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2026 TV and Streaming Ratings thread

storm1999

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Again it takes fumbles biggest ‘blockbuster’ game for the afl to beat a mid table nrl clash by two teams with smaller support bases.
The biggest blockbuster is Essendon v Collingwood on ANZAC Day.
And before last night's game Collingwood was 12th and Carlton 16th, so the ratings and crowd would have been far higher if both teams were in better form.
 

i0Nic

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The biggest blockbuster is Essendon v Collingwood on ANZAC Day.
And before last night's game Collingwood was 12th and Carlton 16th, so the ratings and crowd would have been far higher if both teams were in better form.
Pffft. Carlton vs Collingwood is fumbles biggest game regardless of form. It’s the VFL effect. It’s why Suns vs Sydney is a top of the table clash but has to be buried behind a Geelong game because it won’t rate. Carlton vs Collingwood is the biggest game that fumble has to offer.
 

i0Nic

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I guess it just doesn't compare to the two men and a dog at every Dragons home game at Kogarah
Can’t imagine how utterly boring it is to have your biggest game to look forward to be the same two inner Melbourne suburbs year in, year out, especially this year one of those teams is utterly dog shit and the other is only slightly better. How thrilling it must be for the fans.
 

storm1999

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Can’t imagine how utterly boring it is to have your biggest game to look forward to be the same two inner Melbourne suburbs year in, year out, especially this year one of those teams is utterly dog shit and the other is only slightly better. How thrilling it must be for the fans.
Why do you think 78k turn up to a game on a wet and cold Thursday night to see a boring game between two shit teams?
 

James Rick

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Apparently Channel 9 didn't even bother sending their commentators to Townsville, they called the game from a studio in Sydney.
This has been happening regularly since covid as broadcasters realised they could cut costs by having commentators call games from a studio rather than at the ground. I have no doubt it happens in the AFL as well.
 

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