14 - Werribee v Burnie @ Ethihad / Launceston (10.35am SA Time)

Sat April 21 - Ainslie v West Perth @ Blacktown (10.35am)

Sat April 28 - Claremont v West Adelaide @ Perth (1.35pm SA time)

Sat May 5 - Sydney Hills Eagles v Mt Gravatt @ SCG (10.35am SA Time)

Sat May 12 - Williamstown v South Adelaide @ MCG (10.35am SA time

Sat May 19 - NT Thunder v Port Melbourne @ Darwin (10.35am SA Time)


Here comes Saturday Morning Football.....

[The Sleeping Giant]

NT Thunder got the gig on merit this time and last time.

Bzzt wrong

Original format only had two QAFL sides in, Tony Frawley then jumped up and down and said we are a special case and we want in. Grey Morris wrote about it in November 2010 in tata great peer reviewed tome, the NT News. Grey, as only he can, lauded Tony for standing up for NT rights and ensuring that they were part of the Foxtel Cup, they only came 5th in the QAFL in 2010.

This year they definately earned a spot, well "earned" with respect to a competition that would best be described as Victorian Amateurs Div 1 Standard.

My mistake. I thought they got beaten into 2nd or 3rd that year.

[Big Phil]

From Localfootysa...

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 6215231824

[Big Phil]

The prizemoney has increased this year. What was it last year? $40K?

http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/artic ... e-release/

[The Sleeping Giant]

South play on the mcg. Lucky pricks.

[Big Phil]

Full schedule from the AFL site:

http://www.afl.com.au/foxtel%20cup%2020 ... fault.aspx

[Jim05]

So Port v Subiaco is a curtain raiser for the Crows v Western Bulldogs game.
Might draw 500 people there

[The Sleeping Giant]

So Port v Subiaco is a curtain raiser for the Crows v Western Bulldogs game.
Might draw 500 people there

Not about bums on seats.

[Jim05]

So Port v Subiaco is a curtain raiser for the Crows v Western Bulldogs game.
Might draw 500 people there

Not about bums on seats.

No its not but would have thought it would be good for Port to play before their one club brothers.
Does the AFL or Foxtel foot the bill for opening AAMI early and paying staff? would have thought the bigger the crowd the better.

[southee]

South play on the mcg. Lucky pricks.

Yep...footy roadtrip coming up!!!!

I reckon Cambridge Clarrie might jump on board the wagon as well ......

[redandblack]

Have a good trip, southee.

I'll be off to Perth