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Yeh it was amusing at first and blatantly obvious what his purpose was, but every post has to mention afl and I just wasn't in the mood for it today working nightshifts on easter lol
Thats channel nines loss not the Nrl, just makes the fta component of the next tv deal more valuable becuase the Nrl is an exciting competition that doesn't have games over by quarter time.
It's quite amusing you think I'm an "AFL troll" when I have been to Sydney for 7 NRL Grand Finals including 1999 when the mighty Storm destroyed your beloved Illawarra Steelers, causing Anthony Mundine to quit league and switch to boxing.
Not everyone has pay tv, so it's the general public's loss if they only have one televised sport to choose from on a national public holiday. (Two if you include horse racing)
Anyone who doesn't have pay tv was provided 33% extra content this round, including 2 games on a national holiday.
I'm enjoying most games I get to watch, but there will always be an adjustment period because they change rules and interpretations too much.
Then why do you feel the need to bring up the AFL every 5 seconds?
It's a ratings thread. The only reason to bring up AFL is in the context of comparison in terms of coverage. A lot of people here are dangerously ill-informed about the intricacies of AFL coverage on FTA which leads to false assumptions and statements being made frequently. My only goal is to correct these inaccuracies to benefit the knowledge of all.
Yet the Channel 9 Sea Eagles, Panthers and Knights games this week were pretty one-sided yet fans stuck with those games, as reflected in the ratings.
A lot of this comes down to an NRL game going for 2 hours and an AFL game going for 3 hours. Naturally casual fans aren’t going to stick around for a full 3 hours if a game is too one-sided.
I agree, the shorter length of NRL games helps retain audiences even if the score is one-sided. Just one more reason why it is a superior sport.
We know about all the intricacies of the coverage because wookie lectures us about it here, you don't seem to otherwise you would be whingeing about the lost opportunity for the afl only showing 1 game combined nationally on good friday, a national holiday no less!
It is unfortunate, however the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal has been a Melbourne television institution on Channel 7 for decades so that is unlikely to change anytime soon.
This is an informative table. Any chance you could add a column with the teams who played each game?
