2011 Sydney Swans Fixture - News and discussion

[blinddog]

OK, I get that a Friday night game suits many of you. But can you please acknowledge that others of us have different circumstances? I finish work at Ryde at 5pm - have to get to Strathfield during peak hour traffic to pick up my 84 year old father and then get to the SCG in Friday night traffic. We drive because of this split trip and no way am I travelling home by train to Parramatta, where I live, by myself at night.

Yes it was half my luck, but now as regional person I will be making a day of it, probably come into town that morning (or the night before) but if I was working in the burbs, I would be looking at organising a day of leave (or half day) - go on, have a long weekend

[Primmy]

The problem with taking a day off in and around Sydney is that if it was for NRL you may get some leeway, but if your dial gets shown on tv and you are at a sneaky AFL game, then..... Not everyone has a job that has flexibility as a work practice. And many cannot burst out of the ties that bind because of the need to not upset the boss because you actually need the job of work to pay for the Swans Membership in the first place!!

[Bas]

The problem with taking a day off in and around Sydney is that if it was for NRL you may get some leeway, but if your dial gets shown on tv and you are at a sneaky AFL game, then..... Not everyone has a job that has flexibility as a work practice. And many cannot burst out of the ties that bind because of the need to not upset the boss because you actually need the job of work to pay for the Swans Membership in the first place!!

Primmy you're making the assumption that somebody would be watching on TV and there's no way anyone would see her in the Brewongle. Boundary seat a different story.

She can hide behind my svelte physique and fox stolle. After all it is the Brewongle.

[swansrob]

I'll be taking the Friday off work, flying up that morning and making a weekend of it. I don't think I've ever been to a Friday night game before (well, not a H&A game).

[Margie]

Not sure about Friday night....

Pity there aren't more Saturday afternoon games. I love Sunday afternoon too. At least we don't have all night games at the concrete jungle this year.

[jono2707]

I love the idea of a Friday night game - have a sneaky beer or two at work and then head out to the SCG in time for the game - I'll allow enough time to walk knowing what traffic can be like in the city/Oxford St and Moore Park areas on a Friday night. A few more drinks at the game and then kick on after that I reckon....

I know Friday night isn't necessarily great for everyone but not every match time over a given weekend will suit everyone anyway. As someone who normally doesn't drink on a Sunday, but has been know to have a few on Friday/Saturday, I'll quite happily have a few calming beverages throughout the course of a Friday evening game. And yes I am fortunate enough to be able to walk home afterwards.