Channel 9 not keen on going live for Melbourne Storm's blockbusters or any NRL finals

[Joker's Wild]

No. Just one. If they win they next week off.

They would still have to play the prelim final mate

 

[El Diablo]

how many areas in Vic get WIN?

according to their guide they'll be showing it live in Vic areas they transmit to

eg http://www.wintv.com.au/bendigo/tv_guide/list/2011-09-09/SD/

 

[Perth Red]

It'll be Imparja for next year I can tell you!

 

[j5o6hn]

Yes once again Ch 9 warehouse the finals no coverage in WA, SA, Vic till midnight no cover on Foxtel till the next day, 9 are a pack of arseholes

 

[bobbis]

Nine's treatment of sport is atrocious. Hopefully the NRL doesn't go back to 9, but if they do at least sell Foxtel competing live rights, or put in a clause that Foxtell can broadcast it live if 9 doesn't.

 

[Green Machine]

Is there many pubs in Melbourne with Imparja?

 

[LESStar58]

There's a few GM. League of our own have arrangements with a handful of them to show NRL but they treat the people who show up to watch with no respect. At the Oxford scholar in rnd one last year several of us had to get up on more than one occassion and ask the guy behind the bar who kept turning up the music over the commentary to turn it down.

My favorite pub for watching RL is the Limerick Arms in South Melbourne. When I was there for the All Stars Game the cute Irish bargirl kept the Guinness flowing for me (might have been the Wolfhounds jersey I was wearing)

The station hotel in Prahran is good as well. They have a function room with 2 projectors which is good for finals footy and both Rising Sun hotels (Sth Melb and Richmond) are pretty decent too...

 

[juro]

With the awful treatment rugby league fans receive in Victoria, it is amazing the Storm are doing as well as they are. Just think what they would be like if they got a bit more coverage...

 

[El Diablo]

so according to the Melbourne TV guide the Storm won't be shown till 12am Monday morning as they are showing Yawnion on Sunday arvo

then The Fresh Prince of Belair, Farmer wants a wife and 5pm news

9 refuse to even show it on a multichannel

 

[docbrown]

Absolutely pathetic.

 

[Noa]

Im sure I heard on the radio down here it will be show on 9

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

For any NRL fans in Melbourne who want to watch the game live:

Final Week 1 - Dragons V Tigers

Date: Friday 9th September 2011
Where: Rising Sun Hotel
Address: Cnr of Eastern Rd and Raglan St, Sth Melb
Function Start Time: 6.00pm
Kick Off: 7.30pm



Good times.

 

[madunit]

Personally i won't mind if 9 win the next broadcasts deal, so long as the following clause is included

*Channel 9 must play, nationwide, one game live on Friday night, followed directly by the second Friday night game, a live game on Saturday night and a live game on Sunday afternoon. For each day where these stipulations are not met, the NRL are to be reimbursed 500 million dollars from Channel 9, payable within 7 days.

either NRL gets rich, or nine plays the game live.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Mark Beretta (@MarkBeretta)
7/09/11 12:37 PM
Cats v Hawks on Friday night LIVE into Sydney and Brisbane on 7MATE!! Gotta love that!! #AFL #sun7 #future

 

[Perth Red]

Maintain the rage people, keep spamming up their site and on every thread!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/wideworldofsports

 

[Tigger Madness]

Perth AFL lovers are up in arms that they have to suffer a whole 1 hour delay to watch a semi final which hasnt even got their team in it. A full hour!

http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-news/seven-proves-no-mate-to-perth-afl-fans-20110907-1jwy0.html

Perth AFL fans will again cop a raw deal on Friday night - as the only mainland capital city of footy lovers in the country who won't get a live telecast of the blockbuster qualifying final between Geelong and Hawthorn.

Channel 7's main channel will show the match live in both Melbourne and Adelaide. The secondary digital channel 7mate will beam the match live into Brisbane and Sydney.

But Perth viewers will be consigned to watching the game on one-hour delay on the main Channel 7 channel.

Even worse, there will be 15 minutes of pre-game material before the bouncedown is finally shown at 6.45pm Perth time, by which stage it will be getting close to half-time at the

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

Mark Beretta (@MarkBeretta)
7/09/11 12:37 PM
Cats v Hawks on Friday night LIVE into Sydney and Brisbane on 7MATE!! Gotta love that!! #AFL #sun7 #future

This what I don't understand.

Why can't Nein show the game on Gem(?).

Is it because of that bullshit about that channel being targeted at 40+ women?

 

[docbrown]

This what I don't understand.

Why can't Nein show the game on Gem(?).

Is it because of that bullshit about that channel being targeted at 40+ women?

Even if that was their excuse - I say why not GO then?

The reason is a) they couldn't be f**ked b) Backwell caves to the AFL f**ktards at GTV

I don't know if you realised it but I think the southern states are actually getting an AFL Finals doco on Sunday arvo.

Funny they don't do that for the NRL... :roll:

 

[El Diablo]

This what I don't understand.

Why can't Nein show the game on Gem(?).

Is it because of that bullshit about that channel being targeted at 40+ women?

9 don't want to upset their AFL mates

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

9 don't want to upset their AFL mates

They must make a quid out of the Ch 9 afl footy show.

It f**ken stinks. Nein's only worth now is leverage for price. They are merkins.