Carlton's FIXture for 2014

missnaut · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:57 am

I love Jon Ralph trying to push that we've got a tough draw. If we're playing who we're rumoured to be playing twice it's not that much different from this year.

emtwenty · **Joined:** Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:29 pm **Posts:** 7074

Draw is no harder IMO to this year. Only reason it is deemed tougher is because we only play Richmond once. An extra game against Geelong makes up for the singe match against Richmond.

Our only top 6 double ups are Port and Geelong (according to Caro). We always play Ess and Coll twice - Ralphy is just being dramatic.

Punter22 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:15 am

emtwenty wrote:

Draw is no harder IMO to this year. Only reason it is deemed tougher is because we only play Richmond once. An extra game against Geelong makes up for the singe match against Richmond.

Our only top 6 double ups are Port and Geelong (according to Caro). We always play Ess and Coll twice - Ralphy is just being dramatic.

Exactly. The draw, as much as it can be assessed at this point in time, isn't difficult.

Interstate trips will be on the lower end of the scale, given we play 7 out of eight non-Victorian teams once.

If we are good enough we will make finals. If not, we won't.

Bigredisback · **Joined:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:12 pm **Posts:** 942

emtwenty wrote:

Draw is no harder IMO to this year. Only reason it is deemed tougher is because we only play Richmond once. An extra game against Geelong makes up for the singe match against Richmond.

Our only top 6 double ups are Port and Geelong (according to Caro). We always play Ess and Coll twice - Ralphy is just being dramatic.

Could be easier than last year

Punter22 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:20 am

Bigredisback wrote:

emtwenty wrote:

Draw is no harder IMO to this year. Only reason it is deemed tougher is because we only play Richmond once. An extra game against Geelong makes up for the singe match against Richmond.

Our only top 6 double ups are Port and Geelong (according to Caro). We always play Ess and Coll twice - Ralphy is just being dramatic.

Could be easier than last year

What?? But... we were punished!!! :confused:

Adam Chatfield · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:41 am

I wish we never won games so we could get an easier draw and higher draft picks

kezza · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 6:11 pm **Posts:** 14994

It has been reported today that Collingwood will play 5 interstate games and play us, Geelong and Hawthorn twice. We us reportedly playing Geelong and Port twice it would appear that Collingwood has a tougher draw than despite not finishing in the top 6.

Blue Sombrero · **Posted:** Fri Oct 25, 2013 1:34 am

It's about dollars in the bank for the AFL. Nothing else. They want the top 6 to look like this (in any order)

Collingwood'
Carlton
Richmond
Essendon*
Hawthorn
WCE

That is their ideal. Then the policy of every side plays every other side twice would be like owning your own money tree for them. Of course, the following year, all the bottom sides would be on the eight because half the top six would have to drop out so it's just a nominal thing.

They do have a waiver.

The big games have to be played twice. You will rarely if ever see a season where Carlton and Collingwood play just once. And that year we played them at Etihad was obvioulsy a severe fukup on their part and will never happen again either.

We cop it and Collingwood has to cop it. In a way they suffer the most because of their drawing power. But they get the dolooars as a result. Up to now. If the AFL subsidises the gate takings, Eddie won't be so keen to play so many blockbusters because they won't get the gate.

Kaptain Kouta · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:41 pm **Posts:** 63509

Blue Sombrero wrote:

It's about dollars in the bank for the AFL. Nothing else. They want the top 6 to look like this (in any order)

Collingwood'
Carlton
Richmond
Essendon**
Hawthorn
WCE

That is their ideal. Then the policy of every side plays every other side twice would be like owning your own money tree for them. Of course, the following year, all the bottom sides would be on the eight because half the top six would have to drop out so it's just a nominal thing.

They do have a waiver.

The big games have to be played twice. You will rarely if ever see a season where Carlton and Collingwood play just once. And that year we played them at Etihad was obvioulsy a severe fukup on their part and will never happen again either.

We cop it and Collingwood has to cop it. In a way they suffer the most because of their drawing power. But they get the dolooars as a result. Up to now. If the AFL subsidises the gate takings, Eddie won't be so keen to play so many blockbusters because they won't get the gate.

Tend to agree, but would say Sydney is a bigger priority than Hawthorn, to secure the game, TV audiences etc.

Anyway, I don't care how often we travel, but if we don't have one match in Sydney every season from now, there's something very wrong. Ideally, we would have at least an alternating match against either side each year. That would be good for us, good for the AFL, good for the Sydney teams, and in case you missed it...good for Carlton.

kezza · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 6:11 pm **Posts:** 14994

Caro has written today that Carlton will play 2 Thursday night games, one against Richmond in round 2 and another against Freo mid year.
She says we will play 6 Friday nights and play Essendon* in round 23 which could also be a Friday night.

CK95 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:42 am

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/f ... 2wc33.html

Quote:

Sunday night television is set for a football revolution with the AFL to trial up to three prime-time games on Channel Seven for the first time in that timeslot in 2014.

rhino27 · **Joined:** Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:58 pm **Posts:** 4299

Have Essendon** retained the ANZAC Day game? AFL are going to look mightily stupid when the filth take on a VFL side on the biggest home & away game of the year!

emtwenty · **Joined:** Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:29 pm **Posts:** 7074

3AW rumour file claiming one of the Sunday night games will be Carlton Collingwood

CK95 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:24 am

Interesting, the above article also says

Quote:

Round one sees Carlton host Port Adelaide on the Sunday night of the Melbourne Grand Prix weekend although that game is expected to be shown on Fox Footy.

...or maybe that means a twilight game

Effes · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:54 pm

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/collin ... 6748951709

COLLINGWOOD and Carlton will clash on a Sunday night at the MCG in June 2014 in an AFL fixturing experiment.

The Pies and Blues are slated to play at 7.40pm on June 29 – the first weekend of the mid-year school holidays.

madblue21 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:27 pm **Posts:** 764

So if we play port in round 1 on a Sunday night, and play tigers round 2 on Thursday night ? 3 day break! Bit harsh

emtwenty · **Joined:** Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:29 pm **Posts:** 7074

We played the first week of round 1. Round 1 is split over 2 weeks. We have an 11 day break. Tigers have 12 days break because try are playing Gold Coast on the Saturday of round 1 week 1.

Gab · **Joined:** Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:42 pm **Posts:** 283

Starting the season with a split round is so lame.

SnickerS · **Joined:** Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:35 pm **Posts:** 1472

Gab wrote:

Starting the season with a split round is so lame.

The AFL is so lame.

camel · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 4:18 pm

CK95 wrote:

Interesting, the above article also says

Quote:

Round one sees Carlton host Port Adelaide on the Sunday night of the Melbourne Grand Prix weekend although that game is expected to be shown on Fox Footy.

...or maybe that means a twilight game

Well that's just [REDACTED]. :lol:

The Grand Prix will start at 5pm, finishing a bit before 7pm. And what good is the footy season starting on the same weekend as the F1 if we're playing in Adelaide. :donk:

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