Sunday Evening Football - Thoughts?

[Super Goalie]

Do you like how it's worked this year? Crowd sizes have seemed decent, I'd like to see it stay. It's kinda like a D/N 50 over OD in cricket.

You?

 

[FootyJunkie]

Should have been on Seven, they pioneered the concept in the early 90s with the Adelaide Crows at Footy Park.

 

[doh its me]

Sunday night footy is no good.......its just far too long to wait to see ur team play on the weekend

 

[Sideshow Fev]

I like it, really enjoyed the foxtel back to back games on Sundays.

 

[scorpion2466]

I think it's been fantastic. Fox Sports has covered the games this season brilliantly. Picture quality and sound has been first class. Channel 7 & 10 need to take a good look at themselves. An absolute disgrace this season, especially the sound quality.

 

[erpel9999]

sunday evening football

great on tv

sux when you have to go..

 

[jim boy]

Before the season I thought it was a terrible idea, but I thought it was great. Meant I could do things during the day on Sunday and still get to the footy.

 

[yirra_kurl]

Before the season I thought it was a terrible idea, but I thought it was great. Meant I could do things during the day on Sunday and still get to the footy.

touche.

Wasn't overly impressed with the idea, untill i saw the hawk vs buldogs or kanga's (can't remember which one)

 

[evs05]

sunday evening football

great on tv

sux when you have to go..

totally agree. pretty sure essendon only had one this year (against the tigers a couple of weeks ago). had it not been hirdy's farewell i wouldn't have gone, and i live across the road from the MCG, so its not like its a big effort

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

**** it right off.
Genuine Sunday night games on long weekends could be good, let's have none of this twilight crap though.

 

[chapmanmagic35]

Loved it.

I'd watch footy anytime - but I'm not sure everyone else would respond to Sunday 'Night' Football.

 

[winty]

Sensational idea! The fact Geelong won the three Sunday evening games it played in by an average of 91 points makes it even better!

 

[Phhht]

Biggest load of crap around.
Considering we had more home twighlight games (Sunday) than anyone else I can say that from my POV the scheduling might be great for TV but for attending live - carp. get rid of it.

 

[Gasometer]

Missed all Roos twilight games and was the reason why I got Foxtel ahead of a membership.

3 hours from the ground means leaving at 1.30pm means wrecking Sunday whatevers means getting home late on a Sunday night in winter means it is better to watch on TV in my lounge.

I'm not the only one...the Roos lost 6 adult members in my area ($700) because of chasing twilight games.

Gaso

 

[kmanic_FREOFAN]

Biggest load of crap around.
Considering we had more home twighlight games (Sunday) than anyone else I can say that from my POV the scheduling might be great for TV but for attending live - carp. get rid of it.

get your facts right first

Port - 3 home twilight matches
Fremantle - 5 home twilight matches (6 if you include our "AWAY" derby)

and i must say, on tv, i love twilight matches, and well, going to the game is still awesome because it gives me enough time to get home, lets just not have sunday night football, because the AFL must realise, we all have work yo go to on monday, so getting home around midnight (because you have to celebrate the footy ) is not the most ideal option

 

[johnnyhoward]

It's great if you're watching at home on TV, perfect timeslot. But I'm not a big fan of actually going to the footy on a Sunday night. Sunday night is a recovery night, and when you're looking forward to a game all weekend, you don't have time to soak up the result once it's over.

 

[Alberton_Magpie]

People with Foxtel= Yes
People with No Foxtel= No

 

[Tas]

I hated it, froze my testicles off in the middle of winter and you can't recover the next day by sleeping in like you can after a friday or saturday night game.

 

[MaccasNeighbour]

It's ok if it's shared between the clubs, which it wasn't this year.

 

[The Casey Cat]

For games in Adelaide or especially Perth I think it is ok (but only if fans from those places like it?). For games in Melbourne it is rubbish but knowing the AFL despite the pathetic crowds and lack of interest for it in general in Melbourne they will just point to the Richmond v Essendon game (which would have attracted a massive crowd even it was held on a Tuesday morning) and declare it a success.

 

[ManWithNoName]

We had one game and I hated it. You just sit around all day waiting for the game and by the time it starts you're tired. Plus there's work to look foward too the next morning.

 

[DarwinRoo]

Missed all Roos twilight games and was the reason why I got Foxtel ahead of a membership.

3 hours from the ground means leaving at 1.30pm means wrecking Sunday whatevers means getting home late on a Sunday night in winter means it is better to watch on TV in my lounge.

I'm not the only one...the Roos lost 6 adult members in my area ($700) because of chasing twilight games.

Gaso

You have got to be shitting me. When every membership counts we have people not signing up because the AFL scheduled as to play twilight games.

Thats pretty piss poor Gaso.

 

[beaver's army]

Didnt mind it allowed me to play soccer on sundays and still go to the footy.

 

[Red Crow]

Don't have foxtel so the only game I saw was when I attended Dogs v Crows in round 2 at the MCG, on Easter Sunday.

I'd love it if I could watch it every week, but in terms of attending its crap. Especially when you don't live in the city and have to catch trains to and from Spencer Street, and then to and from the ground. It might be better at Telstra Dome, but still from me its a no.

Plus, the round of football never seems trluy finished to me, as sometimes I don't know who won that last match until the next morning.

 

[FootyJunkie]

Fremantle - 5 home twilight matches (6 if you include our "AWAY" derby)

they are still afternoon games in Perth, 2:30pm WST start