Friday Night Footy

[Mel]

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.

I don't think that this would be too much of a problem. Unlike the NRL, the AFL does a reasonably good job of making the timing of games quite fair to all teams.

[goswannie14]

I thought we didn't play Friday night games because the club requested it.

[mcs]

I'd like to see us play a game or two on a Saturday arvo- there are no league games ever on a saturday arvo and I think you would draw a good crowd like we do on a Sunday arvo.
I hate trying to get to Friday night matches an absolute pain traffic is shocking all the way to Sydney and then just awful when you get into Sydney proper.

[johnno]

Dont want to sound cocky here but from where i live (Port Melbourne) it's a 10 minute drive and 5 minute walk ( I know exactley where to park) to the MCG for all games(fri night, sat afternnon, sat night, sun afternoon), and hate to rub it in, but from where I live, it's about a 10 minute walk to the Telstra dome. Not bad me thinks.

[johnno]

oh, I almost forgot, it is however a 45min to 1 hour drive up the highway to Geelong.

[cruiser]

The Geelong Semi was a Friday night.

The 2005 PF against St Kilda a week later was also on a Friday night. I'm also wondering whether the 2006 QF against the Evils was played on a Friday night. But these days its only finals.

[annew]

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.

Couldn't agree more - I would hate to have the Swans play Friday nights. Too much rush!!

[blinddog]

I use to love the Friday nite games at the SCG - a few beers after work, roadies along the way and after a win, a big nite till dawn - bring em back. On the flip side I am 8 years older and will probably need to be in bed by 3am

[Missy]

I'm also wondering whether the 2006 QF against the Evils was played on a Friday night. But these days its only finals.

No it was a Sat night. I remember watching the BDAFL final then going to the pub to watch the PF afterwards.

[ash3]

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.

Maybe for Sydney based supporters, can't even remember the last time we got a FTA sunday game into Melbourne, we are always the Fox game.

[goswannie14]

Maybe for Sydney based supporters, can't even remember the last time we got a FTA sunday game into Melbourne, we are always the Fox game.

Try the last time 9 amd 10 had the rights. We often have the early game, in the last rights the early and late game were both televised.

[Seagoon]

Friday AFL - why no Swans?

I am hanging for an friday night game at the SCG, Swans v someone. Why don't the Swans ever play on fri nights? Is it some AFL PR decision or something?

[eggbeater]

I am hanging for an friday night game at the SCG, Swans v someone. Why don't the Swans ever play on fri nights? Is it some AFL PR decision or something?

AFL doesnt want to go against Rugby League on friday nights?

[Seagoon]

Well, it shouldnt be too much longer before we can smash the league... If the union can do it we can too. I would have thought it would be worth testing the water again if we are looking good for the finals a few weeks out...