2009 AFL Draw

[The Coon Dog]

Herald Sun (http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24545144-19742,00.html)

1. Fremantle - Sun 29 Mar - Sub (N)
2. North Melbourne - Sun 5 Apr - MCG
3. Richmond - Mon 13 Apr - TD
4. West Coast - Sun 19 Apr - Sub (T)
5. Carlton - Sun 26 Apr - TD
6. St.Kilda - Sun 3 May - TD (T)
7. Adelaide - Sun - 10 May - AAMI
8. Melbourne - Sat 16 May - MCG
9. Geelong - Fri 22 May - TD
10. Sydney - Sat 30 May - Canberra
11. Richmond - Fri 5 Jun - TD
12. Port Adelaide - Sat 13 Jun - Darwin (N)
BYE
13. North Melbourne - Sun 28 Jun - MCG
14. Hawthorn - Sat 4 Jul - TD (N)
15. Collingwood - Fri 10 Jul - TD (N)
16. Essendon - Fri 17 Jul - TD (N)
17. St.Kilda - Sat 25 Jul - TD (N)
18. Fremantle - Sat 1 Aug - TD
19. West Coast - Sat 8 Aug - TD
20. Brisbane - Sat 15 Aug -Gabba (N)
21. Geelong - Fri 21 Aug - TD (N)
22. Collingwood - Sun 30 Aug - TD (T)


Friday x 5 (5N)
Saturday x 8 (4D, 4N)
Sunday x 8 (5D, 2T,1N)
Monday (1D)

TD x 13
MCG x 3
Sub x 2
AAMI x 1
Gabba x 1
Canberra x 1
Darwin x 1

[G-Mo77]

What is TD? :p

Pretty tough draw at first glance. If we're good enough it shouldn't matter though.

[aker39]

My calculations have us 12 times on free to air and 10 times on foxtel.

Edit: Make that 11/11

[The Coon Dog]

My calculations have us 12 times on free to air and 10 times on foxtel.

Booked your flights yet? ;)

[aker39]

Booked your flights yet? ;)

Not yet, but have started planning.

6 mates had decided that we were going to go to Adelaide for a boys weekend away, but if we don't want our balls chopped off, I think we will have to change our plans as it is on MOTHERS DAY.

Looks like we'll have to settle for some porn & firworks in Canberra.;);)

[Throughandthrough]

Two trips to Perth in first four weeks!:mad:

[aker39]

Here's a PDF version

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/files/afl%20draw.pdf

[aker39]

14. Hawthorn - Sat 4 Jul - TD (N)
15. Collingwood - Fri 10 Jul - TD (N)
16. Essendon - Fri 17 Jul - TD (N)
17. St.Kilda - Sat 25 Jul - TD (N)



4 prime time free to air games in a row.

Let's hope we are in good form at that time of the year.

[Throughandthrough]

Becaused i'm lazy, who do we play twice?

[Mantis]

8 of our last 9 at ES including 6 in a row from rd 14 to 19. Let's hope the ground doesn't get too hard.

[aker39]

Becaused i'm lazy, who do we play twice?

Of this years top 8, we play Geelong, St. Kilda, Nth Melbourne & Collingwood twice.

Of this years bottom 8, we play Fremantle, West Coast & Richmond twice.

[LostDoggy]

Hmm we play Geelong twice...Luckily not at Stupidhole Stadium

Also is April 13 Easter Monday?

[Happy Days]

Does the Monday game co-encide with anything (e.g: public holiday)?

[aker39]

Hmm we play Geelong twice...Luckily not at Stupidhole Stadium

Also is April 13 Easter Monday?


It is.

Is this our 1st ever official blockbuster, versus the Tigers on Easter Monday.

[aker39]

Here is a very good spreadsheet, that also includes the TV coverage.

http://www.theage.com.au/ed_docs/2009%20-%20AFL%20Fixture%20-%20FINAL%20(media%20distribution).xls

[Desipura]

NAB Cup fixture anyone?

[LostDoggy]

Also we got what most clubs ask for..

2 games against Collingwood

And 2 against Geelong wont hurt us either..

Biggest Blockbuster Fixture yet.

[westdog54]

It is.

Is this our 1st ever official blockbuster, versus the Tigers on Easter Monday.

I thought AD had sounded a bit unwell the last couple of months, this confirms it.

[bornadog]

It is.

Is this our 1st ever official blockbuster, versus the Tigers on Easter Monday.

Would have been even better at the G

[craigsahibee]

If you rank each team based on their ladder position for 2008 our draw puts us in the favourable half. Alarmingly, Hawthorn have the equal 2nd "softest" draw along with the Tigers and incredibly, Melbourne have the 2nd hardest draw (Sydney the toughest).

[Sockeye Salmon]

Essendon is the only decent drawing home game we miss out on. The other home games are against Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Plus a Easter Monday game v the Tigers!

Too bad we don't get one extra zac out of Collins for all these high drawing games.


And our 1 MCG home game is against North. The AFL are on drugs.

[Mofra]

22. Collingwood - Sun 30 Aug - TD (T)

Not happy with this - a twilight game on the eve of the finals.
Best we can hope for is a 6 day break (don't start replying with this "maybe" crap; we will be there)

[hujsh]

Only negative is a lack of FTA coverage. Though for me it's great as i have Foxtel and it's better live without ads and Buckleys.

[Go_Dogs]

One game at AAMI against the Crows, about what was expected I guess, although it would be good to see us play Port and have a win down here for once!

Might have to make a trip over to Melbourne for the Geelong game, as I'm be heading O/S not long after that.

[LostDoggy]

Not a bad draw for the might of the west, my humble opinion of what we have been dealt is as follows:

No trip to Geelong - excellent, should be good to see us play the cats live next year!
No trip to Tassie – ok, went this year and was a cracking game to be at!!
No Sydney at the SCG – excellent, went to this game this year as well, save an airfare next year!!
Hawthorn once – you beauty
Melbourne once – no good, we need percentage!
North twice – bad, they have the wood over us!!
Geelong twice – bad, hopoe we can win at least one against them
Richmond twice – badish, seem to strugle against them for some reason like north
1 less interstate game than this year, 6 instead of 7 – good, good
Good run home but a tough start we three intersate trips in first seven rounds
5 Friday night games – good, should help with getting a major sponsor over the line - we hope!

Looking forward to trips up to Brissy and Darwin next year.

Only 156 days to the first game against Freo - let the countdown begin!!

[firstdogonthemoon]

Only negative is a lack of FTA coverage. Though for me it's great as i have Foxtel and it's better live without ads and Buckleys.

Yes and no to this. The quality of the fox coverage this year made 7 and 10 look like geniuses and they were far from it.

[bornadog]

Yes and no to this. The quality of the fox coverage this year made 7 and 10 look like geniuses and they were far from it.

Yeah we had to put up with DDDWWWWWWWWWWWyane

[bornadog]

Not happy with this - a twilight game on the eve of the finals.
Best we can hope for is a 6 day break (don't start replying with this "maybe" crap; we will be there)

That was my biggest concern, the rest is the usual crap FIXturing the AFL put up

[LostDoggy]

Good draw. Finally our form is paying off with 5 Friday night games, although i would have rathered a couple within the first 5 matches.

[Scraggers]

Not too bad a draw ...

I get to see the boys twice over here in the first four rounds ... Bonus

I'm travelling to Melbourne for round 13 ... Bonus

Five Friday night games ... Bonus

Quite a few home games against teams with a large fan base = more revenue ... Bonus

AND an Easter Monday blockbuster against the Tiges ... Bonus




In saying all of this though overall, I still think 2008's draw was better !

[strebla]

Not unhappy although not elated a good even draw I think

[Sockeye Salmon]

Not too bad a draw ...

I get to see the boys twice over here in the first four rounds ... Bonus

I'm travelling to Melbourne for round 13 ... Bonus

Five Friday night games ... Bonus

Quite a few home games against teams with a large fan base = more revenue ... Bonus
AND an Easter Monday blockbuster against the Tiges ... Bonus




In saying all of this though overall, I still think 2008's draw was better !

Fixed income from Telstra Dome - not bonus

[The Coon Dog]

Here is the draw with the TV schedule:

Round Date Day Match Venue/Telecast AEST Local Time

1 Sun 29-Mar Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval (FOX) 7:10 pm 4:10 pm

2 Sun 5-Apr Western Bulldogs vs. North Melbourne MCG (SEVEN) 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

3 Mon 13-Apr Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond Telstra Dome (TEN) 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

4 Sun 19-Apr West Coast Eagles vs. Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval (FOX) 4:40 pm 2:40 pm

5 Sun 26-Apr Western Bulldogs vs. Carlton Telstra Dome (SEVEN) 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

6 Sun 3-May Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda Telstra Dome (FOX) 4:40 pm 4:40 pm

7 Sun 10-May Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium (FOX) 1:10 pm 12:40 pm

8 Sat 16-May Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs MCG (FOX) 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

9 Fri 22-May Geelong Cats vs. Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome (SEVEN) 7:40 pm 7:40 pm

10 Sat 30-May Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney Swans Manuka Oval (FOX) 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

11 Fri 5-Jun Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome (SEVEN) 7:40 pm 7:40 pm

12 Sat 13-Jun Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide TIO Stadium (FOX) 7:10 pm 6:40 pm

13 Sun 28-Jun North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs MCG (SEVEN) 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

14 Sat 4-Jul Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn Telstra Dome (TEN) 7:10 pm 7:10 pm

15 Fri 10-Jul Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood Telstra Dome (SEVEN) 7:40 pm 7:40 pm

16 Fri 17-Jul Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome (SEVEN) 7:40 pm 7:40 pm

17 Sat 25-Jul St Kilda vs. Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome (TEN) 7:10 pm 7:10 pm

18 Sat 1-Aug Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle Telstra Dome (FOX) 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

19 Sat 8-Aug Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast Eagles Telstra Dome (FOX) 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

20 Sat 15-Aug Brisbane Lions vs. Western Bulldogs Gabba (FOX) 7:10 pm 7:10 pm

21 Fri 21-Aug Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong Cats Telstra Dome (SEVEN) 7:40 pm 7:40 pm

22 Sun 30-Aug Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome (FOX) 4:40 pm 4:40 pm

[Mofra]

Why the hell are all of our interstate games on Fox? Which clown at AFL house was on the 'shrooms when they decided to allow that?