Does Thursday Night Football Work?

[deck]

They could do it regularly by either having 2 Melbourne teams both coming off a 5 day break or the travelling team getting the extra day break. Also limit it to 1 home per club and no more than 2 away games for the year. And have it as a replacement for the 4.40 Sunday game.

 

[andrew coombs]

Two nationally televised stand alone games for the free to air network instead of one? It is only a matter of time before Thursday night games are as ingrained in the fixture as those on Friday and Saturday night.

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

probably already been said, but the vice-captain loophole is worth it a Thursday night game.

 

[MarkT2]

National dollar = Victorian dollar.

Both Fremantle and West Coast are wealthy compared to other clubs and are not in a position where we need to push for thursday night football matches which possibly disadvantage the people attending our matches.

How does a club become wealthy? Membership and sponsorship in the main. If you think WCE with their capped membership are content to limit themselves with local sponsorship opportunities you are kidding yourself.

 

[Billy ray]

Hope it's a first half blowout. Don't know if i can make it to 11 if it goes down to the wire...

Thursday nights should only be on East coast, plus they should start 710 EST.

 

[FootyJunkie]

Two nationally televised stand alone games for the free to air network instead of one? It is only a matter of time before Thursday night games are as ingrained in the fixture as those on Friday and Saturday night.

will require TWO Friday Night games each week too to maintain the 6 day breaks
a third of the round would be over before the weekend proper even starts

 

[waldino]

Thursday night footy over Monday night footy

 

[aCunningPlan]

will require TWO Friday Night games each week too to maintain the 6 day breaks
a third of the round would be over before the weekend proper even starts

Nothing wrong with that if it means no more 4:40 Saturday and Sunday games.

 

[FootyJunkie]

Nothing wrong with that if it means no more 4:40 Saturday and Sunday games.

I think what would happen is the Saturday Night FOX game would move to Friday Night.

I think the AFL are quite keen on the twilight timeslot for both days.

 

[Hap Hapablap]

thursday isnt that great but it is better than monday or sunday nights.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Find it slightly intrusive, but not too bad as long as my club's not playing.

If Thursday nights are deemed "successful", reckon they'll have another crack at Mondays and progress down the road to a seven day merry-go-round. I can remember some suited schmuck claiming we'd love Monday night footy because Americans do.

 

[Billy ray]

I think what would happen is the Saturday Night FOX game would move to Friday Night.

I think the AFL are quite keen on the twilight timeslot for both days.

Saturday twilight works quite well up here on the GC

 

[FootyJunkie]

Find it slightly intrusive, but not too bad as long as my club's not playing.

If Thursday nights are deemed "successful", reckon they'll have another crack at Mondays and progress down the road to a seven day merry-go-round. I can remember some suited schmuck claiming we'd love Monday night footy because Americans do.

Monday Night Football isn't even the number one time slot in the NFL any more. It's Sunday Night.

 

[Seedsfan]

No it is shit get rid of it.

 

[ioppolo]

Gonna be a cold one by bounce down. Collingwood will love the Melbourne like temperature.

 

[Seedsfan]

Gonna be a cold one by bounce down. Collingwood will love the Melbourne like temperature.

Melbournes weather is great

 

[pazza]

Greg Denham on SEN this morning made a good point.

Thursday night footy is a better move as people are already winding down for the weekend anyway.

 

[Seedsfan]

Greg Denham on SEN this morning made a good point.

Thursday night footy is a better move as people are already winding down for the weekend anyway.

Greg Denham has never made a good point

 

[HolyWars]

I think it works if you have two strong teams. I like the idea of it being an interstate game too.

 

[HBF]

Don't speak to soon, won't be long beofre the AFL flog it to the masses and we'll have Carlton playing Thurday night matches every second week.

God i hope not.
We play Richmond in a couple of weeks on a Friday night which is bad enough.

 

[Kram]

I'm looking forward to tonight watching the game on TV but actually trying to go to the game tonight in Perth would suck. Should only be played over east.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

probably already been said, but the vice-captain loophole is worth it a Thursday night game.

why would it be any different to any other game? VC that FYFE

 

[masai]

probably already been said, but the vice-captain loophole is worth it a Thursday night game.

I might be an old dill, but please explain ?.

 

[masai]

I'd prefer Thursday afternoon footy at Subi, similar to the Tuesday's of State of Origin games.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I might be an old dill, but please explain ?.

SuperCoach rule lol