Attendance Vs Hawthorn?

[ScottH]

I am not going as I do not particularly like the 7:50 start. I can take 7:20 but when it can take up to 2 hours to get home I find it a little late. Thursday's game start at 7:20, so why not Friday's game?

I can only assume it is too allow people to get to the game on time. Fridays are crazy traffic days in most cities.
But that is only my best guess.