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yes, AFL had to distribute $23m to GWS. For context, WCE had the lowest distribution from the AFL of $11m.
Why is such a big deal made of the ANZAC game?
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yes, AFL had to distribute $23m to GWS. For context, WCE had the lowest distribution from the AFL of $11m.
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And?
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Is that goat safe around afl footballers?
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I'm afraid to say that the AFL will jump on any event if they can make money on it.
I'm no Pom lover but its often forgotten or never mentioned that they lost twice as many men at Gallipoli than the Anzac's and French put together. A very sobering thought on this day.
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Nothing more to add. My original point was directed at the Port supporter who said that only the two competing clubs profit from today. All 18 clubs profit. The AFL needs to make money off marque games. It supports all the teams.
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And that's only going to get bigger.
GWS is a huge financial Black-hole for the AFL, but some people can't see it or turn a blind eye to it.
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I agree it helps. I have no problem with the game or the permanent participants. We've previously played a game in Canberra against the Dees on ANZAC day and growing that is the answer for non-Vic clubs, if there needs to be an answer in my view. The participation medals though are a different story.
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Weeelll,
It would help if your club could cut it's expenditure so more money was avaikable for us.
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This is what we are up against in Sydney and this junior competition is getting even bigger.
https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2019/04/10/panthers-primed-to-break-junior-league-record/
I'm not sure Canberra is the answer to be honest, but certainly i think the money spend on propping up GWS could be better spent elsewhere
Two big clubs celebrating one of the most important days on our calendar. A day that pays homage to all those that served and many who paid the ultimate sacrifice so that you're able to freely bitch and moan.
What's not to like.
What's not to like.
Pies and Bombers fans harping on how great they are at drawing a crowd, you get 60k to your non-anzac day games no better then a Geelong vs Hawthorn game. They and a number of other clubs could easily get the 90k crowds as well when 30k of the crowd is just there because of the day not the teams playing.
As for it being the 2nd biggest game of the year, you have half the workforce at home for a day and most of us get bored by around lunchtime looking for something to watch on TV. I could not name 1 Anzac day medalist or even who won any of them.
As for it being the 2nd biggest game of the year, you have half the workforce at home for a day and most of us get bored by around lunchtime looking for something to watch on TV. I could not name 1 Anzac day medalist or even who won any of them.
Dees v Tigers got 72K last night.
Hawks v Cats have had Easter Monday for a decade now, and often been a battle between two top4 teams. I think they have one crowd of above 80k.
The day doesn’t create the ‘blockbuster’. Collingwood v Essendon creates the ‘blockbuster’. The AFL milks those clubs in the name of maximising the commercial dollar.
From an AFL perspective, they have no incentive to play Eagles v Dockers in a stand alone slot unless the TV networks start demanding it.
It hasn't always been Collingwood and Essendon on ANZAC day you know, other teams have played this day before, can you name the games that got 90k to them?
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What's the biggest H&A crowd ever? Chance to go close today.
How many H/A games between Essendon and Collingwood have you got 90k outside of Anzac day?
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That's not what i asked, you said other clubs can draw 90k to THIS day, i asked you to tell me out of all the other clubs that HAVE played ANZAC games, how many drew 90k?
Yes i enjoy the theatre too.
Am over the whole "other teams should play " stuff
Leave it dons and pies
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It's good being at the MCG when it's genuinely full and there's a neatness to always knowing the game will happen a year in advance but the Anzac side of it is pretty tired.
A bit of a ridiculous question when you consider there has only ever been 13 H&A crowds over 90K
Collingwood v Essendon on ANZAC have 6 of them.
There are only two 90k+ H&A crowds that didn’t occur on a public holiday
R1 2018 when 90,152 went to see Tigers v Carlton for Richmond to show their first flag in almost 40 years
R20 2000 when 91,571 went to see ESS v Carl on Friday in a 1 v 2 clash
People have some ridiculous notion that it is ANZAC Day that creates the massive event...play Coll v ESS/Carl/Rich on a public holiday early in the season and you will get 85K+
Put North v Saints on ANZAC day and you get 40-50k max. And all of a sudden it isn’t the big ‘blockbuster’ anymore.
And to be fair, I couldn’t give a s**t about ‘blockbusters’ but the AFL has put commercial interests ahead of competition integrity, and the result is a fixture designed to maximise attendance and TV $$$.
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For me, Anzac Day is Essendon v Collingwood and should always be. What irritates me is the media fawning over the game, with stupid articles about the greatest moments, ranking the Anzac Day medalists, etc. It is a two horse race.
I'll answer your little question, you will still deflect from what I have put to you and focus on what you want to hear though.
You guys took over Anzac Day in 1995, prior to that the games were not stand alone or even played every year but there was a 92k crowd between Richmond and Collingwood on Anzac Day though for what its worth.
I'll ask you again, how many Collingwood vs Essendon H/A Games have got 90k fans outside of Anzac Day and if it is so much about the clubs themselves why do your average attendances drop 30,000 when you don't play on Anzac Day?
It’s because it is an event on the AFL calendar, many neutrals attend Anzac Day game that don’t attend the return game later in the year. I know many that have gone from Perth for today’s game and all of them are looking forward to the pre match ceremony more than the game itself.
So the answer is 1 team other than Collingwood and Essendon, and that team played Collingwood, so you are just talking crap.
The rest of your post is just (your word) deflection from what you claimed.
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