POLL: Should there be an AFL game on Good Friday?

[stevie]

Good Friday isn't a public holiday in the U.S. At least it wasn't in 1997 when I was there as the guy we stayed with had a sickie that day to hang with us

[saintspremiers]

Gilligan at AFL HQ said today if it wasn't round 1 there may have been footy this GF.

Roll out the excuses you silly fool.

Next year's excuse will be because his dog was sick or something as utterly stupid.

[desertsaint]

The AFL's reluctance to play on GF is an international embarrassment.
Totally out of touch.

Okay - so name how many american, british, and european top level sports play on Good Friday.

SFA I would think.

Shouldn't be any sport on good Fraiday IMHO.

Don't like it then go live somewhere else.

Which top level sports don't play on good friday?

ML Baseball has 16 games on good friday this year
NBA has 9
NHL play 3 games.
Australia is playing a T20
NFL is off season.
EPL don't play on fridays generally anyway…

So no real sport - just a bit of stick and ball, and ball and hoop?
lose the sanctity of good friday then we may as well lose it as a holiday - like 37 states in the USA. but hey - they get to watch sports instead!

[markp]

AFL footy being played on Good Friday will open one of the seven seals of the apocalypse.

Undecided.

[dragit]

The AFL's reluctance to play on GF is an international embarrassment.
Totally out of touch.

Okay - so name how many american, british, and european top level sports play on Good Friday.

SFA I would think.

Shouldn't be any sport on good Fraiday IMHO.

Don't like it then go live somewhere else.

Which top level sports don't play on good friday?

ML Baseball has 16 games on good friday this year
NBA has 9
NHL play 3 games.
Australia is playing a T20
NFL is off season.
EPL don't play on fridays generally anyway…

So no real sport - just a bit of stick and ball, and ball and hoop?
lose the sanctity of good friday then we may as well lose it as a holiday - like 37 states in the USA. but hey - they get to watch sports instead!

haha

What are the top level sports that you were referring to that withhold playing on good friday?

queens birthday, anzac day, labour day, melbourne cup & grand final… none of these are revoked if you aren't interested, I'm not sure why you would threaten to do that with good friday... seems very uncharitable.

[BigMart]

Sanctity

Wtf

Who the hell cares whether footy is played on a day off

Don't like it

Don't go or watch

[desertsaint]

Sanctity

Wtf

Who the hell cares whether footy is played on a day off

Don't like it

Don't go or watch

you see? it's just a 'day off' to you. why bother giving you one?