WXV Fixture & Results 2020

[Purple 77]

*schedule adjusted to include EurAsia v AAP clash*

[GoLions]

I'll start the year with a loss to Toronto in R1 thanks @Purple77

Just wanna say i would have won this, so if i lose in Rd2...compo

[Purple 77]

Hey everyone!

So with the AFL Fixture being fully released now, they have introduced the problem of 'Round 18'.

We were operating on two key assumptions:
- There would be 17 AFL Rounds; and
- That Essendon v Melbourne would happen before WXV Finals.

In response to this, I've made the following decision.

The next Essendon & Melbourne clash (6 days from now) will be counted as Round 4

The reasons are:
- I don't want to use averages (reason below)
- Essendon & Melbourne didn't cancel - they postponed. To keep the integrity of the season - and for record keeping purposes - I feel like it's best to recognise all games played. We haven't ignored any before, and I don't intend to now.

Why use Essendon v Melbourne now?

Why not earlier in the season...
Because we didn't know what the AFL fixture was until a few days ago. I was operating under the impression that they'd fit Essendon v Melbourne in one of these compressed fixtures, but that didn't happen.

Why not later in the season...
Because the last two AFL rounds are 9 games in length (noting Round 18 is floating). They are self contained, and I feel like that will provide the best integrity for the preliminary and grand finals. This can't be understated. To have the best teams play in a self-contained round, on a level playing field validates the season for mine.

We're also already playing in fluid rounds, so I don't think adding Melbourne & Essendon as floating teams makes the slightest drop in the ocean.

Please find the upcoming schedule for the next few weeks until the conclusion of the Semi-Finals below.

WXV Round 4
WXV Round 16
WXV Round 17
Elimination/Qualifying
Semi Finals

And yes, we'll need all teams in the top 8 to submit teams for the Semis, in case they win.

AFL ROUND 13
Fri 21 Aug	Gold Coast	Carlton
Sat 22 Aug	Western Bulldogs	Melbourne
Sat 22 Aug	Port Adelaide	Hawthorn
Sat 22 Aug	Essendon	Richmond
Sat 22 Aug	Fremantle	Sydney
Sun 23 Aug	Adelaide	Geelong
Sun 23 Aug	Brisbane	St Kilda
Sun 23 Aug	West Coast	GWS
Mon 24 Aug	Collingwood	North Melbourne
AFL ROUND 14
Thu 27 Aug	Hawthorn	Essendon
Thu 27 Aug	Richmond	West Coast
Fri 28 Aug	Western Bulldogs	Geelong
Sat 29 Aug	Port Adelaide	Sydney
Sat 29 Aug	Fremantle	GWS
Sat 29 Aug	Melbourne	St Kilda
Sun 30 Aug	Carlton	Collingwood
Sun 30 Aug	Gold Coast	North Melbourne
AFL ROUND 15
Tue 1 Sep	Hawthorn	Adelaide
Tue 1 Sep	West Coast	Essendon
Wed 2 Sep	Richmond	Fremantle
Thu 3 Sep	Sydney	Melbourne
Thu 3 Sep	GWS	Carlton
Fri 4 Sep	Brisbane	Collingwood
AFL ROUND 16
Sat 5 Sep	North Melbourne	Port Adelaide
Sun 6 Sep	St Kilda	Hawthorn
Sun 6 Sep	Geelong	Essendon
Sun 6 Sep	Western Bulldogs	West Coast
Mon 7 Sep	Melbourne	Fremantle
Tue 8 Sep	Adelaide	GWS
Tue 8 Sep	Carlton	Sydney
Wed 9 Sep	Brisbane	Gold Coast

Let me know if you have any questions.