6pm is too early for a weeknight match, and 9pm (local) is too late for a match period.
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Opinion The Scheduling Of An AFL Round (Start Times)
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Yknow that they do 610pm games atm….
Just because they do it doesn't make it a good idea. Perth games should start 7/7.30 local
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This would mean the broadcast to the eastern seaboard would be 5:00pm or 5:30pm.
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7pm in Perth is 9pm East......that's basic as.
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Oops, had a 'mare' there, was doing something else whilst posting, didn't concentrate enough.
peternorth
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Perhaps two on friday night.
Then 4 games on saturday (Melbourne time)
11am
2pm
5pm (News at 6pm, so play the first quarter, then a 30-40 min break until the news starts. 2nd quarter starts after the news)
8pm
Sunday (except mothers day when games to be scheduled to accommodate mothers day lunches nation wide)
12pm
3pm
7pm
Then 4 games on saturday (Melbourne time)
11am
2pm
5pm (News at 6pm, so play the first quarter, then a 30-40 min break until the news starts. 2nd quarter starts after the news)
8pm
Sunday (except mothers day when games to be scheduled to accommodate mothers day lunches nation wide)
12pm
3pm
7pm
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I'd like to see an 11am start if for no other reason than to maximise the amount of time the game is spent under direct sunlight, rather than having massive shadows over half the ground that play havoc with television broadcast quality.
Dont most teams have their main training session in the morning?
Sat
10:40
1:30
4:20
7:10
Sun
10:40
1:30
4:20
Thurs and Friday both 7:10
Sat
10:40
1:30
4:20
7:10
Sun
10:40
1:30
4:20
Thurs and Friday both 7:10
peternorth
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Could even start at 9am. 4 games in a row in one city/time zone. Imagine 4 games in a row in one city. Vale local footy
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Interesting ........ tonight there is a game in Melbourne at 7:20pm AEST and then a game in Perth at 8:40pm AEST.
As I stated in my thread-starter, the concept of a Friday night double-header every week should become a permanent part of the AFL fixture, it's just the start times that I see as being the big issue here.
only doing it as others day sunday (and the optus clash would ordinarily be a sunday game).
they are also testing how it goes public transport wise in perth at a 20 min later than nortmal timeslot as they may, may, do the 2nd derby as a friday night later in year - personally i think they wont as derby would be 60k crowd whereas tonight it will be 37-40
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Sunday August 27
Port Adelaide v Richmond, Adelaide Oval (12.30pm)
Sydney Swans v Melbourne, SCG (3.20pm)
Carlton v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium (6.10pm)
Gee whiz, who woulda thunk they would have gone with those times ????
Port Adelaide v Richmond, Adelaide Oval (12.30pm)
Sydney Swans v Melbourne, SCG (3.20pm)
Carlton v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium (6.10pm)
Gee whiz, who woulda thunk they would have gone with those times ????
This week is a prototype for the future of footy fixturing, especially with a 19th team coming in. It's one of the unintended "benefits" of opening round created by having byes spread out throughout the first six weeks.
They've removed a game from the week, so only playing 8 instead of 9. They're also playing the perth game in what should be one of its two default spots (Friday 7pm local or Sunday 4-5pm local) which are times that can't be played elsewhere (regularly) but will still have a national audience if on TV.
And by doing that, they've got 8 games with zero overlap. That means higher average audiences on Sat and Sun which traditionally have overlap. Follow the $$$.....
They've removed a game from the week, so only playing 8 instead of 9. They're also playing the perth game in what should be one of its two default spots (Friday 7pm local or Sunday 4-5pm local) which are times that can't be played elsewhere (regularly) but will still have a national audience if on TV.
And by doing that, they've got 8 games with zero overlap. That means higher average audiences on Sat and Sun which traditionally have overlap. Follow the $$$.....
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It's actually interesting how everything in society has evolved with technology, expect one thing that still influences decisions like this.
Calling up a taxi became ordering an uber on an app.
You can pay for anything with your phone now and not bother with cash.
Phones started coming without headphone jacks, due to the rise in Bluetooth technology.
There are households Australia wide with no access to free to air television, because streaming services offer enough content.
And yet, despite having access to the entire internet within our pockets, channel 7 are able to spend billions of dollars and dictate starting times of footy games because 'it leads into the news at 6pm'. Who the hell is still watching that stuff religiously enough that it's such a powerful influence?
The news is consistently each network’s highest rating show. A strong news boosts the evening viewership. Most houses have, and will for the next 20 years will have a TV connected to an antenna.
I’ve not had one for several years. Everything is streaming or on demand.
Yet the news and associated advertisers are somehow surviving without you.
Everyone has streaming but, as the rating show, many people prefer to get their news on FTA. The ratings are huge.
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This is somewhat my point though.
The way we do everything has evolved thanks to technology, but clearly for a huge portion of the population, the way we consume news hasn't.
My son is 4, and I doubt he's ever seen the news on a television in our house.
I just can't envision him as an adult even considering a free to air TV station as a means to consume news at the same time every evening. It has an expiry date, and I wonder what that will mean for footy broadcasting rights in 20, 30 and 40 years time.
Be interesting to see the age demographic..I suspect the majority of the viewers are older people. Most younger people get their news from Facebook or their phone I would think
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19’teams is perfect. People thinking that a 20th team is required are mistaken.
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A helluva a lot of people, unfortunately.
It won’t be forever, but they ain’t dead yet.
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I think that’s the point. They get increased viewer numbers based on leading the footy into the news.
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Bump. 3:20 sucks. We've got a glorious winter's day yet we're playing half the KB game in the dark/freezing cold! This fixture should kick off at 1:45 with a red sherrin ffs. C7 can eat one
Edit: It's also a massive waste of electricity lighting up the G unnecessarily. Awful timeslot for a stand alone game
Edit: It's also a massive waste of electricity lighting up the G unnecessarily. Awful timeslot for a stand alone game
