
I read today in "The Age", that Eddie McGuire would be seeking compensation from the AFL, as he was concerned about the low crowd number for the Collingwood-Adelaide match at the MCG. The crowd figure was about 33,000.
Now, Eddie was obviously alluding to the fact that the match was taking place against the Blues-Hawks match on Channel 7 at 2:00PM
Eddie (and John Eliott), have been critical of the "live agaisht the gate" policy of the AFL.
Couple of things :
*Firstly, the match was not LIVE agaisnt the gate at all. The Carlton-Hawthorn match at Optus Oval, started at 12:10, and was on a two hour delayed telecast.
*Secondly, for the last 15 years, whenever there has been a Sunday match in Melbourne (and there is one nearly every week), I GUARANTEE, there has been a LIVE match, from either the SCG, the Gabba, Subiaco, or Football Park, beamed live back into Victoria, against the gate. Has this affected the crowd over the last 15 seasons ? No. In fact Sunday crowds, I believe have been bigger than Saturday crowds here in Victoria.
* Yet Eddie wants compensation for a crowd of 33,000, which is about standard for these two teams when they play each other. I suppose he also wants compensation for when the Pies played, say, Melboure on a Sunday two years ago, and there was a LIVE match on from Sydney at the same time. Just like there is every Sunday here in Melboune.
While he's at it, why not every single Victorian Club, get compensation for their Sunday matches ever since 1987, when there has no doubt been a live match on TV on channel 7.
What do Collingwood supporters think about this ?
I mean, as if any Collingwood supporters were going to say, :"Gee, I might stay home and watch a DELAYED telecast of Carlton-Hawthorn, instead of going to the MCG to watch my own team"
Eddie, really has no idea sometimes.
P.S. GO BOMBERS
Now, Eddie was obviously alluding to the fact that the match was taking place against the Blues-Hawks match on Channel 7 at 2:00PM
Eddie (and John Eliott), have been critical of the "live agaisht the gate" policy of the AFL.
Couple of things :
*Firstly, the match was not LIVE agaisnt the gate at all. The Carlton-Hawthorn match at Optus Oval, started at 12:10, and was on a two hour delayed telecast.
*Secondly, for the last 15 years, whenever there has been a Sunday match in Melbourne (and there is one nearly every week), I GUARANTEE, there has been a LIVE match, from either the SCG, the Gabba, Subiaco, or Football Park, beamed live back into Victoria, against the gate. Has this affected the crowd over the last 15 seasons ? No. In fact Sunday crowds, I believe have been bigger than Saturday crowds here in Victoria.
* Yet Eddie wants compensation for a crowd of 33,000, which is about standard for these two teams when they play each other. I suppose he also wants compensation for when the Pies played, say, Melboure on a Sunday two years ago, and there was a LIVE match on from Sydney at the same time. Just like there is every Sunday here in Melboune.
While he's at it, why not every single Victorian Club, get compensation for their Sunday matches ever since 1987, when there has no doubt been a live match on TV on channel 7.
What do Collingwood supporters think about this ?
I mean, as if any Collingwood supporters were going to say, :"Gee, I might stay home and watch a DELAYED telecast of Carlton-Hawthorn, instead of going to the MCG to watch my own team"
Eddie, really has no idea sometimes.
P.S. GO BOMBERS