Channel 9 doing more for AFL than NRL

[El Diablo]

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/09/today-heads-to-geelong.html

Today heads to Geelong

By David Knox on September 21, 2011
Filed Under News

The Today show will broadcast live from Geelong on Friday and viewers will be treated to a free BBQ breakfast and muffins. Icehouse will also be performing.

There will also be a $500 cash giveaway for the best Today poster. I’m detecting a theme here, but I guess they’ve been doing it for a while…

You can catch Karl Stefanovic, Lisa Wilkinson, Steve Jacobs, Georgie Gardner, Ben Fordham and Richard Wilkins at Steampacket Gardens, Eastern Beach, from 5:30am. The team was also there in 2008.

Karl Stefanovic said: “Footy finals are my favourite time of year and there’s nowhere else like Cats country to get into the spirit of it. And we’re excited about bringing Icehouse – I can’t wait to hear them belting out Great Southern Land. Be warned, I will be dancing.”

Noted.

Lisa Wilkinson said: “We’ve had such a great time whenever we’ve brought the show to Geelong. Everyone makes us feel so welcome here, so Karl and I were really pleased when we found out we’d be coming back.”

Not to be outdone, next week Sunrise will be at Federation Square on Friday September 30th.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

f**k me... lol

 

[juro]

Are they going to have stars from Home & Away turn up too?

 

[El Diablo]

nothing would surprise me with this backward network

 

[El Diablo]

Chris Bath and Tony Squires talk more about League than the clowns at 9

 

[docbrown]

Karl Stefanovic said: “Footy finals are my favourite time of year and there’s nowhere else like Cats country”

So not in Brisbane or at the SFS supporting the Broncos...?

Yep. Real Queenslander...

 

[El Diablo]

i doubt those are his real words

be forced to read from the 9 script

 

[ceagle]

f**king pathetic from Channel 9. How about promoting the NRL game on Friday?

 

[hineyrulz]

Ben Fordham is a closet Victorian as well IMO.

 

[_snafu_]

What a bunch of merkins.

 

[cleary89]

Lead sport on 7 was just nrl. Why is 9 so bad?

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Ok, time to raid their facebook page again.

 

[Eelectrica]

Someone tell Stefanovic the Tigers were eliminated.

 

[El Diablo]

Lead sport on 7 was just nrl. Why is 9 so bad?

bad management

look how far they've slipped in such a short time

they're lucky if they ever even win 1 night a week in the ratings

promoting things that air on othther networks and ignoring things they show sure as shit wouldn't help

9 are all about Victoria

eg

ACA promo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACpHDlHvYVY

Block promo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoYWwyJsiEk

 

[El Diablo]

Ok, time to raid their facebook page again.

which still haven't mentioned they're showing the Storm game live in Melbourne

 

[docbrown]

i doubt those are his real words

be forced to read from the 9 script

Just following orders, eh?

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

Ben Fordham is a closet Victorian as well IMO.

Ben Fordham sits down to piss.

I heard him say the other day that he was considering changing his allegiance to QLD.

That says it all.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Are they going to have stars from Home & Away turn up too?

First hand tour of Alf Stewart's rape dungeon maybe?

 

[CC_Roosters]

Lead sport on 7 was just nrl. Why is 9 so bad?

And always is. I only ever watch 7 news, they usually go league, afl/union, soccer.

In fact my viewing of nein is strictly limited to 45 mins of the thursday footy show, FNF, Sunday footy and the Roast.

 

[redvscotty]

Heard an ad on the radio today where Ray Warren was doing an ad for pain away. That spray cream shit or whatever it is.

He said he liked something, and then it played a noise bite of that activity.
He said he liked golf, it played a sound bite of a golf swing.

Now for the good bit.

He said he liked to call the footy, and had a LONG FAGGISH sound bite of him creaming his load over Jonathon Brown and the wonderous mark he had just taken.

I could not believe my f**king ears.

Disgraceful.

To make matters worse Mark Braybrook was filling in for the sports program tonight. My head almost exploded.