Good Friday Football

[red and blue forever 1,054]

Surely It has to be Demons vs Saints for good friday footy.....

[Gipsy Danger 1,067]

Melbourne Vs North Melbourne would be a good one but I think it will be a Roos vs Blues fixture

[Dr. Gonzo 24,357]

If they have it next year it will be North/Dogs as Carlton will be playing Richmond on the Thursday in the opening MCG game.

[DeeSpencer 26,091]

If they have it next year it will be North/Dogs as Carlton will be playing Richmond on the Thursday in the opening MCG game.

Is Carlton v Rich definitively locked in for the opening game? Given where those clubs are at it shouldn't be.

You could move Carlton in to the good Friday fixture and then have Richmond start the year with a team that plays good footy.

Will it be the MCG anyway given the cricket world cup?

[stuie 7,374]

How about this game gets shared? Why does it have to be the same two clubs every year?

[defuture15 900]

The way that the game was being discussed in the media today it sounded like it could be held in another state?

I did not even consider that, but on reflection maybe the AFL would want the hold the sydney showdown on that day to annoy the NRL?

[Gorgoroth 13,097]

We have QB, I think the dogs should play north for two years and see if they can get decent crowds to the game, if not give it to another smaller club ie Saints who do not have that marque game.

[whatwhat say what 23,029]

North-Dogs in the afternoon fixture leading into the 7 news and the Victorian-centric appeal thing

Crows-? (Saints?) as the night game on Poxtel

[stuie 7,374]

How about this game gets shared? Why does it have to be the same two clubs every year?

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/good-friday-clash-could-be-rotated-between-clubs-20140616-zs9gq.html

[Gippsland Dee 367]

Melbourne vs Richmond? Or was that the game mentioned as an annual game the day before Anzac Day?

[pantaloons 2,019]

Anyone but Melbourne (QB), Collingwood (AD, QB), Essendon (AD), Geelong (EM) or Hawthorn (EM). It's a chance for some teams without public holiday blockbusters to have some exposure. An all-Vic MCG game in the arvo and an all-interstate game at night sounds like it could work. And yes, I'm a Christian, have no problem with Good Friday football generally, though I'll always spend that morning at church and the afternoon with extended family so I would be stroppy about missing a Melbourne game if we played.

[drdrake 3,187]

Don't want it, get the Anzac eve and keep the queens birthday.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Don't want it, get the Anzac eve and keep the queens birthday.

Anzac Eve would be a good get if we played Richmond, you would always expect a crowd of around 60,000, swap home game each year.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I don't think Good Friday football will automatically be a blockbuster, even with two big teams playing. A lot of people will have family and holiday commitments.

[chook fowler 19,625]

Not religious but not a fan of Good Friday football. These holidays are as much cultural as they are religious and I see no benefit to breaking with the tradition of a having a quiet reflective day free of external distractions. Probably an old fashioned view.

[Gorgoroth 13,097]

It will be a ratings hit!

Good Friday I usually watch the Rugby since there is no footy.

[Sir Why You Little 37,233]

Demons v Saints

Could be a beauty. We must push for it