I hope the club is prepared to fight!

[GeorgeYoung27]

Demitriou is talking about changing the round 22 match between Coll & W.Bulldogs to Saturday. It will totally disadvantage the top side (us) who also play on the Sunday. The likelihood is that the Saints will play one of the 2 sides and Coll/W.Bulldogs will end up having a 24 hour advantage over the us when we play the following week. St Kilda should strongly oppose the change unless the Melb v St Kilda game is also changed.

[BringBackMadDog]

As long as we have a 7 day break it won't make any difference. The difference between 7 and 8 days is negligible. Its when you have the shorter 6 days that it gets tough.

[saintsrus]

As long as we have a 7 day break it won't make any difference. The difference between 7 and 8 days is negligible. Its when you have the shorter 6 days that it gets tough.

I agree its not fair on us but agree here

[Life Long Saint]

What if Adelaide or Brisbane finish fourth?

Should we be asking the AFL to play the round 22 games involving those two teams on Sunday instead of Saturday (as currently planned)?

[GeorgeYoung27]

What if Adelaide or Brisbane finish fourth?

Should we be asking the AFL to play the round 22 games involving those two teams on Sunday instead of Saturday (as currently planned)?

Just leave it alone. It's the luck of the draw. But when there is an amendment that's where I have a problem

[Life Long Saint]

As long as we get a seven day break, I don't really care what the AFL do.

Neither the Bulldogs or Collingwood particularly worry me this year.

[fonz_#15]

either way the final will be on a sunday which means i can't go.

[*BaLLy iS BeST*]

so more than likely at this stage...the final we are in will be on sunday? is that fathers day? the policy at my work is everyone has to work on mothers and fathers day...busiest days of the year...i will be so damn frustrated if this is the case

[matrix]

policy schmolocy

if ya sick from saturday onwards...but feel a bit better on monday then theres no problem.
they cannot make u work and if u are casual u dont need a sick certificate (unless its in the company/employee enterprise agreement)

saints more important

[Eastern]

If they change the Coll v Dogs game to the Saturday, what are they proposing to do with the Carl V Adel game?

Double Header?

Change Carl v Adel to the Sunday?

Both of these games are likely to have an impact on the finals fixture. I can see a lot of hot air, followed by NOTHING on this issue !!

[plugger66]

What are we fighting for. We are playing Sunday and the final will be on a Sunday one would think so who cares when the others play. Anyway if we were really worried we could rest as many as we like as it isnt going to make any difference to where we finish evn if we somehow lost.

[Armoooo]

What is the reasoning for moving that match?

It seems pretty random to me....

[plugger66]

What is the reasoning for moving that match?

It seems pretty random to me....

Probably because those 2 sides could easily finish top 4 which restricts when games can be played against us and geelong.

[kaos theory]

Demitriou is talking about changing the round 22 match between Coll & W.Bulldogs to Saturday. It will totally disadvantage the top side (us) who also play on the Sunday. The likelihood is that the Saints will play one of the 2 sides and Coll/W.Bulldogs will end up having a 24 hour advantage over the us when we play the following week. St Kilda should strongly oppose the change unless the Melb v St Kilda game is also changed.

This has been deal with many times.

The top team ALWAYS gets priority. Therefore, we will not be disadvantaged. Therefore, our game will be on the sunday. Unless the club specifically desires a Saturday night game, which I doubt.

[kosifantutti23]

They want to play one of the Qualifying finals on a Friday. Geelong is already playing on the Saturday so they want to ensure that their opponent also plays on a Saturday. Then they can play Geelong v whoever on a Friday night with both of them having six days.

We would play on the Sunday. It might be against Adelaide or Brisbane who would have had an extra day on us in any case.

[SaintDebi]

Maybe they should just concentrate on trying to get the draw/fixture right for next year.

[rexy]

Maybe they should just concentrate on trying to get the draw/fixture right for next year.

Spot on Debi, the draw is s*** house, its to late to worry about this years. get next years right.

[Enrico_Misso]

Presumably if 4th spot is Brisbane or Adelaide we would be in a position to request our "Home" final to be played on Sunday afternoon at Jihad.

I imagine though we will be told that it is on the "G".

My main concern is that a money obsessed AFL will try to make us play on saturday night to boost ratings.
Forcing us to play on a 6 day break against a more rested side.

That would be OUTRAGEOUS.
The club must make it clear to Dimwit now that a Sat night final is unacceptable and totally defeats the purpose of us finishing on top.

[saint66au]

make no mistake this is TV driven if it happens

Ch 10 dont want a "lesser" elimination final in the marquee Fri night spot..but 3 of the current top 4 sides play Sunday in Round 22

Where will it end? First they shift the Sat arvo prelim to Saturday night for TV..giving TV ratings but handing one side 24hrs more preparation for a Grand Final..and now they may be allowed to fiddle with the Round 22 games to suit themselves

[xander]

are we guaranteed the sunday game in the first week if we stay first. i hope so otherwise i cant go

[saint3d]

If the deciding factor of a Qualifying final is having only 7 days break to your opponents 8, then... we must be talking about a different team than I've been following this year.

[Armoooo]

What is the reasoning for moving that match?

It seems pretty random to me....

Probably because those 2 sides could easily finish top 4 which restricts when games can be played against us and geelong.

Tough luck, if they wanted the advantages they should have earnt top 4 IMO...

[plugger66]

make no mistake this is TV driven if it happens

Ch 10 dont want a "lesser" elimination final in the marquee Fri night spot..but 3 of the current top 4 sides play Sunday in Round 22

Where will it end? First they shift the Sat arvo prelim to Saturday night for TV..giving TV ratings but handing one side 24hrs more preparation for a Grand Final..and now they may be allowed to fiddle with the Round 22 games to suit themselves

I agree. I hate the fact that TV stations that probably keep 3 clubs at least going have a say in the fixtures.

[OneEyedSainter77]

If the deciding factor of a Qualifying final is having only 7 days break to your opponents 8, then... we must be talking about a different team than I've been following this year.

Exactly, we've had (I think) six six-day breaks this year and we have won all of them (obviously).

I don't think that's going to effect the team in any way.

But I am sick of Collingwood always getting what they want and what is good for them so on principle I hate this idea if they consider it.

[plugger66]

If the deciding factor of a Qualifying final is having only 7 days break to your opponents 8, then... we must be talking about a different team than I've been following this year.

Exactly, we've had (I think) six six-day breaks this year and we have won all of them (obviously).

I don't think that's going to effect the team in any way.

But I am sick of Collingwood always getting what they want and what is good for them so on principle I hate this idea if they consider it.

Sorry I must have missed they wanted their game moved.