Will the Double-Header be Moved to Sunday?

[Ecky]

According to Channel 9, the Crows will be playing their final at Footy Park next Saturday afternoon - the same time as the SANFL double header is scheduled for Adelaide Oval.

So.... does anyone know whether the double header will be moved? To Sunday? Or play a game Friday night?

[am Bays]

I bloody hope not, I'm coming over specifically on Saturday for this, My whole weekend is planned around Glenelg v South on Saturday.......

[Wedgie]

You'd think not as its always been programmed for the Saturday, all 4clubs would want that 1 extra day of rest before the finals.
The other 2 games have been programmed as TBA so they'll be moved I'd imagine.

[Ecky]

Reading the threads on Bigfooty, it seems as though the Crows are locked in on Saturday afternoon (even though the official announcement will only be made at 7:30 tonight).

So the SANFL really has to shift these games, or the crowd will be incredibly poor (even though this stuffs up all my plans for next weekend as well )

[Wedgie]

Reading the threads on Bigfooty, it seems as though the Crows are locked in on Saturday afternoon (even though the official announcement will only be made at 7:30 tonight).

So the SANFL really has to shift these games, or the crowd will be incredibly poor (even though this stuffs up all my plans for next weekend as well )

I doubt it'd be that poor.
Port fans don't care about the Crows, North fans still rock up in force when playing against the Crows (see Alberton Oval this year).
Might stop a couple of bandwagonning Bays fans from attending but it'd be good if it sorts the wheat out from the chaff!
If South have 3 or 2 supporters rock up it wont make much difference.

Play on I say, I'd say any move would have to be approved by the clubs anyway.
I wonder if they could move the times to make it a night double header?
First game at 5pm and 2nd game at 8pm would allow people to get from Footy Park to Adelaide Oval on time.

Perhaps we should just wait another hour before speculating further, there's only a 1 in 4 chance that the Crows game will be on Saturday arvo.
I would have thought Fri night would have been the go.

[The Whisper]

Be prepared for:

- The double header to stay as is.
- West v Central to be programmed at Sunday 2.20pm
- Sturt v Eagles: either a Friday night game or to be programmed to Sunday 2.20pm also.

League cannot move venues at this stage from a weekend (eg. make either game a weekend night game), but do have the facility to move one game to Friday night. Generally, however, more likely to have both on Sunday.

[sydney-dog]

the whisper was originally the game was scheduled for friday night

[Macca19]

Id leave it as is. Who gives a stuff when the Crows are playing.

[Wedgie]

Id leave it as is. Who gives a stuff when the Crows are playing.

Amen brudda!

[Macca19]

We will still get 4000 for the Port v North match I reckon.

[mighty_tiger_79]

bugger the budgies and the ballet footy, the SANFL should be proud of their product and the real fans will go on saturday arvo.

they play WAFL games head to head with AFL games on a regular basis.

[spell_check]

Id leave it as is. Who gives a stuff when the Crows are playing.

I'd watch the Eagles over the Crows any day but unfortunately a lot of people don't work like that. Particularly Eagles fans.

[TroyGFC]

Leave the games as is, I have already made my plans to be at casino by 10am. If the SANFL change the day/time I will protest by not attending if on Sunday bloody Sunday!!!

[mrjbeam1981]

i'm going to both. getting a cab from adelaide oval to footy park

[Wedgie]

Well its official, the Crows are playing on Saturday afternoon.
Official AFL Finals Week 1 draw now out:

Week 1 - Qualifying & Elimination Finals

Friday, 8th September
St.Kilda v Melbourne - Elimination Final 2 MCG 7:30pm EST

Saturday, 9th September
Adelaide v Fremantle -Qualifying Final 2 AAMI 3:00pm EST 2:30pm CST
West Coast v Sydney -Qualifying Final 1 Subiaco 7:30pm EST 5:30pm Perth time

Sunday, 10th September
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs MCG 2:30pm EST

[busboy]

Ch.2 needs a game on sat. arvo anyway. f**k the gayfl!

[Mr66]

Adelaide v Fremantle 2.30 SATURDAY - Just confirmed by Josef Stalin.

[bayman]

i think they'll move all the games bar the one for tv & wedgies idea of a doubleheader at night is ok, maybe they could do one game on the friday then the tv game for saturday & have the doubleheader on sunday as it shouldn't bother the clubs as the finals are on sundays anyway, but if the glenelg game isn't moved i'll be there & save about $40 on buying a ticket to the crows game infact i've already had two calls to get my ticket so they could go to the crows game but we'll wait & see first

(members have to pay to get into afl finals as well)

[Thiele]

Ch.2 needs a game on sat. arvo anyway. f**k the gayfl!

I read that the Gleng and South game wiil be on Ch.2

[Wedgie]

My night idea would have to be moved later due to the 2.30pm start for the Crows game.
I'm not sure if 5.30pm and 8.30pm would be viable, getting a bit late.