May 23, 2015

AFL

A plea to end the Carlton Friday night madness

52 Comments

Dear AFL

I’m writing to you about the unrelenting scheduling of the Carlton Football Club on Friday nights.

Even before the season started this was a strange thing to do, after all Carlton haven’t been relevant since the 1990s. You might as well be scheduling NBL games; the ratings would be similar.

I can only assume this is some sort of psychological warfare against footy fans, something the AFL has specialised in for some time.

Don’t get me wrong, I love a good comedy on a Friday night as much as anyone, the problem is, I’ve seen this one a lot.

The jokes are getting old; the bit where Gibbs and Murphy go missing, Mick’s angry press conference, Steven Trigg.

The only logical reason you could be doing this is that you want us all to go out on a Friday night and have a social life. Perhaps you’ve bought some god-awful nightclub venue.

Well I won’t do it. Although, watching the Blues play each Friday is the closest I’ve ever come to wanting to leave the house.

So, AFL, let’s do some of your much loved tinkering. Let’s look at the remaining rounds, pick some interesting matchups and move them to Friday nights currently occupied by Carlton.

I’ve checked with everyone in Australia and they’re more than fine with it.

Oh, don’t worry about Carlton; this is an act of mercy. In fact, embarrassing someone on a national stage every week like this is possibly workplace bullying.

So let’s get some footy back on Friday nights and let Carlton fall apart in the privacy of the twilight Sunday night timeslot.

Fondest Regards

Titus

COMMENTS

Martin_Sanna

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily I'm writing to Gillon to lock in Carlton Friday Nights. I can't come up with a better way to start the weekend. Can you? U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602

Rodney Bound

May 23, 2015

Anthony Effrett

thundercats_FC

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily looks like it's Friday night hair curling

petera112001

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily whats going to happen next week? 120+ thumping

Neville Stephens

May 23, 2015

Casey Stephens

Jen Farnaus

May 23, 2015

Kieran Kelly ha ha ha

Mark Tatulaschwili

May 23, 2015

Lol, Bryan

Rick Nieuwenhoven

May 23, 2015

It's a disgrace

Kristie Wilkins

May 23, 2015

Send it...please...for the love of god!!!!!!!!!!

johnawhistler

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily Why? SBS couldn't be happier #SBSEurovision. Even community TV would have rated higher. AFL

johnawhistler

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily They should have used the interchange more. http://twitter.com/johnawhistler/status/601907240140869632/photo/1

Tom Wallbridge

May 23, 2015

Dijōn Thorpe

David Ralston

May 23, 2015

Brad Watt

Kieran Kelly

May 23, 2015

Still one more next week unfortunately

Penny Beitzel

May 23, 2015

Carlton have more chance of winning Eurovision. And better hairstyles.

Nick Knight

May 23, 2015

Good game last night Cameron Mercer? ;)

Ken Gevaux

May 23, 2015

Always good to see those pricks and their superior being of a coach get bent over.

Brett Connop

May 23, 2015

Jase Groenheide

tmurray142

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily even Malthouse is for it. Blaming the 6day turn around for the loss

Daniel Kowal

May 23, 2015

I'm starting to like Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries on the ABC

Paul Newton

May 23, 2015

The manger of the AFL fixture should be placed in stocks in Fed Square and made to watch every Carlton game played this year on the big screen located there.

Dijōn Thorpe

May 23, 2015

Bring back the muppet show

Darcy Carroll

May 23, 2015

Rosalie Colantuono

Andrew Bomm

May 23, 2015

Cliff Bingham you'll find this amusing.

Rosalie Colantuono

May 23, 2015

Great read

JP Petres

May 23, 2015

They'd only end up replacing carlton games with Richmond games.

Cliff Bingham

May 23, 2015

Absolutely. Been a fan of Titus' work for some time. Those Melbourne fans have a well-developed self-deprecating sense of humour that I enjoy.

Harry Felton

May 23, 2015

Henry Brayshaw Rupert Kebbell

Zac Sheldrick

May 23, 2015

Darren Mitchell Please make it stop!!

Darren Mitchell

May 23, 2015

Why? Best entertainment since Patrick Vass at Year 7 camp!

Spizza70

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily and spoil an entire weekend of revelling in their incompetence? Surely you jest.

pivotubi

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily not likely next week when they face the swannies #goswans

Just_PeterSmith

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily helping me to get a good nights sleep Friday nights! Dozing off by qtr time & don't need to see the end to know the result!

TheStaceus

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily The positive thing is that by Round 8, we've aseen the back of half their weekend-openers. If only there weren't 3 more...

TheStaceus

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily PLUS they play Hawthorn in Round 23, reckon Hawthorn'll do us a solid and finish middle of the 8 so they don't get that Friday?

Lindsay Gannon

May 23, 2015

Is agonizing to watch

Chris Drenen

May 23, 2015

But at least the misery for Carlton supporters is over with on Friday nights. And I am a Blues' supporter.

Joanne Everett

May 23, 2015

What club will they amalgamate with? Looks like a dead end.

kellyexeter

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily so much yes #makeitstop

Anthony Effrett

May 23, 2015

Haha this is so true I've had enough of watching the same comedy every Friday night

Angela Loveshawks

May 23, 2015

PLEASE!!!!!!!

andymiles1980

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily Wonder if next year they will look at similar model to NRL ?

peteguley

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily Contacted everyone in Aus?? I know you spoke to me and all my mates but everyone?

Ms_Catus

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily
Branching out into serious journalism.....I like it :p

darynepearson

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily The AFL dont listen, dictatorships are in fashion

tradun

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily andymiles1980 ...please save us

travismcgann

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily no leave it the way it is I love watching Carlton get smashed

CJCau

May 23, 2015

TitusOReily It's to allow Carlton fans time to recover for work on Monday.

Mark Williams

May 23, 2015

Glenn Tubster Cannan

David Quodling

May 24, 2015

Put the NRL on in lieu of these losers

EdwardJWHunter

May 25, 2015

"Even before the season started this was a strange thing to do, after all Carlton haven’t been relevant since the 1990s."

EdwardJWHunter

May 25, 2015

"So let’s get some footy back on Friday nights and let Carlton fall apart in the privacy of the twilight Sunday night timeslot."