Terry wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:33 pmAnd away he goes - a few more laps around the fishbowl. Again and again. Tell us the isolation story again!!!!!NlolRL wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:22 pmBoth codes have advantages and disadvantages on FNleeroy*NRL* wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:42 pm
that's a good question..
It is prob the closest way to the compare a like for like game up against each other..
but I believe the AFL have a few advantages over the NRL in this regard.
and it is not promoted as the NRL's big match..
2018 may change this when NRL takes over scheduling..
because I think the scheduling at the moment>> thanks to the networks SUXS!
NRL have:
- their biggest club playing almost 1/3rd of them, who are also usually in the finals
- their entire heartland in the one time zone so every FN is in primetime for their whole market
- a heartland in two states so a single game can appeal to both
- a shorter game for better ratings average. Although this apparently advantages the AFL because streams of NRL fans then switch over to watch the end of the AFL
- a game that finishes before 10pm so less drop off in the late evening
AFL have:
- a longer game so NRL fans can also watch the last quarter of AFLDoesn't that mean theyre also AFL fans?
- heartland slipt over 4 states so no single game appeals to the whole heartland
- heartland over 3 time zones so some states get the game very late or very early prime time
- their second biggest market gets the game on 7mate which always rates lower than 7
- a later finishing game so if the game is one-sided many wont bother staying up until 10.30 watching a thrashing
- a longer game for a worse ratings average
However, this game is the best we have





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