25 Years of Friday Night Football
Friday Night Football celebrated its 25th anniversary last night .
Almost 44,000 fans turned out , on a wintry Melbourne night, to watch North Melb Kangaroos beat the Carlton Blues.
It was an appropriate tribute to Bob Ansett , former North Melbourne Football Club Committee Member , who was instrumental in establishing AFL, friday night games .
Originally established to get more fans to the game , specifically office workers after work , friday night games evoke memories for players , coaches, fans, and club administration alike.
Fans will always go to Games wearing their football jumpers, jerseys, guernseys , whatever night of the week they are played
The main difference between last night's game, and those of 25 years ago,is that fans watched the Roos demolish the Blues in the comfort of Etihad Stadium , with comfortable seats , under a roof closed against the wet, cold , dark , winter night .
25 years of Blues
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