Does Thursday Night Football Work?

[JackOutback]

Didn't even realise the game was on tonight until I accidentally turned the channel. Not a fan.

As an aside, why do it in a split round with just six games? Makes for a sparse weekend.

 

[DAWESOME!!]

Better than Monday or Sunday night football, but not really a fan. Not watching tonight because the kids have scouts.

 

[Willo_]

I went to the Thursday night game in Geelong last year, was a zombie for work the next day though

That said from a TV perspective I like it

 

[mikeythemoocow]

Monday night footy is great if your watching at home on tv. If you go to the game your rooted all week. Going to a game on Thursday night, at least you can just limp through Friday, but you do miss watching Life on the Dole.

 

[ioppolo]

I'm a fan, as long as I'm not attending of course.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Looking forward to the Port Thursday games coming up. Going to Sydney so got time off work and took the Friday off the day following the Collingwood game here in Adelaide.

 

[Tyler Hodges]

Not if you want to attend games.

No one is twisting your arm mate, don't go if it's a drama.

 

[Borderline]

50,023 fans in Adelaide say yes.

 

[SdKfz 181]

Didn't even realise the game was on tonight until I accidentally turned the channel. Not a fan.

As an aside, why do it in a split round with just six games? Makes for a sparse weekend.

Thursday night football is here for the next three rounds, sonny jim.

 

[Obi fella]

I'd love to watch a game every night of the week on tv. Fri night, Sat arvo & Sun arvo for my attendance at the game only though.

 

[Balance]

Thursday night better than Sunday night. Thursday, there's only one more work day day after until the weekend. Not everyone might go to work on a Friday or not worry about it as much.

Adelaide Oval have been getting good attendances especially when Hawks go there, so this is actually good scheduling for a change and it makes sense. Even if there were 9 games this week(end), this would have left one less game to clash, with a congested Saturday schedule.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Freo's next home game is next Thursday night. Not a fan. I do have the option not to go, of course, but why would you not when you support your team and have paid for the seats for the season?? So I'll go. But I don't like it.

 

[yyou]

don't like it
but prefer it to sunday night

 

[Papa G]

Weeks almost over. Love a can or Red on a Thursday night. ****, handle your hangovers you bunch of soft campaigners.

 

[scout]

Not liking it if it's my team.

I'm all pumped now that we've won but that's a bit strange for a Thursday night.

 

[treefingers]

People hate change. If it's a choice between a 4.15pm Saturday game that no one will watch, or a Thursday night, give me the Thursday night every day of the week. Especially on Thursdays

 

[WALDENPOND]

I like it but for some reason it didn't feel right not being on the weekend. Kind of like celebrating a friends birthday on another day.

 

[specq]

Whet's it too!

You overpossesed.

 

[bkozican]

The night now has weekend vibe to it. I had to remind myself its only thursday.

Friday is going to be a long day

 

[manboob]

You overpossesed.

 

[TeeJay Blue]

People hate change. If it's a choice between a 4.15pm Saturday game that no one will watch, or a Thursday night, give me the Thursday night every day of the week. Especially on Thursdays

I was expecting the Thursday night games on Monday nights. Oh dear.

 

[BluesMan]

I dont like them scheduled on the bye weekends. Now there's even less footy on the weekends.

 

[Engimal]

I'd take one less game on the weekend for a Thursday game each week.

 

[master bate]

6 a year max and they shouldn't be on the bye weekends and they should be in place of Sunday 4:40's. Combined with WA taking a good chunk of the Sunday 4:40's it should remove a lot of them from the middle of the year where no one wants to be going to footy in Melbourne (or Adelaide/Sydney or anywhere else really) on a cold, dark Sunday evening.

1 - First game of the year
1 - Easter Thursday (if that doesn't clash with the first game of the year/prior to the season)
1 or 2 in SA
1 or 2 in WA
Possibly 1 in Geelong but I'm not sold on that with travel for so many getting to the cattery
Possibly 1 in NSW/QLD

 

[Furn2]

Adelaide want to own Thursday night football according to fox footy.