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CibbuanoSix-week NAB Cup
October 30th 2008 08:48
The AFL pre-season competition will be played over a six week period next year.
The NAB Cup will be begin on February 7 and conclude on March 14
AFL media manager Patrick Keane said on Thursday there were two reasons why the league had decided to spread next year's tournament out over a longer period.
"We stretched it out deliberately for two reasons," he said.
"Firstly to try and avoid day games in round one and to increase the number of prime time broadcast slots for people watching."
The NAB Cup will start with Collingwood playing West Coast at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, South Africa on February 7.
The remaining three games in the first week of round one will be played at night with the Western Bulldogs playing Essendon in Darwin on Friday night, Brisbane hosting St Kilda at Carrara on Saturday night and Fremantle playing Richmond at Subiaco Oval on Sunday night.
The last four first round games will then be played over the weekend February 20-22.
Carlton and Melbourne will play the first game in Melbourne at Telstra Dome on the Friday night followed by Geelong hosting Adelaide at Docklands on the Saturday night while Hawthorn and Melbourne will play in Tasmania on Saturday afternoon and Sydney will host Port Adelaide in Canberra on Sunday afternoon.
The NAB Cup will be begin on February 7 and conclude on March 14
AFL media manager Patrick Keane said on Thursday there were two reasons why the league had decided to spread next year's tournament out over a longer period.
"We stretched it out deliberately for two reasons," he said.
"Firstly to try and avoid day games in round one and to increase the number of prime time broadcast slots for people watching."
The NAB Cup will start with Collingwood playing West Coast at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, South Africa on February 7.
The remaining three games in the first week of round one will be played at night with the Western Bulldogs playing Essendon in Darwin on Friday night, Brisbane hosting St Kilda at Carrara on Saturday night and Fremantle playing Richmond at Subiaco Oval on Sunday night.
The last four first round games will then be played over the weekend February 20-22.
Carlton and Melbourne will play the first game in Melbourne at Telstra Dome on the Friday night followed by Geelong hosting Adelaide at Docklands on the Saturday night while Hawthorn and Melbourne will play in Tasmania on Saturday afternoon and Sydney will host Port Adelaide in Canberra on Sunday afternoon.
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