Essendon legend and media personality Tim Watson believes the AFL Grand Final should finally be moved to a twilight time slot in 2017.
The time of the Grand Final is hotly debated every September, and Watson suggested that the huge television audience that tuned into to watch the Western Bulldogs defeat Greater Western Sydney last Saturday evening indicates the AFL should change the time of the game.
Last weekend's preliminary final, which started at 5.15pm AEST, drew an average national TV audience ofย 2.387 million viewers.
โWith all the (TV) figures that came out about the Prelim Final at the weekend, how many people watched that game between the Giants and the Bulldogs it was the second largest audience for a Preliminary Final,โ Watson said onย SEN Radio on Tuesday morning.
โI think a contributing factor to that right across the country has been the fact it was a twilight game too.
โThereโs been this whole discussion whether we go night time, donโt go night time. I think we are ready for a twilight Grand Final next year.
โI donโt know if the AFL are going to warm to that idea or not.
โBut I would think based on the fact that they want this game to be seen by as many people as they possibly can get there to watch the game then I think itโs just a no-brainer that they shift it to that time.
โWhether we like it or not, we all love the game of AFL football, but it is an event as well.โ
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