I didn't know that, but yes you're correct. It was delayed by 3 hours in Perth. It did seem a low number for a West Coast game, even taking into account that half the audience would have switched it off at half time.
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I didn't know that, but yes you're correct. It was delayed by 3 hours in Perth. It did seem a low number for a West Coast game, even taking into account that half the audience would have switched it off at half time.
In Vic we drag our feet to increase capacity, in Perth, they go from no crowds to 100% capacity!
Round 17 fixture:
Thursday, July 8
Port Adelaide v Melbourne at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm ACST, Seven
Friday, July 9
Essendon v Adelaide at Marvel Stadium, 7.50pm AEST, Seven
Saturday, July 10
Hawthorn v Fremantle at University of Tasmania Stadium, 1.45pm AEST, Fox
Carlton v Geelong at the MCG, 4.35pm AEST, Fox
Brisbane v St Kilda TBC, 7.25pm AEST, Seven
Sunday, July 11
Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast at TBC, 12.40pm AEST, Fox
Western Bulldogs v Sydney at Marvel Stadium, 3.20pm AEST, Seven
Richmond v Collingwood at the MCG, 4.10pm AEST, Fox
Monday, July 12
West Coast v North Melbourne at Optus Stadium, 5.40pm AWST, Fox
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Round 17 fixture:
Thursday, July 8
Port Adelaide v Melbourne at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm ACST, Seven
Friday, July 9
Essendon v Adelaide at Marvel Stadium, 7.50pm AEST, Seven
Saturday, July 10
Hawthorn v Fremantle at University of Tasmania Stadium, 1.45pm AEST, Fox
Carlton v Geelong at the MCG, 4.35pm AEST, Fox
Brisbane v St Kilda TBC, 7.25pm AEST, Seven
Sunday, July 11
Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast at TBC, 12.40pm AEST, Fox
Western Bulldogs v Sydney at Marvel Stadium, 3.20pm AEST, Seven
Richmond v Collingwood at the MCG, 4.10pm AEST, Fox
Monday, July 12
West Coast v North Melbourne at Optus Stadium, 5.40pm AWST, Fox
R17 FIXTURE: Monster Monday night crowd set for the west
The AFL has released the updated fixture for round 17
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Why would you play twilight games at MCG in middle of winter when it at is coldest? Surely in day when Sun is out is better for fans. ****ing stupid timing.
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They play them in Hobart which is even colder than Melbourne.
You sure? Thought latest time there was 3-20 pm for Hawks and Bombers, which still got some sun rays out through clouds at that time.
Do not mind Twilight games in March or early April but July, middle of winter, get ****ed for any places like Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne or Canberra
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A fair few games in Hobart have been 3:20 and the Brisbane game this season in Hobart started at 4:40.
It’s smart that they have the West Coast game on Monday, which deliberately avoids the weekend where there is still a 50% crowd capacity, to the Monday where there is a 100% crowd capacity.
And 50% of people cant get there?
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Be grateful its not that time on a Sunday
Saturday twilight is my personal favourite timeslot for attending games. Plenty of time to do day time things beforehand and night time things afterward.
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Purely logistics I think. They would want GWS and GC to leave Melbourne on Sunday given both places will probably be out of lockdown by then. Playing the Swans at 3.20 allows them to go home on Sunday as well.
Tigers and Pies don't need to go anywhere.
In normal times the Tigers and Pies wouldn't play twilight on a Sunday.
You’d have to be a very hopeful gws to think lockdown is going to finish this weekend; Would have thought it’s a while for that to be in consideration.
Exactly. If Sydney is out of lockdown by Sunday it is back in lockdown by Thursday
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Victorian crowd capacities to increase by a whopping 5,000. From 25,000 to 30,000 at MCG and Marvel.
And up to 27k in Geelong and 8k in Ballarat.
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And up to 27k in Geelong and 8k in Ballarat.
AFL 2021: Crowd limits set to increase in Victoria for round 17
Victorian crowd capacities to increase by a whopping 5,000. From 25,000 to 30,000 at MCG and Marvel.
And up to 27k in Geelong and 8k in Ballarat.
AFL 2021: Crowd limits set to increase in Victoria for round 17
That is pathetic. 6th day straight of Zero cases and only 30K for the G.
WA 100% capacity from Monday, after having no crowds 2 weeks ago.
Your missing the fact there are two twilight games listed for MCG on weekend. Not one.
Docklands it the only place in Victoria that should do twilight games. The ****ed up the design for days games so at last make use of it in winter for twilight games on Saturday. Not the MCG in middle of winter. Sun virtually gone down and bloody freezing.
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Does not matter what day in terms of weather. You want to maximise playing games at MCG when sun is out at this time of year.
Not the freezing cold of a winter evening or night. This time of year all MCG games should be in day and any twilight games or night games should be interstate SA, WA or Queensland where winter is not so cold. Docklands is shit for day games so they can use that venue for twilight games in Melbourne.
Ballarat is a hell of a lot colder than the MCG so our game had to be the early one Sunday, you couldn’t be playing at Mars as a twilight/night game in winter. And basically the same for Tassie, a lot colder than Melbourne and better to play that in sunshine on Saturday.
Once the non vic teams leave I’m sure they’ll be more day games in Melbourne since Mars/UTAS won’t be used again this year
I think the issue is that the virus is far more likely to leak in from NSW to Victoria than to WA, noting there's no hard border along the Murray as there was last year. If WA shared a border with NSW, you can be sure McGowan would be taking a similar approach.
They both cold in winter. Neither venue should be playing twilight or night games in middle of winter.
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Hobart has had a fair few twilight games including a 4:40 game and Hobart would probably be the coldest out of all these cities in my opinion.
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Nah, Ballarat's average July low is 5.1, Ballarat's average July low is 3.2
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