Saturday afternoon home games: your thoughts?

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  • Xie Shan
    Senior Player
    • Jan 2003
    • 2929

    #31
    Originally posted by Lucky Knickers
    I quite like Sunday arvos but yesterday was ok and I went to the aftermatch function for the first time at Club Swans which I wouldn't do if it was Sunday.
    I would've gone if I'd known it was on! Not a word in the Swans members' e-mail!

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    • ugg
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      Site Admin
      • Jan 2003
      • 15970

      #32
      Originally posted by bedford
      Saturday nights please
      Is that from a Melbourne supporter's point of view? I understand you guys only had it on Foxtel?
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      • Matt79
        Bring it on!
        • Sep 2004
        • 3143

        #33
        Originally posted by Xie Shan
        I would've gone if I'd known it was on! Not a word in the Swans members' e-mail!
        You are a Swan's fan and did not know the match was on??!!??
        Swannies for life!

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        • Xie Shan
          Senior Player
          • Jan 2003
          • 2929

          #34
          Originally posted by Matt79
          You are a Swan's fan and did not know the match was on??!!??
          The after-match, not the match! I was at the game!

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          • Matt79
            Bring it on!
            • Sep 2004
            • 3143

            #35
            Originally posted by Xie Shan
            The after-match, not the match! I was at the game!
            Phew!!
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            • bedford
              forward coach
              • Nov 2007
              • 362

              #36
              Originally posted by ugg
              Is that from a Melbourne supporter's point of view? I understand you guys only had it on Foxtel?
              Yes, because i am involved with Saturday afternoon footy. Foxtel i have but not at the local footy.

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              • ernie koala
                Senior Player
                • May 2007
                • 3251

                #37
                I don't care when thay play, Monday morning is OK, as long as it's at the Swans home ground.....THE SCG.
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                • unconfuseme
                  Regular in the Side
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 681

                  #38
                  Very little junior sport (no AFL) on the middle weekend of school holidays ... WINNER!

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                  • top40
                    Regular in the Side
                    • May 2007
                    • 933

                    #39
                    [QUOTE=JF_Bay22_SCG;433911] I do fear however that many people who play sport may not be able to come if we play too many Saturday afternoon games. Hopefully the AFL can orchestrate things with the local footy leagues so that juniors etc etc play early or on a Sunday. The incentive for everyone should always be to get to the game.



                    The key, as shown this year, is to have the Saturday afternoon games in Sydney in the middle weekend of the April and July school holidays. That weekend is guaranteed not to be an organised junior sporting weekend.
                    Last edited by top40; 20 April 2009, 06:41 AM. Reason: mistake

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                    • Wardy
                      The old Boiler!
                      • Sep 2003
                      • 6676

                      #40
                      Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
                      Just a shame that the after-match was not full. When the "Celebrity Head" joke in the MA Noble Stand always is, despite not being 10% as interesting & informative. The club should plug Club Swans & the after-matches there.

                      JF
                      It is a shame that there weren't more people there but some are still a bit reluctant to go to the Cross - especially if they have kids (which is understandable) & the parking station may as well be a toilet its awful- the club itself however is terrific - its just in a lousy location. I would go more often if it wasnt in King Cross.
                      sadly I didnt get to the game was at neices 30th b'day afternoon party with about 20 screaming kids - thank God Aussie Ange texted the scores and when I got in the car to leave, turned on the radio and heard the club song - so there was an upside to the afternoon!;-)
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                      • Cardinal
                        Regular in the Side
                        • Sep 2008
                        • 932

                        #41
                        I enjoyed the Saturday afternoon time slot. It makes it a lot easier to get back to Canberra than games played on a Sunday. A Monday 5am morning motorcycle ride out of Sydney and down the freeway to go to work isn't my idea of fun.

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                        • Yuri H
                          That One Over There
                          • Aug 2005
                          • 588

                          #42
                          Add me to the "like Saturday afternoon games" vote. Get to the game, have a good time, stroll down the road after and find a pub to meet and hang with other Swans supports for a few beers, then find a place to eat, get home, and sleep in a bit Sunday morning. I hope they schedule more.

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                          • desredandwhite
                            Click!
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 2498

                            #43
                            I like Saturday days too - gives you Sunday to recover. And unlike Saturday night, it allows you to sit and relax, have dinner etc after you get home.

                            However, I'll go against the grain here and say that I actually prefer the earlier 1pm start. Have to travel a bit further so by the time we got back from the game on the weekend it was pushing 7pm. Also an earlier start means less of the late afternoon sun that I have to put up with!

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                            • Triple B
                              Formerly 'BBB'
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 6999

                              #44
                              Yep, put me down as liking Sat afternoons.

                              Somebody should send a link of this thread to the club. Almost to a man, the Sydney based members have given Sat arvo the thumbs up.
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                              • 10Totti10
                                On the Rookie List
                                • Apr 2009
                                • 443

                                #45
                                We should play more games at the SCG. Its prob cheaper to operate and the seats are not wasted. Saturday is great as there is usually little rugby league,on and families have the time to watch the games. Of course Demetriou being the **** he is, will prob decide to schedule games that don't help the Swans at all

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