Definately. Is Box Hill possible. I know everyone hates the ground, but the lights are quite impressive! Maybe not quite up to night game standard. Portable lights at Port Melbourne until they build some proper ones, it really is the way to go!
footyman wrote:Absolutely, I think the VFL needs to look at ways of being a little different again.
The public holiday games were a good start this season.
Yeah, you make a good point.
However, don't know if it would be effective because people are working at night and kids have got school etc so families couldn't always go.
Public holiday games are a different story altogether though.
onslaught wrote:Forgetting the logistics required... Would you like to see the VFL try Monday night games early in the season while the weather is still fairly warm?
I agree with the concept, but unfortunately, you can't forget about the logistics.
In terms of the logisitcs issue, this includes whether players can get time off work to play etc.
A lot of players work shift work and wouldn't be able to make themselves available, we have a few police officers who play for us down at Werribee.
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no sorry do not like Monday night games as the whole atmosphere just hasn't got the same feeling as a weekend home game,but if vfl can get a crowd good luck to them as we have to try to get supporters back to the vfl.
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I am not in favour of AFL curtain raiser games i,e. Geelong as VFL supporters have no rights at the gate,unless paying $5 extra , games have to start 11.00 am OR EARLIER,and finish 1.00pm as senior teams want ground to warm up on and supportes are herded into a very small back section of ground and absolutely no VFL mention in the AFL RECORDS and TRY moving from one section to another to get a better veiw of your team is just impossible. For me no more AFL CURTAIN RAISER GAMES, SORRY VFL. just stick to our home and away grounds.
GO ZEBS.
I read in my local newspaper a couple of years ago that a proposal was being put together to provide lighting at Port Melbourne's ground to allow Monday night games to be played there. It must have been shelved but sounded like a good idea at the time.
carrie_lewis wrote:I read in my local newspaper a couple of years ago that a proposal was being put together to provide lighting at Port Melbourne's ground to allow Monday night games to be played there. It must have been shelved but sounded like a good idea at the time.
Yes, following the Monday night experiment in the last years of Waverly Park, the VFL were looking for another venue.. closer to Melbourne to host the games, Port Melbourne were approved for night lighting by the council.
Unfortunately, the C7 Pay TV channel that was covering Monday night VFL matches went under... so it was never taken any further.
* Just a quick note, that I had accidently left the 2006 Forum open to unregistered users. I have moved it back to Registered only, just so that people can't enter any Posting name they like. Hope you will sign up for an account carrie_lewis :)
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