11-01-2017, 09:56 PM
Surely it's also about putting on the best TV show - some well-performed teams may have earned Friday night games, but the reality is they end up with two-and-a-dog in the crowd which doesn't look great on TV......it's not a good look when the ball goes over the fence and they have to wait for a security guard to return it.....
I seem to remember that Channel 7 were considering inserting a 'virtual' crowd at the Ponsford end for some Melbourne night games because it looked like no-one was there (I'm sure Garry Lyon was in the ground somewhere.....)
Then there's the old Gabba trick of making the seats multi-coloured so you don't realise there's actually no-one there.
AFL is not about performance - it is about show. When you look at the Friday games we have, there will be a decent turn out regardless of how we are travelling. Hopefully this year they will put a decent performance on the park.
I seem to remember that Channel 7 were considering inserting a 'virtual' crowd at the Ponsford end for some Melbourne night games because it looked like no-one was there (I'm sure Garry Lyon was in the ground somewhere.....)
Then there's the old Gabba trick of making the seats multi-coloured so you don't realise there's actually no-one there.
AFL is not about performance - it is about show. When you look at the Friday games we have, there will be a decent turn out regardless of how we are travelling. Hopefully this year they will put a decent performance on the park.
This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?