Talking Footy

Terry wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:33 pm

NlolRL wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:22 pm

leeroy*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!

Both codes have advantages and disadvantages on FN
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 AFL Doesn'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

And 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 3:00 pm

pussycat wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:56 pm

For the past two rounds your Friday night match has got almost1/3 of your ratings. That's just 1 match, 1 of 9 matches has got almost 1/3 of your ratings. but but but

without a Thursday game it's one of only 2 prime time games on FTA, and by far the most popular night for watching sport. The rest of the games are non-prime time on FTA or on fox. It's no surprise FN makes up a large proportion of our round

pussycat wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:21 pm

NlolRL wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:00 pm

pussycat wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:56 pm

For the past two rounds your Friday night match has got almost1/3 of your ratings. That's just 1 match, 1 of 9 matches has got almost 1/3 of your ratings. but but but

without a Thursday game it's one of only 2 prime time games on FTA, and by far the most popular night for watching sport. The rest of the games are non-prime time on FTA or on fox. It's no surprise FN makes up a large proportion of our round

That just more bullshit ,What about Saturday night FTA? What about Sunday Arvo FTA. Even your bullshit is full of it.

Fred wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:51 pm

So, after origin, Australian rules still the most watched sport on Australian tv.