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Monday Night Blockbuster R23: Melb v GWS?

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**Edited to Monday Night for the Friday night thread [censored] up that I made without looking at round 22's game in Perth.

Currently highest seeded teams from that round.

So Monday? Some media pundits were calling for Monday or Tuesday night matches to bridge the gap between round 23 and the finals with the bye week so perhaps Melb v GWS could be just such a fixture for that kind of occasion.

Could be a crucial match for the formulation of the top 8 and even top 4 and looks juicier than every other game from a football contest and style perspective, if you put aside the visual low attendances of a GWS fixture. Just seems like the kind of match that could shine as a night game, rather than an afternoon one.

Re Friday, Saturday or Monday night: Probably will never happen as they'll give it to Sydney v Hawthorn, Port v Essendon or Rich v WB. The bastards would even give it to StK v Kangas or Carl v Adel before us. All of which seem destined at this current stage to be between a team in the finals vs a team not in contention or two teams not in contention.

 

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    Hahahahaha surely you jest?

    Carlton, Hawthorn and Essendon are more of a chance than us according to the mystical formulae channel 7/AFL use to determine who gets that time slot.

    Besides, we play in Perth on the Sunday prior to that, so I would much rather play on Sunday arvo that week.

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    1 minute ago, —coach— said:

    Hahahahaha surely you jest?

    Carlton, Hawthorn and Essendon are more of a chance than us according to the mystical formulae channel 7/AFL use to determine who gets that time slot.

    Besides, we play in Perth on the Sunday prior to that, so I would much rather play on Sunday arvo that week.

    F*** me i did not look at round 22. Well I feel a fool. It was a nice thought after yesterdays match ? 

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    Just now, John Demonic said:

    F*** me i did not look at round 22. Well I feel a fool. It was a nice thought after yesterdays match ?

    Heheh, I had to look at the 4 fixtures I have on the fridge at home to notice that too ?

    Just taking it one game a time here

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    4 minutes ago, —coach— said:

    Heheh, I had to look at the 4 fixtures I have on the fridge at home to notice that too ?

    Just taking it one game a time here

    Is it too late to ask for a monday night game? :D

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    I recall some media pundits suggesting late round 23 matches on Monday or Tuesday nights to bridge the gap between round 23 and the finals. Monday night would be good. Anyway I should log out of DL for a week after this atrocity.

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    8 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

    Is it too late to ask for a monday night game? :D

    That would absolutely be my preference.  May actually be a desirable option for the AFL, TV ratings etc, but depending the way other results fall, between now and then and over the weekend, it could also be a dead rubber.  I think a Sunday game is the most realistic and I'd be ropable wit the AFL if we in the top 8 mix and they give us anything earlier than a Sunday game...not that the AFL gives a [censored] about the MFC anyway.

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    4 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    That would absolutely be my preference.  May actually be a desirable option for the AFL, TV ratings etc, but depending the way other results fall, between now and then and over the weekend, it could also be a dead rubber.  I think a Sunday game is the most realistic and I'd be ropable wit the AFL if we in the top 8 mix and they give us anything earlier than a Sunday game...not that the AFL gives a [censored] about the MFC anyway.

    I've edited the title to Monday night, maybe this will create some fruitful discussion out of my [censored] up.

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    15 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    ...but above all, let's just take it one week at a time.  The MFC has a huge month of footy ahead.  Just about every game is for 8 points, starting with the game next week against Geelong.

    Absolutely. Though i think by the time the fixture is announced in two weeks, if we've beaten 1 of Geelong or Adelaide, then it would be a decent enough guess to make that it will be a match with finals or top 4 on the line. I can't see any other matchups particularly if Hawthorn don't improve, that would be any better a matchup.

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    I hate waiting all weekend for a game. Not sure Monday night is such a blockbuster timeslot either. I'll take a Saturday night or Sunday afternoon

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    Monday night would be great, I take it there’s still that annoying one week break between round 23 and finals? 

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    1 hour ago, Mickey said:

    I hate waiting all weekend for a game. Not sure Monday night is such a blockbuster timeslot either. I'll take a Saturday night or Sunday afternoon

    I hate waiting all weekend too, but I'd rather not have a 6 day break after traveling to Perth the week before, so on that basis, Sunday or Monday night would work better in this respects.

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    11 hours ago, John Demonic said:

    Is it too late to ask for a monday night game? :D

    Is be up for that and would take time off work that evening to go

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    13 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    That would absolutely be my preference.  May actually be a desirable option for the AFL, TV ratings etc, but depending the way other results fall, between now and then and over the weekend, it could also be a dead rubber.  I think a Sunday game is the most realistic and I'd be ropable wit the AFL if we in the top 8 mix and they give us anything earlier than a Sunday game...not that the AFL gives a [censored] about the MFC anyway.

    You're right they definitely sent PJ in and $$$$ because TDNGAF

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    I remember our Monday night game against Sydney in 98. 50k, and it ignited interest in the time slot. Of course the AFL fluffed it by giving it to "big" clubs that were [censored], or interstate clubs that just don't draw an audience in Vic. Monday night went from desirable, to completely irrelevant, as Friday night is now. 

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    The longer the break after the Perth game, the better, but I'm not sure commercially a Monday night game will work. It is GWS after all. And the concern will be that it's scheduled weeks out, something goes wrong with one of the sides, the game has little to no meaning, and then no one shows up.

    I'm expecting this to be a Sunday 1.10pm or 3.20pm game. 

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    I'm in Perth for business until Monday afternoon, so I'm going to miss Round 23 as it stands. This idea, however, would allow me to see it. Therefore, yes, please. :P

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