2016 Draw

[kruddler]

Druggos apparently don't play any of this years top 6 teams.
It craps the he11 out of me that they get so much help from the powers that be.

Incorrect.....although i can see how you can make that assumption. Richmond finished 5th at the end of the H+A season. Although they did lose week 1 of finals.

[deags]

Incorrect.....although i can see how you can make that assumption. Richmond finished 5th at the end of the H+A season. Although they did lose week 1 of finals.

OK, I read it in a news article.

[DJC]

Druggos apparently don't play any of this years top 6 teams.
It craps the he11 out of me that they get so much help from the powers that be.

EFC plays every other team once and Richmond twice.

According to this analysis in the Age, Carlton and Essendon have the easiest fixtures, while North has the toughest.

The other most striking thing about these rankings is the recognition by the AFL that the two clubs with the most premierships to their name are - in performance terms - mere shadows of their former selves.

Carlton might not be too pleased going from six Friday night games to none next year, but the considerable upside is the Blues have been dealt by my reckoning the easiest fixture in the AFL for 2016.

The Blues aren't happy with the short-term commercial outlook, but a more negotiable draw might be a far better starting point in public relations terms than some of the drubbings they received before wider audiences this year.

Essendon are in a similar situation. The Bombers, like the Blues, have generally had a fixture in the tougher half of the rankings despite their comparative lack of latter-day success, but that all changes next year.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/af...z3q6M04uBp

[LP]

EFC plays every other team once and Richmond twice.

According to this analysis in the Age, Carlton and Essendon have the easiest fixtures, while North has the toughest.

Why EssenScum with an easy draw, are the AFL predicting a mighty whack heading their way?