2009 Draw Released

[Art Vandelay]

The 2009 draw has been released:

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 88,00.html

Here's how we fared:

We play 4 of this years top 8 sides twice (Sydney, Adelaide, Bulldogs & North Melbourne)

Telstra Dome: 15 games

Interstate: 6

Adelaide x 2, Carrara x1, Subiaco x 1, SCG x1, Tas x 1

Only 1 game at the MCG (Round 22 Vs Melbourne)

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[Seaford_Saint]

Interesting observation..... we don't play a Victorian based team until Round 6....

[Saints94]

Its s*** that we have 2 matches at AAMI in 2 weeks

[Art Vandelay]

By Comparison, here's how Collingwood fared:

Only play 2 of this years Top 8 twice: Swans & Bulldogs

14 games at the MCG

Only 4 interstate trips: GABBA x1, Subiaco x1, Sydney x1, Adelaide x1

And then the AFL has the audacity to say that the fixture is fair and equitable.

[saintDal]

Another Sunday game in round 22 is disappointing considering we made the top 4 this year.


edit-Not so bad as it is against Melbourne.

[kickittokosi!!!!]

i'm having trouble opening that page.
Am i the only one?
Coming up with Page not found.

Could someone please post draw on this thread?

Thank you in advance.

[Saints94]

i'm having trouble opening that page.
Am i the only one?
Coming up with Page not found.

Could someone please post draw on this thread?

Thank you in advance.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=12885055

[saint66au]

Was released prematurely by the H-S..not supposed to be public til 11am

Plus it had a typo in the title..Reply not Replay hehe

Gee only one game at the G is a bit dissapointing

and as for Collingwood..the old "oh everyone wants to play a home game against them" excuse will be trotted out..where in reality its cushy stadium deals they ahve signed with the MCG/TD that actually prevent them going interstate more than 4 times EVER

[OneEyedSainter77]

um, is this official?

The link takes me to a dead page. Also, the draw was meant to be released at 11:40am. Finally, there is NOTHING on the AFL site. The only thing that is giving me the slightest feeling that this could be accurate is the fact that it links up with a lot of what has been said.

Our round 7 Monday night clash. The 5 interstate in first five rounds thing.

And other bits and pieces I have heard.

If it is official, its not bad. 15 (!) games at Telstra Dome is great for us.

[Saints94]

um, is this official?

The link takes me to a dead page. Also, the draw was meant to be released at 11:40am. Finally, there is NOTHING on the AFL site. The only thing that is giving me the slightest feeling that this could be accurate is the fact that it links up with a lot of what has been said.

Our round 7 Monday night clash. The 5 interstate in first five rounds thing.

And other bits and pieces I have heard.

If it is official, its not bad. 15 (!) games at Telstra Dome is great for us.

FFS click the big footy link it has it there!

[OneEyedSainter77]

By Comparison, here's how Collingwood fared:

Only play 2 of this years Top 8 twice: Swans & Bulldogs

14 games at the MCG

Only 4 interstate trips: GABBA x1, Subiaco x1, Sydney x1, Adelaide x1

And then the AFL has the audacity to say that the fixture is fair and equitable.

This proves it is fake.

there is a rule that all teams play four teams from their hlaf of the ladde twice and three from the other half twice. occasionally they might make a 3-4 split, but it is NEVER 2-5 or better (or worse).

Here's hoping the real draw is almost exactly the same but gives us an extra MCG game or two or three. (and less Sunday twilight)

[clarky449]

Is May 11th a public holiday?

[Art Vandelay]

ROUND 1

THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Richmond v Carlton MCG (N)

FRIDAY, MARCH 27

Hawthorn v Geelong MCG (N)

SATURDAY, MARCH 28

Collingwood v Adelaide MCG

Brisbane Lions v West Coast G (N)

St Kilda v Sydney TD (N)

SUNDAY, MARCH 29

Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG

Port Adelaide v Essendon AS

Fremantle v Western Bulldogs S (N)


ROUND 2

FRIDAY, APRIL 3

Adelaide v St Kilda AS (N)

SATURDAY, APRIL 4

Geelong v Richmond SS

Collingwood v Melbourne MCG

Carlton v Brisbane Lions TD (N)

Sydney v Hawthorn ANZ (N)

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

Essendon v Fremantle TD

Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne MCG

West Coast v Port Adelaide S (T)


ROUND 3

THURSDAY, APRIL 9

Geelong v Collingwood MCG (N)

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

St Kilda v West Coast TD

Brisbane Lions v Sydney G (N)

Carlton v Essendon MCG (N)

SUNDAY, APRIL 12

Port Adelaide v Melbourne AS

North Melbourne v Hawthorn TD

Fremantle v Adelaide S (T)

MONDAY, APRIL 13

Western Bulldogs v Richmond TD


ROUND 4

FRIDAY, APRIL 17

Brisbane Lions v Collingwood G (N)

SATURDAY, APRIL 18

Sydney v Carlton SCG

Hawthorn v Port Adelaide MCG

St Kilda v Fremantle TD (N)

Adelaide v Geelong AS (N)


SUNDAY, APRIL 19

North Melbourne v Essendon TD

Richmond v Melbourne MCG

West Coast v Western Bulldogs S (T)


ROUND 5

FRIDAY, APRIL 24

Port Adelaide v St Kilda AS (N)

SATURDAY, APRIL 25

Essendon v Collingwood MCG

Hawthorn v West Coast AU (T)

North Melbourne v Richmond TD (N)

Fremantle v Sydney S (N)

SUNDAY, APRIL 26

Geelong v Brisbane Lions SS

Western Bulldogs v Carlton TD

Melbourne v Adelaide MCG (T)


ROUND 6

FRIDAY, MAY 1

North Melbourne v Collingwood TD (N)

SATURDAY, MAY 2

Hawthorn v Carlton MCG

West Coast v Fremantle S

Brisbane Lions v Essendon G (N)

Port Adelaide v Adelaide AS (N)

SUNDAY, MAY 3

Sydney v Richmond SCG

Melbourne v Geelong MCG

Western Bulldogs v St Kilda TD (T)


ROUND 7

FRIDAY, MAY 8

Essendon v Hawthorn TD (N)

SATURDAY, MAY 9

Geelong v Sydney SS

Richmond v Brisbane Lions MCG

North Melbourne v Port Adelaide TD (N)

Carlton v Fremantle C (N)

SUNDAY, MAY 10

Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AS

West Coast v Melbourne S (T)

MONDAY, MAY 11

Collingwood v St Kilda TD (N)


ROUND 8

FRIDAY, MAY 15

Fremantle v Hawthorn S (N)

SATURDAY, MAY 16

Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG

Geelong v North Melbourne SS

Brisbane Lions v Adelaide G (N)

Sydney v West Coast ANZ (N)

SUNDAY, MAY 17

Port Adelaide v Richmond AS

Collingwood v Carlton MCG

St Kilda v Essendon TD (T)


ROUND 9

FRIDAY, MAY 22

Geelong v Western Bulldogs TD (N)

SATURDAY, MAY 23

North Melbourne v Fremantle TD

Adelaide v Carlton AS

West Coast v Collingwood S (N)

Richmond v Essendon MCG (N)

SUNDAY, MAY 24

Sydney v Port Adelaide SCG

St Kilda v Brisbane Lions TD

Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG (T)


ROUND 10

FRIDAY, MAY 29

Carlton v West Coast TD (N)

SATURDAY, MAY 30

Western Bulldogs v Sydney MO

North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions TD

St Kilda v Melbourne C (N)

Fremantle v Richmond S (N)

SUNDAY, MAY 31

Adelaide v Hawthorn AS

Essendon v Geelong TD

Collingwood v Port Adelaide MCG (T)


ROUND 11

FRIDAY, JUNE 5

Richmond v Western Bulldogs TD (N)

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

North Melbourne v St Kilda TD

Brisbane Lions v Carlton G (N)

Port Adelaide v Fremantle AS (N)

SUNDAY, JUNE 7

Essendon v Adelaide TD

Hawthorn v Sydney MCG

West Coast v Geelong S (T)

MONDAY, JUNE 8

Melbourne v Collingwood MCG


SPLIT ROUND 12

FRIDAY, JUNE 12

Carlton v St Kilda TD (N)

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide D (N)

Richmond v West Coast TD (N)

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions AU

Adelaide v North Melbourne AS (T)

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

Essendon v Melbourne TD (N)

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

Sydney v Collingwood ANZ (N)

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

Fremantle v Geelong S (T)


ROUND 13

FRIDAY, JUNE 26

Essendon v Carlton MCG (N)

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

Collingwood v Fremantle MCG

Adelaide v Sydney AS

Brisbane Lions v Melbourne G

West Coast v Hawthorn S (N)

SUNDAY, JUNE 28

Geelong v Port Adelaide SS

North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG

St Kilda v Richmond TD (T)


ROUND 14

FRIDAY, JULY 3

Collingwood v Essendon MCG (N)

SATURDAY, JULY 4

Melbourne v West Coast MCG

Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AS

Richmond v Adelaide C (N)

Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn TD (N)

SUNDAY, JULY 5

Sydney v North Melbourne SCG

St Kilda v Geelong TD

Fremantle v Carlton S (T)


ROUND 15

FRIDAY, JULY 10

Western Bulldogs v Collingwood TD (N)

SATURDAY, JULY 11

Sydney v Essendon SCG

Carlton v Richmond MCG

Brisbane Lions v Geelong G (N)

Adelaide v Fremantle AS (N)

SUNDAY, JULY 12

Hawthorn v North Melbourne AU

Melbourne v Port Adelaide MCG

West Coast v St Kilda S (T)


ROUND 16

FRIDAY, JULY 17

Essendon v Western Bulldogs TD (N)

SATURDAY, JULY 18

Carlton v Sydney TD

Geelong v Melbourne SS

Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG (N)

Fremantle v Brisbane Lions S (N)

SUNDAY, JULY 19

Port Adelaide v West Coast AS

Richmond v North Melbourne MCG

St Kilda v Adelaide TD (T)


ROUND 17

FRIDAY, JULY 24

Carlton v Collingwood MCG (N)

SATURDAY, JULY 25

Geelong v Hawthorn MCG

Fremantle v West Coast S (T)

Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne G (N)

St Kilda v Western Bulldogs TD (N)

SUNDAY, JULY 26

Melbourne v Sydney MO

Essendon v Richmond MCG

Adelaide v Port Adelaide AS (T)


ROUND 18

FRIDAY, JULY 31

North Melbourne v Carlton TD (N)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

Western Bulldogs v Fremantle TD

Geelong v Adelaide SS

Sydney v St Kilda SCG (N)

Collingwood v Brisbane Lions MCG (N)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

Melbourne v Richmond MCG

Port Adelaide v Hawthorn AS

West Coast v Essendon S (T)


ROUND 19

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

Carlton v Geelong MCG (N)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

Western Bulldogs v West Coast TD

Hawthorn v St Kilda AU

Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG (N)

Adelaide v Collingwood AS (N)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9

North Melbourne v Melbourne TD

Richmond v Sydney MCG

Fremantle v Port Adelaide S (T)


ROUND 20

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14

Hawthorn v Adelaide MCG (N)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

Richmond v Collingwood MCG

West Coast v North Melbourne S (T)

Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs G (N)

Sydney v Geelong ANZ (N)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16

Melbourne v Fremantle MCG

Port Adelaide v Carlton AS

Essendon v St Kilda TD (T)


ROUND 21

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21

Western Bulldogs v Geelong TD (N)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

Carlton v Melbourne TD

Adelaide v West Coast AS

Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide G (N)

Richmond v Hawthorn MCG (N)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

St Kilda v North Melbourne TD

Collingwood v Sydney MCG

Fremantle v Essendon S (T)


ROUND 22

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28

West Coast v Richmond S (N)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29

Geelong v Fremantle SS

Hawthorn v Essendon MCG

Carlton v Adelaide TD (T)

Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG (N)

Port Adelaide v North Melbourne AS (N)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30

Melbourne v St Kilda MCG

Collingwood v Western Bulldogs TD (T)

[clarky449]

To many sunday games for me bugger. I got footy

[OneEyedSainter77]

um, is this official?

The link takes me to a dead page. Also, the draw was meant to be released at 11:40am. Finally, there is NOTHING on the AFL site. The only thing that is giving me the slightest feeling that this could be accurate is the fact that it links up with a lot of what has been said.

Our round 7 Monday night clash. The 5 interstate in first five rounds thing.

And other bits and pieces I have heard.

If it is official, its not bad. 15 (!) games at Telstra Dome is great for us.

FFS click the big footy link it has it there!

Did you even read my post?

OBVIOUSLY, I clicked on the link but I don't think it was right because when I looked at the draw certain things didn't make sense. That is why I'm questioning it.

As for being on bigfooty, pfft, we all know what a reliable source that is.

[Art Vandelay]

I can confirm this information was on the Herald-Sun website.

Interstingly, it has since been taken down...whether that was a slip up by one of their staff, I'm not really sure.

We will have to wait until 11.00am for confirmation.

[Sainter_Dad]

ROUND 1
St Kilda v Sydney TD (N) 28/03/2009 Saturday Telstra

ROUND 2
Adelaide v St Kilda AS (N) 3/04/2009 Friday AAMI

ROUND 3
St Kilda v West Coast TD 11/04/2009 Saturday Telstra

ROUND 4
St Kilda v Fremantle TD (N) 18/04/2009 Saturday Telstra

ROUND 5
Port Adelaide v St Kilda AS (N) 24/04/2009 Friday AAMI

ROUND 6
Western Bulldogs v St Kilda TD (T) 3/05/2009 Sunday Telstra

ROUND 7
Collingwood v St Kilda TD (N) 11/05/2009 Monday Telstra

ROUND 8
St Kilda v Essendon TD (T) 17/05/2009 Sunday Telstra

ROUND 9
St Kilda v Brisbane Lions TD 24/05/2009 Sunday Telstra

ROUND 10
St Kilda v Melbourne C (N) 30/05/2009 Saturday Carrara

ROUND 11
North Melbourne v St Kilda TD 6/06/2009 Saturday Telstra

ROUND 12
Carlton v St Kilda TD (N) 12/06/2009 Friday Telstra

ROUND 13
St Kilda v Richmond TD (T) 28/06/2009 Sunday Telstra

ROUND 14
St Kilda v Geelong TD 5/07/2009 Sunday Telstra

ROUND 15
West Coast v St Kilda S (T) 12/07/2009 Sunday Subiaco

ROUND 16
St Kilda v Adelaide TD (T) 19/07/2009 Sunday Telstra

ROUND 17
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs TD (N) 25/07/2009 Saturday Telstra

ROUND 18
Sydney v St Kilda SCG (N) 1/08/2009 Saturday SCG

ROUND 19
Hawthorn v St Kilda AU 8/08/2009 Saturday Aurora

ROUND 20
Essendon v St Kilda TD (T) 16/08/2009 Sunday Telstra

ROUND 21
St Kilda v North Melbourne TD 23/08/2009 Sunday Telstra

ROUND 22
Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 30/08/2009 Sunday MCG

Friday = 3
Monday = 1
Saturday = 8
Sunday = 10

AAMI = 2
MCG = 1
SCG = 1
Carrara = 1
Aurora = 1
Subiaco = 1
Telstra = 15

[Saints94]

Worst fixture ever

[Ice Wolf]

Why the hell are we hosting so many of the Sunday games?
Why aren't we hosting one of the Friday Night games?

It's almost like the AFL are trying to tank our earnings.

Should be a more even distribution between all teams on the Sunday games.

[Animal Enclosure]

This draw is pretty good for onfield success & terrible for off field dollars.

Only 3 Friday nighters...

5 Sunday night twighlights...

4 Sunday arvo's...

Play once- Geel (H) Haw (A) Freo (H) Coll (A) Bris (H) Carl (A) & Rich (H)-
thats three big drawing Melb clubs as away games.

A big responsibility on members to get on board & keep the club motoring financially now. The AFL has relegated us to also rans with this draw.

On a positive note it's great to have rounds 20-22 all in Melbourne & no trip to Perth in the last month.

[GeorgeYoung27]

If you cant get to games live, you had better get Foxtel. Only 10 games on free to air and 12 on Foxtel this year.

[Animal Enclosure]

If you cant get to games live, you had better get Foxtel. Only 10 games on free to air and 12 on Foxtel this year.

They've right royally screwed us then.

F*** this competition just gets more & more unfair by the year.

Hard to attract major sponsors with our club being shown to tens of thousands on Foxtel versus hundreds of thousands on free to air.

[saintDal]

If you cant get to games live, you had better get Foxtel. Only 10 games on free to air and 12 on Foxtel this year.

Throw in the game clashes with Freo/Eagles for us in Perth and we'll probably only see 5/6 games next year

[n1ck]

If you cant get to games live, you had better get Foxtel. Only 10 games on free to air and 12 on Foxtel this year.

Big disappointment.

Would have thought we were one of the more watched teams over the last 5 or 6 seasons.

[older saint]

Once again the AFL has bent us over. You would think helping them out by playing in Carrara they would throw some favours.

10 sunday games for a team that finished 4th. Traditionally temas that finish in the cellar get these games.

1 friday night game in Melb
2 trips to AAMI in first 5 weeks both off 6 day breaks
Monday night game v coll- TV crap Monday night football.

Look for revenue to plummet this year due to Sunday games, especially twilight games which are terrible for young kids with school the next day.

This is a disgrace but as long as Coll, Carl Syd Richare looked after that is all they care about

I will be disspoointed if the club does not comment about not being happy with so many Sunday games.