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Not against the idea. 

Much rather this match was on a Saturday night, that way I have another match I can watch. My two most hated clubs by a long way, the arrogance of both clubs is on another level. 

 

Like the idea of having a game the night before, but, it’s a public holiday in all other states except WA and QLD. Reckon the game should rotate between Sydney and Adelaide imo. Essendon and Carlton get enough marquee games.

Can take it or leave it.

There's starting to be a lot of marquee games that teams have dibs on, another reason why complaining about the fixture being unfair becomes a waste of energy. 

 
3 hours ago, ANG13 said:

Much rather this match was on a Saturday night, that way I have another match I can watch. My two most hated clubs by a long way, the arrogance of both clubs is on another level. 

One of the easiest wind-ups in football is telling Carlton/Essendon supporters that their club is basically the same as the other one.

It's beautiful because it is true.

The Monarchy Holiday will be gone within ten years. Will they keep the day as a public holiday or move it?

Who knows

It now sits in or near to School holidays so they may look for another day to spread the economic benefit


2 hours ago, FearTheBeard said:

Like the idea of having a game the night before, but, it’s a public holiday in all other states except WA and QLD. Reckon the game should rotate between Sydney and Adelaide imo. Essendon and Carlton get enough marquee games.

Why leave Perth out? Has best stadium and have greater crowd figures than both Sydney and Adelaide for non local participant  games eg 2021.

38 minutes ago, 58er said:

Why leave Perth out? Has best stadium and have greater crowd figures than both Sydney and Adelaide for non local participant  games eg 2021.

Because WA has a different date for the public holiday. The whole point of having it the night before is that the next day is a public holiday so people can get [censored] and have a late night at the footy because they don't have to go to work.

Sunday night games don't work when the next day is a work day. They tried it with Carlton and Collingwood in 2014 and it only drew 40k.

1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

The Monarchy Holiday will be gone within ten years. Will they keep the day as a public holiday or move it?

Who knows

It now sits in or near to School holidays so they may look for another day to spread the economic benefit

well it could become commonwealth day. just a thought.

10 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

well it could become commonwealth day. just a thought.

CBA Day?

would much rather this be an annual derby clash.

I have been getting into the SA games these last few years as they always seem to be close. or it might be that I like watching ferals be feral   


2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

The Monarchy Holiday will be gone within ten years. Will they keep the day as a public holiday or move it?

Will become Republic Day

1 hour ago, 58er said:

Why leave Perth out? Has best stadium and have greater crowd figures than both Sydney and Adelaide for non local participant  games eg 2021.

Blasphemy! The MCG is the best stadium 

Quick thought on how this might affect our fixturing in future.

If this goes through, when the Kings birthday lands on awkward midweek days we would likely see us play Carlton and Essendon either side of the round due to AFL trying to equal out the rest days. 

6 minutes ago, Orion said:

Will become Republic Day

Doubt it

If we have a Republic Day it will be a fixed date and will replace Australia Day (but not on 26 January)


5 minutes ago, FritschyBusiness said:

Quick thought on how this might affect our fixturing in future.

If this goes through, when the Kings birthday lands on awkward midweek days we would likely see us play Carlton and Essendon either side of the round due to AFL trying to equal out the rest days. 

It's not the monarch's actual birthday.

2 hours ago, 58er said:

Why leave Perth out? Has best stadium and have greater crowd figures than both Sydney and Adelaide for non local participant  games eg 2021.

Arguably the best small stadium.

I like the idea of playing AFL night games on any night before a public holiday. However, why doesn't the AFL be a bit more creative and reserve these slots for teams who currently don't already have "blockbusters"? Carlton and Essendon already have their fare share, as does Collingwood, Richmond and us*. It should be used to build crowds for teams like St Kilda, North Melbourne, Freo, GWS, Bulldogs and Gold Coast.  

*We already have King's Birthday and ANZAC Day eve. As I've said before, we should be creating an annual Melbourne v Sydney game making use of the inter-city rivalry that's existed for over 100 years. It could alternate between each city and if developed properly should be able to generate a large crowd every time eventually creating rivalry in a similar fashion to NRL's State of Origin.

3 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Doubt it

If we have a Republic Day it will be a fixed date and will replace Australia Day (but not on 26 January)

No if we become a republic we'll still have Australia Day.  Australia Day remains our national day and Republic Day marks Australia becoming a republic.  

 
4 hours ago, FritschyBusiness said:

Quick thought on how this might affect our fixturing in future.

If this goes through, when the Kings birthday lands on awkward midweek days we would likely see us play Carlton and Essendon either side of the round due to AFL trying to equal out the rest days. 

Isn’t it the 2nd Tuesday of June? Nonetheless your logic is sound - we are much less likely to get screwed when one of those clubs can suffer a similar fate. 

3 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Isn’t it the 2nd Tuesday of June? Nonetheless your logic is sound - we are much less likely to get screwed when one of those clubs can suffer a similar fate. 

Always 2nd Monday in June, not Tuesday.


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