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."