Rounds 2 to 5

[saynta]

ROUND 2

Thursday June 11

Collingwood vs Richmond, MCG, 7:40pm

Friday June 12

Geelong Cats vs Hawthorn, GMHBA, 7:50pm

Saturday June 13

Brisbane Lions vs Fremantle, Gabba, 1:45pm

Carlton vs Melbourne, Marvel Stadium, 4:35pm

Port Adelaide vs Adelaide Crows, Adelaide Oval, 7:40pm

Gold Coast Suns vs West Coast Eagles, Metricon Stadium, 7:40pm

Sunday June 14

GWS Giants vs North Melbourne, Giants Stadium, 1:05pm

Sydney Swans vs Essendon, SCG, 3:35pm

St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium, 6:05pm
ROUND 3

Thursday June 18

Richmond vs Hawthorn, MCG, 7:40pm

Friday June 19

Western Bulldogs vs GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium, 7:50pm

Saturday June 20

North Melbourne vs Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium, 1:45pm

Collingwood vs St Kilda, MCG, 4:35pm

Geelong Cats vs Carlton, GMHBA, 7:40pm

Brisbane Lions vs West Coast Eagles, Gabba, 7:40pm

Sunday June 21

Gold Coast Suns vs Adelaide Crows, Metricon Stadium, 1:05pm

Essendon vs Melbourne, MCG, 3:35pm

Fremantle vs Port Adelaide, Metricon Stadium, 6:05pm
ROUND 4

Thursday June 25

Sydney Swans vs Western Bulldogs, SCG, 7:40pm

Friday June 26

GWS Giants vs Collingwood, Giants Stadium, 7:50pm

Saturday June 27

Port Adelaide vs West Coast Eagles, Metricon Stadium, 1:45pm

St Kilda vs Richmond, Marvel Stadium, 4:35pm

Essendon vs Carlton, MCG, 7:40pm

Gold Coast Suns vs Fremantle, Metricon Stadium, 7:40pm

Sunday June 28

Brisbane Lions vs Adelaide Crows, Gabba, 1:05pm

Melbourne vs Geelong Cats, MCG, 3:35pm

Hawthorn vs North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium, 6:05pm
ROUND 5

Thursday July 2

West Coast Eagles vs Richmond, Metricon Stadium, 7:40pm

Friday July 3

Collingwood vs Essendon, MCG, 7:50pm

Saturday July 4

Carlton vs St Kilda, MCG, 1:45pm

Geelong Cats vs Gold Coast Suns, GMHBA, 4:35pm

Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium, 7:40pm

Brisbane Lions vs Port Adelaide, Gabba, 7:40pm

Sunday July 5

Adelaide Crows vs Fremantle, Metricon Stadium, 1:05pm

Sydney Swans vs Melbourne, SCG, 3:35pm

GWS Giants vs Hawthorn, Giants Stadium, 6:05pm

[frank]

All of our next 4 games are on Foxtel which no channel 7 coverage.

Very ordinary that.

[saintsRrising]

Two MCG Games...given our extra pace it will be interesting to see how this helps.

[The_Dud]

We’d hope to win at least 2 of those 4, we’ll definitely know where we’re at by the end of round 5, hopefully 3-2 or better

[saintsRrising]

Though just looking at the fixture I note that we have been dudded again as we gain no rest advantage in any game, whereas both the Pies and Tigers gain maximum rest again.

[MC Gusto]

So now we cant go we get all the MCG games!! God Damn It

[chook23]

We’d hope to win at least 2 of those 4, we’ll definitely know where we’re at by the end of round 5, hopefully 3-2 or better

Maybe fav. in one of those games

[Nick_BlueNRG]

Whenever we play the Filth they always have an extra days break. On some occasions they have have played on a Friday night and we played on Sunday. OH WAIT, this year it's even worse. By the time we play the Dogs Collingfilth have already had 3 days rest since they played Richmond. Gil, YOU'RE F U C K E D.

[chook23]

Though just looking at the fixture I note that we have been dudded again as we gain no rest advantage in any game, whereas both the Pies and Tigers gain maximum rest again.

play coll off a six day break they have 8 day

huge advantage to coll coming off game after long lay off


7day v 9 day break against tigers

SHAFTED

[stevie]

Why no games on Fridays?


Oops sorry I misread it

[saintsRrising]

So now we cant go we get all the MCG games!! God Damn It

Well in terms of us getting practice for the Grand Final this year it is good

[The_Dud]

I don't know why they even bother playing the games? Just do the draw, see who has the longer break between games and award them the win!

Apparently anyway...

[Gershwin]

Though just looking at the fixture I note that we have been dudded again as we gain no rest advantage in any game, whereas both the Pies and Tigers gain maximum rest again.

play coll off a six day break they have 8 day

huge advantage to coll coming off game after long lay off


7day v 9 day break against tigers

SHAFTED

As long as we get 6 and 7 days between games can't see any disadvantage if the opposition has longer particularly if no interstate travel is involved.

[Enrico_Misso]

Gee we were lucky with the allocated timeslots.

[Trev from the Bush]

Gee we were lucky with the allocated timeslots.

Lucky? We've been absolutely rodgered! How are we supposed to draw big crowds with those tie slots?

Oh, I forgot.

[Joffa Burns]

I don't know why they even bother playing the games? Just do the draw, see who has the longer break between games and award them the win!

Apparently anyway...

We've been shafted again!
f****** AFL, its a conspiracy.
Wait til the umps start giving us a right royal rogering in the ringhole.
f****** AFL, always shafting us.
Cheats, blatant cheats.

[StPeter]

I see that none of these games will be on free to air television

I have foxtel so will see all, but lack of public exposure again will disadvantage our club.

[Joffa Burns]

Sorry to say it but I have us 1 win 4 losses after round 5.
The loss to North was disappointing as we dominated a large part of the match.

[bigred]

f*** it.

May as well win all of them.

[desertsaint]

well if we end up better than 1-5 we'll have improved.

[saynta]

All of our next 4 games are on Foxtel which no channel 7 coverage.

Very ordinary that.

I'm sure you can get a foxtell package pretty cheap at the moment

[The Fireman]

well looks like I need to turn the sports package back on for some more pain.

that loss against north continues to eat away at me...without any games to wash it away. still angry.

[ace]

well if we end up better than 1-5 we'll have improved.

But who do we have to beat to make that possible.

We don't need to tank but a poor finish in a crazy compromised season will add value to our first round pick.
We still have our first round pick intact.
It could be used to reclaim superstar full forward Paddy McCartin.

Our second round pick was part of the Brad Hill trade with Fremantle that got used as part of the James Aish trade to Fremantle from Collingwood and then got used as part of the trade of picks between Richmond & Collingwood.
St Kilda's 2nd round pick now resides with Richmond.

Our third round pick was part of Dougal Howard & Paddy Ryder trade with Port Adelaide.
St Kilda's 3rd round pick now resides with Port Adelaide.

Our fourth round pick was part of the Brad Hill trade with Fremantle.
St Kilda's 4th round pick now resides with Fremantle.

We did collect Port Adelaides fourth round pick as part of Howard & Ryder trade.
Port Adelaide's fourth round pick resides with St Kilda.

We got Fremantle's third round pick along with the Brad Hill trade but on traded that to Sydney as part of the trade for Zac Jones but got Sydney's fourth round pick as part of the deal.
Sydney's fourth round pick resides with St Kilda.

That Richmond - Collingwood trade pick was suss.
Collingwood gave up our early 2nd round pick and 2019 pick 46 to get Richmond's late 2nd round pick and 2019 pick 45.
Clearly Eddie's boy's expect us to be as good as Richmond this year.

[MC Gusto]

No free to air for us Freo and Gold Coast

Good to know where we stand I guess...

[samuraisaint]

We can't really complain about not getting enough exposure after a decade of this garbage.
(thanks to George over on Bigfooty)
"Our results on ANZAC day since we were given the opportunity?;
2013 - 16pt loss v Sydney (Crowd: 22,546)
2014 - 3pt loss v Brisbane (Crowd: 13,409)
2015 - 40pt loss v Carlton (Crowd: 12,125)

Then we got the opportunity to play on Easter weekend. The result was a 52pt loss to North Melbourne.

Whilst it doesn't get as much media coverage as other big games, the Pride Game is a big earner for the club. Here's our results since the inception of this game;
2016 - 70pt loss v Sydney (Crowd: 33,059)
2017 - 42pt loss v Sydney (Crowd: 35,773)
2018 - 71pt loss v Sydney (Crowd: 27,569)
2019 - 45pt loss v Sydney (Crowd: 33,722)

Lets throw in Maddies Match as well, that has become a somewhat of a marquee game on the calendar and our biggest money making game of the year.
2015 - 16pt loss v Richmond (Crowd: 45,772)
2016 - 57pt loss v Western Bulldogs (Crowd: 37,353)
2017 - 67pt win v Richmond (Crowd: 47,514)
2018 - 54pt loss v Richmond (Crowd: 36,269)
2019 - 33pt loss v Richmond (Crowd: 40,962)

We have been given opportunities to perform in prime slots and we have lost every game, and the reason I added the attendance to those figures is to show you we haven't been able to capitalise on the event by drawing big crowds.

We then got the opportunity last year to play our first ever game in China, replacing the Gold Coast Suns. We lost that game by 70 points.

Since 2013 we have played in 14 marquee games (Won 1, Lost 13) and our average losing margin in marquee games is 44 points. Our average attendance is 30,675."

I have been saying this for years - we simply don't turn up.
A lot of our so-called experienced players who have been on the list for years did nothing in the second half against North in round 1 when we desperately needed them to stand up and show something this season, so I can't see these performances improving in the short term (although I think we'll beat the 'Doggies perversely enough).
I think a lot of our players who have been on the list for five years or more have had lots of time to ponder their futures after the North match, and if they haven't been, then they should be.