Round 4 Team announcements

LF · April 11, 2017, 04:24:30 PM

The first Good Friday AFL match
Going to be a bit of a pain this week with games from Thursday until Monday

WizzFizz · April 11, 2017, 04:29:11 PM

Quote from: LF on April 11, 2017, 04:24:30 PM
The first Good Friday AFL match
Going to be a bit of a pain this week with games from Thursday until Monday

more days of footy! all the better

crowls · April 11, 2017, 04:30:46 PM

Perhaps we can pray for the resurrection of Goldy as a ruckman.

Ringo · April 11, 2017, 04:54:47 PM

What a time for the Good Friday to start. Know the AFL have been wanting to schedule a Good Friday Game and for maximum benefit would have thought a 7:10, 7:25 bounce would have had most impact rather than the 4:40pm start,

MontyJnr · April 11, 2017, 05:22:34 PM

Quote from: Ringo on April 11, 2017, 04:54:47 PM
What a time for the Good Friday to start. Know the AFL have been wanting to schedule a Good Friday Game and for maximum benefit would have thought a 7:10, 7:25 bounce would have had most impact rather than the 4:40pm start,

I'm not 100% sure on this, but I'm assuming it is scheduled as a twilight game so they can incorporate donations from ticket sales into Channel 7's Good Friday Appeal coverage that night.

Grufflez · April 12, 2017, 12:07:10 AM

They would be starting early to avoid overlapping with the yearly good Friday appeal channel seven host and televise.

Mat0369 · April 12, 2017, 12:10:02 AM

Quote from: Grufflez on April 12, 2017, 12:07:10 AM
They would be starting early to avoid overlapping with the yearly good Friday appeal channel seven host and televise.

No way 7 is going to show the game any other way. They wouldn't even broadcast it on Mate since it will be drawing viewers away.

I think the only reason they didn't give Foxtel the first crack at the broadcast is everything will be closed on Good Friday so if you don't have Foxtel you can't watch it.

fanTCfool · April 12, 2017, 12:14:02 AM

Pretty clear what CH7 are doing, have the first half, have a brief news break during half time, conveniently about the same time people expect to see their news, 6PM, then finish off the footy and start their Good Friday telecast at primetime about 7:30.

Ringo · April 12, 2017, 09:50:54 AM

Just proves, media is running the game schedules not the AFL.

RaisyDaisy · April 12, 2017, 09:57:22 AM

Quote from: Ringo on April 12, 2017, 09:50:54 AM
Just proves, media is running the game schedules not the AFL.

Of course they are, and fair enough considering the billions they pay

PowerBug · April 12, 2017, 11:57:29 AM

Wait so you don't reckon it's at that time so that people can watch the footy and then go to their church services if they have any? Putting it at night would mean a lot of people aren't at home to watch it.

js19 · April 12, 2017, 12:10:33 PM

Definitely based on the GFA. Dead spot in the coverage for Channel 7, so win-win

js19 · April 12, 2017, 03:10:13 PM

FYI, AFL Fantasy has a partial lockout only for the Friday game, with full lockout on Saturday to allow Sunday teams to be named. Not sure if SC will follow suit...

LF · April 12, 2017, 03:11:24 PM

Quote from: js19 on April 12, 2017, 03:10:13 PM
FYI, AFL Fantasy has a partial lockout only for the Friday game, with full lockout on Saturday to allow Sunday teams to be named. Not sure if SC will follow suit...

SC is a rolling lockout every week

js19 · April 12, 2017, 03:13:54 PM

Quote from: LF on April 12, 2017, 03:11:24 PM
Quote from: js19 on April 12, 2017, 03:10:13 PM
FYI, AFL Fantasy has a partial lockout only for the Friday game, with full lockout on Saturday to allow Sunday teams to be named. Not sure if SC will follow suit...

SC is a rolling lockout every week

Haha! So it is LF... My brain is absolutely fried at the moment it appears. As you were!