
Kwality
Brownlow Medallist
Correction, currently 2.5 million people live west of Parramatta & it continues to grow.a speculative western Sydney team because of future growth projections
Correction, currently 2.5 million people live west of Parramatta & it continues to grow.a speculative western Sydney team because of future growth projections
Not really, the bigger clubs have supporters everywhere but there is rough set of areas - St Kilda south east, Hawthorn outer east, Bulldogs west, Geelong regional west.Do Inner suburban based teams really represent growing outer suburbs ?
Geelong yep but Footiscray changed their name to the Western bulldogs for a reason & based on what I've seen it made zip difference (correct me if I'm wrong) so they're our to Ballarat noe.Not really, the bigger clubs have supporters everywhere but there is rough set of areas - St Kilda south east, Hawthorn outer east, Bulldogs west, Geelong regional west.
St Kilda should be able to do better with where they are positioned but St Kilda gonna St Kilda.
North for whatever reason - and a North poster would know more about this than me - did not manage to convert sustained on field success in the 90s (and they drew big crowds too) into larger support 20-30 years later. North Melbourne is not in an optimal area geographically, somewhat like Port Melbourne and why they never made it up to the VFL.
Pretty much, not sure why they didn't just stay Footscray, it is the major urban area in the west - it is actually massive size wise have a look on the map. Collingwood as a suburb is a tiny little pocket of land in the inner city and they didn't need to change their name.Geelong yep but Footiscray changed their name to the Western bulldogs for a reason & based on what I've seen it made zip difference (correct me if I'm wrong) so they're our to Ballarat noe.
The Saints went down the Peninsula to Seaford & screwed the locals because the coffee was OKM but the latte set didnt move down too, so they went back to Moorabin.
Melbourne are out at Casey Fields, where is that again ....
The State league clubs across the country have similarly placed, bunched up in the inner city.
If you are going to be a pedant and correct someone, it helps to make sure your own reading comprehension isn't the problem. No sh*t that more people live in western Sydney than western Melbourne - if you live 8kms east of Sydney's CBD then your neigbours are dolphins.Correction, currently 2.5 million people live west of Parramatta & it continues to grow.
2019 - AFL made an operating profit of 3.2m, but lost 3.6m after interest.Are you assuming the AFL are making money out of Docklands or can you direct us to the Annual Report that supports that proposition?
They bought the stadium 9 years early, it cost them more than 200m, and they borrowed 280m as they also had to pay for the assets of Stadium Operations Limited.The AFL may not be able to make money on Docklands yes. They borrowed $180 mil when they got the stadium for $1 or so we are told.
They generally are, particularly when compared to their competitors.The AFL are rolling in money or so we are told.
The AFL ran at a loss a few years back because they spent more money than they earned, thats a fact.
Seven have also said they intend to show less ads though. The compression of the game time leads to increased ratings...higher ad rates. Im not saying its a good thing, im saying it makes commercial sense.Step 1 in Operation Repay already taken effect
Shorten the game to increase ad revenue. The end result is we get less football and less entertainment and they get more money.....
I reckon the shorter game is here to stay!Seven have also said they intend to show less ads though. The compression of the game time leads to increased ratings...higher ad rates. Im not saying its a good thing, im saying it makes commercial sense.
How is the advertising market looking?Step 1 in Operation Repay already taken effect
Shorten the game to increase ad revenue. The end result is we get less football and less entertainment and they get more money.....
What is the time frame on the borrowings of $280 mil - I was referring to borrowings at the time the AFL took over the facility.They bought the stadium 9 years early, it cost them more than 200m, and they borrowed 280m as they also had to pay for the assets of Stadium Operations Limited.
This is tooth fairy type stuff. If you look closely they are trying to sneak in a 10 minute betting preview from Pointsbet into each game. Trialled it on 2 games this weekend. Gold Coast and Eagles for example had a 10 min betting preview as a program in the TV guide. Its clear as day they are trying to sneak advertisements in that are classified as programs so they can sell us more crap.Seven have also said they intend to show less ads though. The compression of the game time leads to increased ratings...higher ad rates. Im not saying its a good thing, im saying it makes commercial sense.
Few things re North.Not really, the bigger clubs have supporters everywhere but there is rough set of areas - St Kilda south east, Hawthorn outer east, Bulldogs west, Geelong regional west.
St Kilda should be able to do better with where they are positioned but St Kilda gonna St Kilda.
North for whatever reason - and a North poster would know more about this than me - did not manage to convert sustained on field success in the 90s (and they drew big crowds too) into larger support 20-30 years later. North Melbourne is not in an optimal area geographically, somewhat like Port Melbourne and why they never made it up to the VFL.
Western Melbourne is the fastest growing place in the country,
But I said 'fastest growing' i.e rate of growth.
sounds about rightStep 1 in Operation Repay already taken effect
Shorten the game to increase ad revenue. The end result is we get less football and less entertainment and they get more money.....
A friend of mine worked at Western Bulldogs and told me about 60% of the members live in the east!They used to hold two family days one in Footscray and one in the eastern suburbs.Geelong yep but Footiscray changed their name to the Western bulldogs for a reason & based on what I've seen it made zip difference (correct me if I'm wrong) so they're our to Ballarat noe.
The Saints went down the Peninsula to Seaford & screwed the locals because the coffee was OKM but the latte set didnt move down too, so they went back to Moorabin.
Melbourne are out at Casey Fields, where is that again ....
The State league clubs across the country have similarly placed, bunched up in the inner city.
https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/afl/afl-fans-to-the-rescue-20200807-p55jgx.htmlOn-field success is not the only key to loyalty. North Melbourne (38,485) sit 15th on the ladder with just three wins but have added 1400 members since the outbreak. Club chief Ben Amarfio said he budgeted for a 40 per cent membership shortfall that never eventuated.
That North's sponsors, led by Mazda and the Spirit of Tasmania, have also remained loyal has meant the Kangaroos have not been forced to draw upon the AFL's assistance fund. In fact it has been the bigger clubs, more heavily reliant on big attendances, which have been harder hit in terms of financial expectations.
"We've learned what we sort of already knew," said Amarfio. "Club membership is not transactional it has much more to do with identity communication and clearly expanded content has become an even bigger priority."
That's awesome. It seems like the game has got out of this very well thus far courteous of membership loyalty as much as anything else.Just going to leave this here.
https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/afl/afl-fans-to-the-rescue-20200807-p55jgx.html
This is a hard reality to cop for you Kwality but the AFL is making out of this thing far better than any other sportMcLachlan confirmed the coronavirus pandemic had significantly impacted the competition, with a loss of about $400 million tipped.
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AFL 2020, AFL job cuts, job losses, AFL restructure, Gillon McLachlan, job roles, Brad Scott, organisation
The AFL has been forced into a major restructure due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19.www.foxsports.com.au
What was in the piggy bank pre Covid?
Cashed in property for $60 mil earlier this year .... was that included in the $400 mil loss tipped?
Nah I am putting you down embarrassing yourself deathriding the AFL like a flee on an elephants arseNot sure I said that .. maybe its just you trying to justify putting down other sports to make you feel better.
Still deluding yourself, there is no need to run the nonsense you do, just accept the NRL have 4 of the top 5 TV audiences & what goes with it.Nah I am putting you down embarrassing yourself deathriding the AFL like a flee on an elephants arse
Still deluding yourself, there is no need to run the nonsense you do, just accept the NRL have 4 of the top 5 TV audiences & what goes with it.