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Should Queen's Birthday Be a Night Game

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45HG Trident

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Leave it at 2.10pm. and that goes for all other wanky times like 1.10 and 4.40pm.

Disagree.

I like the 7:10 Saturday game.

I'm also looking forward to Saturday twilight - perfect time to head into the night. The 3:50ish finish on Sunday is pretty handy and whilst I don't particularly enjoy the twilight game on the Sunday, at least it gives you pretty much your whole Sunday. I enjoy watching the double header on Sunday too - the triple header Saturday will rock.

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pitchfork Mighty Demon

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Can't stand twilight.

It always seems to just mess up my day.

2:10 makes just fits easily into the day...you have a slow morning (or for some I'm sure it's working or taking the kids to sport), and then you're ready to head to the 'G. (don't mind 1:10, but its a little less convenient).

Night games mean you have an entire day prior, no real restrictions.

Twilight messes up both the day, and the night...I particularly seem to get really tired at and by sunday 4.40 games...It's weird and just unnatural.

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Rogue Trident

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What? Is there an issue with getting a general consesus on an issue seeing that's what this threads about?

I'm asking you why one would consider a twilight QB game. To what end? For what reason? In a word - why?

I can think of a bunch of reasons why a twilight game isn't a good idea, but I can't think of a good reason why.

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beelzebub Legend

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Its our MonDAY game ...leave the nights to Fri and/or Sat

who soever suggests otherwise needs to be taken out the back and "spoken" to :rolleyes:

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Once upon a time there was a ground at a faraway land called Waverley, and people would go on a weeknight because it wasn't too far away. Then the big bad evil ogre stopped people going to the land of Waverley, and said that everyone had to travel into the crowded metropolis, and find a place to park their carriage, or else use the public cattle transports. People no longer went to weeknight games, because it all got too hard.

Seriously, not everyone lives in the city, or within cooee of the city, and it is a bit of an effort to get all the way into the G or to windy city, and to get home again. If it is a Friday or Saturday night game, most of us don't have to get up too early the next day, so we do it. Obviously Saturday afternoon is still the best, but Sunday afternoon is manageable too. Twilight games on a Sunday are a pain in the butt, because you have to get up early the next day. Who wants to make the trip into the 'city' on a working night? Fight traffic going in, or take the train and face a really long trip home (and therefore a really late night) after the footy is over. As much as I would like to go, I couldn't do it. Lots of others couldn't either. We always get a good turnout to this game anyway, and I think this year there will be lots of Pie supporters prepared to give us their money, so I think it will be a really good crowd.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it! :blink:

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Diablo Deemon Mighty Demon

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If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Yeah that's the thing for a supposed blockbuster game that we have had for 10 years now we only average 64k.

Performance has a lot to do with it sure. But for your one guaranteed marquee game that's pretty close to failure.

Last time MFC had a H/A attendance above 80k Collingwood 08-May-1971 80231. That's 40 years this year.

There are plenty of reason that have caused this and of course a small supporter base is the biggest factor.

I think the argument just cause it's always been is should always be is redundant if it doesn't reflect success.

Economics of football attendance is as important as the emotionality connected to traditionalism.

Last year we ranked 15th in highest H/A MCG attendance.

2009 before 17th

2008 15th

You have to go back to 2007 before we ranked in top 10 at 5.

Richmond has attracted on average 70K opening round and that's not a public holiday. Yes they have more supporters

but they have had a similar sought of trough in performance. It's a night game.

The point to the stats:

Our membership has gone up, Attendance across the AFL has gone up, our average attendance to games has gone up

Our pulling power or 'ranking' attendance to Queen's Birthday has nose dived.

How is it fixed? How does the club maximise revenue?

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