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Sponsors want them, and that is more valuable to clubs then 5/10k less people in the stands.
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Round 24 Fixture
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Sure. But fans shouldn't be upset by their team not playing in them.
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Why is Brisbane Hawthorn at night?
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4 teams at the MCG at the same time would have to be a record
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exciting. my first wed night game at Carrara since 2020 season
So Channel 7 can broadcast it during Sunday night primetime
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And the 2 worth watching are on the Sunday
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That Lions/Hawk timeslot is certainly a choice.
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But what about Brisbane/QLD crowd attendees?
.... to rather instead show the gc vs essendon game the next wednesday which originally was a fox game so they have swapped games with fox
odd decision as i would've thought ess/carl would rate higher than gc/ess
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Top 4 spot will likely be on the line (technically) in the gold coast game. They'll be able to build that up into something that's more attractive than watching Carlton
Yeah I love all the Suns Thursday and Friday night games we’ve gotten in the back end of the season because we have to play the Wednesday game.
Especially since we are playing finals and Essendon and Carlton aren’t, so nice of the AFL to prioritise us
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Which is why I said Saturday as well. 7 prioritised Essendon and Carlton in this arrangement because even they're shit they still would rate better that the GC.
However 2 in 7 weeks, when you've had none in 15 years. Would you have got either if it wasn't for the Wednesday game? Debatable.
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Saturday night all to ourselves
I’m more interested in the Week 1 fixture. After that 5 day break into pre-finals bye (and assuming they make it), they should get the late game regardless. Pencil in the guaranteed matchups first, and leave the pending ones for Sat night/Sun. Given the Cyclone impact forget the Thursday night final and shift them all back one. Suns last had a bye in R14, so that’s eleven consecutive weeks, deserves the 10 day break before their first final.
I’m more interested in the Week 1 fixture. After that 5 day break into pre-finals bye (and assuming they make it), they should get the late game regardless. Pencil in the guaranteed matchups first, and leave the pending ones for Sat night/Sun. Given the Cyclone impact forget the Thursday night final and shift them all back one. Suns last had a bye in R14, so that’s eleven consecutive weeks, deserves the 10 day break before their first final.
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Unless theyre against Collingwood, I would expect their final to be Saturday Afternoon/twilight. Its where the AFL like to hide the game with the smallest teams.Saturday night all to ourselves
I’m more interested in the Week 1 fixture. After that 5 day break into pre-finals bye (and assuming they make it), they should get the late game regardless. Pencil in the guaranteed matchups first, and leave the pending ones for Sat night/Sun. Given the Cyclone impact forget the Thursday night final and shift them all back one. Suns last had a bye in R14, so that’s eleven consecutive weeks, deserves the 10 day break before their first final.
The ideal fixture is:Saturday night all to ourselves
I’m more interested in the Week 1 fixture. After that 5 day break into pre-finals bye (and assuming they make it), they should get the late game regardless. Pencil in the guaranteed matchups first, and leave the pending ones for Sat night/Sun. Given the Cyclone impact forget the Thursday night final and shift them all back one. Suns last had a bye in R14, so that’s eleven consecutive weeks, deserves the 10 day break before their first final.
Thurs N - 2v3
Fri N - 6v7
Sat T - 1v4
Sat N - 5v8
That gives every team a 7+ day break for every final, the higher seeds more rest and gives the 1 seed the Friday night Prelim assuming they win.
Which works well for us since we need to play a Saturday final and our most likely finishing spots are 5th/4th. Not that I trust the AFL to schedule games properly at this point but as long we finish 4th, 5th or 8th the above should happen.
Yeah no I’d back GC vs GWS in Rd 23 to have rated more than Ess vs Stkilda on the Friday night. People want to watch games with finals implications, not dead rubbers. The AFL just guessed that Essendon would be in contention still and so prioritised the vic team.
What about them? It's the final home game of the year and could be crucial for the Lions securing a Top 4/8 spot. If that's not incentive enough to attend I don’t know what is...
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It's ridiculous.
Instead of having 2 games on the Fri night, they should have had PA v GC on the Thurs night together with Ess v Carl, so that
1) both GC and Ess have the same number of days break before their final game, and
2) the GC v Ess game could have been on the Tues night (5 day break), so that GC have more time before their first final
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Everyone "essendon and Carlton getting so many prinetime games is terrible"
AFL "so what you're saying is you want essendon and Carlton to play each other in prime time!"
AFL "so what you're saying is you want essendon and Carlton to play each other in prime time!"
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Meaning a fourth 5 Day Break for Essendon this year, which is not allowed. As mentioned 100 times in the thread already.
It would also mean consecutive 5 Day Breaks for Gold Coast, which is... not allowed.
This game will easily sell out. Not only are the Lions hot in Qld right now but Hawthorn has one of the biggest support bases in SEQ. The Lions could play a Vic club on Wednesday and sell out the Gabba easily.
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