Hoops

Finals Fixturing

Yeah, that they're only getting 11,000 people to each game is a disgrace.

The Friday night timeslot has little to do with TV. The non-TV games were initially scheduled for 6.30 tipoffs as well last year, and they moved it to 7pm when people complained. They're trying to get people who work in the CBD to head to the game; a late timeslot doesn't fit within that strategy.

"And some jobs require you to live outside of Perth"
Take a different job.

"with out this we would not be able to pay foe the membership"
What category of membership do you have?

"My point is to put MORE THOUGHT INTO THE FIXTURING"
They've managed to minimise clashes with AFL, other NBL games, and other events at NBL venues. They've put as much thought into it as they need to. What would you prefer, that they play the grand final two months from now and get buried by the AFL just so five extra people can go to the three or four Wildcats home games, which will likely sell out anyway?

"How many Saturday games have we had this season?? NONE?!!! Perth is not the be a.l and end all of the Wildcats!!!"
They haven't been called the Westate Wildcats since 1983. Their entire strategy the past couple of years has been Friday night games targeting those that live and work in the CBD, and as a result the lowest Perth Arena crowd is still higher than the highest crowd at any other NBL venue over the same time period. Why, exactly, would anyone at the Wildcats alter what is clearly a tremendously successful strategy? Why would they push for games to be on nights when they cannot be on TV? Why would the NBL and Network Ten turn down the opportunity to broadcast up to 14 games a year live into the eastern states on top of the already-live Sunday games?

"Do perth members have to buy game 1 and 3 tickets at the same time? When is the pre sale for game 3 finish if needed?"
That info should be in the letter you got. Pretty sure game three pre-sale finishes Saturday, which may be before game two depending on which team finishes fourth.

The price gets refunded if there's no game three.

"My point was, what else could a member have on that they would rank higher than a finals game?"
Work? Some other event they've already paid significant amounts of money to attend?

"Young children I don't really understand either, I have a 8 month old and haven't missed a game all season, family are pretty good and free baby sitters."
If your kid were old enough to attend games, and had its own membership, though...

"How many members are really going to decide whether or not they are going to any finals game depending on the day its being played."
People who have other things on, or young children.

You'd think they'd at least have the pre-sale last until Saturday, so people can buy tickets while knowing when the game is.

When are the finals in Adelaide?
I haven't seen any finals fixtures yet?

Perth Arena is booked for an entire weekend in early April, so they don't have much choice without taking a two-week break for no reason.

And, as pointed out above, avoiding the AFL is a good idea.