AFL "Smart" TV - says I'm not in Australia WTF??

[Hatchman 539]

So now we can apparently watch replays on the AFL's smart TV link as opposed to Bigpond TV

Problem is every time I click on the Demons Giants link it says I'm not accessing it from Australia???

Has anyone got a direct link to get around their crappy site?

[Hatchman 539]

Never mind I got it thanks to some Filth fan complaining about the same thing

For the nerds

Here is the link that the web site gives you

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-replay/?ound=CD_R201301404&match=CD_M20130140407&eventType=Goal&seek=6032&videoQuality=high

Here is the one that works:

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-replay/?round=CD_R201301404&matchId=CD_M20130140407

Note the differences? Bloody amateur hour, lets hope the $500K donation we have to give them will buy them some people who can actually write and test software properly

Edited April 22, 2013 by Hatchman

[daisycutter 29,743]

Note the differences? Bloody amateur hour, lets hope the $500K donation we have to give them will buy them some people who can actually write and test software properly

haha, i wouldn't hold your breath with telstra involved

[Outside fifty 967]

Thanks Hatchman, much appreciated.

[binman 43,821]

Never mind I got it thanks to some Filth fan complaining about the same thing

For the nerds

Here is the link that the web site gives you

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-replay/?round=CD_R201301404&match=CD_M20130140407

Here is the one that works:

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-replay/?round=CD_R201301404&matchId=CD_M20130140407

Note the differences? Bloody amateur hour, lets hope the $500K donation we have to give them will buy them some people who can actually write and test software properly

Same problem when i went to the second link (you're not in Australia). Had this issues last week but eventually the replay loaded. However screen was cropped and inside a stupid red box meaning you can't get a full screen. The first two games were available on Big Pond TV and there was no cropping but that seems to have disappeared.

What was wrong with the links on the AFL site/ ie free replays with no stupid box and easy to find. They still have videos there but only highlights and uselessly replays of NAB cup games.

[Young Dee 1,303]

Thanks mate - I have the same issue but neither link works (still say I am overseas) - only wanted to watch the 4th quarter!

I did think of an idea though when that did appear - you can buy season passes for people outside Australia ($120) and it enables you to watch all AFL games live.

It seems to be the same as the mobile AFL app pass BUT you can watch the games on a desktop! (I might try a $14 weekly pass) and see if I can watch the games on my computer - it might think I am overseas!

Watching games on the desktop/laptop would be much better than the small phone

Edited April 22, 2013 by Young Dee

[Hatchman 539]

Check your browser if the second link doesn't work i.e get Google Chrome

That may fix it for you

[jack 0]

I had this problem, but I went directly to the match centre page and clicked on the Full Replay and that seemed to work.

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/4/melb-v-gws

[jnrmac 20,189]

Could be handy if you want to watch games live on AFL TV?

Subscribe for not much maybe $60 pa....

[Young Dee 1,303]

Interesting forum I found on watching AFL games live on computer:

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1411796

It seems some have been able to use the overseas AFL season pass to watch games live even though they are not overseas.

Although I warn it does seem a little technical but one can get all games live on computer it would be worth it. Watching games on the small phone screen with poor resolution is unbearable.

Anyone tried this?

Edited April 22, 2013 by Young Dee

[What 18,810]

Works fine for me

have already watched the last quarter twice lol

[angryfijian 25]

I had the same problem when I changed screen size. I just went back into videos and the selected the video again from fixtures and results. I hate Telstra.

Edited April 22, 2013 by angryfijian

[DemonWA 3,936]

Never mind I got it thanks to some Filth fan complaining about the same thing

For the nerds

Here is the link that the web site gives you

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-replay/?ound=CD_R201301404&match=CD_M20130140407&eventType=Goal&seek=6032&videoQuality=high

Here is the one that works:

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-replay/?round=CD_R201301404&matchId=CD_M20130140407

Note the differences? Bloody amateur hour, lets hope the $500K donation we have to give them will buy them some people who can actually write and test software properly

thanks so much for that!

[Demon Disciple 12,274]

I had this problem, but I went directly to the match centre page and clicked on the Full Replay and that seemed to work.

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/4/melb-v-gws

Yep this is what i had to do.

I first went to the video section of www.afl.com.au and clicked on 'smart replay' and it stated i was out of the country. Clicked on match centre for dees v gws game and in the centre it has the 'watch replay' button, should work fine after that.

[bing181 9,330]

you can buy season passes for people outside Australia ($120) and it enables you to watch all AFL games live.

It seems to be the same as the mobile AFL app pass BUT you can watch the games on a desktop! (I might try a $14 weekly pass) and see if I can watch the games on my computer - it might think I am overseas!

Unless you go through a Proxy Server, it (http://afltv.afl.com.au) will see you're in Oz and block your access. I don't believe you can even take out a subscription from Oz. I'm OS, so it works fine for me, but when I was back in Melbourne last year for a few weeks, it wouldn't let me even access my account, yet alone watch anything.

If anyone does get it to work, image quality is often very good, but sound is a nightmare for the moment, as they're not using the same audio feed as the TV feed.

[damon the demon 57]

Hmm I can't jump to the last quarter even with the working link. As soon as I try to move down the timeline or change image quality it tells me I am outside Australia and blocks me! Is anyone able to post a link to the 4th quarter?

[Young Dee 1,303]

Hmm I can't jump to the last quarter even with the working link. As soon as I try to move down the timeline or change image quality it tells me I am outside Australia and blocks me! Is anyone able to post a link to the 4th quarter?

Same happened to me but keep persisting (refreshing) - it eventually works.

Or as Demon Disicple mentioned you can access it another way.

[damon the demon 57]

Same happened to me but keep persisting (refreshing) - it eventually works.

Or as Demon Disicple mentioned you can access it another way.

Sadly I get the same problem when attempting to view it DD's way.

[Young Dee 1,303]

Sadly I get the same problem when attempting to view it DD's way.

Try using another computer or ipad.

Well the MFC have a video with all 12 goals of the final term - better than nothing.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2013-04-23/12-goal-quarter

Edited April 23, 2013 by Young Dee

[daisycutter 29,743]

how is it every other corporation in the world can determine which country you are in on the web but telstra can't?

they just stuff up everything to do with IT

they should stick to telecommunications engineering

[RalphiusMaximus 6,090]

I found that if I went to full screen then out again it switched to the "viewing from another country" bit and I had to refresh the whole thing to get it back. Of course, since they have decided not to include any practical way of navigating the video (can't even select which quarter to watch!) I then had to replay from the last goal. Bloody annoying I say.

[binman 43,821]

Sadly I get the same problem when attempting to view it DD's way.

I had the same problem. Hopeless app and as i said the cropped screen drives me nuts. The way around it i found was to refresh the page restarting the application, then going to the last goal of the 3rd quarter (GWS and Nevs report!) and watch from there. The 4th quarter starts automatically after that. You could go to the 1st goal of the last but you miss the first couple of minutes

[damon the demon 57]

Thanks for your help guys, will try again tonight!

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

Never mind I got it thanks to some Filth fan complaining about the same thing

For the nerds

Here is the link that the web site gives you

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-replay/?ound=CD_R201301404&match=CD_M20130140407&eventType=Goal&seek=6032&videoQuality=high

Here is the one that works:

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-replay/?round=CD_R201301404&matchId=CD_M20130140407

Note the differences? Bloody amateur hour, lets hope the $500K donation we have to give them will buy them some people who can actually write and test software properly

hey mate, I'm having this problem again.. how did you find that workaround link

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

hey mate, I'm having this problem again.. how did you find that workaround link

worked it out!

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-replay/?round=CD_R201301405&matchId=CD_M20130140508

the bolded numbers represent round 5 game 8

FU AFL