Diamond_Jim

follow the Storm on TV now and then for the same reason. At least they give you a good run for your money unlike a certain AFL team has done over the last several years

Just knew the FTA game tonight is Freo v NM and not the far more interesting Sydney game.... yawn......

Was trying to explain to my neighbour the other day that AFL is probably one of the worst sports for TV camera coverage in the sense of strategic game coverage. Must be hell for the director. That being said I live for the day when I have control of the camera shots... overhead, close up , player tracking you name it but I want to make the choice

Interesting double negative

strange game Bulldogs ... five goals in 12 minutes and then almost scoreless to Lions 2 points very late in the quarter

Lions doing a cats (appropriate) and Dogs doing a demon with those kicks on goal

May as well open the season in Darwin given the lack of space for visiting supporters at the Geelong "boutique stadium." Then again if it gets us a Thursday, Friday or Saturday free to air night game I'd take it

When Foxtel was in its early days the FTA channels were negotiating their product being shown on Foxtel. The big sticking point was not whether the FTA wanted to give a leg up to Foxtel (the FTA's thought they had to be on pay to survive due to the method of cable/satellite delivery) but whether they would be positioned as 2, 7 , 9 etc on the Foxtel dial. That main positioning on the Channel 7 position as Dr G points out is very important notwithstanding the additional channels now run by the FTA group. For another pointer to how important "channel identification" is to the FTA players have a look at the fights over EPG (electronic program guides) which never really got off the ground in Oz due to objections by FTA. On a separate note I have been watching the spin off from the Good Wife. It is called the Good Fight. It shows on CBS All Access which is a "normal pay channel." Will be interesting to see if other FTA's around the world go the pay route

Because of this thread I looked for the Port (back of jumper sponsor) on the TV last night.... I still remember Scott's transport. Anyway despite hard looking on my rather large TV ...and having my glasses on... it probably took me about 15-20 mins until the TV showed a back shot where the sponsor's name was readable and even then I had to extrapolate (guess) the words because they were not clear. As it was Renault one could tell from the stylised R. Front sponsors were much easier to identify due to close up shots of player fronts. Just an observation.

The Port 'faithful' are out in force... looks like a very good crowd considering the city of Adelaide loyalties. Bruce's talking up of Carlton is embarrassing .... the game is a mismatch

Looking back on that cringe worthy third quarter against Freo and for that matter the even more disastrous last minute or so of the final quarter we need to work on exiting our back half under pressure. Given that it is a set play there must be some series of combinations that can be run to the advantage of the player(s) who know the sequence in advance. In that third quarter the ball was continually locked in the Freo forward 50 even when we had kick outs let alone when we took the quick kick option

wonderful suggestion.... I could have just liked it but it is worth re-quoting When the transition fund and health fund are in place plus something for players from the old days then the salary cap can go up

Sorry to appear dumb .... but what is the system behind being named or not named in the VFL side? I am assuming that anyone named in the VFL side who played AFL last week is a candidate for being dropped. On this basis Tyson could be dropped?

so given it's a 25 man squad tonight I expect it will probably include lots of permutuations though I do notice Casey play Saturday evening so all should be revealed

Not a bad earner these Anzac day matches Every extra dollar over the base price (of which they get a share anyway) goes to the Bombers http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-03/bombers-push-up-anzac-day-ticket-prices

Mmm...lots of almost season long injuries there if you add 3-4 weeks in the VFL to get match fitness Shows how lucky we were last year!

Have heard this.... reminds me of dvd and blu rays ..... by the time they agreed on the new technology most people had moved onto streaming etc and moreover it was not a quantum leap in quality such as between VHS and DVD. The other thing I notice is that the 80" tv's do not seem to be coming down in price and are still at a big premium to say the 65" with the same features. At present I have a 67" plasma and was holding off for a good deal on an 80" premium model.... Ah such first world problems

Probably the Guards Houeshold Division tie.... based on google https://www.regimentalshop.com/collections/ties Was in London a couple of years back and saw the former guards marching to the cenotaph. The civilian "uniform" for a former guards officer is bowler hat pin stripes and umbrella.... straight out of Mary Poppins !!!

Sponsors pay you by reference to your exposure... attendances at the ground represent at best 10% of that exposure

and they know that sport people will always be there as against the reality show's theatre going fast forwarders. The truth is that probably the ads for MKR would have been sold nationally and probably have some kickers for ratings etc so the local show (which is what AFL is) goes to the secondary channel. MFC does not really have much luck with FTA.... to anybody selling our product FTA is crucial and I suspect that we and the Saints are pretty well at the bottom of the ranking. Even GWS with almost zero supporters has FTA every second week into NSW

Thanks Praha few more question ... here in Australia I have ADSL 2.... speeds can be variable but at present it is 7.64 Mbps down and 0.9Mbps up... when I connect my VPN to say Montreal it drops to 4.84 Mbps down and 0.67 Mbps up..... Will this be enough to access the watchafl product at the quality you suggest Does the watchafl product work on a smart TV or do I have to connect via another device and does it make a difference as to what that device is phone, tablet laptop Just thought that if I am watching via the Smart Tv I would have to install my VPN on the TV... is that complex or just like a laptop install? many thanks again

just curious...so what does this mean in fact. Looking at upgrading the old mega plasma so a few questions Is it 720p or 1080p and what chance of ultra hd on FTA Also what level is the HD on Foxtel. I have heard that the internet foxtel.... Foxtel Go is not as good quality as the cable version Overseas I have cable and I notice the EPL is crystal clear whereas the tennis for example also in HD is good but not spectacular Formula 1 were trumpeting that the race was now in ultra hd Lastly is sound quality.... does it differ in the sense that some have 3/5/7 channel surround sound... again just curious Many thanks

fermented shark can be a sometimes welcome addition to that luncheon.

same ... that Dockers game should have been a comfortable win in theory ... and ...... I had also pencilled in a win against Richmond so next week is a big one