Friday night semi-final?

[Rocco Jones]

Is a Friday night semi-final a certainty? Saints/Pies vs Crows will have to be on Saturday night you would imagine. I would prefer Friday night as our opponent will be coming off a trip/traveling interstate and a bit less of a break.

[LostDoggy]

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I thought it was put up at the G after the final siren....maybe i was seeing things...or maybe you had left...but yeah we do play Friday night...im hoping its against the lions...

[Rocco Jones]

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Another benefit of Friday night is that we have a long break going into the Prelim.

[Rocco Jones]

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Come on Lions, pump up!

[jazzadogs]

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Another benefit of Friday night is that we have a long break going into the Prelim.

IF we were to win on Friday night, which prelim would we play in? As in, which night?

Is there a formula to how they do it, or just guesswork? Because I thought the higher ranked team got the longer break going into the Big Dance...so if the Saints win we'd be Friday night, but if the Pies win we'll play on Saturday night. Is that correct, or am I making it up?

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Friday night semi-final?

IF we were to win on Friday night, which prelim would we play in? As in, which night?

Is there a formula to how they do it, or just guesswork? Because I thought the higher ranked team got the longer break going into the Big Dance...so if the Saints win we'd be Friday night, but if the Pies win we'll play on Saturday night. Is that correct, or am I making it up?

The Saints/Pies vs Bulldogs/Lions Prelim will be a Friday night and the Cats vs Saints/Pies Prelim will be on Saturday/Saturday night.

There is no formula, they just try to use "common sense" I guess. You are right about them wanting to give the higher placed sides a longer break but it won't come into consideration as they already have a week off. Actually, if my side had the week off I would want them to play a Friday night Prelim to give them an extra break for the GF.

[Sedat]

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The Saints/Pies vs Bulldogs/Lions Prelim will be a Friday night and the Cats vs Saints/Pies Prelim will be on Saturday/Saturday night.

I feel dirty even saying this........Go Pies. If they somehow manage to get over the Saints tomorrow, that will put St Kilda, Adelaide and Geelong into the other half of the draw.

[Scraggers]

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I feel dirty even saying this........Go Pies. If they somehow manage to get over the Saints tomorrow, that will put St Kilda, Adelaide and Geelong into the other half of the draw.

I agree ... Adelaide don't bother me, but to have both Geelong and St. Kilda on the other Prelim ... nice

[LostDoggy]

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You're right Go Pies

[DOG GOD]

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Go pies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Adelaide Connection]

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I am probably the only one dirty about a Friday night game, makes it almost impossible to get there for the game. My Dad and I had planned to drive over to watch the Bulldogs and Crows games (my Dad is Crows ahead of Dogs, whereas I am the opposite) but if we still come we could only get there for Saturday.
Friday night must also affect Brisbanes numbers, would think they would get a stack more for a Sunday game. But it's all about Tv I guess. Sigh.

On a side note I think it would be money in the bank to bet on Collingwood breaking into uproar if they lose, about ending up with two days less break for their game than the crows despite finishing higher on the ladder.

[Mantis]

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On a side note I think it would be money in the bank to bet on Collingwood breaking into uproar if they lose, about ending up with two days less break for their game than the crows despite finishing higher on the ladder.

They have every right to be shitty.

The fixturing of rd 22 will come back and bite the AFL on the arse.

[Bornadog]

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They have every right to be shitty.

The fixturing of rd 22 will come back and bite the AFL on the arse.

It may have effected us with a day less to recover than GEEElong

[Mantis]

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It may have effected us with a day less to recover than GEEElong

If we had been run over late in the game I might agree, but I am not sure we can attribute a tardy start to a shorter break.

Perhaps we were a little flat in our legs at the beginning of the game and ran it out of us, who knows?

[Bornadog]

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If we had been run over late in the game I might agree, but I am not sure we can attribute a tardy start to a shorter break.

Perhaps we were a little flat in our legs at the beginning of the game and ran it out of us, who knows?

Yes, who knows. I was just supporting the arguments about the fixturing in round 22. Surely in future common sense must prevail.