Thursday Night Football
Its Victorian school holidays.
In a clever marketing ploy ,the AFL , has scheduled a Thursday night Match , so that junior fans can attend .
Carlton Blues , play Brisbane Lions, under a closed stadium roof , at Etihad Stadium, Docklands.
Will Lions win on Thursday night at Etihad?
The rest of the fixture is played out over Friday night , Saturday , Saturday night , Sunday and even a twilight game, late on Sunday afternoon.
A wide spread of matches . The AFL , has used every opportunity, to schedule as many games as possible, this weekend . All , are in different locations , on different days , and time slots . It hopes to attract, the broadest exposure, for all its matches , by extending the weekend playing schedule .
Following last weekends split round, and mid season break, football starved supporters , are keen to attend the footy , in their teams jumpers , jerseys , guernseys .
Even media giants , Channel 9 , acquiesced to the AFL scheduling, by bringing their infamous Footy Show , foward to Wednesday night, instead of its traditional , thursday night, time slot.
Clever marketers in the AFL, are ensuring the game, gets maximum publicity , and media exposure , to attract fans to the Game .
See the Blues in Action on Thursday Night at Etihad Stadium
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