Australian Football Sesquicentennial - Thursday Night Football
If the AFL wants to play games on the exact dates to commemorate 150 years then a couple of Thursday night games will be needed in July and August. This is another suggestion for the sesquicentennial of Australian football that is being planned for next year.
The history books say the Melbourne Football Club was formed on August 7, that will be on a Thursday next year. The first recorded game was on July 31, another Thursday. It will take some scheduling using common sense, so the teams involved in these games are not travelling the week before and are also involved in games on the previous Friday night or Saturday afternoon.
Obviously Melbourne would get the August 7 match at the MCG, but their opponent isn't an easy choice. Essendon might be a good choice, as Melbourne already have a special day set aside to play Collingwood, and a game with the Bombers should bring in a large crowd. Geelong would be another team to consider as Melbourne’s opponent. Whichever team out of Essendon and Geelong that didn’t play the Demons could instead be scheduled for the July 31 match. Possibly Carlton could be involved in that match.
The season probably starts on a Thursday next season and there might be several other matches next year that take place on Thursday nights. It should be good for football, as the game is celebrated 150 years to the day and it also would get a couple more games on television during primetime.
Next week's Australian Football Sesquicentennial Celebrations Suggestion: Three Games, Value For Money Round.
The history books say the Melbourne Football Club was formed on August 7, that will be on a Thursday next year. The first recorded game was on July 31, another Thursday. It will take some scheduling using common sense, so the teams involved in these games are not travelling the week before and are also involved in games on the previous Friday night or Saturday afternoon.
Obviously Melbourne would get the August 7 match at the MCG, but their opponent isn't an easy choice. Essendon might be a good choice, as Melbourne already have a special day set aside to play Collingwood, and a game with the Bombers should bring in a large crowd. Geelong would be another team to consider as Melbourne’s opponent. Whichever team out of Essendon and Geelong that didn’t play the Demons could instead be scheduled for the July 31 match. Possibly Carlton could be involved in that match.
The season probably starts on a Thursday next season and there might be several other matches next year that take place on Thursday nights. It should be good for football, as the game is celebrated 150 years to the day and it also would get a couple more games on television during primetime.
Next week's Australian Football Sesquicentennial Celebrations Suggestion: Three Games, Value For Money Round.
