This has to be the most bizarre complaint that regularly gets mentioned on LU.
Apparently you can’t have a BBQ after 3PM..
:lol:Yeah, the things that people say...and it was because of those whinging about not having their BBQs that we ended up with a 5pm GF and Ch9 were the big winners as they took away Sunday arvo wk2+3 finals as a compromise.
I've said it before and I'll say it again (and hopefully someone raises this issue with the ARLC): now that Ch9 got their beloved 7:15pm night GF back this year, will we get our Sat night/Sunday arvo finals for weeks 2 and 3 back? Don't be surprised if not only the answer is no, but Ch9 want ppl to forget about the deal back in 2008 which allowed them to revert to Fri night/Sat night finals in the first place. Hopefully this issue will getattention in the media and Dave Smith et al. will do something about this because there needs to be accountability on Ch9's behalf, now that they don't have Gallop to cover them up with phony "use it or lose it" threats.
Also stand alone origin weekends would be excellent, would allow the removal of the bye and would greatly lessen the impact of origin on the club competition, which just gets set aside for two months.
Been there, done that. Stand alone origins will never eventuate after it was trialled in 2001 and Ch9 got lower ratings. Not only that, but the NRL won't want to give AFL and Union a free kick over that weekend on days where NRL matches could be played.
Just watching the roosters v doggies on fox sports now. Once again the reported crowd figure is just bewildering imo. For comparisons sake I have had a look at our semi against Penrith in 2010 which had a crowd of 23,459. Hate to be a whinger but how on earth was last Friday reported as less??? I attended both games and can safely say there were a few thousand more than v penrith
http://www.nrl.com/Video/tabid/10959/Default.aspx
There have been numerous under-reported crowds this year. However, the Titans seem to be one of the rare few that is over-reporting.
Haha. I was there with a Sharks fan and even he acknowledged that there were hardly any there. We were both surprised because there were a reasonable number of Sharks fans at the trial game this year.
If what you say is true, that really is a phenomenal turnout from the Sea Eagles fans. I know Brookvale Oval has undergone some renovations over the past year. What is the expected capacity when redevelopment is finished?
Also, I was looking at some old footage from the famous '94 Sea Eagles vs Raiders game that attracted 26k. How the hell they managed to cram in that many ppl that day (just like the night 32k turned out at Newcastle the following year), I have no idea.
Also sure, you can have a Perth game live at 9:30pm on a Saturday but the finish time is also going to kill off audiences.
Not if subscribers in Perth increase. The increase in the Perth tv audience will balance out over time. Also, if they play on Friday night live at 9:30pm, ppl are more likely to tune in rather than to a delayed broadcast that is packed with a myriad of ads
I think there's sometimes a 4:30pm Super Rugby match. Sunday afternoon games in New Zealand are probably the best.
From my understanding, I don't recall there being any 4:30pm NZT Super Rugby matches. 5:30pm NZT (3:30pm AEST) maybe a timeslot the Warriors may look at for hosting matches in the future.
