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As much as we may not want to believe it, the AFL competition is not all about Carlton.
Again I point to the benefits the Hawthorn Football Club have enjoyed from their preparedness to move 4 home games per season to Tassie.
It's one freaking game, harden up.
I know, given all the bitching and non-attendance of games on Sunday and Monday nights, one game is hardly the end of the world..
It's not a matter of one game or not, it's ANOTHER game that has been scheduled which most people have no hope of either attending or watching live on television. Another game which excludes the involvement of so many supporters including kids. Too much emphasis on the dollar and scant regard for the people as happens with almost every decision to do with the AFL these days.
You lot are a bit precious. Try living interstate where you get to see one (or 2 games if you're lucky) game a year. It's not like you get a chance to see them 16 other times next season.
Could always be worse ehh.
Sure and I completely understand your point.I understand your point but as a Melbourne based supporter of a Melbourne based club i expect more, i didn't choose to support an interstate based club.
Sure and I completely understand your point.
However, it's an away game and we don't get a say. It's no different to Hawthorn playing their game against us in Tasmania.
It's miles different. That's their ground in front of a legitimate AFL audience in a legitimate AFL region. NZ is ******* Mars.
Legitimate AFL crowd of 10k people? Seriously?It's miles different. That's their ground in front of a legitimate AFL audience in a legitimate AFL region. NZ is ******* Mars.
I don't think some people realise how much better the football landscape is now, even for those living interstate.You lot are a bit precious. Try living interstate where you get to see one (or 2 games if you're lucky) game a year. It's not like you get a chance to see them 16 other times next season.
Could always be worse ehh.
The AFL agree we should be playing in NZ. There's your comprehension.Who said it's hard to comprehend? It's called a difference of opinion. Try to comprehend that. You think it's a better idea playing footy in NZ over footy in Tasmania that's your issue.
Incredibly well put.I don't think some people realise how much better the football landscape is now, even for those living interstate.
When I moved to Brisbane in the mid '80s you had the Saturday afternoon match of the day live & that was it. The Friday night games were not covered at all & even finding out the scores from those games was a challenge. The Courier Mail barely reported on the VFL & the little 5 minute segment on Brisbane's equivalent of World of Sport was a waste of time.
I know the corporatisation of the game upsets some people, but it is much easier to sell the game to broadcasters & to sponsors if they can see that everything is being done to maximise the exposure of the game across Australia & in some International markets.
There has been plenty of angst about the hold Collingwood & Essendon have had over Anzac Day since the mid '90s, so any opportunity for other clubs, including ours, to get a piece of the Anzac Day action is better than sitting back & letting the filth & the scum reap all the benefits of football on this day. The reality is that in the foreseeable future Collingwood & Essendon will continue to have a monopoly over Anzac Day games in Melbourne, so for other teams to enjoy their share of the action there is going to have to be sacrifices/compromise.
I for one are very grateful for our club to get a look in on Anzac Day, even if it involves playing a game across the Tasman. This could be a big opportunity to broaden our support base at the cost of one game a year. Sounds good to me.
A large proportion? Seriously?
I'm not cracking the shits about anything [mod edit]. People like you seem to blithely fritter away our games, our standards, our opportunities to attend matches without giving a seconds thought to those missing out. A unique situation for the club? What's unique about it?The AFL agree we should be playing in NZ. There's your comprehension.
Rather than crack the shits about the fact we've lost an 'away' (this needs emphasis because it doesn't seem to be getting through) game, embrace what is a unique situation for the club.
Or stay bitter and curse the AFL. In the end, it won't change anything.
That doesn't mean a large portion of our supporter base stops following us.Yes seriously, most people have no hope of attending a game in NZ and most people also have no access to Foxtel.
That doesn't mean a large portion of our supporter base stops following us.
What happens when we play a game in Perth? Head down to a pub/club/rsl/neighbour's etc. to watch it.
I'm not cracking the shits about anything, [mod edit]. People like you seem to blithely fritter away our games, our standards, our opportunities to attend matches without giving a seconds thought to those missing out. A unique situation for the club? What's unique about it?
So I raise the previous example again. Rather than Hawthorn, North Melbourne decide they want to play Carlton at Hobart and it's scheduled for Saturday at 4:40. Same scenario. Outside of Melbourne, in a time slot that isn't on FTA. Same outrage? It's exactly the same thing.That's a different situation, we all accept that we play interstate clubs interstate, not Melbourne clubs. Heading down to a pub, a neighbour's or wherever isn't an option for plenty of people.
You can't tell what's unique about playing in NZ on Anzac day? Honestly mate, if you aren't going to be serious, don't bother replying.