After three decades of campaigning, North Melbourne have been granted their wish for a Good Friday game with the fixture finally green-lighted by the AFL. Authentic Custom Ravens Jersey .The AFL on Tuesday confirmed the Kangaroos would host premiers the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on April 14 next year in the inaugural holiday clash.The round four game will kick off at 4.20pm so as not to interfere with religious services, bringing to fruition a long-held desire for the club.Were absolutely thrilled by the announcement, North CEO Carl Dilena said.Its a tribute to this clubs track record of innovation and a credit to all the great North people like Bob Ansett, Ron Casey and Greg Miller, who initially proposed this game in the late 80s and early 90s.The AFL Commission in 2014 gave the ok for a match to be played on Good Friday but until now hasnt scheduled a fixture for the day.For years the governing body knocked back the Roos request to play on the day.It left rugby league with the advantage as the sports top competition has allowed games to be played on Good Friday since 1993.The decision to now schedule a match was made on the basis that our society has changed in recent decades and the majority of football fans, who are our ultimate decision-makers, share the view of our clubs who have expressed their wish to play on this day, AFL general manager of clubs and operations Travis Auld said.The league indicated the fixture may be alternated across clubs in years to come and the fixture could be taken out of Victoria.The AFLs full 2017 schedule is expected to be released later this week. Ed Reed Jersey . "We have always prided ourselves on the way we play defence. Having two big pieces back is going to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. Marquise Brown Jersey . Its sharpness matched my mind. This was no night to go to sleep. http://www.customravensjersey.com/custom...arge-1653d.html . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has told Israel Dagg, Ben Smith and Aaron Cruden if they feel their time wearing the New Zealand jersey is up, they should leave when their contracts expire.Dagg, Smith and Cruden will come to the end of their contracts next year, and would have suitors across the Northern Hemisphere if they decided to leave New Zealand. But Hansen feels all three could have a part to play by the time the next World Cup comes around in Japan, in 2019.?We dont want anyone who is a vital ingredient to the team to leave and he [Dagg] is a pretty vital ingredient we think, Hansen told the New Zealand Herald in the build up to Saturdays clash with France on Thursday.He missed the last World Cup. Is it certain hes going to go through to the next one? Well, if he keeps playing like he is now, hes been told that he will because you would be foolish to leave him out given the form he is in.I have said to him [Dagg] is that if you think your time in the jersey is done then you probably should go. But I dont think his story is finished yet personally. So that is what he has got to work out and it is the same for Crudes [Aaron Cruden] and with Bender [Ben Smith]. All three of them have to work out do I think my story has finished?From my point of view all three of them have still got a lot deliver and give to this team and at this point I would see all three of them going to tthe World Cup. Ben Powers Jersey. The biggest question for Dagg [28], Smith [30] and Cruden [27] is whether they will wait until after the World Cup to take the path to Europe. Dan Carter signed for Top 14 giants Racing 92 after the 2015 Rugby World Cup, earning a reported €1.5m.?Hansen believes not only will the chance to move to the northern hemisphere still be there after the 2019 World Cup, but the contracts on offer would be more lucrative.Thats the big decision Dagg, Smith and Cruden have to make. If they do leave, Hansen and his coaching staff will need to work hard to plug the holes their departures would leave.Thats an obvious part of the argument and we have talked to them about that. Whatever anyone gets offered today it will be twice as much tomorrow because that is the way it is.If you think back to five years ago overseas contracts have probably quadrupled. If he [Dagg] is to stay and play as well as he is then they will still want him after he has finished at the World Cup.It will still come down to what he wants and we cant twist his arm and we have given him a clear message along with the other two and they will make their decision based on what is right for them. If they stay it will be great but if they go we will have to work on what is next. ' ' '