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2017 Crowd Watch

Timmah

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As for the crowds over the last couple of nights - they'll continue to suffer because people watch in numbers on TV. 200k+ for Fri 6pm means it ain't going anywhere.
 

Burns

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Not many here are newie today. Huge breeze, not that fun sitting in the stands. Might be 11 -12,000
 

Perth Red

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Lol crowds mean sweet f**k all these days. Who cares if no one rocks up. This is the modern day game, if you don't like it go watch AFL you skirts.

You are kidding right? Some on here believe the tv revenue will reduce next time around. Generating bigger customer bases is going to be critical to future revenue. The money to be had from a big supporter base is massive compared to the grant from tv.

Example: one of the top 3 supported clubs in the country
65k members
Avg crowd 36.5k
Revenue from supporter activities $41million!

Compared to the potential $13mill nrl grant next year, the tv money Is chump change if you can build a fanbase this size.
 
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Raiderdave

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The nrl agreed to these ridiculous time slots, the nrl agreed to every game live. The nrl agreed back in 2012 to tv controlling scheduling. The nrl has agreed that for 2018 onwards fta will still dictate significantly who plays on a Thursday.

explain to us how fta will still dictate significantly the thursday night games if the nrl selects who plays on thursday nights
& please don't go on with things like

oh , I just don't have any faith that the nrl will do the right thing by the fans
 

Perth Red

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explain to us how fta will still dictate significantly the thursday night games if the nrl selects who plays on thursday nights
& please don't go on with things like

oh , I just don't have any faith that the nrl will do the right thing by the fans

The nrl has to nominate 65 "premium" games. Fta can then choose where it places those 65 games.


We can reveal the upcoming five-year broadcast deal quarantines 65 premium games – a third of the season total – for the free-to-air network to select the time slots.

Importantly, the NRL will pick the 65 games.

But once those are selected, the network can request them where it sees fit within the draw.

https://au.sports.yahoo.com/league/...v-will-still-call-the-big-shots-in-next-deal/
 

Perth Red

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2 good qland crowds. Shame re scheduling of the two Sydney games as they could have also topped 20k with better timeslots and marketing. Newcastle seemed low coming off a rare win?

Would anyone have cared if dragons and cowboys games had both kicked off at 7:30pm with them being on multi channel on fox and the Bulldogs game had been 6pm on Sunday instead?
 

Raiderdave

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The nrl has to nominate 65 "premium" games. Fta can then choose where it places those 65 games.

is there a criteria for these games ?
id doubt it
Titans V warriors
the NRL chooses that as one of the premium games

Panthers V Cowboys
Souths V Warriors
Titans V Storm
Storm V Tigers

65 of that ilk
whos to stop them ?
 

Marlins

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2 good qland crowds. Shame re scheduling of the two Sydney games as they could have also topped 20k with better timeslots and marketing. Newcastle seemed low coming off a rare win?

Would anyone have cared if dragons and cowboys games had both kicked off at 7:30pm with them being on multi channel on fox and the Bulldogs game had been 6pm on Sunday instead?
Yeah I would of. Nothing beats watching Live sport.
 

Perth Red

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is there a criteria for these games ?
id doubt it
Titans V warriors
the NRL chooses that as one of the premium games

Panthers V Cowboys
Souths V Warriors
Titans V Storm
Storm V Tigers

65 of that ilk
whos to stop them ?

"Premium" the word is there for a reason. NRL has no balls sadly, it is t going to tell ch9 it can't have Brisbane or big Sydney games except for a Sunday afternoon.
 

Raiderdave

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"Premium" the word is there for a reason. NRL has no balls sadly, it is t going to tell ch9 it can't have Brisbane or big Sydney games except for a Sunday afternoon.

and there it is .... telling us the nrl will cave when this time , there is no reason to so why would they
a word like premium is meaningless unless you define it
what have they got to lose , they send a very clear message to 9 in year one of the next deal
we don't like Thursdays , we don't like 8pm kick offs , we don't like 18 Brisbane games on Fridays
so see our 65 games we;ve chosen for you ??
thats a big f**k you !!
change your arrogant ways or you might get this for 5 years
or you can grow the game with us , change Thursday to Saturday & we will give you premium content.
 

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