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Prelim times
Trying very VERY hard not to get ahead of ourself here, but does anyone know whether the Saturday preliminary final is played on Sat afternoon or Sat night?
(I have a family engagement that night. Just looking at my options for getting expelled from the clan.)
(I have a family engagement that night. Just looking at my options for getting expelled from the clan.)
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Not necessarily. This year both preliminary finals will be played at the MCG and it's simply not feasible to play two matches back to back! Also, last year's Geelong v Collingwood clash was on a Friday night.fonz_#15 wrote:don't they play one prelim on the saturday arvo and the other on the saturday night so the break between games is as close as possible?
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correct you are...silly meRedWhiteBlack wrote:Not necessarily. This year both preliminary finals will be played at the MCG and it's simply not feasible to play two matches back to back! Also, last year's Geelong v Collingwood clash was on a Friday night.fonz_#15 wrote:don't they play one prelim on the saturday arvo and the other on the saturday night so the break between games is as close as possible?
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Thanks guys, for your thoughts.
But I wasn't expecting to win straight through to the prelim -- more likely to lose then win, and play in the non-Geelong prelim. Which according to saintsRrising would mean the non-Friday night prelim.
My question is still: is there a chance that the 2nd prelim would be played on Saturday afternoon rather than Saturday night?
Surely someone must know!
But I wasn't expecting to win straight through to the prelim -- more likely to lose then win, and play in the non-Geelong prelim. Which according to saintsRrising would mean the non-Friday night prelim.
My question is still: is there a chance that the 2nd prelim would be played on Saturday afternoon rather than Saturday night?
Surely someone must know!
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I was assuming they would play Friday - Saturday for the next two weeks.Bernard Shakey wrote:Why?my les foote wrote:Don't worry, the winner of Sunday's game should play on the Friday night.
Loser of Saints Cats would have to play on the Saturday next week. Can't see them forcing the winner of that game to play a Friday prelim and potentially having two six day breaks.
Which leaves the winner on Sunday playing on the Friday week and having an 8 day break before the GF
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Obviously TV would love to have the Prelim on Sat night, but the teams obviously would prefer to play Sat arvo so that the 2 winners get as similar preparation time as possibleavid wrote:Thanks guys, for your thoughts.
But I wasn't expecting to win straight through to the prelim -- more likely to lose then win, and play in the non-Geelong prelim. Which according to saintsRrising would mean the non-Friday night prelim.
My question is still: is there a chance that the 2nd prelim would be played on Saturday afternoon rather than Saturday night?
Surely someone must know!
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Bump.n1ck wrote:I was wondering this too.
In the interest of asking for the right days off work, is there any chance of a Sunday game for teh rest of the finals?
If not, I will just ask for every Saturday... as I do not work Friday nights anyway.
Anyone know the dates / days for all potential finals?
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last year they went for a compromise - a Sat twilight game - I think it was Port vs Eagles at about 4pm Adelaide time (hard to believe those teams could've been so close yet so far this year eh???).saint66au wrote:Obviously TV would love to have the Prelim on Sat night, but the teams obviously would prefer to play Sat arvo so that the 2 winners get as similar preparation time as possibleavid wrote:Thanks guys, for your thoughts.
But I wasn't expecting to win straight through to the prelim -- more likely to lose then win, and play in the non-Geelong prelim. Which according to saintsRrising would mean the non-Friday night prelim.
My question is still: is there a chance that the 2nd prelim would be played on Saturday afternoon rather than Saturday night?
Surely someone must know!
So....
I'll bank on a 4.30pm start on Saturday and a 7.50pm start on Friday night, both at the MCG for the Prelims!
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No chance of another Sunday final beyond this week.n1ck wrote:Bump.n1ck wrote:I was wondering this too.
In the interest of asking for the right days off work, is there any chance of a Sunday game for teh rest of the finals?
If not, I will just ask for every Saturday... as I do not work Friday nights anyway.
Anyone know the dates / days for all potential finals?
All finals in Week 2 and 3 are on Friday and Saturday.
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After Brisbane played a Saturday Night Prelim at the MCG in 2004 & complained it severely disadavantaged them for the Grand Final the AFL has scheduled the prelim finals to Friday Night and Saturday afternoon.
I doubt we will see another Sat night prelim final unless the TV Networks get their wish for a Sat night Grand Final.
I doubt we will see another Sat night prelim final unless the TV Networks get their wish for a Sat night Grand Final.
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Dear 3rd Gen Saint,
This is exactly what I want to hear! Partly because you sound like you know something fairly definitively. And partly because it's the answer I want!
Can anyone else confirm this -- no Saturday night prelim final?
Fingers crossed -- it'll work for me.
Oh, yes... And fingers crossed that we win one of the next two finals.
This is exactly what I want to hear! Partly because you sound like you know something fairly definitively. And partly because it's the answer I want!
Can anyone else confirm this -- no Saturday night prelim final?
Fingers crossed -- it'll work for me.
Oh, yes... And fingers crossed that we win one of the next two finals.
One of the reasons the Lions complained in 04 was that they couldnt fly back to Brisbane that same night as it was too late. So I reckon that if the Sat game is between two Melbourne teams it will be in the evening but if an interstate team is involved it will be in the arvo.avid wrote:
Can anyone else confirm this -- no Saturday night prelim final?
Hird... The unflushable one is now... just a turd...
I reckon you are right.Richter wrote:One of the reasons the Lions complained in 04 was that they couldnt fly back to Brisbane that same night as it was too late. So I reckon that if the Sat game is between two Melbourne teams it will be in the evening but if an interstate team is involved it will be in the arvo.avid wrote:
Can anyone else confirm this -- no Saturday night prelim final?
ahh i think Brisbane also complained because that final should have been in Brisbane, however due to that "MCG must hold X amount of finals" rule that was recently changed, the game had to be held in Melbourne3rd generation saint wrote:After Brisbane played a Saturday Night Prelim at the MCG in 2004 & complained it severely disadavantaged them for the Grand Final the AFL has scheduled the prelim finals to Friday Night and Saturday afternoon.
I doubt we will see another Sat night prelim final unless the TV Networks get their wish for a Sat night Grand Final.
Or was that the year before??
I'm another who is hoping for an arvo Prelim if we make it...I committed a while back to a family 70th Birthday dinner that night...seemed pretty safe when we trudged off Subi just 5 weeks ago hehehe
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