A big part is perception as there is far more footy on tv than ever before. When we do see games from the past they were often the best.
Plenty of great games this year.
Congestion is a problem early on in games but eventually the game opens up and goes one on one.
Just let the game...
Definite over reaction to the sacking of Bailey. Once done though they should have sought out an experienced coach who could make big picture decisions.
Live footy makes a huge difference to the tv ratings, probably shaves a few off the crowds.
Massive tv year for footy this year. Good balance of teams in a wide open season. :thumbsu:
The Suns did the same thing a month ago, they forced us out of complacency to go up a gear to win the game when the whips were cracking. A great sign of good football team.
They can't all be 10 goal wins like last week.
Overall improvement in the last 3 seasons? :thumbsu:
Have faith, we won't pick a team that could lose. Hirdy knows we need to bank these wins.
GWS are a young team with talent who have a go but they are no threat to our midfield. This is a good game for Hurley to kick a few.
Re: Unwind here
I think people forget our all conquering 2000 season where several games went down to the wire but we found a way to win. It happens, sometimes teams relax, we are easily a 5 goal better side than Richmond the first half proved that.
We are in very good shape with 2 easy...
Shouldn't this thread be in the RL section of Bigfooty?
The AFL has got its $1B plus deal which from a coverage point of view is better than previously. I don't watch NRL, but it seems they are always trailing behind like a 3 legged dog :p
RL should do better this time though, get their $1Bish...
Foxtel must be very happy with their AFL channel. The Hawks v Cats game at 334k a sign of things to come for true blockbusters as fans from other sports clearly tuned into that one. The best AFL games peak at about 270k on the existing the subscription base.
That time is past now. Time to call a spade a spade.
We have the best game, RL can please itself.
The ratings on GEM are embarrassing for the NRL given their fan base who was aware.
A certain poster known as Boomshanka on the Roar website has been calling for the AFL and NRL to go head to...
Combo of live footy & Foxtel was always going to bump the ratings for AFL. Add the extra game per round and it's not hard to foresee a 20% overall increase in tv ratings this year. :thumbsu:
Some murky copyright legislation for the Government to work out.
The AFL and Telstra remain allies at this point, but already there is a hint the AFL will expect Telstra to honour its commitments.
It was incumbent on Telstra to be aware of time shift and the vagaries of Copyright laws, the...
Don't be hard on yourself this is a reflection of something I forecast awhile ago that the Sydney/Daily Tele anti AFL rants will eventually filter into Melbourne and create negative resentment of rugby league from AFL fans and media.
Good on ya Sellers :thumbsu:
The Storm crowd and TV...