Marquee Match - WA Day

[youbeautfyfe]

Apart from the Western Derby (which is only enjoyed by West Australians), Fremantle holds no 'marquee' match throughout the year. Same opponent, same time and date, every year. I was thinking we could hold it on WA Day (the first Monday of every June) at a 6.10pm timeslot so the Victorians still get to watch it as it isn't a public holiday over there.

Maybe even have it that the West Australian team who finishes higher from the previous year gets the right to host the match, to avoid poor showings and a poor spectacle in the event we are cellar dwellers (ala Melbourne on Queen's Bday during the Neeld days) in order to keep interest in the match.

With the success of the ANZAC/Easter days hosting weekday footy, I think it's an opportunity wasted for our side to gain national exposure. Even when we do have a good year we hardly get Friday night footy scheduled.

 

[Square Peg]

Great idea, I could see easts and souths complaining though about loss of revenue. Maybe have them as curtain raiser and give them a % of the gate?

 

[Dirty_banchez]

Only Victorian teams have marquee matches.

 

[Allikat]

We have the best anzac match and it doesn't even get televised in the rest of Australia.

 

[Deanismyhero]

TBH i think any interstate club would kick a stink up about having to play on a monday then fly back.

as Anzac day falls on a saturday next year i hope we get given the Len Hall Tribute match actually on anzac day. Would be a great occasion

 

[ImperialPurple]

Could be a derby each year. Rotate whose home game it is year by year.

 

[stax on the mull]

Think West Coast had their plans to have that day to themselves, despite some opposition from the 4 WAFL clubs that played their Derbies on that day.

They tried it out on a Monday night in 2013 but they got flogged by Richmond and quickly abandoned the idea.

https://www.afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2013/141820130603.html

 

[ep2018]

We had that fixture until the WAFL complained, then we backed off. I suspect you'd have the same issue as well.

 

[gaskin]

As a WAFL regular, I would rather it be left as a WAFL day.