Blockbusters to return to MCG Saturday afternoons

[Cmarsh]

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...g-next-year-20140801-zzcsc.html#ixzz397r0EUn7

From The Age -

"League bosses formulating the 2015 calendar in a bid to attract better crowds in Melbourne are working to restore more Saturday matches at the game's traditional home as the MCG pledges to roll out its multi-million-dollar technology overhaul.
In a 2014 season beset by messy extended byes, the early unavailability of the MCG and irregular Thursday and Sunday night games, the MCG sat empty over more than two-thirds of the available Saturday afternoons. In 2013, only six Saturday afternoon games were fixtured there.
Not only will the stadium host more Saturday afternoon games but it will also host more blockbusters, expected to generally kick off at 1.45pm, in line with the AFL's broadcasting contracts. But next year the AFL has pledged to put its fans ahead of the broadcasters despite starting negotiations for a new media deal within the next six months."

Common sense move to encourage the crowds back.

 

[tangolikelama]

Happy Eddie

 

[Northworth]

Happy Eddie

who the hell is that?

 

[Dugdale2Dwyer]

Gillon starting to flex his muscles.

 

[Dugdale2Dwyer]

who the hell is that?

Greg Brady.

 

[Jaeger]

By blockbusters they mean Collingwood games.

 

[Norwood1878]

 

[katana]

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confirmed reptilian.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

In other words interstate teams will be stuck with the crap timeslots... "AFL"

 

[Geoff Heywood]

How could one (that is the AFL) stuff things up so much that they are turning away supporters in its biggest heartland?

Who is the person responsible for fixturing at the AFL?

 

[Papa G]

Why is the MCG constantly referred to the games trading home? Over the top.

 

[Papa G]

Why is the MCG constantly referred to the games traditional home?. Over the top, wrong, and irritating.

 

[Geoff Heywood]

Why is the MCG constantly referred to the games traditional home. Over the top and irritating.

Well it was where the first game of Australian Rules was played wasn't it?

 

[Mateyman]

Why is the MCG constantly referred to the games traditional home. Over the top and irritating.

Because it is. It's like whinging that Lord's is called the home of cricket.

 

[blue harvest]

Why is the MCG constantly referred to the games traditional home?. Over the top, wrong, and irritating.

It's where the first ever game was played.

 

[Geoff Heywood]

no.

East Melbourne. Close enough.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Why is the MCG constantly referred to the games traditional home?. Over the top, wrong, and irritating.

Because it is, suck it up port princess

 

[DuckToaster]

Over the top, wrong, and irritating.

Way to describe yourself.

 

[Papa G]

No it wasn't. Was played near it. It's called the Melbourne CRICKET Ground, even the self appointed custodians of the game are based at Docklands. it's a myth.

 

[pjcrows]

Smaller clubs have poor crowds + complain about it = don't deserve the prime timeslots and venues -> s**t scheduling.

Collingwood and Carlton have poor crowds + complain about it = AFL bend over -> prime scheduling.

Seems legit.

 

[DuckToaster]

Smaller clubs have poor crowds + complain about it = don't deserve the prime timeslots and venues -> s**t scheduling.

Collingwood and Carlton have poor crowds + complain about it = AFL bend over -> prime scheduling.

Seems legit.

Wowsa, Interstaters who don't care for Victoria seem to care a lot about Saturday arvo MCG timeslots.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Smaller clubs have poor crowds + complain about it = don't deserve the prime timeslots and venues -> s**t scheduling.

Collingwood and Carlton have poor crowds + complain about it = AFL bend over -> prime scheduling.

Seems legit.

This. Port through the s**t years were complaining that we were getting sunday games etc and it was contributing to our poor crowds, what did the AFL do? nothing. Eddie has a little moan after a couple of games and the AFL bends over to help.

 

[Underarm]

It's where the first ever game was played.

except that its not.

It is however the biggest ground in the country, of the biggest club, gets the biggest crowds in the biggest footy mad city.

 

[SuperSub17]

The whinging of interstate supporters is oh so predictable.

This is the right thing to do and everyone knows it.

 

[Papa G]

Have a game at the MCG every Saturday arvo. It makes sense as it seems to be a time slot that works.
Just don't dump the bullshit Sunday twighlight on the Way/Sa teams whI'll looking after the big Vic teams.