What do we have to do to keep Good Friday Footy?

[bulldogtragic]

The AFEL have not committed to either North or the Dogs to keeping the Good Friday Blockbuster. So what do we as a club, playing group and members/fans need to do to make sure we get to keep this great opportunity going ahead?

[LostDoggy]

Smash Norf into next week.
I'm happy for us to be the lock each year and rotate our opp.

[GVGjr]

The AFEL have not committed to either North or the Dogs to keeping the Good Friday Blockbuster. So what do we as a club, playing group and members/fans need to do to make sure we get to keep this great opportunity going ahead?

I think it's a case of pushing this hard in the media and making sure we do our bit with the attendance.
45K would be a great crowd for the game

[aker39]

Simple - turn up

[Twodogs]

Simple - turn up

Exactly.

[1eyedog]

Some attractive free flowing football wouldn't hurt.

[aker39]

Exactly.

Not looking good when you get an email offering tickets that were selling for $63, for $50.

[bornadog]

The AFEL have not committed to either North or the Dogs to keeping the Good Friday Blockbuster.?

Well they should. I bet if it involved Collingwood, Carlton, Richmond or Essendon they would have locked it in.

I say get stuffed AFL and let us have the Good Friday Game from now on.

[Eastdog]

Well they should. I bet if it involved Collingwood, Carlton, Richmond or Essendon they would have locked it in.

I say get stuffed AFL and let us have the Good Friday Game from now on.

Yes it is a great opportunity for us to have a yearly locked in game which we haven't had in the past. Hopefully we come out in force on Friday despite it not being our home game.

[aker39]

And they were giving tickets away on SEN this morning.

All of the signs are not looking positive.
I know it's an away game, but I'm surprised how little the club have promoted this game.

[bulldogtragic]

And they were giving tickets away on SEN this morning.

All of the signs are not looking positive.
I know it's an away game, but I'm surprised how little the club have promoted this game.

You can bet Tanner & Eddie & others will be calling Gil if the actual event isn't worthy due to having 'small clubs' and will be pressuring big time for the game next year. Ch7 using Heppell & Watson to promote the game this year makes me wonder if there's not already some positioning for next year. Surely both clubs should be using every ounce of energy and resource to make this so successful that the AFEL simply has to give us the game on an ongoing basis.

[SlimPickens]

And they were giving tickets away on SEN this morning.

All of the signs are not looking positive.
I know it's an away game, but I'm surprised how little the club have promoted this game.

It'll be packed, bugger all afl members tickets left. The venue has to hold a certain number aside for GA membership walk ups, so if all you can buy is in the $50-75 range it means there isn't much left.

I reckon there will be 50 thousand, so get there early if you have a GA membership.

[bornadog]

It'll be packed, bugger all afl members tickets left. The venue has to hold a certain number aside for GA membership walk ups, so if all you can buy is in the $50-75 range it means there isn't much left.

I reckon there will be 50 thousand, so get there early if you have a GA membership.

This is an historical game. I will be there.

[aker39]

I reckon there will be 50 thousand, so get there early if you have a GA membership.

I'll be happy to be proven wrong but I think the crowd will be closer to 40,000 than 50,000.

[The Pie Man]

GA ticket purchased - we just have to show up.

I wonder though how many had to change long weekend plans to attend (e.g I had to - I'm rarely in Melbourne Good Friday)