Boxing Day football? Would it work?

I know we're all supposed to get as many beers out as possible today and either go to the MCG today or watch as much cricket on the telly.

Don't believe me?

The Australian's Mike Coward implores us to get to the ground today for the good of the game, to show support for test matches etc.

Fine if you love your cricket and clearly many do, but I was wondering if it is time to introduce a full round of A-League football games. There are many Australians who can cope with more than one sport on a given day, even better live sport in their city.




The cricket is an institution, but it's only played in Melbourne and only during the day.

So bring on the football in NZ, and Perth where time difference could work favourably. Sydney and Central Coast could also do with a litle football on Boxing Day.

I reckon this country can cope with two sports in one day across the nation, and does anyone outside of Sydney Yacht club really care about that Boat race?

Australia has changed forever. Cricket, apart from the English tests, isn't really getting the crowds or interest it once was.

So come on FFA never mind worrying about the AFL and NRL season's let's build tradition and walk right over the summer festivals and the cricket season.

Expand the season with a couple of more teams and throw in a few extra Christmas rounds to liven things up, and watch the cricket administrators chuck in a few more of those fantastic twenty twenty games to get everyone cricket focused.

The Central Coast/Sydney game showed me many things the other night. But most of all it showed me the value of strategic games placed around the Xmas period.

17,500 in Gosford on the Saturday BEFORE Xmas.

Boxing Day football, it's got a ring