Brisbanes Draw

[Ringo]

Comments on Brisbane's Draw All times are local times

Round 1 v Hawthorn Aurrora Stadium Saturday 22nd March 4:40pm
Roubd 2 v Geelong Gabba  Sunday March 30th 12.10pm
Round 3 v Gold Coast  Metricon Saturday 5th April 3:40pm
Round 4 v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval Saturday 12th April 1.40pm
Round 5 v Richmond Gabba Thursday 17th April 7:50pm
Round 6 v St Kilda Westpac Stadium Friday 25th April 7:45pm
Round 7 v Swans Gabba Saturday May 3rd 7:40pm
Round 8 v Essendon Gabba Saturday May 10th 4:40pm
Round 9 v North Melbourne Etihad  Saturday May 17th 4;40pm
Round 10 Bye
Round 11 v Carlton Gabba Saturday May 31st 4:40pm
Round 12 v Western Bulldogs Etihad Saturday 7th June 7:40pm
Round 13 v GWS Giants Gabba Saturday 14th June 7:40pm
Round 14 v Freemantle Pattersons Stadium Saturday 21st June 5:40pm
Round 15 v North Melbourne Gabba Saturday 28th June 7:40pm
Round 16 v Richmond MCG Saturday 5th July 1:45pm
Round 17 v West Coast Gabba Saturday 12th July 7:40pm
Round 18 v Gold Coast Gabba Saturday July 26th 7:40pm
Round 19 v Melbourne Etihad Sunday 3rd August 1;10pm
Round 20 v Adelaide Gabba Sunday 10th August 1:10pm
Round 21 v Collingwood MCG Saturday 16th August 7:40pm
Round 22 v Freemantle Gabba Sunday 24th August Gabba 1.10pm
Round 23 v Geelong Simmonds TBA

Not a very kind draw at all with playing Richmond, Freo , Geelong , North and Gold Coast twice,

Only consolation is only 3 day breaks (one a 5 day break) and onl;y travel to Adelaide and Perth once..

Good to see 2nd bye is a split round.

No real blockbuster draw apart from Carlton to increase crowd numbers.

Great for Melbourne Supporters with 5 games in Melbourne and one at skilled.

Overall comments very tough draw especially playing Collingwood, Freo and Geelong in last three rounds.

http://www.lions.com.au/news/2013-10-31/lions-welcome-2014-fixture
Clubs thoughts on draw

[Ricochet]

Geelong at the Gabba again should be a ripper

[strikes91]

no good

[GoLions]

Not a fan of the quality of teams we're playing twice, but I'm quite happy that I should actually be able to go to a few games this year.
I think that there are about 15 or so genuinely winnable games, but a lot of them could go either way, depending on which Brisbane turns up.

[BB67th]

Not an easy draw. Expecting probably around 8 wins next year with this draw and a new coach.

[Ringo]

After studying the draw in detail it is not a very kind draw to us and Leppa will have his work cut out in his first year as coach.  Hope this is taken into consideration when review is undertaken as I can only see 8 or 9 wins which is less than last year. It is unfortunate that we play 3 of the teams finishing in the Top 8 last year twice.

Could be a few upsets along the way that may propel us up the ladder. Similar to last year really horror draw to start and finish with. Gold Coast at Metricon is not a gimme for us any more either.

[nrich102]

Thats a tough draw :( Hopefully we can make a few upsets

[Justin Bieber]

Hardest draw in the comp they say...

[Ringo]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-31/fixture-club-by-club-wrap


CLUBS YOU PLAY TWICE North Melbourne, Richmond, Gold Coast, Fremantle, Geelong

PROS They get 12 games in Queensland, including a Friday night slot, as well as an Anzac Day game in New Zealand.

CONS The Lions are forced to play a lot of footy against some seriously good sides in 2014 and the start and finish to their season is particularly difficult.

HIGHLIGHTS Their round five match against Richmond on a Friday night as well as their Anzac Day clash against St Kilda in Wellington.

TOUGHEST RUN The Lions will have their work cut out for them to pinch a single victory from their last four games of the season. They face Adelaide at the Gabba, Collingwood at the MCG, Fremantle in Perth and Geelong at Simonds Stadium.

TRAVEL The club only has to make the long-haul trip to Perth once and while it plays St Kilda in New Zealand, that's actually only a 3.5-hour flight. The Lions will also play one game in both Adelaide and Launceston.

GAMES AGAINST 2013 TOP 6 Eight games - Hawthorn, Geelong (twice), Port Adelaide, Sydney Swans, Fremantle (twice), Carlton

GAMES AGAINST 2013 BOTTOM 6 Seven games - Gold Coast (twice), Western Bulldogs, Melbourne, GWS, West Coast, St Kilda.

WHAT THEY SAY "At first glance the fixture looks quite challenging, with return games against three of last year's top five teams. But, to be honest, we won't shy away from the challenge because if we're going to improve, we need to be able to compete against these top sides."

[Ringo]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-11-01/the-inquirer-the-2014-fixture

It is official we have the hardest draw of all teams.  Thank You AFL.

Come on boys lets beat the draw and get into Top 8 You can do it.

[strikes91]

we play richmond on a thursday, article boo boo

[Ringo]

It is back to our Easter Thursday match though Strikes so can not be too choosey. Would have preferred Pies or Blues though.

[strikes91]

It is back to our Easter Thursday match though Strikes so can not be too choosey. Would have preferred Pies or Blues though.

Nah I have no problem with who we play. just pointing out the article said friday... boo boo as in mistake