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Grand Final to return to twilight hours

t-ba

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aarondoyle said:
And support AFL... joy.

If you looked a paragraph down, you would have noticed that I plan on implementing "The Final (Victorian) solution" once daylight savings is brought to the sunshine state. Once they have served their utility, it's off to the ovens.
 

Timmah

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The decision refers to next year and onwards, guys, says that in the article.

To clarify, the Grand Final is always the NSW OCTOBER LONG WEEKEND. October refers to the day of the LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY, the Monday (2007 - 1 October).

Therefore Sunday of the long weekend is actually in September this year.

But in terms of a twilight GF, 2008 onwards is the go. Every 7 or so years the long weekend WON'T be a daylight savings weekend, this year would have been one those cases.
 

_Johnsy

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legend said:
I've got no problem with that. That's how the NFL do it.

Question is, will Qld come on board with daylight saving any time soon?

Maybe in another 10-30 years leg, if we are lucky.
 

Timmah

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Didn't they trial it briefly over Summer 06-07? :crazy:
 

Timmah

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Well some quick research pulled up a brand new article:


Queensland researching daylight saving
June 27, 2007 03:27pm

SOUTHEAST Queensland could have daylight saving as soon as 2008, Premier Peter Beattie says.

Mr Beattie said today that research would begin next month to determine whether Queenslanders had changed their views on daylight saving since a 1992 referendum in which the move was narrowly rejected.

The research, originally scheduled for earlier this year, will determine whether there is enough support to warrant a referendum on introducing daylight saving in the state's southeast corner.

"We have finalised the company, that research will be done in July and August," Mr Beattie said.

The findings will then be handed to the state cabinet, where the decision will be made on a referendum to have two time zones in Queensland.

In the event of a positive referendum result, the southeast could have daylight saving in the summer of 2008, Mr Beattie said.

"The earliest would probably be in 2009, it could be 2008, but I would think 2009," he said.

However, the Premier said he remained personally opposed to two time zones in Queensland.

"I am not enthusiastic about this. I don't want anybody going out of here saying that I support a two-zonal system, because I am far from that position," he said.

"And hell will freeze over before I agree to daylight saving outside the southeast corner."

Queensland and the Northern Territory are the only parts of Australia yet to introduce daylight saving.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21977250-5005961,00.html
 

shaggy

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Dodger said:
The decision refers to next year and onwards, guys, says that in the article.

To clarify, the Grand Final is always the NSW OCTOBER LONG WEEKEND. October refers to the day of the LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY, the Monday (2007 - 1 October).

Therefore Sunday of the long weekend is actually in September this year.

But in terms of a twilight GF, 2008 onwards is the go. Every 7 or so years the long weekend WON'T be a daylight savings weekend, this year would have been one those cases.

its actually a public holiday in nsw, act, sa & wa, with it being queens birthdday in wa & labour day in the other states
 

Serc

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Well timed thread Dodgey! Beattie was actually quoted last year as saying "Queenslanders will get more skin cancer as a result of daylight saving" - LOL

Looking forward to DLS up here :D
 

bobmar28

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PARRA_FAN said:
How long will the GF be on night?? they should bring it back to daylight anyway, at least a 4pm kickoff.
I prefer the G F at night. It's a great spectacle.
 

Timmah

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This year will be the last GF in complete night-time for at least another 7 years. From next year on we're looking at the Grand Final starting in relative twilight.
 

shaggy

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the next dark nrl grandfinal will not be until 2012 when as per this year the 30th is on the sun & the 1st is on the mon
 

yakstorm

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shaggy said:
the next dark nrl grandfinal will not be until 2012 when as per this year the 30th is on the sun & the 1st is on the mon

Its alright, by then they are likely to have increased the length of daylight savings again.
 

Canard

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daveserc said:
Well timed thread Dodgey! Beattie was actually quoted last year as saying "Queenslanders will get more skin cancer as a result of daylight saving" - LOL

Looking forward to DLS up here :D

Im calling that as bullsh*t, no offence meant to you Dave though.
 

BroncoBuck

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daveserc said:
Well timed thread Dodgey! Beattie was actually quoted last year as saying "Queenslanders will get more skin cancer as a result of daylight saving" - LOL

Looking forward to DLS up here :D

Joke's on you buddy that could easily be the case. People will be leaving offices at the hottest time of the day so they will get more exposed. Plus, one of the advantages of DST is that you spend more time outdoors in the sun.
 

Serc

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Well you're a true Queenslander of the backwards mould aren't you!

Most skin cancer damage is done during the peak UV hours on either side of noon. So we're roughly talking 10am-3pm here, which would change to 11am-4pm with DLS. People are still at work during this time! Daylight saving does not increase these hours. I wonder what percentage of the population leave their offices at 2-4pm?

In fact Beattie regularly reminds us that the highest rates of skin cancer in Australia are in Queensland, where there is no daylight saving as opposed to the majority of the country that does ;-) A fool could suggest another connection here...
 

Nuke

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Queensland not having Daylight Savings is pretty poor form. Even WA has it these days, and I can tell ya, this is a pretty backwards state!
 

Timmah

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Apparently there were lobbyists in WA who were going after the premier and threatening him or something, just so they wouldn't have it again.
 

Junior Bunny

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The Souths jersey will look great in the natural light that will fill Telstra Stadium on Grand Final Afternoon/Evening
 

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