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Sorry if this has been discussed already, but does anyone know if there is any way at all to watch the Melb V Bears match in China?

I doubt it will be on fox, but is there a way to watch it on the web?

Not being televised. Refer to MFC site for further details.

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Excuse my ignorance, but, when is the game?

Shanghai Tour is for 2 weeks from Oct 10-23.

The match is played on Oct 14.

Not televised to Australia - only in China where it is expected 300 million people will be tuning in!!

The MFC are unable to use Twitter for match progress due to restrictions but they say they'll put something up on the website.

To all that are going, I wish for the safest trip and hope you all have an absolute ball!!! Cam Schwab is very pleased at what this trip means and is happy that the core group will all be there together as he says this is the group that will spend the next 10 years together. Strong words.

Go Dees.

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Hmm... Will McDonald get a final run?

I'd like that, I definitely think he should be on the trip at least.

Poor Brisbane, by the time the game gets around they'll have Rishcitelli, Brennnan and Sherman all gone, possibly Johnstone if he gets moved on, and they might not even take Fevola. Simon Black and Luke Power might be rested...

How's J. Brown's hip?

Looks like a good time to experiment with Warnock as our gorilla key forward.

Hell, we could play Viney Snr and Viney Jnr for the lols.

I'd like to see that!

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I believe ICS (a local Shanghai English network) will be covering the game. They showed the AFL Grand Final over there.

You can stream ICS online at www.smgbb.cn

Use Google Chrome to translate the page if need be.

Will know for sure in a couple of days whether they're broadcasting it live or not...

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Shanghai Tour is for 2 weeks from Oct 10-23.

Not televised to Australia - only in China where it is expected 300 million people will be tuning in!!

This match will attract as much interest from Chinese in China as the Chinese Badminton or Ping Pong team would attract from Australians if they toured over here.

I just got back from China. In all my my dozen or so visits there I've never heard anything mentioned about Aussie Rules in their sports media. Never ever.

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This match will attract as much interest from Chinese in China as the Chinese Badminton or Ping Pong team would attract from Australians if they toured over here.

I just got back from China. In all my my dozen or so visits there I've never heard anything mentioned about Aussie Rules in their sports media. Never ever.

If they put the Chinese table tennis or badminton team on TV, I'd watch it. Accessibility is usually the biggest hurdle for interest to overcome. Humans (especially me) are lazy, but if it's on TV, chances are much higher whatever it is will be watched.

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If they put the Chinese table tennis or badminton team on TV, I'd watch it. Accessibility is usually the biggest hurdle for interest to overcome. Humans (especially me) are lazy, but if it's on TV, chances are much higher whatever it is will be watched.

Accessabilty is indeed a hurdle. ICS is a niche channel catering mainly to homesick English speaking expats. It's profile in China would be much like our Channel 31. And who watches that? I doubt many of our members. There's lots of cultural stuff from China there including sport. There would be almost certainly more expats watching the game than actual Chinese.

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Accessabilty is indeed a hurdle. ICS is a niche channel catering mainly to homesick English speaking expats. It's profile in China would be much like our Channel 31. And who watches that? I doubt many of our members. There's lots of cultural stuff from China there including sport. There would be almost certainly more expats watching the game than actual Chinese.

But still, if they put the Chinese badminton team on channel 31, let me know, because I would watch it. But I certainly hear your point about exactly who would be watching ICS and I understand that "niche" sports - even if they are heavily followed in their home country - often only raise interest from those who already like the game (ie expats, rather than native Chinese).

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But still, if they put the Chinese badminton team on channel 31, let me know, because I would watch it. But I certainly hear your point about exactly who would be watching ICS and I understand that "niche" sports - even if they are heavily followed in their home country - often only raise interest from those who already like the game (ie expats, rather than native Chinese).

If 2% of Chinese tune in it will probably be the most watched game in Aussie footy history.

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If 2% of Chinese tune in it will probably be the most watched game in Aussie footy history.

ICS would never get anywhere near 2% Chinese viewership not even in the Shanghai area. Given the aggressive nature of the game I doubt it would appeal to many Chinese anyway. The kind of aggression displayed in AFL would be an affront to Chinese cultural sensibilities.

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Unless of course you came from Tibet. B)

I,m not going to drag politics into this. The biggest aspect of our game that the Chinese would find baffling is all the pushing, shoving, trash talk, posturing and general lack of politeness by players on the field. Even more baffling to them will be when players shake hands after the game and all is well as if nothing has happened. A key aspect of Chinese behaviour is maintaining "face" in dealing with anyone. To lose your temper or show visible anger shows that you have lost "face". To humiliate someone is making them lose "face" and that is a big no no also. A person that loses face too often by bad behaviour or makes others lose face is not well respected. Also in China you won't find the typical football yobbo that you find in Europe or over here that doesn't mind participating in or like watching bad behaviour by sportsmen.

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Melbourne names 22 for China

1. Matthew Warnock

3. Clint Bartram

4. Jack Watts

5. Jordan Gysberts

6. Matthew Bate

9. Jack Trengove

10. Cale Morton

12. Colin Sylvia

13. Jordie McKenzie

14. Lynden Dunn

16. Jack Grimes

20. Colin Garland

22. Brent Moloney

24. Liam Jurrah

25. Kyle Cheney

29. Michael Newton

31. Tom Scully

33. Austin Wonaeamirri

40. Mark Jamar

42. Jake Spencer

43. Jamie Bennell

44. Rohan Bail

The Demons will be without Brad Green and James Frawley who will be representing Australia against Ireland in the International Rules series this month.

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In case anyone else finds it easer to look at a 22 in this sort of formation, here's how they might line up:

B: Bartram Warnock Bennell

HB: Grimes Garland Bail

C: Morton McKenzie Trengove

HF: Dunn Watts Sylvia

F: Wona Jurrah Bate

R: Jamar Scully Moloney

INT: Spencer Gysberts Cheney Newton

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