BS file Claim#7: AFL ratings have NOT fallen 30% since 2005

[Xman]

Not all games are on fox at the same time so stop lying.

We had this same argument with your dopey mates at LU over this very game and it was proved that the game was NOT on Pay TV.

The Foxtel game was Carlton v Brisbane and yes it was at the same time.

[ParraEelsNRL]

So you were wrong weren't you?

Thanks for admitting it.

[Xman]

So you were wrong weren't you?

Thanks for admitting it.

ah no I was right. I said a game, not the same one.

[ParraEelsNRL]

Goal post removal service in full swing again.

[Xman]

Goal post removal service in full swing again.

I never said it was the same game in this example. But its still two AFL games into 1 city v 1 NRL game. 70K for the AFL, plus foxtel, v 300k for NRL actually looks pretty good for the AFL.

1 in 5 fans preferring AFL over NRL in Sydney.

[ParraEelsNRL]

Nice goal deflection from our resident mod who should be setting an example in here

[Xman]

Nice goal deflection from our resident mod who should be setting an example in here

As opposed to you?

[NSWAFL]

Now now Xman, let's have no slapped Debbie's face here. Be nice.

[ParraEelsNRL]

I'm a troll, not a mod, without us trolls here, you mod nothing.

[NSWAFL]

You're worse than a troll, Debbie!

[ParraEelsNRL]

Thanks, I try my best littlest one.

[NSWAFL]

And you've been suspended for it. Goodbye!

[Xman]

Well obviously Beaussie is pretty busy so I'm going to help him out a bit.

http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/resea ... opprog.asp

This site lists all the best TV rating shows for each year in the past decade. It's OZTAM figures but it shows the AFL GF ratings for 5 years ago (2006) as being 3.145m. A very good figure and primarily because it was played between teams in two different states. Last year rated 2.6m.

Therefore this is only a reduction of 16% and is primarily due to the participants in each of these finals, not the interest in the game on TV overall. A similar pattern has occurred for the NRL when they had GFs involving Melbourne.

[Beaussie]

Hey bea, remember this?

http://www.mediaspy.org/forum/index.php ... ntry780977

lol.

What has that got to do with overall AFL tv ratings? FMD

[Beaussie]

Overall, television ratings have also increased slightly, although the number of people watching football on pay TV has jumped 23 per cent.

http://www.AFL.com.au/tabid/208/default ... sid=116296

Case closed. How could ratings have fallen when there has been a 23% increase in pay tv numbers alone along with an increase in FTA ratings?

With Raider refusing to back up his claim or paticipate in the debate, this one should be an easy one to adjudicate yeah?