I origianlly posted this onthe "Norwood" thread but it really has nothing to do with Norwood and I would like people's view...
It is clear that what is becomming more important than attendance is viewing audience...therefore a club like North are valuable to the league if their games rate well....if only 20000 people turn up to the games then that is fairly insignificant from a league point of view.
Unfortunately for people who like to go to the game, the revenue is maximised by playing as many games outside of Melbourne as possible.
One way around this is to scrap the rule which says that you cannot broadcast against the gate. Find a way to equitably distribute the TV monies and clubs like North will have a much better chance of survival....as you can then broadcast games live into Melbourne...people who want to go to the games can...and those people who stay at home at watch on TV will generate more money for the AFL than if they actually went to the game....
Banning games against the gate comes out of the '70s I think...where most of the money was made from gate receipts. North can play all its home games in Melbourne if those games increased the revenue gained from TV rights, and North got a fair share of that revenue.
ptw
It is clear that what is becomming more important than attendance is viewing audience...therefore a club like North are valuable to the league if their games rate well....if only 20000 people turn up to the games then that is fairly insignificant from a league point of view.
Unfortunately for people who like to go to the game, the revenue is maximised by playing as many games outside of Melbourne as possible.
One way around this is to scrap the rule which says that you cannot broadcast against the gate. Find a way to equitably distribute the TV monies and clubs like North will have a much better chance of survival....as you can then broadcast games live into Melbourne...people who want to go to the games can...and those people who stay at home at watch on TV will generate more money for the AFL than if they actually went to the game....
Banning games against the gate comes out of the '70s I think...where most of the money was made from gate receipts. North can play all its home games in Melbourne if those games increased the revenue gained from TV rights, and North got a fair share of that revenue.
ptw
