Monday Night Footy

[Sojourner]

Suits me just fine if they want to give it a trial!

AFL looking at Monday matches

June 13, 2008

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says the league is considering introducing Monday night football when the competition expands in coming seasons.

With a Gold Coast club due to enter the competition in 2011 and a western Sydney club probably the year after, Demetriou said the AFL was looking for times to slot in the extra matches.

“When you're trying to find or explore a new timeslot, certainly Monday night football is an option," Demetriou said.

"It's something that we've produced a (mock) fixture for with nine (matches per round) and it works and it also protects the six-day break.

"So we're not averse to it and I daresay our broadcasters aren't either."

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,865 ... 11,00.html

[Interceptor]

The NRL have it already.

Not so bad really, come home after work Monday night and the footy's on

I'm sure there will be mixed views though...

[Thiele]

Didn't we have monday night football a few years ago because i rember the Crows vs Collingwood at the Dome

[Squawk]

I think the AFL would be better suited to ironing out some domestic chores before it chases the fun of the broadcasting outcomes in $$$ terms. For instance, we still haven't sorted out home, away and clash guerseys. And while the broadcasters will no doubt love Monday night footy, there will be more pressure from betting outlets to tighten up selections - a club playing Monday night will hardly want to name a team Thursday night other than a squad of 25(+?).

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Yes, Thiele, it's only another "I'm making it sound great by calling it an innovative idea" from Adolf Demetriou. It was done a few times in 1997/98, Crows played Collingwood at Football Park in 1997, Richmond played West Coast at the MCG in the same year and Plugger kicked his 100th in 1998 on a Monday Night against Melbourne. There were a few more matches in 2000 on a Monday Night, I reakon St.Kilda/West Coast and Bulldogs/Brisbane was on a Monday in that year. Then as you said a couple of years ago, Crows played Collingwood at the Dome, and another couple was done around that time.

It can only be the most beneficial for TV (surprise).

[Rik E Boy]

Monday night football? Let's bring in midweek state of origin matches as well just to make sure the top players miss games. We'd never get to see in Qld anyway.

regards,

REB

[Dutchy]

I say bring it on, with the crap on TV at the minute (isnt it ratings period? ) footy would be more than welcome come a MOnday night

[Rik E Boy]

A simple solution Dutchy. If there's carp on don't watch. The AFL draw is already a dogs breakfast without having to factor in yet another set of inequitable break periods between matches.

regards,

REB

[Psyber]

I say bring it on, with the crap on TV at the minute (isnt it ratings period? ) footy would be more than welcome come a Monday night

That's when they put the crap on - it's popular!

[hearts on fire]

I would love to see footy on a Monday night.

AFL DO IT!

[Dog_ger]

That was back in the days when the Powers to be thought we had to compete with Rugby?

[Leaping Lindner]

Nah keep Boston Legal on Monday nights. Much better.

[Sojourner]

If they do go with night football my concern is that it wouldent be live and it would not start until 8:30 as the case is on Friday nights which is going to make problems for younger fans that usually get to stay up to watch their team play, yet on a school night things could be somewhat different in many households.

[Wedgie]

SANFL even tried Monday Night footy if I remember right at one stage but it failed miserably.

Personally I'd prefer Thursday Night footy to Monday Night footy.

[Strawb]

Forget Monday night footy Why because you cannot get smashed because of work on tuesday every Australian Knows this

[Leaping Lindner]

SANFL even tried Monday Night footy if I remember right at one stage but it failed miserably.

Personally I'd prefer Thursday Night footy to Monday Night footy.

Yep 1991. We drew with Norwood at Footy Park. Crowds were crap but they were crap anyway being the first year of The Crows.

[Hondo]

Earlier than 1991 I think. I am pretty sure my dad & I went to see North v Centrals at Footy Park on a Monday night in 1989

I distinctly remember a great goal from Gilbert McAdam towards the end of the match

As for the AFL - I didn't think it worked when they last did it I think the round should stop on Sunday. It works better in the NFL because most of their 16 games per week are played on Sunday. So it's only 2 days of matches. For the AFL, 4 days of matches makes the round feel like it's going on too long IMO.

[hearts on fire]

Personally I'd prefer Thursday Night footy to Monday Night footy.

I forgot about Thursday night footy but now that you have mentioned it, i would love to see that.

Either one for me is good but first preference is Thursday night footy!

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Earlier than 1991 I think. I am pretty sure my dad & I went to see North v Centrals at Footy Park on a Monday night in 1989

I distinctly remember a great goal from Gilbert McAdam towards the end of the match

As for the AFL - I didn't think it worked when they last did it I think the round should stop on Sunday. It works better in the NFL because most of their 16 games per week are played on Sunday. So it's only 2 days of matches. For the AFL, 4 days of matches makes the round feel like it's going on too long IMO.

The very first Monday Night match that was:

Round 1 1989
North 3.4 7.10 12.17 16.17 (113)
Central 4.5 5.7 5.7 11.7 (73)
Football Park, 5424

There were three more matches in 1989 on a Monday Night, in Round 2 West and South drew 3,383, Round 3 saw Sturt and Torrens drew 7,183, and Round 4 when Port and Norwood drew 14,029.
There were 5 matches on a Monday Night in 1990, and 6 in 1991 - three at the start of the season and three at the end. What would have buried that concept is that the last two matches Central/Glenelg and Sturt/South had crowds of just 1,824 and 1,867!

[Tassie Blues]

Would be good for TV but wouldnt be to keen on going to a Monday night game.