Overseas Access to MFC Games

[Mydee 288]

With mixed feelings we are about to relocate to Bangkok for two years in May. My only real regret is that I think the Demons are on the cusp of success andI don't want to miss this.

I was looking at armchair membership with digital access. However I see that this is not available outside Australia or New Zealand.

Can anyone advise of any way of seeing the games in Bangkok either by video etc or at a location that screens AFL games.

Thanks in Advance

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

You can watch them online at http://watchafl.afl.com.au. You'll need to subscribe, but the fee is worth it. You can watch live and replays are available within 12 hours. I use it every week

[Bang Bang Bang 5,532]

Yes, I live overseas too and can vouch for the AFL website subscription service. It has the occasional problem but for the most part is very reliable. About $120 for a season pass. You can watch all 9 games Live.

I’ve watched footy at a pub called Bradman’s in Bangkok. From memory they showed every game, either on cable TV or through a stream (presumably the same service as above).

[Sir Why You Little 34,697]

Games should be Foxtel in certain pubs. Now that the Australia Network has been killed off by the LNP i am not sure if sky will take up the AFL

Personally i love watching footy in Asia with expats eating Thai food with cold Changs!!

[Demonland 65,945]

I too can vouch for the AFL subscription. I was away for 3 weeks in June and took out a month subscription. Watched the Dees beat the Bombers at 2am in New York. Had to watch the last quarter in the toilet so as not to wake up the wife with my yelling at the iPad. Quality was great too.

Here is the last 2 minutes of that game just because.

http://www.afl.com.au/video?guid=654572

[old dee 22,946]

I too can vouch for the AFL subscription. I was away for 3 weeks in June and took out a month subscription. Watched the Dees beat the Bombers at 2am in New York. Had to watch the last quarter in the toilet so as not to wake up the wife with my yelling at the iPad. Quality was great too.

Not there is a man who needs to get more in his life.

However after the last eight years you are certainly dedicated.

[thailand-demon 26]

I live in Bangkok, there are many pubs that have all games live. And instead of paying for AFL live, the MFC offer a international membership which gives you the same access to all matches. Might as well give your money to the club instead of the AFL.

All up and down Sukhumvit Rd there are Aussie and other pubs which have cheap beer plenty of expats and all games live, although most Demon games will be morning games here.

I was the same when I moved here, worried about my footy fix and can honestly say I watch more footy here than I did back in Aus.

[Redbeard 497]

Grab an international membership, if you aren't already a member it works out that you get a Dees membership on top of the AFL subscription for about thirty bucks.

If you're already a member get the digital add on as it's cheaper through the club than from the AFL.

http://membership.melbournefc.com.au/packages/view/199/International-Digital-Membership

[Mydee 288]

Thank you

Your information has made the move so much easier. I would love to catch up with anyone in Bangkok when we are up there

[Mydee 288]

Games should be Foxtel in certain pubs. Now that the Australia Network has been killed off by the LNP i am not sure if sky will take up the AFL

Personally i love watching footy in Asia with expats eating Thai food with cold Changs!!

If you are up there love to catch up except I drink Heinekens

[Sir Why You Little 34,697]

If you are up there love to catch up except I drink Heinekens

i might make it to Bangkok this year over winter...on the way to Samui

Last year i was going to go but it was dodgy on the streets when i was booking..I went to the Philippines instead

Food not a patch on Thai...Beer was superb!!

[adsy 135]

Live overseas too and can vouch for the service mentioned. Works really well the majority of the time.

Last year there was a discount code with my overseas Melbourne membership and think they are doing the same again. Worth looking into if you're a member.

[Matt Demon 1,387]

I was thinking of streaming games through the afl site instead of getting foxtel this season. Has anyone gone down this path?

Edited January 14, 2015 by Matt Demon

[Cranky Franky 1,520]

There you go MyDee. You don't need a subscription. Just potter along to the pubs on Sukhumvit road & watch the games for free while quaffing a Tooheys Old.

[Beats 190]

I was thinking of streaming games through the afl site instead of getting foxtel this season. Has anyone gone down this path?

I'm thinking about doing the same thing. I only really have foxtel to watch sport and can find live streams of most of the bigger overseas codes... $60 for a digital pass through the club (on top of your MFC membership) plus $30 for an adapter to hook my iPhone up to the TV is a fraction of what I pay for Foxtel...

[Dr. Gonzo 22,537]

how's that dr g? a vpn is a security issue not a speed issue

You can get the AFL live app in Australia but it only plays on mobile/tablets - there are ways to view it on the TV but when I tried this last year the picture was so blurred it wasn't even worth watching could barely tell teams apart (this is on high speed cable 80Mbps).

Edited January 17, 2015 by Demonland
Discussion of illegal streaming

[Redbeard 497]

there are ways to view it on the TV but when I tried this last year the picture was so blurred it wasn't even worth watching could barely tell teams apart (this is on high speed cable 80Mbps).

Do you have a Chromecast? I can mirror my phone/tablet screen through the chromecast app. Not HD but does the job when in a pinch and can easily tell the teams apart

[Dr. Gonzo 22,537]

Do you have a Chromecast? I can mirror my phone/tablet screen through the chromecast app. Not HD but does the job when in a pinch and can easily tell the teams apart

Nah but I've got an AppleTV so was able to stream from iPad to that. When the cameras still and zoomed in it's ok but panning down the ground was horrific couldn't even see the ball.

[Matt Demon 1,387]

I'm currently getting a house built a fair way out of Melbourne so knew I wouldn't be attending as many games from now on so I decided to add a theatre room to our build specifically for watching footy and movies. I got advice from the electrician and he's running data points so I can connect the theatre room to the study (where the modem will be). I will then set up a desktop In the theatre room and run a HDMI cable from the desktop to my new wiz bang TV.

Finger crossed this works.

[daisycutter 28,636]

Oh crap, I didn't realize that. Thanks for the advice Dr G. The TV I'm getting is a Samsung smart tv, can I watch it through the afl app on the tv?

maybe, maybe...........not all "smart" tvs are the same

and you have little guarantee that the software running on the tv will be maintained or upgraded in the future

bottom line - don't have a strategy that relies on the "smarts" of a tv

[Dr. Gonzo 22,537]

Oh crap, I didn't realize that. Thanks for the advice Dr G. The TV I'm getting is a Samsung smart tv, can I watch it through the afl app on the tv?

No you won't be able to get anything in Australia that can easily stream to your TV because Foxtel (and Channel 7) are paying for the broadcast rights and the AFL have to protect that.

Edited January 17, 2015 by Demonland
Discussion of illegal streaming

[Matt Demon 1,387]

I will find a way, I refuse to let Foxtel beat me.

[Demonland 65,945]

Please do not discuss methods of illegally streaming AFL content.

[Dr. Gonzo 22,537]

Ok will do - but technically it's not "illegal" you still have to pay a subscription and the courts and Australian government have previously stated it is not illegal to circumvent geoblocking.

[bing181 8,187]

Ok will do - but technically it's not "illegal" you still have to pay a subscription and the courts and Australian government have previously stated it is not illegal to circumvent geoblocking.

Important differentiation with illegal streaming I feel.