Friday Night Footy

[robamiee]

Can someone tell me when was the last time the Swans played on Friday Night.
For a team that has made 2 of the last 3 grand finals and won one.
Made how many finals appearances in the last decade, which i believe we are the highest place team, followed by the weagles, that we do not get to showcase our team on the big stage so to speak, is p*#s poor.

[Big Al]

The Geelong Semi was a Friday night.

[573v30]

2006 PF vs. Fremantle was the most recent Friday night game.

[SyCoTiC]

We all know the reason why. Demetriou isn't the boss. The finances are.

[TheGrimReaper]

I think it was a game against Melbourne 2005. The ANZAC Day game, if I remember correctly.

[573v30]

I think it was a game against Melbourne 2005. The ANZAC Day game, if I remember correctly.

The ANZAC day game against Melbourne, Round 5 2003 was the last Friday game for the Swans in the H&A season.

[ugg]

the last h&a one was the memorable Anzac day match in 2003. When 9 had the Friday night football coverage they also had to show the League game so there was no chance of a Swans game. Similarly, I think 7 don't want to televise a live Friday Swans game against the RL because they know it would lose in the ratings

[robamiee]

would be the same then for the Lions for Friday night clashes...

[Damien]

They are willing to take a few risks Friday night wise with the Lions, they do well on FTA against League if it isn't against the Bronco's.

The Swans get absolutely SMASHED against League. Our ratings on Sat Nights or Sundays in Sydney are around 120-180, higher for finals, so you put that up against a League Double Header on 9 and it would spell big time embarrassment for the AFL.

The AFL weren't totally anti the Swans playing on Friday night up until 2000, but when Channel 9 got the AFL rights in 2001, we basically became a no-gone zone due to 9 having League commitments on Friday nights in Sydney.

If I was the AFL, I would put the Collingwood 'blockbuster' on a Friday Night at ANZ, and give 7 permission to delay the coverage until 9.30pm in Sydney. I think the crowd would be massive and the ratings OK in Sydney at 9.30 as it would compete with the delayed Rugby League game instead of the live game on 9.

[royboy42]

I also seem to remember that we have asked to not be rostered Friday nights. I don't recall any Friday games being away from Melbourne but could be wrong, and we are a big Sunday team, both for TV and for home crowds.

[TheGrimReaper]

The ANZAC day game against Melbourne, Round 5 2003 was the last Friday game for the Swans in the H&A season.

That was the game I was thinking of but got the year wrong.

[Lucky Knickers]

If I was the AFL, I would put the Collingwood 'blockbuster' on a Friday Night at ANZ, and give 7 permission to delay the coverage until 9.30pm in Sydney.

I hope they don't - it is bloody hard to get out of work and get to either ANZ or SCG on Friday night - Sydney traffic is horrific.

I had to bust a gut and then some to make the final agst Geelong and the one agst Freo.

My personal preference is for Sat night/Sun games only - it's difficult to also get to a Fri night game from Sydney if you want to travel to Melbourne or other i/state venue.

[ugg]

We also don't play Sat arvo games in Sydney.

[j s]

Our tradition of Sunday games goes back to the earliest days. One of the key factors in the push to play regular games in Sydney was TV rights. The laws in Victoria at that time made it difficult to hold a commercial sporting event (like VFL) on a Sunday. All games were played in Sat arvo back then (no night games either) so the Swans Sunday games doubled the amount of footy on TV.

[R&WtilIDie]

No Friday nights also minimises the chance of only having a 5 day turn around from a previous weeks Sunday game. It also gives the team bit more of a routine.

I hope we don't get any Friday nights for that reason.