They should get the Saints to play the Demons


Get Marc Murphy to toss the coin

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#DonTheStash

As long as Murph didn't play, the umps would crucify him......

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

Life of Brian is on RIGHT NOW!

Marc Murphy: Okay! I am the Messiah! NOW @#$%&! OFF!!

Damn you to hell verbs, I was flicking through the channels on FTA hoping to watch it.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Even the moral high ground nation the US of A has baseball &basketball, and whatever else on GF.

Im not saying there is a right or wrong but im missing Friday night footy tonight.

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Too Legit to quit.

Part of what makes us such a 'quaint' culture, is that we're probably the only country in the world who doesn't play major sport on Good Friday.

On behalf of fellow aetheists, other non-Christians and Christians who can't see any logic of not playing on Good Friday, let us watch our footy in peace. No one is holding a gun to your heads to go to the football, or even watch television on the day.

Narrow-minded traditionalists can piss off.

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"The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, and the young know everything." Oscar Wilde

The Greater Cause would be the Royal Childrens Hospital Good Friday Appeal which is there own......... its called respect so well done to the AFL for saying no and appreciating good values

Why the AFL refuses to play AFL footy on Good Friday has absolutely nothing to do with religion. They just don't want to be seen to be going out of their way to compete with a charity appeal. They know that it'd be an unmitigated PR disaster if they ever tried.

Besides the AFL on Fridays is going back to Ch 7 next year and since they show the appeal it's really and null point. Ch 7 won't want them to play a Good Friday match.

How the hell does the AFL not scheduling matches on Good Friday have anything at all to do with a Good Friday appeal?

In fact, given the AFL's support for various causes - like the pink woman in support of breast cancer research - it could help raise awareness and more money by getting on board. Adding a dollar or 2 to ticket prices for a GF match, then donating that to the cause, and matching the amount dollar for dollar. 70 000 people at $2 $140 000 and another $140 000 more. I don't think the Hospital would sneeze at that.....

That's a mighty slim straw to clutch.....

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

I couldn't give a hoot about the religious aspect to good friday. The Royal Childrens Hospital Appeal has its one day off the year how hard is it to recognise the cause that helps so many get through such serious and dire situations

we have football on thursday, saturday, sunday and monday so why should football dominate a day that has been a custom to victoria for 75 years.

We can go with out footy for one day just shows that so many lifes revolve around footy.

The Uk and Italy along with Sydney and other states in Victoria dont have an appeal on for a childrens hospital on good friday.

There you go....You've just stated why there shouldn't be a problem with footy on GF.

The other Australian states don't have a Children's Hospital Appeal on GF, so why should the AFL reman so blinkered and Melbourne-centric and pander to them, rather than go with what the majority of Australians may want?

In fact, with more Sydney people getting into AFL, it could be argued that AFL fans in Melbourne maybe inded be the minority.

Like I said, if it's a Malbourne match, the AFL could support the appeal. If it's a non-Melbourne match, where's the problem?

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

read a book, watch a dvd, talk to your family, play with your dog, have a beer, eat some fish n greasys, go for a walk, donate some money, cut the grass, paint your house, cath up with loved ones, eat some chocolate, have a shower, excercise, sit on your arse, have a wine, watch the 95 grand final, play poker, watch the simpsons, listen to music, have a seafood bbq, go to church, have mates around, play playstation or xbox, change your batteries in your smoke alarm, call your friends, send some emails, scratch your arse, etc etc etc etc

there are more important things than just footy........... so you definately fit into that majority whos life revolves only around footy. It so sad that this is even an issue

No, there are far more important things to me than footy, but it's one of my enjoyable relaxations.

I just don't buy that a footy match on GF would damage the hospital appeal. If anything, like I said, it could benefit it.

And given that it's a public holiday, who's to say the match has to be a night match?

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

Great idea!

Carlton Vs Brisbane match every Good Friday afternoon.

When they've finished mass at the various churches around town they can all wander down to Telstra Dome and we'll feed them to the Lions...

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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus.”
Turkish Proverb

You've really nailed the meaning of Good Friday there.

Looks like an argument for playing footy to me...

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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus.”
Turkish Proverb

Yeah fair call.

Then what do I do after breakfast?

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

While we are at it, who do we need to approach to have the pubs open after 6 pm?

Hell, we don't even get Sunday trading in Perth, so i don't fancy the chances of an Eagles-Dockers derby.

It's one of life's wonderful ironies:

people logged onto a football forum on Good Friday arguing that football has no place on Good Friday...

Football is played in places other than Melbourne.

I cannot see one decent reason why there cannot be a game on GF. Would be a cash bonanza for the AFL.

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Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.