2015: Fixture
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Some news on Preseason games for 2015..
THE AFL returns the NAB Cup formula to three full rounds.
Despite suggestions the league might play 27 NAB Cup games in 27 days, that fixture would be unworkable for clubs keen on consistent breaks in their pre-season program.
The league will play three official rounds of games — up from two and a practice match last year — and while most will be televised the AFL will not play them on consecutive days.
A full round of pre-season games at metropolitan venues on March 20-22 will be played before a vacant weekend that leads into the Carlton-Richmond season kick-off on April 2.
Under the AFL’s NAB Cup format last year some clubs had massive breaks between games that made it hard to build pre-season momentum.
Abandoning the model of playing a game each day allows for greater flexibility, according to Lethlean.
“We are definitely going to formalise a third round of matches which we did informally last year. 27 in a row is logistically too hard,” Lethlean said.
THE AFL returns the NAB Cup formula to three full rounds.
Despite suggestions the league might play 27 NAB Cup games in 27 days, that fixture would be unworkable for clubs keen on consistent breaks in their pre-season program.
The league will play three official rounds of games — up from two and a practice match last year — and while most will be televised the AFL will not play them on consecutive days.
A full round of pre-season games at metropolitan venues on March 20-22 will be played before a vacant weekend that leads into the Carlton-Richmond season kick-off on April 2.
Under the AFL’s NAB Cup format last year some clubs had massive breaks between games that made it hard to build pre-season momentum.
Abandoning the model of playing a game each day allows for greater flexibility, according to Lethlean.
“We are definitely going to formalise a third round of matches which we did informally last year. 27 in a row is logistically too hard,” Lethlean said.
So apparently ch 7 news the other night said there would be 4 Thursday night games in Rounds 12 to 15. These would be one each in Melb, Syd, Perth and Adelaide (order unknown).
Which suggests to me that they will likely have 3 bye rounds (probably 6 games in each week) in rounds 12, 13 and 14 which would make fixturing a lot easier to avoid short breaks for the teams involved.
Multiple Bye Rounds smack in the middle of the season when most of us are close to finishing or hoping to have a full team of premiums. Going to make SC life interesting strategising around that!
(Note again, this is my assumption that there will be multi bye rounds then, nothing official or no direct leaks to that).
Which suggests to me that they will likely have 3 bye rounds (probably 6 games in each week) in rounds 12, 13 and 14 which would make fixturing a lot easier to avoid short breaks for the teams involved.
Multiple Bye Rounds smack in the middle of the season when most of us are close to finishing or hoping to have a full team of premiums. Going to make SC life interesting strategising around that!
(Note again, this is my assumption that there will be multi bye rounds then, nothing official or no direct leaks to that).
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St Kilda to play Carlton in Wellington on Anzac Day at 11:10am Melbourne time time according to latest AFL article (on phone so find it hard to post link).
Quite surprised they scheduled Carlton there, thought they would have played an interstate Club there.
Also means the day will have wall to wall footy with Saints v Blues, Ess v Coll, a twilight game and then two night games.
Quite surprised they scheduled Carlton there, thought they would have played an interstate Club there.
Also means the day will have wall to wall footy with Saints v Blues, Ess v Coll, a twilight game and then two night games.
5 matches wow
Saints v Carlton
Essendon v Collingwood
1 x twilight
2 x night
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-24/saints-blues-fire-up-anzac-day
Saints v Carlton
Essendon v Collingwood
1 x twilight
2 x night
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-24/saints-blues-fire-up-anzac-day
I heard that too but it looks like that was just an unconfirmed rumour: http://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/2014-10-27/gaz-on-track-for-preseason
Downloadable copy http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/AFL/Files/2015-Toyota-AFL-Premiership-Season-Fixture.pdf
Prints well too!
Prints well too!
