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Why mid-week AFL matches should be the new normal – The Age
The AFL may have had no option but to schedule a footy feast because of COVID-19, but there is no reason why mid-week matches should not continue next season.
The double-header on Wednesday, exclusively broadcast on Fox Footy, had 176,000 for the twilight clash between Geelong and North Melbourne and 251,000 for Melbourne’s crunch clash against Adelaide. This compares favourably to the Sunday clash between Fremantle and Collingwood, which had 228,000 viewers.
Supporters may be the lifeblood of AFL and there are few greater experiences in world sport than taking a seat at a packed MCG. But the bottom line is this it’s the broadcasters who pay a key ch…
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