RussellEbertHandball
Flick pass expert
FMD a Monday night game thinking the ratings will be thru the roof.
I get the VFL were never going to give us an AO game, but its a Monday night because Collingwood play the previous Monday. It should have been Sunday night if 7 wanted to maximize ratings.
What people don't get is that we are going to miss out come finals draw. AFL has said all finals will be at night.
With a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday night finals in week 1, setting it up for SF's and PF's it means;
1v4 QF most likely to play Wednesday night and 5v8 EF Thursday, 2v3 QF Friday and 6v7 EF Saturday.
If its 1 Port v 4 Richmond - Richmond get 2 extra days break and we are the bloody minor premiers.
If 1 Port v 4 Geelong - Geelong only get 1 extra day break.
If 1 Port v 4 WCE - WCE get 4 extra days break.
Week 2 loser 1v4 QF vs winner 5v8 EF = SF1 Thursday (loser 1v4 gets extra day rest) and loser 2v3 QF vs win 6v7 EF = SF2 Friday
Week 3 winner 1v4 QF vs winner SF2 Friday night, Winner 2v3 QF vs winner SF1 plays Saturday night
This way everyone gets at least 7 days break
If Week 3 winner 1v4 QF vs SF2 Thursday night, Winner 2v3 QF plays Friday night
Winner SF 2 only gets 6 day break, Winner SF 1 gets an 8 day break
I get the VFL were never going to give us an AO game, but its a Monday night because Collingwood play the previous Monday. It should have been Sunday night if 7 wanted to maximize ratings.
What people don't get is that we are going to miss out come finals draw. AFL has said all finals will be at night.
With a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday night finals in week 1, setting it up for SF's and PF's it means;
1v4 QF most likely to play Wednesday night and 5v8 EF Thursday, 2v3 QF Friday and 6v7 EF Saturday.
If its 1 Port v 4 Richmond - Richmond get 2 extra days break and we are the bloody minor premiers.
If 1 Port v 4 Geelong - Geelong only get 1 extra day break.
If 1 Port v 4 WCE - WCE get 4 extra days break.
Week 2 loser 1v4 QF vs winner 5v8 EF = SF1 Thursday (loser 1v4 gets extra day rest) and loser 2v3 QF vs win 6v7 EF = SF2 Friday
Week 3 winner 1v4 QF vs winner SF2 Friday night, Winner 2v3 QF vs winner SF1 plays Saturday night
This way everyone gets at least 7 days break
If Week 3 winner 1v4 QF vs SF2 Thursday night, Winner 2v3 QF plays Friday night
Winner SF 2 only gets 6 day break, Winner SF 1 gets an 8 day break