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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    Foxtel need a helping hand. Where on earth will they find the money? Or to put it another way, how big will the hit to NRL revenues be?
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    Phil Gould Watch

    The non-offending team could gain 90m off a loose ball in the field of play. Could argue this represents sufficient advantage. No grounds for the zero tackle. Point is, they might be less inclined to run such a speculative play if they expected it to register on the tackle count. Zero tackle...
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    Phil Gould Watch

    Because it's a knock-on i.e. an error. Hence, zero tackle. If the same error were committed on the halfway line, would you class a counterattack off the loose ball as "an extra tackle" or the set as "7 Tackles"?
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    NRLW - 2024

    All the players named alongside their QLD Premiership teams. Throwback to pre-Origin days. Any word on how ticket sales are going? Haven't noticed much promotion as yet. Albeit I'm on the other side of the world.
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    Phil Gould Watch

    Because the kick is misdirected and/or too long. Could ask the same question about a kick into touch on the full. That's right, but it's also designed to encourage the non-offending team to make full use of the loose ball without incurring any disadvantage. The 20m tap is a great...
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    Phil Gould Watch

    Gould is completely wrong. The phrase "7-Tackle Set" is a misnomer. No such thing in the rulebook. When the non-offending team take possession following an opposition error, the result is a "Zero Tackle". This rule applies anywhere on the field. When the error is committed in the in-goal, the...
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    Womens World Cup Draw

    Two WC qualifiers played on Saturday. Italy 6 Netherlands 56, Wales 28 Ireland 10. First of these was a play-off. Means Netherlands join Wales and Ireland in Group A. I saw the Dutch game on Livestream. Only their second outing. The other was a similarly impressive win against Greece. They've...
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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    He must mean posters on Bigfumble. Your estimate of cerebral volume is uncharacteristically generous.
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    2024 R8 Sat - Wests Tigers 10-34 Brisbane @ Campbelltown

    Not sure if there was a Held call, but the ball-carrying arm was definitely down before possession was lost. That incident illustrates why refs should never say "knock-on" when control is lost after the tackle is complete. The uninitiated, which includes many in the NRL media, will naturally...
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    2024 Crowd Watch

    What constitutes "isn't selling" in terms of Dolphins at Suncorp? Put a figure on it. If recent form were as instrumental as so many posters presume, Dolphins ought to be selling higher than the baseline after last week's second-half Parra demolition. Maybe results and form aren't the be all...
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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    Reach is patently more prone to distortion from the halo effect than Average. Clearly absurd to place Giants/Lions higher than Magpies/Bombers in the ratings. The best counterargument seems to be "doesn't matter, everyone knows it's rubbish". Begs the question, why are ratings agencies...
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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    Which is nothing new. Thus Reach doesn't address anything significant. Just additional detail, of passing interest only.
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    2024 Crowd Watch

    Perhaps they enjoy attending Rugby League games? Kind of like fans of other sports enjoy attending their games.
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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    Subliminal lingering influence of the Norman Conquest.
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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    That's one humdinger of a Reach/Average ratio. Care to remind us which essential verities Reach is helping to address?
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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    I wasn't questioning the importance of advertising to the respective business models. Someone else replied in similar vein further back. Again, I don't disagree with the specific point. Maybe just speak for myself. Personally, I'm more interested in measures of overall popularity like "most...
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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    By choice? British explorers missed a trick with Tas. Should be called The New Isle of Wight.
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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    I'm more than prepared to cut Bigfumblers some slack. RL is in my DNA. Every reason to think AFL fans are likewise parti pris. Everyone fights their corner. Creative tension bestows mutual benefit.
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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    Reach ratings help confirm the belief on Bigfumble that attendances accurately reflect the relative popularities of AFL and NRL. Whereas Average ratings largely confound it. Reach is a gift horse for AFL. Could even be classed as extra contra in the deal with Seven. When PVL was appointed, his...
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    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    How long would Vlad last?

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