Houston we have a problem!!!!!!! Its Saturday afternoon, first game is on after 16:00, like WTF!!!!

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Need I say it, this is sacrilegious!!!

After four thirty!!!!

I think this is a taboo! Wheres the respect??


Forget the bloody rule changes, how am I supposed to chill on a Saturday afternoon???

Should I call for abuse??? I think I am going to have to go cold turkey, not sure if I can survive this!!!!!!
 

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I thought that was odd as well, especially since there are double up games later on today.
It was to allow the Womens GF to have clear air on a Saturday arvo & not be up against a Mens Game. So what do they do? Schedule the womens GF on Sunday up against North/Brisbane. Go figure.
 

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It was to allow the Womens GF to have clear air on a Saturday arvo & not be up against a Mens Game. So what do they do? Schedule the womens GF on Sunday up against North/Brisbane. Go figure.
Is the womens GF on then??


Fair enough, I can live with that.

I thought it might have been TV broadcasters going mental!!!!

There are 3 certainties in my life, death, taxes and footy on Saturday afternoon. If I lose one I am beside myself!!!!

Footy is like the electricity product, supply is critical, if I go off the drip I do not know where I go!!!
 

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Is the womens GF on then??


Fair enough, I can live with that.

I thought it might have been TV broadcasters going mental!!!!

There are 3 certainties in my life, death, taxes and footy on Saturday afternoon. If I lose one I am beside myself!!!!

Footy is like the electricity product, supply is critical, if I go off the drip I do not know where I go!!!
On Sunday arvo, yes. So today we are left with this vacuum until 4:30.

The AFL do a lot right but they also prove themselves to be complete wankers a regular basis.
 

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At times like these...youtube.
Last week in a gap I watched the crows eagles 2006 prelim. Terrif game. Today, not sure, open to novel suggestions.
 

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Need I say it, this is sacrilegious!!!

After four thirty!!!!

I think this is a taboo! Wheres the respect??


Forget the bloody rule changes, how am I supposed to chill on a Saturday afternoon???

Should I call for abuse??? I think I am going to have to go cold turkey, not sure if I can survive this!!!!!!
Don’t worry, the smart guys at the AFL have scheduled 4 games tonight in the space of about 3 hours so we can get our footy fix all at the one time
 

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Need I say it, this is sacrilegious!!!

After four thirty!!!!

I think this is a taboo! Wheres the respect??


Forget the bloody rule changes, how am I supposed to chill on a Saturday afternoon???

Should I call for abuse??? I think I am going to have to go cold turkey, not sure if I can survive this!!!!!!
Good post. I was thinking the same thing all morning and then looked on here for a post exactly like yours and seconds later bam! ******* thieving campaigners robbing us of valuable AFL time. Luckily I'm watching the NBA and March Madness before the main course.
 

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It's practice to allow people to do stuff during the day and have the fantastic twilight footy. Atleast that's one of the justifications to move the GF
 

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During the season the majority of games are now played after 4:30.

Actually makes sense, leave Saturday afternoon for local football.

And will only be a matter of time until the GF moves also, why play it in a slot that is almost an afterthought these days?

All games were traditionally on Saturday afternoon because there were no lights and the game was played by people who worked Mon-Fri and often Sat morning. Sunday was traditionally a religious day where nobody did much at all.

But those days are long gone.
 

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During the season the majority of games are now played after 4:30.

Actually makes sense, leave Saturday afternoon for local football.

And will only be a matter of time until the GF moves also, why play it in a slot that is almost an afterthought these days?

All games were traditionally on Saturday afternoon because there were no lights and the game was played by people who worked Mon-Fri and often Sat morning. Sunday was traditionally a religious day where nobody did much at all.

But those days are long gone.

**** off!!!!!

I need to chill and watch footy after Friday night and the week.

This is worse than shift work and doing grave yard shifts!!!!

I do not want to think what I have do in down time on Saturday afternoon. The TV channels can go **** themselves!!!

I feel like I am losing part of my DNA!! The world has gone upside down!!!
 
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I think the AFLW GF was always planned on Saturday arvo by the AFL, with the assumption that the Crows team does not make the grand final and play at home.
Appears that way doesnt it? But the logic is nuts cause in what universe was it likely that the Crows wouldnt feature in the finals? Dumb stuff.
 

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During the season the majority of games are now played after 4:30.

Actually makes sense, leave Saturday afternoon for local football.

And will only be a matter of time until the GF moves also, why play it in a slot that is almost an afterthought these days?

All games were traditionally on Saturday afternoon because there were no lights and the game was played by people who worked Mon-Fri and often Sat morning. Sunday was traditionally a religious day where nobody did much at all.

But those days are long gone.
A quick look at the draw shows there's 2 games starting from 1.30 in next 2 rounds.
I didn't look further than that.
 
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