Flat Track Bully
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Is it safe to assume another Super Saturday...similar to 2002 and 2003...or Friday and Saturday night preliminaries...
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doggies said:friday and sunday
very helpful, thanks Doggies
saintsrule
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catfan29 said:
Assume Geelong's season will end this Friday night!
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HAHAHA - Man...Geelong fans really do have a great sense of humour, I mean they still think they're as good as the Saints..oh my.catfan29 said:
PS. No chance against the Swans up there anyway.
saintsrule
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Sydney should study the tape of the Geelong / Richmond game closely. Thompson was definitely outcoached as Richmond, despite the fact that Geelong fielded a stronger team, nearly stole the game.
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Grrrrr said:
Pardon?
St Kilda v winner of Sydney v Geelong
Friday night, September 16 @ MCG
West Coast Eagles v winner of Adelaide v Port Adelaide
Saturday afternoon, September 17 @ Subiaco
Friday night, September 16 @ MCG
West Coast Eagles v winner of Adelaide v Port Adelaide
Saturday afternoon, September 17 @ Subiaco
Not really. Come September 9th, you get a 162 day break until you play your next game.catfan29 said:
It's funny how people think the AFL have shunned the Saturday night Preliminary Final.
The only reason there is no Saturday night Preliminary Final, is because the West Coast Eagles are involved, meaning the AFL "can" schedule it during the afternoon, and still have it start at 4:30 Eastern time and finish around 7:00pm - perfect for ratings. When channel 7 used to telecast two matches back to back, live on Sunday, the second twlight game (usually starting arounf 4:30 Victorian time) was always a bigger ratings winner than the afternoon game.
If the West Coast Eagles weren't hosting the game, the match would instead be on a Saturday night. The AFL can get the best of both worlds with the 2 hour time difference. They can get an afternoon game to please the fans and make everyone "think" they are scheduling it in the afternoon out of the goodness of the heart. And the also get the good ratings, simply due to the fact that the match starts in the early evening.
The only reason there is no Saturday night Preliminary Final, is because the West Coast Eagles are involved, meaning the AFL "can" schedule it during the afternoon, and still have it start at 4:30 Eastern time and finish around 7:00pm - perfect for ratings. When channel 7 used to telecast two matches back to back, live on Sunday, the second twlight game (usually starting arounf 4:30 Victorian time) was always a bigger ratings winner than the afternoon game.
If the West Coast Eagles weren't hosting the game, the match would instead be on a Saturday night. The AFL can get the best of both worlds with the 2 hour time difference. They can get an afternoon game to please the fans and make everyone "think" they are scheduling it in the afternoon out of the goodness of the heart. And the also get the good ratings, simply due to the fact that the match starts in the early evening.
interesting point.Dan26 said:
also, i believe the eagles and subiaco oval requested an afternoon game. whether that get considered above ratings is another matter entirely.
zero said:
Ratings were the AFL prime consideration (provided both clubs had a least a 7 day break.) And that's not a bad thing, by the way. TV ratings are very important.
There is no doubt whatsoever, that had some other club been hosting that second Prelim, it would be on Saturday night. The AFL want maximum TV exposure and a 4:30pm start in the east does that, so they can get away with holding an afternoon game and make everyone think they are doing it out of the goodness of their hearts.
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