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11 minutes ago, sue said:

I see more advertising opportunities as a result.  If the players get too tired as a result of the shorter 1/2 time break, they can then introduce 15 second ads at every ball-up to give the players a chance to rest. 

Or ..... interchange numbers will become MANDATORY, with pre-arranged interchange times throughout each quarter ... that somehow take exactly 30 seconds.

 

Remember, every good idea you have ever had has already been thought of by a TV advertising executive.

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    Wonder if the 20 minute half time break was related to the Tea break in cricket of 20 minutes.

    For soccer it's generally 15, rugby 10 and for an NFL game it's 12 minutes so there seems to be no uniformity

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    On 12/11/2019 at 7:10 PM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Does anyone know if half time breaks have always been 20 minutes? It would be ironic if the half time break used to be shorter but was extended to 20 minutes under pressure from the TV rights holder who wanted to pack in more ads.

    I’ve asked this q in the thread a couple of times for no response. I don’t think any of us knows how and why any of the breaks were set. Maybe in the 40s the first and 3rd qtr breaks were 6.7mins and halftime was 13.4mins?

    @sue good point re the quick ad spots in the break of play thought. US sports this happens so often. 

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    14 hours ago, binman said:

    There's a ban on hip flasks?

     

    Ban on bringing alcohol into the ground; preposterous to think you'd put anything but alcohol in a hip flask.

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    14 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    Or ..... interchange numbers will become MANDATORY, with pre-arranged interchange times throughout each quarter ... that somehow take exactly 30 seconds.

     

    Remember, every good idea you have ever had has already been thought of by a TV advertising executive.

    Exactly 30-seconds, or else!

     

    Edited by TRIGON

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    10 hours ago, Cards13 said:

    I’ve asked this q in the thread a couple of times for no response. I don’t think any of us knows how and why any of the breaks were set. Maybe in the 40s the first and 3rd qtr breaks were 6.7mins and halftime was 13.4mins?

    @sue good point re the quick ad spots in the break of play thought. US sports this happens so often. 

    7 already introduced those  a year or two back but  they don't take up all the screen.  yet...

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    I can see the Head in the Clouds segment on the big scoreboard being the first casualty of this decision. 

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    11 hours ago, TRIGON said:

    Ban on bringing alcohol into the ground; preposterous to think you'd put anything but alcohol in a hip flask.

    Um, yes. I know.

    I was making a joke.

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    20 hours ago, binman said:

    Um, yes. I know.

    I was making a joke.

    Of course Binman. I suspect we are of a similar vintage, hence the explanation; several younger generations may not even know what a hip flask is.

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    13 hours ago, Demonland said:

    AFL Set To Trial Shorter Half Time Periods in the Preseason Comp

     But they won't be halving it.

    I Gil boasting about something in that picture?  Or maybe a Christmas wish?

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    6 hours ago, Demonland said:

     AFL says no to shorter half time breaks in 2020. 

    Good news.

    Seemed like an unnecessary change in my book.

    Next, the AFL will now try to sell shorter quarters to the fans.

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