Oh no! Are our finals all to be played on Fridays?

[SwansBloke]

YES!

This occurred to me too

All of a sudden we're good enough for a Friday night game... Wonder if Eddie at ch 9 had anything to do with it

[Thunder Shaker]

Leaving aside personal considerations, this Friday night final isn't so bad. We're playing after a six-day break against an opponent with the same break. If we lose, we then get an eight-day break before a home final against an opponent with one days' less rest. If we win, we get a 15-day break.

[GoSouth33]

I've looked at the draw on the AFL site and this is my take on the next few weeks:-

Lose this Friday night and we play either Geelong or Melbourne in Sydney on Saturday 10 September (Semi final 2)
If we win there we have to play either Adelaide or Saints on Friday 16 September (Preliminary Final 1)

Win this Friday night and we play either Adelaide, Saints, Kangaroos or Port in Sydney on Saturday 17 September (Preliminary final 2)

No prizes for guessing the preferred way into the G/F! Whilst we get a second chance you really don't want to have to use it.

[Mike_B]

I'm of the understanding that Ch 10 want the PFs to be played Fri night/Sat night, but after the mess the AFL made by putting ratings first, they will play the PFs on Sat afternoon and Sat night. Which basically means we will be playing Sat night if we make it to the PF (Sydney Sat night is almost certain, while if they're serious about travel and recovery etc, a game in Perth on Sat night would be result in a huge unevenness for those teams).