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NON-MFC: Preliminary Finals

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4 hours ago, Dee Viney Intervention said:

My take from last nights game is that whoever Sydney’s forward line coach is I hope we are right into them with a godfather offer.The amount of space and separation they create for their forwards, the running lanes they create for good high percentage looks at looks at goal on a very small ground is amazing. They are a very well structured forward line.

I think jarrad mcveigh is their forward line coach 

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    32 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    Jeremy Cameron has added exactly 100 points over these 3 games.

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    Most of the Cats team will be sundowning when the game starts

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    2 hours ago, dees189227 said:

    Why is today's game starting at 5:15? I get the afl are preparing us for a potential twilight gf, but surely 4:30 would work better

    Tradition! Such a stupid time slot. We've had 3.20 and 4.20 all year.

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    14 hours ago, DubDee said:

    Hinkley - 12 years

    Zero GFs

    Finals record 6-9

    Imagine he was the Demons coach with that record? 

     

    I am still amazed he wasn’t replaced after the ‘21 Prelim Final 

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    3 hours ago, dees189227 said:

    Why is today's game starting at 5:15? I get the afl are preparing us for a potential twilight gf, but surely 4:30 would work better

    It is so that Brisbane can get a flight home tonight if they win - not fair for Sydney to have 36 hours extra rest and they’re minimising that gap 

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    6 minutes ago, Undeeterred said:

    It is so that Brisbane can get a flight home tonight if they win - not fair for Sydney to have 36 hours extra rest and they’re minimising that gap 

    I get that but why 5.15 when we've had other starting times all year?

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    59 minutes ago, Witches Hat said:

    I get that but why 5.15 when we've had other starting times all year?

    Ah fair enough. No idea then!

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    The last Virgin flight to Brisbane out of Melbourne is 22:30 which I suppose explains the weird start time. Frankly you'd think that between the AFL and channel 7 they could afford to charter a later plane and make it say a 7pm start

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    1 hour ago, Witches Hat said:

    I get that but why 5.15 when we've had other starting times all year?

     

    28 minutes ago, Undeeterred said:

    Ah fair enough. No idea then!

    Prime time advertising rates begins at 5.00pm.  At least, that was how it was traditionally

    And prime time rates are at least 4 times those times that are outside prime time

    Follow the money

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    21 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    The question is not "why" 5.15, but "Who".

     

     

    My Favourite Album alongside “Exile on Main St.”

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    14 minutes ago, Macca said:

     

    Prime time advertising rates begins at 5.00pm.  At least, that was how it was traditionally

     

    That was the Monday-Friday Scenario 

    Weekends are on a different time scale. 
    FTA TV is a shell of itself compared to what it was in the 80’s

    It would be fascinating to know what a 30 Second slot is worth now. 
     

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    I am hoping for a bears win but I think Geelong will win. Another Geelong flag would be unbearable.

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    Let's go Brisvegas.

    A non Vic GF would be great for the game and two clubs that deserve another premiership.

    Geelong can you know what.

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    37 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    That was the Monday-Friday Scenario 

    Weekends are on a different time scale. 
    FTA TV is a shell of itself compared to what it was in the 80’s

    It would be fascinating to know what a 30 Second slot is worth now. 
     

    Yes, but prime time on weekends would still be a lot more expensive than non prime time slots for the advertisers (on weekends)

    Explains why there always seems to be a push for a twilight GF or night GF.  It can't be assumed that the push is coming from the AFL

    The networks are looking for a larger, captive audience

    Rugby League went to the evenings for their GF (Sunday) for the same reasons

    Otherwise, if travel for the teams was the main reason, why not just have the game at 2pm instead

    As for FTA TV, the NRL & AFL will continue to be in high demand for the commercial networks.  They need the 2 big sports to survive

    And both the NRL & AFL can't go all cable or streaming or they'd lose a large percentage of their audience. The captive audience just isn't big enough in this country

    For instance, on the weekends, people are more likely to be home in the evenings as opposed to during the day.  There's local Sport, horse racing, kids sports etc etc on Saturdays and Sundays but mainly before 5pm

    Monday to Friday works the same way as most people are at work 9 to 5 (not all, but most)

     

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    Massive game for Fagan and the Lions

    First GF in 20 years on the line

    Have they matured and learnt from their mistakes?

    if they bring intensity run and good kicking all game they gave the talent to beat the Cats comfortably 

    Cameron is the difference though 23 goals in 5 weeks. Keep him quiet and game won 

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    7 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    First GF in 20 years on the line

    Did you forget last year?  I can understand why if that's the case.

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    25 minutes ago, Macca said:

    Yes, but prime time on weekends would still be a lot more expensive than non prime time slots for the advertisers (on weekends)

    Explains why there always seems to be a push for a twilight GF or night GF.  It can't be assumed that the push is coming from the AFL

    The networks are looking for a larger, captive audience

    Rugby League went to the evenings for their GF (Sunday) for the same reasons

    Otherwise, if travel for the teams was the main reason, why not just have the game at 2pm instead

    As for FTA TV, the NRL & AFL will continue to be in high demand for the commercial networks.  They need the 2 big sports to survive

    And both the NRL & AFL can't go all cable or streaming or they'd lose a large percentage of their audience. The captive audience just isn't big enough in this country

    For instance, on the weekends, people are more likely to be home in the evenings as opposed to during the day.  There's local Sport, horse racing, kids sports etc etc on Saturdays and Sundays but mainly before 5pm

    Monday to Friday works the same way as most people are at work 9 to 5 (not all, but most)

     

    Having spent 2 years working in the Advertising Department of GTV when Kerry ran the joint, we did a lot of Research into all the things you mention.

     
    But I don’t buy it so much today. People will watch Sports on an iPhone now, so you don’t have to be home at a certain time.

    I watched last year’s GF on the AFL  website Live on the phone, this push for the night timeslot is overrated, as are Fireworks and Halftime entertainment 

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    17 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    Did you forget last year?  I can understand why if that's the case.

    Ha, yes. Remembered my error later on. 

    Didn’t watch the GF last year and don’t have idea what the score was

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    Skills are shockingly bad so far

    Both sides very nervous

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