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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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Posted
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.

Posted
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 

Posted
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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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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Posted
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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Posted (edited)
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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Posted

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 


Posted
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 

Posted
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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