Broncos upset - no Sunday home games

[justdave]

How'd that go last time?

TBF, they did play an exhilarating 'grand final' against the Sharks. I made the exhilarating bit up because I didn't watch it

 

[madunit]

TBF, they did play an exhilarating 'grand final' against the Sharks. I made the exhilarating bit up because I didn't watch it

It was a fair contest. Played on a neutral venue and not involving any teams that played a major role in forming the competition in the first place.

oh wait...

carry on.

 

[no name]

The only way this can be changed is if no one watches.

#tvsoffforthebroncos

 

[Nerd]

The silly part is that if they gave the Broncos less Friday night games and more Saturday night or Sunday games their crowds would be even larger.

 

[justdave]

The silly part is that if they gave the Broncos less Friday night games and more Saturday night or Sunday games their crowds would be even larger.

Of course they would. But it's not about attendance, it's all about the ratings

 

[OldPanther]

The silly part is that if they gave the Broncos less Friday night games and more Saturday night or Sunday games their crowds would be even larger.

The NRL only care about the short term TV $$$.

 

[gUt]

The broncs must have won on the weekend.

 

[lynx000]

The silly part is that if they gave the Broncos less Friday night games and more Saturday night or Sunday games their crowds would be even larger.

This is spot on, the attendances would go up, which is why they club has been seeking more sunday games. I get all the angst about the number of friday games we play, what I don't get is why the ones with their noses out of joint are blaming the club or its supporters for this. Shouldn't the ire be directed at Channel 9 and the NRL. Storm their doors and complain, there is stuff all the fans or the club can do about it.

 

[ed-grimley]

I never watch Broncos games whenever they're played.

 

[carcharias]

This is spot on, the attendances would go up, which is why they club has been seeking more sunday games. I get all the angst about the number of friday games we play, what I don't get is why the ones with their noses out of joint are blaming the club or its supporters for this. Shouldn't the ire be directed at Channel 9 and the NRL. Storm their doors and complain, there is stuff all the fans or the club can do about it.

I thought they demanded at least one Friday night game in Qld .
So the poor two heads who can't afford Foxtel get to see the broncos play.

 

[Perth Red]

I couldnt believe it when they said last week was the first daytime game for cowboys in ten years!

 

[This Year?]

The broncs must have won on the weekend.

You, Blaza and Pete are probably the only 3 Broncos fans I actually like.

I think it's fair you guys get one 4:00pm Sunday afternoon game a season to watch them play against the Saints.

 

[Raiderdave]

do you really expect much to change for FTA prime time though? in a few years time, Ch9 or another FTA network will come back to the NRL during the next broadcast rights negotiations and point to decreasing ratings, and hence lessening value.

apparently fta rights will be nothing like they've been from 2022 onwards anyway ,so ch 9 or any other carrier won't be able to pay up big even if the ratings were better

 

[Greenstar5]

My ideas for Broncos home games in 2018.

All home games at Suncorp Stadium.
Max 2 Thursday nights home games.
Max 4 Friday nights home games.
Rest Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon games.
Double ups against Cowboys, Titans, Storm, who ever they meet in finals.
Dont play home games on the same round as Titans.
Night games early in the season due to heat. Day games later in season to take advantage of good Queensland weather.

 

[madunit]

I couldnt believe it when they said last week was the first daytime game for cowboys in ten years!

That sounds quite wrong

 

[PARRA_FAN]

It would feel weird seeing a Broncos home match not on Thursday or Friday night.

Ch 9 will always demand these games cause having a Queensland team on primetime will get ratings.

 

[RugbyLeagueStartedIn1988]

"Hey we want less FTA Friday games and more FTA Sunday games".

F*ck em. Give them 6 to 10 Saturday night games like every other club.

Yeah so all that Friday night Broncos FTA money that the NRL uses to prop up broke poorly run socialist clubs down in Sydney and elsewhere will be unavailable.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

#RiseForBrisbane

Let's start the movement, this just isn't fair!

You get a rise in the nether regions by watching a Broncos game?

You are one sick puppy....

 

[Nice Beaver]

Yeah so all that Friday night Broncos FTA money that the NRL uses to prop up broke poorly run socialist clubs down in Sydney and elsewhere will be unavailable.

Lol

Typical response from a Bronco's tosspot.

 

[Captain Apollo]

It would feel weird seeing a Broncos home match not on Thursday or Friday night.

Ch 9 will always demand these games cause having a Queensland team on primetime will get ratings.

That's because Channel 9 do little if anything to promote games. As Steve Mascord said last week -

"...surely in a serious professional sports league, every game should be an event (see item one) and if you're a rights holder, you are paying for "an NRL game", which it is then your job to sell. You cover the competition we give you.

Allowing broadcasters to change the schedule to suit themselves should be the domain of only desperate, broke sports administrations."

I mean does the EPL allow Sky to dictate when games are on, or re-schedule games, or focus only on one or two clubs? Does the NFL allows CBS, Fox, ABC and ESPN to do the same? Hell, does the AFL alllow Channel 7 and Fox to do it? Of course not.

As such the NRL should allow the TV networks very little say in scheduling. They should cover the games they are given instead of expecting an arm ride every time. It is that thinking which see teh same clubs on free to air TV in Australia because Channel 9 believe they will rate and hence they don't have to do any promotional work to get those ratings. Lazy *#$%ers