Why don't the swans ever play on friday night ?

Question

why don't the swans ever play on friday night ? because in the 2to 3 years of fraiday night no swans matches.

Answer 1

The answer is simple.

Since the AFL sold its soul to Channel 7 & 10 those two commercial channels decide who plays on Friday nights. It's nothing to do with ground availability - it's all to do with making a dollar for the TV channels.

They regularly have Collingwood, Carlton, Hawthorn & Essendon playing on Friday nights in what the channels promote as "blockbusters". Why do you think Collingwood only had to travel out of Vic four times this year? Due to the AFL/TV deal it is no longer a level playing field & some clubs have definite advantages over others.

Answer 2

Probably for the same reason the Lions don't play on Friday nights.  The AFL doesn't want to compete with the NRL in QLD & NSW on Friday nights.  The TV stations play their part too, Friday night games are never played live (except finals) on TV in QLD & NSW.  In Brisbane, Channel 7 show a movie no one wants to watch and we rarely get to see the Friday night AFL game before 11pm.  It sucks because not everyone in QLD & NSW follow NRL, I much prefer the AFL.

Answer 3

On the question of 2009 fixtures, the goons at 774 ABC reckon the first 15 games next year will see each team playing the others once, to cut out the rubbishy changes AFL continue to make in order to favour interstate clubs.

Answer 4

A good question. They played 7 games at the SCG this season so there was times when the venue was vacant but to avoid clashes with NRL games they are not played on Fridays.

Having said that you will note that Richmond never played on Friday either but Collingwood played 8 times.

You would also think that even though not playing in Sydney on Fridays is more than likely a financial reason but what about away games in other States they could have been played on a Friday.

I guess the AFL have there reasons but I dont believe there will ever be an equal playing field when it comes to creating the fixture for the season

Answer 5

cause sydney sucks and saints rule

Answer 6

Very simply it is because they are afraid to go out on dark nights

Answer 7

your wrong not every friday an nrl game in sydney cause some times nrl games friday night games are played interstate

Answer 8

yeah venues a problem annd collingwood, saints, bombers and bulldogs deals on friday nights are massive.

they said at the start of the year that sydney had a horror draw without any friday night footy matches.  

Answer 9

If I am not mistaken, Friday is the big NRL night, matches are played at both Olympic Stadium and at the SCG, so no venue.

I am up to corrections if I am wrong, but that is from memory.