Love the draw December 09, 2021, 01:28:44 pm Now Voss and the boys have to make the most of it and really capitalise.https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-fixture-2022-winners-and-losers-from-afl-draw-doubleup-games-who-every-club-plays-twice-analysis/news-story/44ed68f66ad26b7b627e8517de387cc5
Re: Love the draw Reply #1 – December 09, 2021, 03:05:37 pm R1 - vs Tigers on Thurs (Season opener is GF rematch on WED)R2 - vs Dogs on ThursR3 - vs Hawks (MCG) - 10 day break for a home game?R4 - @GC - 7 day break, why not swap these to give extra break when travelling?R5 - Port @MCG (7 day break)R6 - @Freo - 6 day break and travel the longest road trip. Why?!R7 - home vs North - 7 daysR8 - home vs Ade - 8 day break!R9 - @GWS - 7 day break and travel, after a longer home break, again.From here onwards we haven't got times/days yet and there will be a bye in there somewhere but we don't know where yet.R10 - Sydney homeR11-13 - Rivalry month? - Pies, Bombers, Tigers all away @ MCGR14 - Freo marvelR15 - Saints marvelR16 - @Eagles.....back to perth....for the second time.R17 - Cats home at the MCGR18 - Giants @ MarvelR19 - @Ade R20 - @Bris.....in QLD....again....for the second time.R21 - vs DeesR22 - Home vs Pies last round.Travel WA - twiceQLD - twiceSA - OnceSyd - OnceNo Tassie, or Darwin.5x Home @ MCG vs big teams (Pies, Tigers, Cats, Hawks and Port)6x Home @ Marvel vs interstate/smaller (Freo, Syd, GWS, Ade, Saints, North)From the first 9 games we have...2x Thurs night and a standalone sat nightSupposedly the best draw, reckon we could do a lot better with our travel and breaks around travel, but so be it.
Re: Love the draw Reply #2 – December 09, 2021, 04:05:57 pm Thought our deal was 6 at the MCG and 5 at Marvel?
Re: Love the draw Reply #3 – December 09, 2021, 04:28:51 pm Our first 6 are pretty tough yet again - Hawks a maybe, also Suns, but don't fancy us in the other 4. Hate to say it, but a 0-6 start is not out of the question.
Re: Love the draw Reply #4 – December 09, 2021, 05:38:32 pm We'll grab at least two of those first six IMO
Re: Love the draw Reply #5 – December 09, 2021, 06:58:44 pm Quote from: madbluboy on December 09, 2021, 04:05:57 pmThought our deal was 6 at the MCG and 5 at Marvel?Think its always been Docklands is our home, and MCG is secondary.......ever since Collins sold our soul.Used to be 7-4 (maybe even 8-3 early on)
Re: Love the draw Reply #6 – December 09, 2021, 08:01:18 pm No real easy games you can pencil in i reckon... If we're going to be a good team we have to beat good sides. When everything clicks, which one day i hope it does, we'll be the team other sides dread playing. Until then we just have to wait and see.
Re: Love the draw Reply #7 – December 10, 2021, 07:46:01 am 'The Spartans do not ask how many enemy there are, but where they are.'King Agis II of Sparta 1 Likes
Re: Love the draw Reply #8 – December 10, 2021, 08:04:48 am Quote from: kruddler on December 09, 2021, 06:58:44 pmThink its always been Docklands is our home, and MCG is secondary.......ever since Collins sold our soul.Used to be 7-4 (maybe even 8-3 early on)https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-on-the-move-to-the-mcg-for-more-home-games-under-new-deal-20140917-10i706.htmlFound this. We changed it to 6 MCG 5 Marvel back in 2014 but it was a 5 year deal.
Re: Love the draw Reply #9 – December 10, 2021, 08:30:50 am Every pre-season it's the same media spin, the draw gives Carlton an armchair ride while Cheats and Filth are hammered.No matter what the draw is, the story is spun the same way, pre-season after pre-season after pre-season!Then when we've lost 3 or 4 of the first few rounds against potential finalists it is going to be spun as "Carlton fails to deliver", fails to deliver to a synthetic expectation created by the media.The truth is, until we have long term stability of coach and playing list, things won't improve, they can't improve, we won't become consistent, because we are eternally starting with a fresh perspective that everyone must learn! What shocks me is that some people around our club and the competition think we can trade our way out like the old days, our platinum era, it's 1980s thinking and it's developed a nice patina but like a vintage Jag any budget two bob Tesla will leave it covered in dust! Last Edit: December 10, 2021, 08:38:26 am by LP 1 Likes
Re: Love the draw Reply #10 – December 10, 2021, 08:35:33 am Just quietly we have been stripped of the season opener.
Re: Love the draw Reply #11 – December 10, 2021, 08:39:58 am Quote from: madbluboy on December 10, 2021, 08:35:33 amJust quietly we have been stripped of the season opener.It also wasn't lost on me that after our club initially floating the Good Friday game to raise funds for the RCH, between the clubs that flank the RCH Carlton and Norp, not only were we dealt out but we've been locked out of that opportunity!
Re: Love the draw Reply #12 – December 10, 2021, 08:40:41 am Quote from: madbluboy on December 10, 2021, 08:35:33 amJust quietly we have been stripped of the season opener.Pleased we were ... it was way past boring
Re: Love the draw Reply #13 – December 10, 2021, 12:27:37 pm No MCG games on Friday night or Saturday arvo/night..... that sucks. Best time to catch up with mates at the footy
Re: Love the draw Reply #14 – December 10, 2021, 03:09:11 pm Quote from: madbluboy on December 10, 2021, 08:35:33 amJust quietly we have been stripped of the season opener.Don't sweat it MBB. Fate is in our hands. Start winning, pulling bigger audience figures and you watch how quickly scheduling can change.
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