2016 Draw

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2016 Draw

October 24, 2015, 10:09:27 am

Did anybody catch the item on 7 News about next year's draw? We open on Easter Thursday against the Tigers. No Good Friday game. Blues right out of prime time schedules.

Sounds like we're up for a few twighlight games on Sunday and the odd Saturday arvo fixture.

Re: 2016 Draw

Reply #1 – October 24, 2015, 10:10:32 am

I love Saturday arvo, best time to play.

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Reply #2 – October 24, 2015, 10:22:42 am

We don't deserve anything better.

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Reply #3 – October 24, 2015, 10:28:30 am

Hardly surprising really. We were pretty dismal viewing in 2015.

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Reply #4 – October 24, 2015, 11:00:57 am

Quote from: Jofo – on October 24, 2015, 10:09:27 am

Did anybody catch the item on 7 News about next year's draw? We open on Easter Thursday against the Tigers. No Good Friday game. Blues right out of prime time schedules.

Sounds like we're up for a few twighlight games on Sunday and the odd Saturday arvo fixture.

Listen, if you expect an evenly balanced schedule from a Ch.7 run draw you are joking, the broadcasters have a massive say in the draw and the only reason we got so many Friday's last season was because the ridiculously biased Ch.7 EssenScum crew wanted to keep their head down! I bet you blind that EssenScum will end up with a Friday night bonanza in 2016!

Re: 2016 Draw

Reply #5 – October 24, 2015, 11:23:57 am

That's okay, time for this club to learn to earn respect.

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Reply #6 – October 24, 2015, 11:32:51 am

As the least watchable team in 2015, we will be in the least watched slots in 2016, it is common sense and we can't have any complaints at all.

The broadcasters have to have a huge say, otherwise they wouldn't pay the money they do for the rights to broadcast. I have far less issue with time slots, than I do with bias draws.

In saying that I hate twilight games, but when we are winning we will be back in the better time slots, so all is good.

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Reply #7 – October 24, 2015, 01:51:43 pm

At least it's going to mean less ruined weekends by Friday night embarrassments.

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Reply #8 – October 24, 2015, 02:24:06 pm

Quote from: cookie2 – on October 24, 2015, 10:28:30 am

Hardly surprising really. We were pretty dismal viewing in 2015.

no dismal since 2003...4 spoons in 13 years..its looking grim

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Reply #9 – October 24, 2015, 07:16:33 pm

Quote from: LP – on October 24, 2015, 11:00:57 am

Listen, if you expect an evenly balanced schedule from a Ch.7 run draw you are joking, the broadcasters have a massive say in the draw and the only reason we got so many Friday's last season was because the ridiculously biased Ch.7 EssenScum crew wanted to keep their head down! I bet you blind that EssenScum will end up with a Friday night bonanza in 2016!

No, I don't. Just reporting was I saw. I don't watch TV footy much. I prefer to go to games and twighlight Sunday is horrible for me as an attendee not TV watcher.

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Reply #10 – October 24, 2015, 07:31:45 pm

We finished last and quite frankly, watching us the last few years on Friday and Sat nights has been embarrassing. I hope they give us no Friday or Sat nights and the most obscure timeslots available. We might be in for a bit of pain in the coming years, so no point "scaring the kiddies".

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Reply #11 – October 24, 2015, 07:53:08 pm

Quote from: PassIt2Carrots – on October 24, 2015, 10:10:32 am

I love Saturday arvo, best time to play.

Too right!

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Reply #12 – October 24, 2015, 08:03:03 pm

Getting flogged is bad enough but getting flogged during prime time is even worse.

Channel Seven must have swallowed Malthouse's line about us not losing a game

It's fair enough that we are relegated to less popular viewing times, particularly as they are often the best times to watch live.

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Reply #13 – October 25, 2015, 10:23:35 am

I want to rebuild quietly away from public floggings like we saw in every Friday night game this year. Not good for anybody.

First time I have seen my kids speechless for 3 entire hours was the 140 point loss to Hawthorn, don't want any of us to go through that sort of public massacre again.

Back to prime time when we have something to show case.

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Reply #14 – October 25, 2015, 10:28:44 am

I won't miss the derogatory cr@p about us dished out by Ch 7 commentators on Fri nights for sure. Might have to invest in an AFL Live subscription for the year - I have vowed never to let Foxtel back in the house.