Time for a flexible schedule late in the season

[demondavey]

There’s been multiple years where they’ve completely butchered Friday nights. They continue to do it so I don’t get why they don’t seriously consider having a flex schedule or a select few games that cba be changed.

It’s hard to predict how a team will go from year to year. It made sense we got Friday nights after last year and Brisbane didn’t get many.

 

[HTT]

I don’t blame the AFL for putting Melbourne v Sydney on Friday night back in November last year. It’s impossible to predict what’s going to happen, you’re going to be wrong.

That’s exactly why we need to float the fixture in some way.

 

[Toump Ass]

Spot the touchy #hypelords fan who doesn't want his precious Friday night game taken away

Spot the #pathetic Carlton fan who is on his second or third thread about Melbourne since the Blues fell short at the G (that's your friend PP34 by the way) . Good to see he's finished scrounging through last years's posts about Clayton Oliver on the polls board

Also FYI I'd rather hang out with mates on a Friday night than sit in front of the telly. Much prefer weekend afternoons thanks!

 

[iluvparis]

Spot the #pathetic Carlton fan who is on his second or third thread about Melbourne since the Blues fell short at the G (that's your friend PP34 by the way) . Good to see he's finished scrounging through last years's posts about Clayton Oliver on the polls board

Also FYI I'd rather hang out with mates on a Friday night than sit in front of the telly. Much prefer weekend afternoons thanks!

You realise that your argument is that because Carlton stunk up a host of Friday night games that the AFL should just never fix the problem and should keep on having Friday night stinkers for time immemorial.

#seemssane

 

[Zarrix]

Richmond v WCE wouldve been almost foolproof. There is the issue of the 5 day break but both had it so its fair. We were at very best going to be at the fringes of the 8, and Melbourne are Melbourne. And this was already a Friday night fixture earlier in the year, why the double up?

Im for a floating fixture in the last 4 rounds, the AFL will always get it wrong with fixturing at some point if they are gazing into a crystal ball in November.

 

[winty]

And if you're travelling to watch your team? How does that work?

Take the Thursday off and go back to work the following Tuesday. That way you can travel on the Thursday and return on the Monday and still be able to watch the game, regardless of what time slot it's in.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

When you're the worst performing AFL team for a decade you shouldn't get any Friday night games. But you did. And some of them were late in the season. But then I guess when you've been hammered by an average of eleven goals for two or three seasons straight all those Friday nights would blur into one?

Anyway your suggestion sucks.

Just sit back and enjoy Friday's football masterclass, it'll be great.

I enjoyed it

 

[getgaff]

And if you're travelling to watch your team? How does that work?

I want to see it introduced but this would be the biggest sticking point for me also.

Similar thought that if you are picking a weekend of footy to travel for and don't want any potentially good games to overlap, like the first 2 Saturday or Sunday arvo games.

 

[maskmcgee]

Richmond 2017 Premier and 2018 Prelim finalist.
West Coast 2018 premier
2019 both sides expected to be big players everyone knew this.
Richmond huge Melbourne club.
AFL does fixture and does not see that this should be the Friday night fixture even though it ticks every possible box, Big Melbourne club, Reigning Premiers. Not played each other for 35 rounds of Football.

Now hear we are today with the biggest blockbuster game of the year on Foxtel and in a terrible timeslot.

Auskick footy league run by Auskick administrators.

Or Alternativly, believe it or not, Foxtel dosen't just get s**t games, they also get games that people actually want to watch in their contract.

 

[Billy ray]

Or Alternativly, believe it or not, Foxtel dosen't just get s**t games, they also get games that people actually want to watch in their contract.

Exactly. They pay more money than seven

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Nah because people travel to watch their teams. I would spit it if I’d organised a day off on a Friday so I could travel to Melbourne only for my team to be bumped. Or if I’d booked accomodation for Saturday and my team got brought forward to Friday night

 

[Bomberboyokay]

They all play on the same day (bar 1) so all they have to do is move one of the times later - its not like the farcical AFL where every match has to be on at a completely different time slot.

Bar 2. Thursday and Monday.

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Pony up and get fox. Problem solved.

Can't believe people still watch footy on the pixellated mess that is poverty tv.

 

[Andrew Mc]

It's just fine as it is. The best thing about a static draw is people can plan trips around it - especially those from regional areas and in other cities. It's not the VFL anymore.

 

[Carringbush2010]

But then the teams who are bad and have few supporters won't get the same number of marquee games as the best teams playing the best games.....

Uh that's how it works................ maximise the maximum tv time slot.

 

[Carringbush2010]

Take the Thursday off and go back to work the following Tuesday. That way you can travel on the Thursday and return on the Monday and still be able to watch the game, regardless of what time slot it's in.

IF your employer allows it.

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

The travel for the supporters, but also the teams. How much notice is fair for Virgin to know if they will be flying the team and diehards only or will there be dozens/hundreds making the trip if it is on TV or not.

 

[Carringbush2010]

Imagine if................................................ There were two Friday night games and they were Mel v Syd or Rich v WC

Ch7 and fox could telecast both games on their alternative channels.

• Ch7 for one game and ch mate for the other.
• Fox footy for one game and 503 for the other.

The obvious flaw in this method though is that it dilutes the "worth" of the FNF covet and therefore neither fox or 7 would pay as much for tv rights because the time-slots are not separated.

The other choice would be:

• Ch7 has one FN game and fox the other.

The obvious flaw in this method is that the bulk of the public miss out on one of the games. The trade off of "pay tv" I guess.

No doubt that a floating fixture would need looking at - ideally after the 17 rounds when everyone has played each other once. Again the obvious flaw would be people making travel arrangements previous to the floating fixture.

 

[Cleavy]

No doubt that a floating fixture would need looking at - ideally after the 17 rounds when everyone has played each other once. Again the obvious flaw would be people making travel arrangements previous to the floating fixture.

makes too much sense for the AFL to implement.

 

[mcgarnacle]

And if you're travelling to watch your team? How does that work?

For this reason, only the final few rounds (3-4) can be flexed. And it would need to be confirmed by end of June

 

[Coaster2012]

And if you're travelling to watch your team? How does that work?

The same as finals works. You know 2 weeks before hand.

 

[mcgarnacle]

The same as finals works. You know 2 weeks before hand.

A bit different to season game don't you think?

 

[THRILLHO]

And if you're travelling to watch your team? How does that work?

It's not a perfect solution, but I reckon you could have three games floating, and a month or two out, from those three games, one is chosen for Friday night and then the other two become the Saturday 1.45pm and 2.10pm games.

 

[PP34]

Pony up and get fox. Problem solved.

Can't believe people still watch footy on the pixellated mess that is poverty tv.

What has that got to do with Friday footy?

 

[Toump Ass]

I've only heard fantastic things about Friday night's game. The AFL and their broadcasting partners should be commended for their foresight.