Nothing to report.
Said the fixture is still being worked on and a few weeks away.
I do like the idea of a GF replay on the Friday night though.
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Said the fixture is still being worked on and a few weeks away.
I do like the idea of a GF replay on the Friday night though.
Thanks Disco. Fixture should be due in next 2 weeks I think. IMO, we should get rid of the Blooze R1 game.
I didnt include all the copy, just a few paragraphs that mention Richmond.
The Age - Sam McClure
Carlton and Richmond will again open the men’s season next year, in front of what the AFL hopes will be a near capacity crowd at the MCG.
And in what could be the perfect one-two punch, Melbourne have asked league officials for their rematch with grand final opponents the Western Bulldogs to be played one day later.
Although the season opener has been one-way traffic for some time (Richmond have won every game since 2013), the AFL sees no reason to change what it believes has been a winning formula in terms of crowd and broadcasting numbers.
The Blues also have arguably the strongest list since their rebuild began and have another new coach in Michael Voss.
Sources at the AFL said the early rounds of the 2022 fixture were still being worked through.
Melbourne will also play in other marquee games early in the season, including the Queen’s Birthday clash with Collingwood and the Anzac Day eve match against Richmond.
The Demons played the Bulldogs twice in the home-and-away season this year and both were behind closed doors. When they were finally able to play in front of a crowd in the grand final, it was away from Victoria at Perth’s Optus Stadium.
“We will work with the MCC to make it more than a game and try to make it a spectacle and help launch the first round, particularly the fact that it’s potentially for a Friday night,” Pert said.
“This is just what we’ve asked for; whether the AFL will schedule it is another thing.”
The Age - Sam McClure
Carlton and Richmond will again open the men’s season next year, in front of what the AFL hopes will be a near capacity crowd at the MCG.
And in what could be the perfect one-two punch, Melbourne have asked league officials for their rematch with grand final opponents the Western Bulldogs to be played one day later.
Although the season opener has been one-way traffic for some time (Richmond have won every game since 2013), the AFL sees no reason to change what it believes has been a winning formula in terms of crowd and broadcasting numbers.
The Blues also have arguably the strongest list since their rebuild began and have another new coach in Michael Voss.
Sources at the AFL said the early rounds of the 2022 fixture were still being worked through.
Melbourne will also play in other marquee games early in the season, including the Queen’s Birthday clash with Collingwood and the Anzac Day eve match against Richmond.
The Demons played the Bulldogs twice in the home-and-away season this year and both were behind closed doors. When they were finally able to play in front of a crowd in the grand final, it was away from Victoria at Perth’s Optus Stadium.
“We will work with the MCC to make it more than a game and try to make it a spectacle and help launch the first round, particularly the fact that it’s potentially for a Friday night,” Pert said.
“This is just what we’ve asked for; whether the AFL will schedule it is another thing.”
Don't tell me these *smile* are going to continue releasing games in blocks.
The world is opening up. Let us plan our footy trips you AFL knobs
The world is opening up. Let us plan our footy trips you AFL knobs
Feels as though we could be anywhere from 5th to 12th. Suspect we’ll finish in the lower half of that.
They will. It’s what the people ‘want’. Just like we ‘want’ a night GF.
And Thursday night footy.
I always have trouble working out why they want to p1ss off the supporters.
DS
Nat Edwards in her latest podcast with Damien Barrett on the AFL website, was outstanding with her understanding of Richmond, and our journey. Very impressed
Totally agree.
Like you Brisbane, we are not all based in Victoria.
Interstate travel requires planning!!
Yeah, that.
Such is life.
I often feel that the fans who turn up are decoration for the TV coverage.
DS
And once fans stop turning up, they will digitally insert a fake crowd, much like the fake crowd noise they did during the season
I have Foxtel. The only game I watch on 7 is the GF, and that’s because Fox aren’t allowed to show it live. I hate ads every time a goal is scored.
It’s a real bugbear that one - hate it too but you can get pretty good with flicking to another station as soon as the goal is scored and timing it to be back for the bounce.
AFL couldnt give a fat rats ass about the fans.
The Korporates come first, they tell their Sock Puppet Gill and his clowns what they want and Gil gets it done.
The very reason they brought in 6-6-6 and the stand rule to increase scoring thus more goals equals more ads equals more $$$.
Surly Cornes will be all over this. How does a reigning premier get 7 games in a row at their home ground??
I'm just waiting to see how many more gifts this team continues to get from the AFL.