What a great day for finals footy!

[Aerie]

Saturday afternoon in September! Doesn't get any better than this! The lawns are mowed and the sun is shining! Where's the football!?

[eaglehaslanded]

Agreed Aerie. Beautiful day and no footy. Damn what a shame. Some common sense needs to be taken into account when programming the finals. No AFL in town this weekend and the only AFL game on is a night fixture, to me it would have made complete sense to play the Elimination-Qualifying double header on Saturday afternoon. It makes no sense to still keep the Sunday fixture in place.

[sturt1]

that would dis-advantage glenelg

[Wedgie]

Its absolutely ridiculous.
After the SANFL spend year in year out rehashing old ideas to get bigger crowds the finals are an absolute no brainer to get more interest.
AFL finals are usually on at nights these days, its so simple you honestly have to wonder how stupid they are.

1st week of finals - Play Saturday Afternoon (ie today)
2nd week of finals - Play Saturday Afternoon
3rd week of finals - Prelim, play on Friday night at Adelaide Oval, ideal lead up to the AFL GF the following day as opposed to being the day after when everyone has hangovers
4th week of finals - play GF on Saturday (one team has 8 day break, other has 14 day break)

With that program they'd get a total of up to possibly 20k more than they do now.

IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE SANFL!!!!!

[stampy]

yeah would have been great conditions as well today, not so sure about tomorrow, last i heard the forecast was wind and showers

[Rhino]

Its absolutely ridiculous.
After the SANFL spend year in year out rehashing old ideas to get bigger crowds the finals are an absolute no brainer to get more interest.
AFL finals are usually on at nights these days, its so simple you honestly have to wonder how stupid they are.

1st week of finals - Play Saturday Afternoon (ie today)
2nd week of finals - Play Saturday Afternoon
3rd week of finals - Prelim, play on Friday night at Adelaide Oval, ideal lead up to the AFL GF the following day as opposed to being the day after when everyone has hangovers
4th week of finals - play GF on Saturday (one team has 8 day break, other has 14 day break)

With that program they'd get a total of up to possibly 20k more than they do now.

IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE SANFL!!!!!

Spot on Wedge!

[smac]

Div 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 amateur GF's, Div 1 prelim.

I would much rather wathc Salisbury win a Div 4 premiership than a SANFL Qualifiying/Elimination final.

Well done SANFL on programming your finals on Sunday afternoon.

[dinglinga]

maybe the so called no brainers at SANFL relised that MANY SAAFL and country leagues played finals on saturday

and therefore planned SANFL league finals on a sunday to MAXIMISE the oppurtunity for all to attend

well done SANFL

[sturt1]

wasnt today the last day of the royal show?

[smac]

Last thing most people wanted to do todat was go to SANFL.

Has anyone not heard that Salisbury won today? Spanked Para Hills by 12 goals in the GF. Great work!

[Aerie]

Div 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 amateur GF's, Div 1 prelim.

I would much rather wathc Salisbury win a Div 4 premiership than a SANFL Qualifiying/Elimination final.

Well done SANFL on programming your finals on Sunday afternoon.

Fair point. Has been a few years since I was involved with amateur league and have lost track. Happy to leave a Saturday afternoon to them to complete their Grand Finals.

[Wedgie]

And now its an absolute crap day today, would have been 5k more there yesterday.
Morons.

[TroyGFC]

wasnt today the last day of the royal show?

I actually went to show yesterday and thought of how great it would be to have this weeks finals at Wayville. Great oval/grandstands.