Well then don't say anything at all.

Did every club's CEO come out and released a press release on the fixture?

Did Gold Coast come out and say how thankful they were for AFL's assistance with priority access to state league players?

Well then don't say anything at all.

Did every club's CEO come out and released a press release on the fixture?

Did Gold Coast come out and say how thankful they were for AFL's assistance with priority access to state league players?

Well then don't say anything at all.

Did every club's CEO come out and released a press release on the fixture?

Did Gold Coast come out and say how thankful they were for AFL's assistance with priority access to state league players?

Essendon*, another Victorian club with a big supporter base, will have four Friday night games and two on Thursday night.

The Bombers dropped out of the top eight this season after a disastrous 2-6 start and their 14-year drought without a finals win is the longest in the AFL.

But they finished the season strongly and the recruiting of GWS star Dylan Shiel has further raised expectations that they will be next year’s bolter.

Essendon*’s great hope.
Essendon*’s great hope.Source:News Corp Australia

Despite their regular prime time appearances, Essendon* chief executive Xavier Campbell took a stab at league officials for Essendon*’s home games against fellow-Melbourne clubs who finished outside the top eight last season.

“At the biggest venue in Melbourne with a capacity of 100,000, we feel it may have been a missed opportunity to not showcase a traditional Victorian based rivalry in two of our four home games scheduled at the MCG,” Campbell said.

‘However, we do thank the league for their willingness to work with the Clubs to ensure a relatively balanced fixture.”

Hawthorn boss Justin Reeves also criticised his team’s draw, claiming his club didn’t receive any of its fixture requests.

“We understand the fixture process is a challenging one for the league, however it is disappointing we did not receive any of the priority fixture requests we submitted to the AFL and that we have again been fixtured a home game at Marvel Stadium,” Reeves said.

“On a positive note, we are pleased our members will be able to enjoy some terrific home games at the MCG, with big match-ups against the Cats on Easter Monday, Collingwood on a Friday night and reigning Premiers West Coast.”

The bigger they pump them up the louder they burst.

I hope the Bombers get smashed in their primetime slots.

The bigger they pump them up the louder they burst.

I hope the Bombers get smashed in their primetime slots.

I'd like to see a bit more clarity provided in the way game timeslots are allocated.

i.e. Good Friday requires X amount of club members per club, minimum of a certain amount of wins the year before, and perhaps even a financial assurance of a minimum crowd of 45000, anything less and the clubs foot a bill.

Or even provisions requiring certain upkeep to ensure the big games are kept (i.e Essendon**/Collingwood can't lose 20% of their membership figures since the date the rules come into play, must have played finals each a certain amount of times, and no more than one wooden spoon in the previous five years)

Fantastic post.

Makes so much sense and it keeps the AFL honest, and playing by the 'known' rules: even playing field.

Terrible situation we can't trust the Commissioners. Absurd.

Jetstar sale on flights to Tassie. Travel dates:

5 Mar - 3 Apr
& 30 Apr - 19 Jun

Carlton play Hawthorn in Launceston on 28 April.

That's school holidays for ya!!

LOCK it in!

The double-header will return in 2019, with the Northern Blues to play three curtain raisers prior to Carlton games this season.

As confirmed by AFL Victoria today, Northern’s Round 8, 18 and 19 games will take place immediately before Carlton matches in great news for Blues fans.

First of all the draw is a joke
Every team playing 5 teams twice is farcical
Playing every team once then having a bye followed by the comp split into 3 leagues of 6 teams
Is a no brainer to me

As for the draw in general it’s all based on tv and live stream viewing
And if u have been shit in the past as we have been you get the
rough end of the pineapple

The game has changed so much
Playing a Sunday game at 1.10 pm ain’t ideal but the AFL couch potato can therefore
Get there 3 game back to back fix

Living over in the west these days it’s hard to get around watching
Your beloved team at 11.10 in the morning

Eventually I can see fox taking over the sole rights of the coverage
Expect more games midweek down the track and then the AFL taking over the rights solely themselves
Which is happening in sports like golf now
It’s all about the folded stuff these days

Fact is folks the AFL don’t give a @#$%&! about family friendly time for footy
Viewing
It’s all about TV and live stream viewing so the viewer can watch any of the nine games and they don’t overlap