AFL every night of the week

[clarkoscluster]

No I’m not getting ahead of myself - I appreciate this isn’t realistic in the leagues current format.

However, with the introduction of Tassie, an NT side, and potentially 2 others in the next 10-15 years, could we see this unfold eventually?

American sports such as NBA and hockey seem to do this already, and we had a brief taste of it during Covid, albeit with shorter quarters.

Is this an inevitability, or will the AFL cram games into the weekend.. could almost bring back the need for ‘if you don’t want to know the score, look away now’ if they do so.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Don’t know about every night but I think we might start to see a bit more of it, including the end of “rounds” per se.

Getting 19 clubs to play 23 games with two byes each across a set number of rounds is tricky.

 

[parano1a]

No. Thursday to Sunday is fine. Maybe the odd Monday night once or twice a year.

 

[00Stinger]

Every night of the week?

Yuk

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Rounds are too long as it is. Thursday really does compromise fixturing. Good for TV, so it will of course stay. Expect Sunday night and Monday night to get a look-in when the 20th team comes in.

 

[Leeda]

Stan
Up porcupine kneeling to the godess of hand edited ribald monastery

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Stan
Up porcupine kneeling to the godess of hand edited ribald monastery

I'm not sure what this is code for, but count me in.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Sometimes less is more
As cricket and NBA have shown

 

[Gavin Excell]

I'm not sure what this is code for, but count me in.

Its classic Leeda

 

[PerthBoy86]

Didn't we have some Wednesday night games last year? Or am I remembering wrong?

It sounds good on paper but if it was always on it'd become less special, imo.

 

[Roobs321]

2020 had a bit of that vibe to it with the shortened format. Period there with the novelty of a game every night. Rnd 8 -12 there was a stretch where they played 26 of 27 days (missed a Tuesday). Obviously different situation (bubbles, crowd limitations, catching up and smashing through the fixture, etc.).

edit: just noticed this was briefly referred to in OP