Expansion Good Friday Football is here!

[HARKER]

I am not presenting it as a matter of religious belief precisely because I don't want to make it about religion. The question is a matter of civic and footy tradition.

That word "tradition" again.
At times I think we just use the word tradition for tradition's sake.

Watch tradition and all the pseudo Easter Friday posturing get thrown out the door when push comes to shove.
How long will the AFL hold off when they get smacked with numbers and rising interest in other codes on Easter Friday?
Tradition in one hand, dollars in the other. Let me guess which one will win.

We all know what will happen, so let's make it happen as opposed to being forced to allow it to happen.

 

[Gods_Son23]

I've said it before, but I don't know what the difference is and why this is an issue. If there was a game on Good Friday, we wouldn't have the Thursday night game. We just trade one night of footy for another. It's not like we play one less game for the round because there isn't a game on Good Friday.

 

[Lionel Lyon]

[del]

Tradition in one hand, dollars in the other.

[del]

Well at least you get it.

 

[HARKER]

I've said it before, but I don't know what the difference is and why this is an issue. If there was a game on Good Friday, we wouldn't have the Thursday night game. We just trade one night of footy for another. It's not like we play one less game for the round because there isn't a game on Good Friday.

As long as we have a holiday on Friday, the Thursday night match will also be played.
It's sort of a matter of principle. The public want a Easter Friday match for the obvious reasons, yet are being denied because it is a holy day to a few.

 

[HARKER]

Well at least you get it.

How do you mean at least?

We had a tradition where pubs closed at 6pm? How does that look now?
We had a tradition where shops were only opened until Midday on Saturday and closed on Sunday's? Archaic, right?
We didn't play games on Anzac day and again no shops were open. Now it is one of the biggest games on the footballing calendar with universal love for it.

Easter Friday games will happen. Just how thick-headed do we want to be by not letting them happen because of upholding a "tradition" for the minority?

 

[The_Wookie]

With 9 matches a round we should be having a match every goddamn day and two on each weekend day. No one not the NRL, not the WAFL or SANFL, not even GOD HIMSELF gets himself a free kick while the AFL season is under way. *shakes fist*

 

[Lionel Lyon]

How do you mean at least?

Because, though you seem to want Good Friday Football, you still seem to realize that it's just a fistful of dollars that's at stake.

 

[HARKER]

Because, though you seem to want Good Friday Football, you still seem to realize that it's just a fistful of dollars that's at stake.

Andrew must have himself a pretty good deal tied up personally, when he won't allow it to happen then.

As others have said, tie the day in with the Melbourne Childrens Hospital appeal by all means.
Happy to see a win-win for all concerned, but let's not be tied down with lies because someone thinks he knows what is good for us.

The public want it, the players are happy to play on the day (Why wouldn't they be?) so let's make it happen rather than wait for evolution to occur.

 

[The House]

What's your argument? How do you explain the fact that we follow the Christian days of importance and have public holidays, and have done so forever. Just because it is diluted down in importance and relevance to you and numerous others, does not detract from the fact. The whole argument here is pathetic people wanting to change for the sake of change and belligerence. If it is all about footy, why not have a game a day every week. If your point is that you demand a game on GF because the day has absolutely no significance to you, then I say the public holidays should be scrapped because the majority have no idea why we have a holiday, and if they have an idea , they disrespect it anyway.

To answer the bolded - because we USED to be a Christian country.

There is not a single Christian denomination that feels it's okay to just rock up to church whenever you feel like it - it's clear with each and every one of them that you MUST rock up and listen to their tired old s**t every Sunday....

...yet the majority of studies show that around 94% of Australians don't believe in what the Christian religions are teaching by not turning up.

If you are actually a practicing Christian, going to church on a Sunday isn't something you choose to do or not to do - if you don't believe in church on Sunday, you aint a Christian. - and most of us aren't.

The argument referring to the validity of the holiday is a completely different conversation - as long as it's a public holiday, it's just moronic and literally without one single valid reason that we shouldn't have footy on this public holiday.

 

[Chief]

If you want to do your version of family or religious things on Good Friday then do them. Why force everyone else to do the same?

Because you openly think your way of life is the only correct way to live.

 

[brucetiki]

...yet the majority of studies show that around 94% of Australians don't believe in what the Christian religions are teaching by not turning up.

You were saying

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/we-believe-just-mistrust-church/story-e6frea6u-1226321254985

Given the amount of bullshit and politics that goes on in most local Churches I can totally understand why people are reluctant to go.

 

[footyfan1978]

I for one hope the AFL hurry up & do it.

Is 6 years wait quick enough for you ?

If Good Friday Night Football does happen, the pioneers of Friday Night Footy deserves to at least play in it. Great way for us to finally get another Friday Night game.

Just played another Friday night game.
Have little doubt the wait is almost over. North and Carlton will finally get their wish in 2016 or 2017.
I'm betting on 2016 at this point it will happen.

 

[Reptilia]

Is 6 years wait quick enough for you ?



Just played another Friday night game.
Have little doubt the wait is almost over. North and Carlton will finally get their wish in 2016 or 2017.
I'm betting on 2016 at this point it will happen.

We are in 2016 and word is that dogs have got it.

 

[Topkent]

We are in 2016 and word is that dogs have got it.

Should be the Dogs and Roos as they don't have any marquee games

 

[footyfan1978]

We are in 2016 and word is that dogs have got it.

Got the wrong word then, although if Dogs were involved would be next best option imo the following season.

 

[FootyJunkie]

We could get something like this one year, with no FTA footy in Melbourne on Saturday/Sunday.

Thursday April 20th - Easter Thursday
Brisbane v Richmond - Gabba - 7:50pm (7)
Friday April 21st - Good Friday
North Melbourne v Carlton - Docklands - 7:50pm (7)
Saturday April 22nd - Easter Saturday
Melbourne v GWS Giants - MCG - 2:10pm (FOX)
Sydney v Gold Coast - 4:40pm (FOX)
West Coast v Adelaide - Perth Stadium - 7:20pm (FOX)
Sunday April 23rd - Easter Sunday
Bulldogs v Fremantle - Docklands - 1:10pm (FOX)
Port Adelaide v St.Kilda - Adelaide Oval - 4:10pm (FOX)
Monday April 24th - Easter Monday
Hawthorn v Geelong - MCG - 3:20pm (7)
Tuesday April 25th - Anzac Day
Collingwood v Essendon - MCG - 3:20pm (7)

 

[chazwazza]

Is there any, any chance at all that the AFL may, may just consider that a Good Friday game or any other marquee stand alone time slot might just involve teams outside Victoria. I know it's a stretch for The Navel Gazing Sporting Capitol Of The Free World but does anyone think that maybe one of these games could be shared amongst the whole f***ing league.
Dead set.

 

[gillo94]

We are in 2016 and word is that dogs have got it.

Do you have reference for this?

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

I've said it before, but I don't know what the difference is and why this is an issue. If there was a game on Good Friday, we wouldn't have the Thursday night game. We just trade one night of footy for another. It's not like we play one less game for the round because there isn't a game on Good Friday.

The game(s) would probably get moved from Saturday/Sunday afternoon to avoid double-ups.

It could be something like:
Thursday night (Adelaide)
Friday afternoon (Melbourne)
Friday night (Perth)
Saturday afternoon
Saturday night (Sydney)
Sunday afternoon
Sunday twilight
Sunday night (Queensland)
Monday afternoon (Melbourne)

 

[HBF]

We could get something like this one year, with no FTA footy in Melbourne on Saturday/Sunday.

Thursday April 20th - Easter Thursday
Brisbane v Richmond - Gabba - 7:50pm (7)
Friday April 21st - Good Friday
North Melbourne v Carlton - Docklands - 7:50pm (7)
Saturday April 22nd - Easter Saturday
Melbourne v GWS Giants - MCG - 2:10pm (FOX)
Sydney v Gold Coast - 4:40pm (FOX)
West Coast v Adelaide - Perth Stadium - 7:20pm (FOX)
Sunday April 23rd - Easter Sunday
Bulldogs v Fremantle - Docklands - 1:10pm (FOX)
Port Adelaide v St.Kilda - Adelaide Oval - 4:10pm (FOX)
Monday April 24th - Easter Monday
Hawthorn v Geelong - MCG - 3:20pm (7)
Tuesday April 25th - Anzac Day
Collingwood v Essendon - MCG - 3:20pm (7)

That is some round of footy.
Do you really think Carlton will get the Good Friday game?

 

[HARKER]

Will be a good day when we don't use non-sensical terms such as Good in Good Friday.
What does that even mean?

Anyway, Dillon is playing coy and holy, by saying that it's 50/50 for next year.
I'd be surprised disappointed should it not go ahead and not just for the football, but for not letting go of some archaic tradition.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Is there any, any chance at all that the AFL may, may just consider that a Good Friday game or any other marquee stand alone time slot might just involve teams outside Victoria. I know it's a stretch for The Navel Gazing Sporting Capitol Of The Free World but does anyone think that maybe one of these games could be shared amongst the whole f***ing league.
Dead set.

Agree with this. Especially as it clashes with the Royal Childrens Appeal. It should be a home game for North Melbourne in Hobart. Tassie deserves a marquee game. Maybe North vs Hawthorn!

After all, the interstate clubs get their two guaranteed derbies every year. They are all marquee games, they even have special nicknames for them...

 

[gillo94]

That is some round of footy.
Do you really think Carlton will get the Good Friday game?

Why not?

 

[HBF]

Why not?

What makes us a better choice than Bulldogs & North? The AFL will want a showcase game, and not a potential one sided game.

 

[JackFlash]

There MUST be a Good Friday night game next season....there is no logical reason why not!