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Fixturing "Anomalies"

Smoking Aces said:
Our fixture is a commercial nightmare.
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Not if your at home it isn't. Therefore Foxtel & 7 are singing
You go out Friday night and Saturday night and on Sundey you still can go out and then get home to unwind at about3, perfect time (if your not going to the game).
And alot of neutral supporters would watch a Richmond games. Boost for TV
 
Little Ziggyadee said:
Not if your at home it isn't. Therefore Foxtel & 7 are singing
You go out Friday night and Saturday night and on Sundey you still can go out and then get home to unwind at about3, perfect time (if your not going to the game).
And alot of neutral supporters would watch a Richmond games. Boost for TV
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Nightmare in terms of revenue for the Tigers. This way we don’t become independently strong, and we become reliant on AFL handouts (distribution).
 
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The Mole said:
Nightmare in terms of revenue for the Tigers. This way we don’t become independently strong, and we become reliant on AFL handouts (distribution).
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That seems to be the play. Weaken our financial position so they own us like they do many other teams.
Punished hard for our success.

I can't think of a worse draw to start the season. It's been horrendous.
 
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Tigers of Old said:
That seems to be the play. Weaken our financial position so they own us like they do many other teams.
Punished hard for our success.

I can't think of a worse draw to start the season. It's been horrendous.
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We didn’t get this sort of draw when we were actually really *smile*.
 
Larrikin said:
I have been saying to mates for a long time. There are two, no three guarantees in life. Death, Taxes and Richmond being fixtured to play Port Adelaide in Adelaide each year.

(1) Port have been in the competition since 1997. With the fixture having been released for 2024, this marks 28 years of Port Adelaide in the competition. From these 28 years, Richmond has been fixtured to play in Adelaide all bar just 3 of them.

The years that Richmond have not had to travel to Adelaide when playing Port Adelaide are:
1998 (Port Adelaide's second year in the competition)
2011 (Really we shouldn't count this year as Richmond didn't get a home match in VIC vs Port Adelaide either... They played the one game for the season against each other at TIO Stadium in Northern Territory).
2014 (The second time only that Richmond actually got to play Port Adelaide once in a season and have it fixtured in Melbourne since 1998..... As it turned out by circumstance Richmond played Port Adelaide in Adelaide in the final that year).

So in 28 years of the Port Adelaide's fixture, Richmond has had 2 clear years of playing Port Adelaide once in that season and playing them in Melbourne (one of those being at the beginning of Ports existence). So the rule to Fixture Richmond vs Port Adelaide is if they play each other once in a year, that game is played in Adelaide. Only if they play each other twice in a season do Richmond play Port in Melbourne that year.

Given there are 18 teams in the competition and each team plays only 6 teams twice per season, most years it means Richmond play Port Adelaide one time and Port gets that game on their home ground. Is this a fixturing "Anomaly"? Is it an agreement that has been made between the two clubs? 28 years of data now and no one ever seems to speak about it? I am sure the Tigers are sick of having to travel to that Shanty Town!
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And it continues. The only thing as sure as death and taxes, is Richmond being fixtured to play Port Adelaide in Adelaide. It happens again in 2025 despite Richmond only playing Port once in 2025.
 
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theglove3 said:
Just looking at next week's fixture.
The AFL Boffins have put us up against The Aussie GP at Albert Park.
I think that's right.
What U.S. of A algorithmic, scientific guru came up with this inspired time slot?

Seriously a joke this competition.
On top of the match day rogering we receive from the brass!

*smile* Corrupt.
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Well that’s a no brainer for me. I love the tigers but I’ll be at Albert Park. I think it’s time F1 got fair dinkum and brought back the great Irish team “Jordan GP” and their famous yellow and black cars.
Ahh those were the days.
 
Redford said:
I agree. We just seem so complicit to it all. You don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes, but whatever it is, it ain’t working.
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Well clearly the AFL’s hatred of us goes beyond Benny Gale. I was kind of hoping that with Gales departure the AFL might have taken their foot off our throats but it appears not to be the case.
 
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Think some here are being gloom and doom merchants.We finished bottom so we get the arse end of things.The best way to retaliate is by our new young group melding with the experienced few and have upset wins.Revenge is a dish served cold.
 
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gold1 said:
Think some here are being gloom and doom merchants.We finished bottom so we get the arse end of things.The best way to retaliate is by our new young group melding with the experienced few and have upset wins.Revenge is a dish served cold.
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I didn’t see Essendon in the finals and they got a much better draw commercially. They want the Tigers to become extinct. The only wins we get (it wouldn’t surprise if we went winless next year) are going to be upset wins. If we try to come back we’re going to get kicked down by the AFL again.
 
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CarnTheTiges said:
I didn’t see Essendon in the finals and they got a much better draw commercially. They want the Tigers to become extinct. The only wins we get (it wouldn’t surprise if we went winless next year) are going to be upset wins. If we try to come back we’re going to get kicked down by the AFL again.
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I was there during our SOS days.The club is far more resilient .A couple of standout players will help us climb up the ladder and also bring in the crowds. Hart,Richo,Dusty.......................................Newbie.
 
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gold1 said:
I was there during our SOS days.The club is far more resilient .A couple of standout players will help us climb up the ladder and also bring in the crowds. Hart,Richo,Dusty.......................................Newbie.
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Dusty came into a side that had already picked up Cotchin, Riewoldt and Rance. Riewoldt won the Coleman in Dusty’s first year. Richo had nothing, admittedly. Hart came into a side that was ready to contend. We’ve got nothing on field. Any newbie will take at least two seasons to show much, particularly given the lack of on field support. The team is as bad as I can remember any Richmond team being since the late 80’s and early 90’s. Take a lot more than a couple of flashy draft picks to right this ship. We are firmly in #lolnorf territory now.
 
CarnTheTiges said:
Dusty came into a side that had already picked up Cotchin, Riewoldt and Rance. Riewoldt won the Coleman in Dusty’s first year. Richo had nothing, admittedly. Hart came into a side that was ready to contend. We’ve got nothing on field. Any newbie will take at least two seasons to show much, particularly given the lack of on field support. The team is as bad as I can remember any Richmond team being since the late 80’s and early 90’s. Take a lot more than a couple of flashy draft picks to right this ship. We are firmly in #lolnorf territory now.
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Oh well ,that's it then.Time to merge with Tassie.
 
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Larrikin said:
And it continues. The only thing as sure as death and taxes, is Richmond being fixtured to play Port Adelaide in Adelaide. It happens again in 2025 despite Richmond only playing Port once in 2025.
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ironically, a certain clown who is very vocal about the MCG is dead silent on this 1.
 
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