Good Friday Football Under Threat

[yodellinhank]

Seven Network isn't Channel 7 Melbourne. They don't show this charity event in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney.

they should, it's not as if they are showing the RCH appeal.

 

[yodellinhank]

Play Richmond.
There’s more rivalry between the two and more norf supporters would come to see em play against us and you could count on 30 thou tige supporters

But the eureka match?

 

[kaiserchief13]

Maybe have 2 good teams play in prime time?

 

[Rusty Brookes]

Problem is the weird expectations of it having to be a blockbuster, as if it's the only way playing a game on this particular Friday can be justified.

Exactly. Even the supposed terrible crowd of 33,000 for this year's game is around the average for the AFL. The crowd was fine.

This should be a statement about the secular country we live in. If you want to spend Good Friday in prayer or whatever, go for it. Let the rest of us enjoy the day off by doing something we enjoy, like watching the footy.

 

[10571z]

And thats why Anzac day football between Collingwood vs Essendon will be left as is.

Share it around blah blah..

 

[telsor]

But the eureka match?

Yeah...That went well.

Richmond home game.
North "Richmond should pay for all the promotion, and we should split the gate"
Richmond: "OK"
Next year
North home game
North: "Richmond and the AFL should pay for the promotion, and we get the gate".
Richmond: "bugger off"

No more Eureka game.

Notice how this is the only 'blockbuster' that only has one set team? I wonder why.

 

[Great8]

Would be disappointed if GF footy was canned, gives people something to do on the most boring day of the year

 

[Cudi_420]

Collingwood v Carlton

Great. Another Friday Night Carlton extravaganza !

 

[Mcarcherey]

The lowest drawing team in Victoria is North.

no it's saints - compare the teams each play AND the time slot, saints clearly draw the lowest crowds.

 

[Damon_3388]

Here's an idea - How about we scrap it entirely, and people just have a day off from life for once? Why does there always need to be some sort of event or entertainment filling a public holiday? Don't people ever just want a day to tune out and do absolutely nothing?

And no, I'm not religious whatsoever. I just get annoyed by this apparent need people have to always be doing something on every single day of the year. I'm sure people's kids won't go insane or send them insane by amusing themselves at home for a day either.

 

[Professor Knowall]

Caro on 3AW has just been railing against GF football and saying that ch7 have told the AFL they don't want it.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Here's an idea - How about we scrap it entirely, and people just have a day off from life for once? Why does there always need to be some sort of event or entertainment filling a public holiday? Don't people ever just want a day to tune out and do absolutely nothing?

And no, I'm not religious whatsoever. I just get annoyed by this apparent need people have to always be doing something on every single day of the year. I'm sure people's kids won't go insane or send them insane by amusing themselves at home for a day either.

We already have Christmas. And Good Friday isn't Christmas.

 

[the harry]

I love the idea of North Melbourne owning the Good Friday slot. I think that's fine. Give them a team that isn't s**t, no offense Western Bulldogs.

Give them the GF winner, give them a Collingwood or whatever.

I love Good Friday footy, it needs to stick around. If the difference is dumping North Melb from the slot and keeping Good Friday footy - dump them.

Do what it takes to keep the date. Not Collingwood, Essendon or Richmond. Or Carlton. Who else draws? Could we have Adelaide vs Port Power? West Coast vs Dockers? Sydney vs GWS?

A team that isn't s**t? You mean like the Saints?

 

[LB#16]

And thats why Anzac day football between Collingwood vs Essendon will be left as is.

Share it around blah blah..

Other teams would work just as well they reckon

 

[Rabman]

You'd think Essendon and Melbourne will have it next year due to ANZAC week falling the week after the Easter weekend.

 

[Mcarcherey]

Caro on 3AW has just been railing against GF football and saying that ch7 have told the AFL they don't want it.

ever reliable caro - virtually wrong every time when it comes to north....

 

[jwikked]

A team that isn't s**t? You mean like the Saints?

Yes, that was what I was talking about.

 

[ManOfClay]

A team that isn't s**t? You mean like the Saints?

Or north Melbourne?

For all the bitching about bulldogs not supporting it enough, north seem to be going swimmingly with it....

 

[TJASTA]

Here's a idea, maybe North should play a team with a decent fanbase.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

And thats why Anzac day football between Collingwood vs Essendon will be left as is.

Share it around blah blah..

Its not an issue when both sides are going well. When one side is peforming poorly then becomes an issue

 

[10571z]

Its not an issue when both sides are going well. When one side is peforming poorly then becomes an issue

Doesn’t matter for Pies Essendon

 

[Run n Spread]

Collingwood v Carlton

No. Let other teams carry the can

 

[Plugger35]

Here's a idea, maybe North should play a team with a decent fanbase.

Yeah we should give Richmond, Collingwood or Essendon another blockbuster game since those clubs don't get nearly enough.

 

[LB#16]

Yeah we should give Richmond, Collingwood or Essendon another blockbuster game since those clubs don't get nearly enough.

Blockbuster fixtures are not a form of charity, they are scheduled to maximise revenue. Clubs like North and St Kilda aren’t big clubs, they don’t maximise revenue and ideally shouldn’t be scheduled on these fixtures.

 

[ShriekingShack]

Religion is a joke. Football is the only thing that saves the day. Surely can't be in strife!

Didn't hear you saying that when Houli and Saad were virtue signalling.