no. in the old days the da would go to the pub and come home pissed. sunday he'd be ina foul mood and we'd be kicked outside to play after church until he'd had a nap.

You cannot engineer this shite. In fact, I worry about people who feel the need. I am not worried, I am simply trying to point out that spending time with family is an individual thing (which is why I deliberately reference you and Synbad's argument back to me, generalist goodwill is a crock of shit) and anything else is bullshit in a sheep's clothing.

and yes I realised afterwards that I'd quoted the wrong post but I knew you'd be smart enough to work it out....or get someone else to work it out for you....

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

I'm all for Good Friday Footy.

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You're probably right. Society is heading the right way.

The divorce rate is running at 50%, drug use is rampant in the community, prisons are over-full, road-rage, etc etc.

Don't bother trying to support the family unit. I don't want to infringe on Danny's "me time"

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And all this without Good Friday footy!

I think I've located the problem!

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Good point

As I said, we got off topic. I was going to move the last part to Stuff.

I dont really care about good Friday footy. My vote would be no but I know society is moving away from any sort of observance. How long before Anzac day is more about the MCG than Gallipoli. I enjoy spending the day with my family away from the usual distractions. Obviously many want the distractions. No skin off my nose like Danny said

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I thought it was about Collingwood and Essendon*, or at least that's what Eddie tells me.



Good Friday isn't a family event for many people, particularly those who are non-religious like myself. Speaking for myself it's just another public holiday. I don't observe the custom of eating no red meat and I don't do anything different to what I do on any other public holiday. I'd welcome football.

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I never said go to church or only eat Fish and chips, just for people to enjoy the day with their family. There's no other day where the shops are closed, the streets are empty. Its just a quiet day. We already have 5 days of footy over Easter. Surely thats enough

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We already have 52 Sundays which surely serve the same 'quiet day' purpose as a Good Friday. If people can't organise themselves to see their families at some stage during those Sundays, I don't understand why I should be denied my choice of whether I watch or attend a football match.

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I think my comment started this - I would prefer not footy on this day for my own reasons but lets face it we will have footy on good friday soon.
Would I DENIGRATE ANYONE GOING IF IT WAS ON -NO because it is their choice and tolerance is a virtue under any moral code/religion -would I personally go no - would it hurt not going yes
So lets live and let live -Im not a zealot Ive snuck the occasional Dimmy or Chicko when Sunnyacres management have had fish on good friday

I still think it would flop because so many people go away for the extra long weekend and then there are the large amount of Christians attending church. Easter Monday doesn't attract monster crowds and Good Friday would pull less.

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now that I've got you talking about you Buzzz I am happy to admit I would probably not go also, I like my Easters with Jen and the kids - we usually visit good friends of ours in Korumburra on the thursday/friday home saturday for a sunday dinner with her family (which we do almost every sunday) but that's my choice and so0 it should be.

As a society we have grown away from being told (by church or state) how to spend our time and I think thats a good thing. As for divorce rate/drugs etc - funny thing is this society is no where near as violent as the one I grew up in back in the 70's.

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

i dont see why one religious holiday for one group of people should force a no go zone for the footy or anything for that matter.

one families religion might be footy !?

other family might not have a religion

that friday off might be the only day that said family could get together and their favourite past time might be watching the footy ?

too many variables

a religious day shouldn't dictate anything for everyone having said that though - without said religious holiday - every tom dick n harry would be at work - so it goes both ways i guess

we play footy every other friday during the season - why not this one - there that might be better

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Whilst to me what Good Friday stands for doesn't mean that much to me (and many other people), Anzac day does - but that isn't sacred, is it? The AFL chase the dollar, that's not secret, and if Good Friday isn't profitable then the AFL will find another day (and possibly another team) and chase that too...

The Good Friday Appeal is the only part of the day that is important to me - people of Catholic faith or otherwise should come together for something is a much more arguable cause.



The Good Friday Appeal is the relevant part of the day and to the match. Just as is the same with Peter Mac (although not aligned with a day of significance), the match should adopt the Appeal - whether the holiday is around or not, the Appeal will still continue... as it is synonymous with Good Friday.

By the way, great idea. As long as the match isn't with Essendon*.

My issue isn't for all people, but what if you have a particularly religious footballer, forced to abandon his religious beliefs in order to play? Whilst I know they play sport on Good Friday elsewhere, I still think this is an issue that must be addressed

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If the player is that religious then he'd have already come to a solution given that football is regularly played on the sabbath.

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Id prefer if good friday remained sacred with no football..

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I'm not particularly religious myself, but I think you can easily say that Good Friday is one of the most important dates in the Christian calendar, moreso than the Sabbath and thus the issue could still remain

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If there was footy it would be a great friday instead of a good friday.

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