Expansion Good Friday Football is here!

[greatwhiteshark]

Bugger your 30 years ... its taken the Dogs and Roos 92 years to get a 'marquee game' and even then we're told it might be rotated.

Neither North or the Doggies have ever been guaranteed 2 games a season against our highest drawing opponent either

Mate you just won your 2nd flag in 92 years, maybe your history and lack of success might have something to do with it. Not like you have not been given time is it?

 

[HARKER]

Holy day 'invaded' by AFL: Anglican bishop

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/10/26/18/51/holy-day-invaded-by-afl-anglican-bishop

The AFL has been urged to rethink its decision to schedule a match on Good Friday in 2017.
Anglican Bishop Philip Huggins, a passionate Geelong supporter, said the AFL had succumbed to market forces that treated holy days as just another opportunity to make a profit.

"Even the most sacred days, for which our forebears had the wisdom to make holy days, are then invaded."

Really buddy? Invaded?

The AFL has invaded and taken for itself, a day you think you should have custody over?

 

[Dixie Normous]

It's a holy day for people that are into religion, for the rest of us it's just another day. If anything we have been invaded by religious doctrine. Grubs.

 

[Whowants2know]

I can understand that Melbourne / Victoria have there Good Friday appeal and this is for a good cause, but other states don't. Being a national competition, games could have been played years ago at an interstate venue without affecting the Good Friday appeal.

 

[HARKER]

There are hundreds of good causes and no-one is wanting to take food out of anyones mouth.
The game will only enhance The Royal Children's Hospital Appeal.

The emotional blackmail emanating from the church by one of its representatives, is abhorrent when you think about it.

 

[Starburns_]

Holy day 'invaded' by AFL: Anglican bishop


Really buddy? Invaded?

The AFL has invaded and taken for itself, a day you think you should have custody over?

I wish religion would stop trying to invade the lives of those who give zero shits about it.

 

[mikey127]

I wish religion would stop trying to invade the lives of those who give zero shits about it.

its a Christian holiday they are entitled to an opinion just like you are.

We need to be more tolerant of different views and that goes BOTH ways.

 

[FootyJunkie]

Should de the Western Derby when they do the Perth Telephon

 

[Starburns_]

its a Christian holiday they are entitled to an opinion just like you are.

We need to be more tolerant of different views and that goes BOTH ways.

I'm not the one claiming that a football game has invaded the day. Only one group is trying to inflict their way of life on another here.

 

[The_Wookie]

Bugger your 30 years ... its taken the Dogs and Roos 92 years to get a 'marquee game' and even then we're told it might be rotated.

Neither North or the Doggies have ever been guaranteed 2 games a season against our highest drawing opponent either

Really 92 years? Given that marquee games werent really a thing for most of your clubs VFL existence - up until 1981 almost ALL games were played on a saturday - thats rubbish, particularly when you figure out that all current marquee games have been set up in the last 20 years. Two of them really in the last 10.

• ANZAC Day as we know it wasnt a marquee game before 1995.
• Queens Birthday wasnt a marquee game before 2001.
• Easter Monday has only been a marquee game since 2012.
• Season opener has only been a marquee game since 2008.

 

[The 747]

Good knock on Dan Andrews door and ask him why the hell he made Easter Sunday a public holiday, afterall how long has it been insignifcant!!

Good Friday lost it's significant the moment the most pathetic human being ever to exist Jeff Kennett allowed Crown Casino to operate!! No other business got that treatment!!

Good Friday lost its significance when the majority of the population stopped believing that imaginary beings were going to come smite ye .

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Good Friday lost its significance when the majority of the population stopped believing that imaginary beings were going to come smite ye .

which was after the construction of crown casino

 

[Thats Wright]

Good Friday lost its significance when the majority of the population stopped believing that imaginary beings were going to come smite ye .

The AFL are trying to win over the remaining generation by linking it with the Children's hospital appeal.

With Arden St being walking distance from the hospital, the chances of longterm partnerships with local business is through the roof.

If North play their cards right and align themselves with neighbourhood charitable revenue, it would make it hard for the AFL to whore out Good Friday to the vultures.

Pioneering the event for decades, being a stones throw from the children's hospital and not having pokies....

Bastard Good Friday would be a huge kick in the nuts for North.

 

[gillo94]

The AFL are trying to win over the remaining generation by linking it with the Children's hospital appeal.

With Arden St being walking distance from the hospital, the chances of longterm partnerships with local business is through the roof.

If North play their cards right and align themselves with neighbourhood charitable revenue, it would make it hard for the AFL to whore out Good Friday to the vultures.

Pioneering the event for decades, being a stones throw from the children's hospital and not having pokies....

Bastard Good Friday would be a huge kick in the nuts for North.

Makes sense North Melbourne having the partnership. Next to hospital and have lobbied for the event for a long time

Question is are Bulldogs the best team to have a partnership with?
Reason I ask is if in 10 years time and both teams struggling it could be a challenge to both Bulldogs and more so Kangaroos to keep the event on-going and a perminant slot in the AFL Calendar. I'm glad Blues making more of an effort with Opening Match with Tigers as both teams have made it work and have grown the event. But can NMFC and Dogs grow Good Friday being two smaller Melbourne clubs with limitations to attendance

 

[Thats Wright]

Makes sense North Melbourne having the partnership. Next to hospital and have lobbied for the event for a long time

Question is are Bulldogs the best team to have a partnership with?
Reason I ask is if in 10 years time and both teams struggling it could be a challenge to both Bulldogs and more so Kangaroos to keep the event on-going and a perminant slot in the AFL Calendar. I'm glad Blues making more of an effort with Opening Match with Tigers as both teams have made it work and have grown the event. But can NMFC and Dogs grow Good Friday being two smaller Melbourne clubs with limitations to attendance

Don't really see the issue if the game will be played at the Dome.

They'll pull 45 K pretty easily as there isn't much else to do.

If it's an event, people turn up.

At the moment it's a game. Once the tradition and familiarity of an 'occasion' kick in, the little dome will be packed for good.

 

[gillo94]

Don't really see the issue if the game will be played at the Dome.

They'll pull 45 K pretty easily as there isn't much else to do.

If it's an event, people turn up.

At the moment it's a game. Once the tradition and familiarity of an 'occasion' kick in, the little dome will be packed for good.

Should be good event for both clubs. To make it successful needs not only for the stadium to be consistently sold out but needs the game to be entertaining for first few years. If it sells out but not appealing enough for viewers on Tv it might have a chance of not being the product the AFL wanted.

But with Kangaroos being club located to the hospital and Bulldogs being current Premiers it could work. I still think AFL should give both teams a run of the event for least 2-3 years. If after 3 years shows doesn't work then should give 2 other teams a go at it, perhaps
St Kilda versus Melbourne but just an example

 

[Thats Wright]

Should be good event for both clubs. To make it successful needs not only for the stadium to be consistently sold out but needs the game to be entertaining for first few years. If it sells out but not appealing enough for viewers on Tv it might have a chance of not being the product the AFL wanted.

But with Kangaroos being club located to the hospital and Bulldogs being current Premiers it could work. I still think AFL should give both teams a run of the event for least 2-3 years. If after 3 years shows doesn't work then should give 2 other teams a go at it, perhaps
St Kilda versus Melbourne but just an example

There's not much point in taking the game away from North after 1 year.
Would be a big waste of everyone's time.
Dogs are a bit of a hit at the moment and North will surely give the marketing and hospital angle a good shake.

The AFL should at least guarantee the Dogs and North 3 years to build the game.

Otherwise it's making a mockery of Good Friday and the clubs involved.

Like visiting a hooker on your anniversary (that falls on Xmas).

 

[Starburns_]

There's not much point in taking the game away from North after 1 year.
Would be a big waste of everyone's time.
Dogs are a bit of a hit at the moment and North will surely give the marketing and hospital angle a good shake.

The AFL should at least guarantee the Dogs and North 3 years to build the game.

Otherwise it's making a mockery of Good Friday and the clubs involved.

Like visiting a hooker on your anniversary (that falls on Xmas).

They're not going to take it away after a year unless you draw sub-40k. But becsuse that remains a possibility, they're keeping their options open.

 

[mikey127]

I'm not the one claiming that a football game has invaded the day. Only one group is trying to inflict their way of life on another here.

But you could argue that footbalk fans are trying to inflict there way of life on a Christian holiday

All I am saying is tolerance goes BOTH ways

 

[Starburns_]

But you could argue that footbalk fans are trying to inflict there way of life on a Christian holiday

All I am saying is tolerance goes BOTH ways

You could argue that, but you'd be wrong.

Public holidays are for everyone, if you want to be a bigot about it and try dictate to others how they can or cannot spend it, then the government can take it back and schedule it for another day (or not at all).

 

[mikey127]

You could say that, but you'd be wrong.

Public holidays are for everyone, if you want to be a bigot about it and try dictate to others how they can and cannot spend it, then the government can take it back and schedule it for another day (or not at all).

I'm not saying thats my view. What I'm saying is tolerance goes BOTH ways.

Yes they are for everyone but we respect the reason for ANZAC day same needs to appky at Easter.

I'm a republican but I am still respectful of the reason we have Queens birthday.

 

[Starburns_]

I'm not saying thats my view. What I'm saying is tolerance goes BOTH ways.

Tolerance only goes both ways when there's a realistic argument on both sides. The argument of 'you should do as we say because that's what we want you to do' is not one of those.

Yes they are for everyone but we respect the reason for ANZAC day same needs to appky at Easter.

No it doesn't, one is real and the other is not.

But hey, if you want to disrespect the ANZACs in such a way then good for you.

I'm a republican but I am still respectful of the reason we have Queens birthday.

Why? It's not even her actual birthday.

 

[The_Wookie]

No it doesn't, one is real and the other is not.

Its real enough to a hell of a lot of people.

 

[mikey127]

Tolerance only goes both ways when there's a realistic argument on both sides. The argument of 'you should do as we say because that's what we want you to do' is not one of those.



No it doesn't, one is real and the other is not.

But hey, if you want to disrespect the ANZACs in such a way then good for you.



Why? It's not even her actual birthday.

1. I said nothing about disrespecting the ANZACS

2. That's your opinion but surely you can respect people who have a difference in opinion

3. I am wrll aware its not her actual birthday my point was if we became a republic we wouldn't have that holiday.

 

[Starburns_]

Its real enough to a hell of a lot of people.

And it's not to plenty of others, yet apparently it carries the same 'weight' as ANZAC Day.

1. I said nothing about disrespecting the ANZACS

You compared good Friday to ANZAC Day as though they're on the same level when they're clearly not. One day is of national and cultural significance, the other just applies to a section of society who choose to acknowledge it as significant.

One is choice, the other is fact.

2. That's your opinion but surely you can respect people who have a difference in opinion

Sure, but it doesn't give them the right to treat those opinions as gospel and attempt to enforce restrictions on how others can spend their time.

The groundswell came in favour of football on good Friday, yet a minority voice wants to tell people we can't have it simply because they don't like it. Religious groups don't run the country, the sooner they become aware of that, the better.

3. I am wrll aware its not her actual birthday my point was if we became a republic we wouldn't have that holiday.

We'd probably be given a new one called 'republic day'.