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

[Rocco Jones]

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

Anyone catch Eddie Maguire give some subtle cheap shots about the standard of the Good Friday match at half time on Fox Footy? No doubt sowing the seeds of doubt about the two teams given the fixture. I wonder how happy he was with the standard of tripe his team and St Kilda served up today. At least Good Friday was a belter for half the match - and they only got 36k to their match today, which was the only game in Melbourne.

I normally don't mind Ed, but he can suck it up.

I normally do mind Ed and that is why.

I also heard him talk about how racism is bad this week. Coming from a guy who called an Aboriginal an ape and not getting why it's racist, a tad rich.

[bulldogtragic]

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I normally do mind Ed and that is why.

I also heard him talk about how racism is bad this week. Coming from a guy who called an Aboriginal an ape and not getting why it's racist, a tad rich.

And getting away with it.

[GVGjr]

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

Anyone catch Eddie Maguire give some subtle cheap shots about the standard of the Good Friday match at half time on Fox Footy? No doubt sowing the seeds of doubt about the two teams given the fixture. I wonder how happy he was with the standard of tripe his team and St Kilda served up today. At least Good Friday was a belter for half the match - and they only got 36k to their match today, which was the only game in Melbourne.

I normally don't mind Ed, but he can suck it up.

I'm not sure Eddie would have done that other than commenting on the game. Lets face it at half time it was a poor standard that turned into a good contest that could have been decided on the last kick and yes he has more than enough of his own problems.

I think he would prefer that us and North to have it rather than say Carlton and Hawthorn.

[Sedat]

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I'm not sure Eddie would have done that other than commenting on the game. Lets face it at half time it was a poor standard that turned into a good contest that could have been decided on the last kick and yes he has more than enough of his own problems.

Taking what he said into context, it was subtle white-anting. I'm sure Ed would like to have Collingwood involved in Good Friday than us or North or Carlton or Hawthorn or St Kilda. Think you underestimate his rat cunning and street smarts, which have been developed and finely honed in the mean streets of Broady.

[Twodogs]

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I feel sorry for him. He helped burn down his own club, and year after year of finishing lower, poor list management and poor organisational decisions he will have to sack his love child and may face serious for the first time from members. Poor bloke.

It's the balls up over shafting Neil Balme only for Eddie's chosen successer to fall over inside three months that will come back to bite Eddie I reckon. Not right away but a group will be working away in the background using that incident as proof of how Eddie has lost it and gradually white acting him.

Taking what he said into context, it was subtle white-anting. I'm sure Ed would like to have Collingwood involved in Good Friday than us or North or Carlton or Hawthorn or St Kilda. Think you underestimate his rat cunning and street smarts, which have been developed and finely honed in the mean streets of Broady.

More like in the board room at the Nine Network.

[jeemak]

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I normally do mind Ed and that is why.

I also heard him talk about how racism is bad this week. Coming from a guy who called an Aboriginal an ape and not getting why it's racist, a tad rich.

Agree with you. Ed has done his time in the game and he needs to move on, nothing he says or does is constructive anymore.

[Twodogs]

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Ed became president the same year as Smorgon became president of us. Eddie's won a flag and set the club up at the Lexus centre and everything is humming along apart from the odd disaster but it's run out of ideas.

Apart from protecting Buck's back I can't figure out why he hangs on.

[Bornadog]

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Ed became president the same year as Smorgon became president of us. Eddie's won a flag and set the club up at the Lexus centre and everything is humming along apart from the odd disaster but it's run out of ideas.

Apart from protecting Buck's back I can't figure out why he hangs on.

Actually Ed became president a year after Smorgon. I had been overseas for 7 years and got back in the September of 1998. We (family) were having breakfast at a restaurant in South Yarra called Harvey's and sitting at the next table was Eddie and the proposed new board discussing plans to take over Collingwood. At the time, I didn't know who the hell Eddie was (due to my overseas stint).

The next day (a Monday), Eddie announced his intentions.

I agree, if I was a Collingwood supporter, I would want some changes, 18 plus years in the job is a long time.

[Twodogs]

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Actually Ed became president a year after Smorgon. I had been overseas for 7 years and got back in the September of 1998. We (family) were having breakfast at a restaurant in South Yarra called Harvey's and sitting at the next table was Eddie and the proposed new board discussing plans to take over Collingwood. At the time, I didn't know who the hell Eddie was (due to my overseas stint).

The next day (a Monday), Eddie announced his intentions.

I agree, if I was a Collingwood supporter, I would want some changes, 18 plus years in the job is a long time.

Good name!

[comrade]

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It may be an unpopular opinion here however I think it should rotate between 4 clubs. Dogs, Roos, Saints and Blues. Winner stays on unconditionally loser goes to the back of the que. Gives a big incentive to win and stay in the timeslot as a loss would mean a two year hiatus. In this format and in terms of our current position of strength we could effectively stay on as champ for 3 years running until the other clubs catch up. Brings another element to the game.

A similar point has been raised here already. I like the round robin idea, but no way would I include Carlton. They get the season opener on a platter.

[Twodogs]

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I really like the idea of a winner stays on comp between us, North and St Kilda (*!*!*!*! Carlron, we don't want to be associated with irrelevant, tragic losers like them and four is one too many for a deal like this).

But I like the idea of just us and North every year better. St Kilda have their block buster in Wellington or wherever it is every year.

[Bornadog]

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I am selfish, I only want the same teams each year ie us v North

[bulldogtragic]

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On an Al's Highlights clip, Barrett said he expects Dogs v Roos to have the game for another two years at least before a full review by the Sith Lords.

[Ozza]

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Be nice to have the game as our home game next year.

[Bornadog]

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

Bulldogs set to play on Good Friday again in 2018


NORTH Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs are likely to retain Good Friday football next season with hope growing they can build a traditional blockbuster.

The AFL is conducting a formal review involving the two clubs, broadcasters and the Good Friday Appeal board with early indications the Round 4 thriller was a success.

And the league hasn’t ruled out scheduling a second match next season, which would be played outside Victoria.
The appeal raised a record $17,605,662 for the Royal Children’s Hospital – up $160,037 on last year – and 42,814 attended the twilight match at Etihad Stadium.

Both clubs are desperate to play again next year and believe they have earned that right.
“They (the AFL) haven’t given us any formal response,” Dogs chief executive Gary Kent said.
“But talking to them they are very happy with the crowd and happy with the impact on the Good Friday appeal.

“Obviously we’d like to keep that as a permanent fixture for ourselves and we think we have done everything, and North Melbourne too.

“We put on a great game, we really supported it and TV ratings-wise and crowd-wise and raising money for the Good Friday appeal are all ticks.

“That’s the feedback we’ve had. We haven’t had anything formal as to what will happen next year.”
Kangas chief executive Carl Dilena labelled the clash a “tremendous success”.

“Along with the Bulldogs, we did everything that was asked and more and the feedback has been fantastic,” Dilena said.
“Most significantly, we were able to help raise awareness on a national scale for the appeal, and help achieve a record in donations.

“I think it’s definitively something we can build on and turn into an annual blockbuster.”
AFL fixture boss Travis Auld said the review would conclude “in the coming months” which would dictate next year’s schedule.

“But the signs from the game itself, the amount of money that was raised (and) from the TV audience all indicates it was a success,” Auld said.

“We haven’t extended our thinking beyond this year at the moment.
“Certainly I couldn’t see another game in Victoria next year and we haven’t thought about beyond that.

“We’ll close that review out before we start thinking about what we might do next year.”
Kangaroos legend and AFL games record-holder Brent Harvey wants the clubs to grow the match into a marquee blockbuster played at the MCG.

North Melbourne spent 25 years lobbying for Good Friday football and the AFL finally broke with tradition this season, becoming the last major winter code to play on the religious holiday.

This year’s game evolved into a heart-stopper as the Dogs fought back from five goals down to prevail by three points.
It was decided by the final kick, as Lindsay Thomas’s long-range shot missed in his 200th game.