National Rugby League
| Friday Night Football (NRL) | |
|---|---|
| Format | Sports broadcast |
| Starring | Ray Warren (main commentator) Andrew Voss (main commentator) Peter Sterling (anchor) Phil Gould (analysis) Wally Lewis (anchor) Paul Vautin (analysis) Andrew Johns (analysis or sideline commentator) Brad Fittler (sideline commentator) Tim Gilbert (sideline commentator) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Production | |
| Running time | 240 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nine Network (1992-present) GEM (2012-present) |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | 6 March 1992 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Regular non-weekend football started life as Monday Night Football in 1985, with Canterbury meeting Manly on the 24th June. However moderate attendances and a night game prior to a working day eventually saw the game shifted to Friday from 1988 on. As with Monday Night Football, regular Friday fixtures only commenced in the latter half of the season. By 1990, a Friday night game was usually scheduled in all rounds.
With the 2007 season, Monday Night Football returned to the NRL.
The Friday night game is considered to be the most watched game of the week and many NRL clubs have openly stated that they appreciate the publicity given by these matches. The Nine Network choose the game they consider to be the "match of the round" 5 or 6 weeks in advance. This system has both positive and negative consequences, as it increases the likelihood of a good game played between two in-form sides, but does not allow fans or clubs a large amount of time to know on which day they will play in any given round.
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