Why is there no game next Monday?

[raskolnikov]

Monday is a public holiday in WA, SA and Qld, yet there is no game on. Why? Are the AFL admitting that they follow a Victorian agenda?

 

[Ma Xiao Long]

Why don’t we get the ****in Monday off in Victoria is the real question

 

[Chadwiko]

Monday is a public holiday in WA, SA and Qld, yet there is no game on. Why? Are the AFL admitting that they follow a Victorian agenda?

Because why schedule a game on a day the majority of the target audience will be at work?

Like it or not, Victoria makes up the vast majority of the AFL viewer numbers.

 

[Del165198]

Why don’t we get the fu**in Monday off in Victoria is the real question

because we honour our fallen soldiers with solemn reflection on sunday then in the spirit of the ANZACs push through and display our resilience by going to work with a horrific hangover on monday

 

[Nostradumbass]

Why don’t we get the fu**in Monday off in Victoria is the real question

I've got Monday and Tuesday off

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Who cares ??

First world Problems

 

[Del165198]

I've got Monday and Tuesday off

i've got friday-wednesday off

 

[HTPunter]

Before blaming the AFL, did any of the SA, WA or Qld clubs request a game on that day?

If not, it's probably not that much of an opportunity that the AFL needs to schedule a game then.

 

[HaroLad]

Why don’t we get the fu**in Monday off in Victoria is the real question

Abolish all public holidays.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

The anzacs fought for public holidays

 

[estibador]

Who cares ??

First world Problems

Why bother with that reply when it applies to literally every thread on this site?

 

[Boxhead_31]

Why don’t we get the fu**in Monday off in Victoria is the real question

Cause GF parade day is a Vic public holiday

 

[Dirty Bird]

Because why schedule a game on a day the majority of the target audience will be at work?

Like it or not, Victoria makes up the vast majority of the AFL viewer numbers.

But how hard is it to do a 4:30pm game in Perth?

 

[estibador]

But how hard is it to do a 4:30pm game in Perth?

Because that would break the AFL rule that every standalone game must be a VFL match up.

Actually, it's probably less a rule, and more that the thought standalone games could be played outside Victoria has never even occurred to them. Then they'd make it a rule.

 

[Dirty Bird]

A few years ago I was looking at making an entire fixture and went to the extent of looking at state holidays to see if there were timeslots we could get a big stand alone game

Next year I'd like to see

Monday May 2 5:30pm - Brisbane vs Essendon at the Gabba
Monday May 30 5:30pm - Greater Western Sydney vs Western Bulldogs at Manuka Oval
Monday June 6 4pm - West Coast vs Fremantle at Optus Stadium
Monday August 1 6:30pm - Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide at Marrara Oval

 

[The Swert]

Pretty sure that ANZAC Day is on Sunday not Monday.
You're Monday holiday means nothing.

Do we play games on every public holiday? No.

 

[Chadwiko]

But how hard is it to do a 4:30pm game in Perth?

And either it's a derby between the WA teams using all WA-based umpires, or you'll have one team traveling to Perth on a 4 day break before their next game.

 

[boncer34]

Monday is a public holiday in WA, SA and Qld, yet there is no game on. Why? Are the AFL admitting that they follow a Victorian agenda?

Tasmanian agenda actually.

 

[TENACIOUS]

I've got Monday and Tuesday off

i've got friday-wednesday off

Collingwood supporters have every day off

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

Here's something even more stupid - even the WAFL and SANFL haven't scheduled games for the Monday public holiday.

 

[Sttew]

Why don’t we get the fu**in Monday off in Victoria is the real question

Because we get Grand Final Friday off. The Andrews government sees more votes in the GF than an Anzac Day holiday which we miss out on once in every 5 or 6 years

 

[boncer34]

Because we get Grand Final Friday off. The Andrews government sees more votes in the GF than an Anzac Day holiday which we miss out on once in every 5 or 6 years

Did Grand Final Friday replace ANZAC day holiday?

 

[master bate]

Because we get Grand Final Friday off. The Andrews government sees more votes in the GF than an Anzac Day holiday which we miss out on once in every 5 or 6 years

I just wish it was on the Monday after the Grand Final not the Friday before.

 

[Stax on the mill]

Monday is a public holiday in WA, SA and Qld, yet there is no game on. Why? Are the AFL admitting that they follow a Victorian agenda?

Vic bias?

 

[parano1a]

Next year I'd like to see

Monday May 2 5:30pm - Brisbane vs Essendon at the Gabba
Monday May 30 5:30pm - Greater Western Sydney vs Western Bulldogs at Manuka Oval
Monday June 6 4pm - West Coast vs Fremantle at Optus Stadium
Monday August 1 6:30pm - Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide at Marrara Oval

Seven/Fox don't want games in those timeslots as it would interfere with their regular programming.