Yep to favor Victorian teams on free to air TV. At least our next 2 are on FTA.
Give the Showdown it's deserved recognition
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Yep to favor Victorian teams on free to air TV. At least our next 2 are on FTA.
I believe that 2 Adelaide Oval showdowns have been on FTA in 2015 and 2016, both afternoon games. 2015 was a Sunday afternoon live and 2016 was an early start Saturday game delayed.
TigerKnights
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Showdown deserves a go at the G. But no doubt its infernal dimensions would be to blame for the loser.
Ladder positions certainly don't matter.
I remember in 2004 in Port's premiership year Adelaide who did not play finals that season beat them in the first showdown that year despite a 7 game showdown losing streak, Port won the next meeting but Adelaide took all 3 in 2005 and the first in 2006. Port's next win was in 2006 when they had no chance of playing in the Finals beat us by a couple of kicks when Trent Hentschel went down with a gruesome knee injury and it has happened a few times since.
3 points was the closest margin. Round 16 2015. Record attendance 54,468.
13 games have been decided by under 10 points. 8 games by over 50 points.
Isn't that the game I was talking about. This thread is old.
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Only if it’s one game a year
Two a year is too many and for every close (21 out of 44 less than 3 goals) there’s ordinary blow outs and margins
00Stinger
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I would have thought that the Showdown is highly rated and has been for many years now
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Lame that neither Showdown is on national FTA this season, same with last season. Would love to see a Friday night Showdown but we all know the AFL ala VFL don’t like having Friday night games not involving at least one of any of their precious vic teams.
On another note, I don’t know why all non-vic local derbies are on Fox this year, it’s not like said broadcaster has exclusive rights, or are $even just not interested? Pathetic if it’s either.
On another note, I don’t know why all non-vic local derbies are on Fox this year, it’s not like said broadcaster has exclusive rights, or are $even just not interested? Pathetic if it’s either.
Channel 7 hold the broadcast rights to the VFL while Fox hold the broadcast rights to the AFL.
It’s why you get a lot of people like me that take way more interest in local footy than AFL. It should have had a big build up but instead all you get all week is “what’s wrong with Essendon”. National competition my a$$.
So many still hang onto the old big 4 wank. And it makes no sense.
Power Raid
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Sir_Loin
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Should be the Friday night game round 1 every year
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No it shouldn't, the travel benefit of having derbies during the season are quite beneficial. Something that if you're based in Melbourne isn't ever an issue.
Sir_Loin
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Not sure the relevance of this post given the game would be played in Adelaide. Irrespective of round 1 or 8.
I think that’s a good thing. I want my club focussed on September, not some bullshit media driven rivalry. Thing is that most Freo and West Coast supporters I know away from Big Footy would place only very marginally more importance on a derby than any other round. If the SA clubs want to kill each other then let them have at it, I want to win in September.
Yes it was a magnificent game of football, but Adelaide people would do well to realise that there is no great anticipation for the game outside of SA.
Upgrayedd
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I hope they continue for these huge blockbuster games like the derby in WA to be on sunday afternoon timeslots while they broadcast minnow teams like Saints/dogs/pies over them
Funny you mention that. Seen many neutrals say this showdown was the best game they have ever seen yet AFL 360 tonight leading with St. Kilda poor goal kicking. LOL. 20 mins in and they still haven't covered the match.
We have covered saints poor goal kicking, Essendons poor form, north and Ziebell.
.. Finally talking about the showdown now. 20 mins in.
You mean just how the whole media was all about "OMG Sydney 0-6" last year? Very Vic centric isn't it?
How insecure are you?
What?
They can gazette a public holiday in SA to build it up some more if they want. Makes no difference to me.
Pipe down rub-a-dub.
Mate folks outside of the Victorian ‘we’re the greatest that ever was or could be’ bubble do look forward to great footy regardless of where it’s played.
I’m increasingly coming to realise that footy supporters from WA, SA, TAS, and NSW are much more into the game than petty power struggles and sad desperation to maintain a state league that is long dead. Shame that so many Victorian supporters are so very insecure about their own importance and can’t just enjoy the game being played.
I enjoyed it and posted to that effect during and after the game. Probably more so because I didn’t have expectations that were out of the ordinary. That’s all.
Was there much anticipation for the Round 6 Friday night blockbuster between the Dogs and Carlton?
