Yes.Foxtel is a rip, no matter which way you spin it.
But $16.25 a week. $13.75 if you don't take HD, isn't a hardship considering you get a DVR, 2 consecutive Go feeds as well as your box feed.
And although it's a rip, Foxtel are spending a couple of hundred million dollars a year for the rights, as well as all the additional programming, and need to recoup that.
Welcome to free enterprise.