Talking Footy

Terry wrote: Tue May 13, 2025 9:08 pm

I believe that was during covid Sooks when everybody was at home and ratings rose across the board. So probably not relevant in the context stated here pal.

Seven and the AFL attributed it to both match length and the stay home issue.

But its also widely known that if you cut AFL match times, the late match drift is also vastly lessened, making the average viewership larger. This has ALWAYS been the case.

WookieReturns wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 12:07 pm

Terry wrote: Tue May 13, 2025 9:08 pm

I believe that was during covid Sooks when everybody was at home and ratings rose across the board. So probably not relevant in the context stated here pal.

Seven and the AFL attributed it to both match length and the stay home issue.

But its also widely known that if you cut AFL match times, the late match drift is also vastly lessened, making the average viewership larger. This has ALWAYS been the case.

This effects AFL if there is a blowout in the 3rd quarter than you go 3/4 time and ad break sheading into the 4th
some viewers would most certainly switch off.
i always thought AFL should reduce length of the half time break>>> it is so LONG.. it is almost double the length of NRL

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 9:24 am

WookieReturns wrote: Tue May 13, 2025 8:16 pm

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Tue May 13, 2025 2:00 pm

shorten rounds, there went through this before...

if the AFL want to reduce game length etc Broadcasters will pay less.

Last time they shortened the match times, ratings per match increased. So probably not

yeah i was going to say the same thing...
Covid>>
when every Melbournian could not leave the suburb

Channel 7 would not like less time>>
less time = less Goals.
less time = less Adverts

Sydney was similar!
of thats right due to tribal nature of the NRL, the fans are to scared to leave there home and suburb with no covid restrictions the League fans tell us

Interesting the SUNS want out of Darwin > which is worth $2mill per season..

and the AFL are not happy..

https://7news.com.au/sport/AFL/AFL-hits ... c-19577842

I camnot understand for the life of me why the AFL would have a team working to get a foothold in the region would have that team play in another area. Even cairns was stupid.

Fred wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 6:32 pm

I camnot understand for the life of me why the AFL would have a team working to get a foothold in the region would have that team play in another area. Even cairns was stupid.

Agreed..Gold Coast….play at the Gold Coast

You would think in the AFL's eyes, they would send / convince a Victorian Side to NT for Promotional Games per year.

and Leave GC to play all games there 9 is not enough..
especially when TITANS are playing 12 games per season

most likely that AFL fund GC to the tune of ($34.8m) in 2024 (they have a right in where they play) ?

Fred wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 6:32 pm

I camnot understand for the life of me why the AFL would have a team working to get a foothold in the region would have that team play in another area. Even cairns was stupid.

2 million a season is a lot to pass up when your on the AFL teat every year for 20m over the base

Fred wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 6:32 pm

I camnot understand for the life of me why the AFL would have a team working to get a foothold in the region would have that team play in another area. Even cairns was stupid.

it doesnt makes sense for a team like GC to play in another area, but playing games in the smaller towns especially closer to the indigenous communities it does a lot for the morality of the area and kids get to meet players or their idols

WookieReturns wrote: Wed Aug 06, 2025 1:57 pm

Fred wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 6:32 pm

I camnot understand for the life of me why the AFL would have a team working to get a foothold in the region would have that team play in another area. Even cairns was stupid.

2 million a season is a lot to pass up when your on the AFL teat every year for 20m over the base

Chicken feed in the broader scope of things.

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Wed Aug 06, 2025 11:56 am

most likely that AFL fund GC to the tune of ($34.8m) in 2024 (they have a right in where they play) ?

They fund them that much for a reason - purely to grow the game in the Gold Coast region - playing home games away from the Gold Coast I feel is counter-intuitive to that that. That the spend so much money is actually the arguement why they should not play home games away.

It’s the sane reason they shouldn’t play gws home games in Canberra.

Fred wrote: Wed Aug 06, 2025 10:39 pm

Chicken feed in the broader scope of things.

Im sure it looks like it to you, but 2m is 2 million that the AFL doesnt have to justify

WookieReturns wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 2:10 pm

Fred wrote: Wed Aug 06, 2025 10:39 pm

Chicken feed in the broader scope of things.

Im sure it looks like it to you, but 2m is 2 million that the AFL doesnt have to justify

oh - for me it is a lot - but 2 million to the AFL?