Diamond_Jim

Agree. Time for the players and their managers to wake up and smell the roses.

Agree but they are in decline as well thanks to the AFL's grab for money. The VFL/VFA comp is an absolute travesty. Local councils are also increasingly loathe to support the old suburban grounds

Like newspapers the media market is being increasingly split. Reality TV rates or more to the point it's profitable. Netflix at $10 a month was the final gamechanger

some would be upset but to suggest that few would transfer their allegiances is simplistic. US sporting teams have been moving cities for years. What MFC supporter doesn't have a second team after 50 years in the wilderness. In the seventies mine was Collingwood. Now it's GWS

Correct it won't disappear overnight but like 10 it could go into liquidation. Nine is struggling as well to say the least. They are staying afloat by reality shows which are relatively cheap to produce. It would be madness to assume that FTA will continue indefinitely to pay big money for sports. They will do it as a "community service" for a lot less money. For those who think that it will be replaced by streaming services the numbers just don't add up unless the streaming service takes it on as a loss leader. The days of loss leaders are numbered. It would at the very least require exclusivity and what would that do to the fundamentals of the game. (Have a look at cricket in the UK after it went wholly behind the paywall.)

any news on this gripping contest. Not sure why its not played tomorrow thus allowing all the emergencies to participate.

Channel 7are not travelling that well. Someone in the AFL is I hope working out what they might do if the company fell over. Sure a replacement of sorts would come along but at what price. The present crisis has demonstrated that every sport including the mega comps live from year to year via TV rights money. Perhaps its time to look at the salary levels and start saving for the rainy day. Even a 10% cut that was then invested in a future fund would over twenty years secure these sports. It's not rocket science. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jun/13/seven-wests-afl-deal-cant-pull-it-out-of-financial-mess-insiders-say

it's arguably a breach... they are allowed out for shopping not to have a chat at the supermarket. A nod in passing sure but not a chat. On the other hand when half the world is at the beach or Bunnings is it any wonder. The complete reversal of form by both teams from Round 1 was interesting. Patton looks like a player from a bygone era. Hope he shows his best but the modern game doesn't suit him.

why not.... we supped with the devil we took the benefits and the new licence fees and now we reap the whirlwind Somebody had to be left without a seat when the music stopped I could go on but few will have sympathy for us

The TV companies have already said the ninth game is irrelevant.That probably means the 8th game is not that important. Four teams are expendable therefore from a television viewpoint. The TV revenues will fall. Foxtel who has been underwriting the past increases is haemoragghing on so many levels. Crowd revenues are flaky and probably one third of all games are played at a loss. Memberships grow but many are low value memberships. It's a tough world But wait... there's China and California and...and

Have a look at their balance sheet. It's very strong. If Tassie goes but there are say two less clubs in Melbourne he wins. I'd be gaming a Carlton merger to have up my sleeve if I was the MFC. In reality North and Saints are easier pickings for the axe so we could be safe.

It was only the Channel 7 section. Will post the full story in a moment Here it is...... https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/06/11/new-extended-broadcast-agreement-announced-for-the-afl-afl/ TV Blackbox understands Foxtel has also secured a reduced payment deal with the AFL. However, at this stage it has been unable to negotiate an extension to its broadcast deal which will expire in 2022. Late last month Foxtel negotiated an extension to its NRL agreement until 2027. Foxtel had hoped to lock in extended broadcast deals for both codes in a move that would have provided long-term certainty for Fox Sports and Kayo while also locking out international streaming rivals such as Amazon.

The Bulldogs president backed JK on this The Foxtel deal ends in 2022. If the AFL can't get a good deal out of Foxtel then watch this issue become number 1 on the hit parade.

Would like to think that Hawthorn v Geelong is watching 10th play 11. Maybe this strange season will give the Cats another year in the eight. Hell I'm sick of being so jealous

The practice matches unlike VFL are unsanctioned... you can't be reported etc etc

Tigers played a fill in ruck and Grundy did not really influence the game despite dominating the hit outs. Does not bode well for Gawn tomorrow

no contact outside your approved bubble. Every players living environment has been approved. Not sure if they are even allowed out for food shopping

All they are saying....is give Weid a chance ?

and shared photos of it online I'll wager This generation !!!!!!

Meanwhile back on topic......... But Lumumba accused the club of “shifting the narrative” in its claim of trying to reach out to him. “Let me very clear: I have no intention of sitting down with anyone until they publicly acknowledge some fundamental facts,” he wrote in a thread on Twitter. “Why a public acknowledgement? Because I have been discredited publicly. I don’t want a private handshake. I want justice for how I was treated. That includes correcting public denials about my account of the racism and isolation I faced.” Lumumba called on Collingwood to acknowledge “they did not have the cultural competence and organisational literacy to deal with a real culture of racism at the club, of which I was a victim for a number of years”. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/12/collingwoods-nathan-buckley-keen-to-talk-with-heritier-lumumba-over-club-racism-allegations Collingwood are spinning this

we may lose the scratch match now.... We just limp from one issue to another...It is the raison d'etre for this club

after five odd years I kinda hoped that this coach was beyond a rebuild. Mind you it provides an excuse for what would be a coach killing loss Let's see what Saturday brings

Other than one decent mark by ?? and Sidebottom's first half that game was forgettable. Let's remember the AFL picked it. Collingwood unlucky to lose/draw

sounds like what you do for a practice match...but well argued because I'm lost

18 possessions in two shortened quarters........outstanding