Daicos participating just about guarantees at least 75% of Collingwood fans will tune in after 5 months of no footy. Ratings should be solid with the majority of the Magpie army tuning in.
And here in lies the problem, we'll / I'll be tuning in to see how Nick and any other Pies go, like blues fans will be tuning into to see how crippa goes.
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If the game is too attacking and not enough emphasis on the contest fans will see right through it. Although Bont was interviewed the other day and says he plans to go in hard.
Fair point, then it's a question of, if the fans turn up an tune in, does HQ give a flying if the fans don't 'barrack ' for their state. Probably not.
'see right through it.'
Probably. If people don't support their state teams, there would be the question of whether poeple will support their club players in non-club games beyond a novelty act.
As 55 yo i remember it well, great concept and great to watch.
Awesome.about time someone gave a shit about SOO....CLICK bait
Don't mind that either.
Why is that a problem? From a broadcaster perspective, they just want the highest rating possible so their commercial partners pay top dollar to advertise during the game.
Your last sentence brings out another commercial benefit - merch sales.
That's true. I reckon plenty of West Aussies will purchase black swan jumpers for this game and I'm sure some Vics will buy Big V jumpers as well. More revenue is only a good thing for the game.
I will 100% be buying a black swan jumper, even though I am not attending and think the S.
. game has some major floors that have been spoken about a million times here.
Didn't realise it was that close between SA & Victoria. Assuming this first game in Perth goes well, it'd be really interesting to see South Australia host Victoria at Adelaide Oval in 2027 and SA having the opportunity to tie the overall head-to-head record just adds to the intrigue. Interestingly, Victoria defeated South Australia in the last three games they played against one another. So South Australia was actually way ahead of the Vics for a while and I'm guessing that's got to do with the 1980s when the likes of Kernahan continually led SA to wins over the Big V.
Whats the SoO eligibility? Is it where you were born, where you "grew up" or where you played your junior or rep footy?
Well I actually see it as a good thing he is angry about not playing SoO. Shows some willingness. Its a far cry from the late 90's where players were passing on it in droves.
sounds like they (AFL) are selective. from the article "Melbourne star Kysaiah Pickett was granted special consideration to play for WA despite playing his junior football in South Australia and representing SA at under-18 level."
