Well, the long connection is forced. The shortest connection would be only 8 hours but I take what Emirates had made available. Not that the loads on this route seem that full...
And yeah, no Dubai connect or chauffeur on award tix not on EK or QF stock.
I'll probably will leave the airport for a while and come back late at night. So only 8 or so hours in the lounge. Heck if I do get too tired I'll just book a last min hotel with points somewhere.