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General #crisis thread - league in the media

Stallion

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Who the f**k watches Channel 10 anymore?

Good deflection. But the news bulletin at 5pm is one of their higher rating shows. So it's been viewed by a decent number I suggest. You might dismiss this however it's dissappointing and concerning on a FTA Sydney channel. And I might add alot more people are viewing channel ten than Pay tv.
 

Stallion

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Just noticed a Rugby union world cup advert on the Fox Rugby league channel.promoting a new dedicated channel for this tournament on Fox. Wondering when the World Nines adverts will start? Both tournaments are on at a simliar time . The Nines being in SYDNEY is an innaugural international tournament being exclusively covered by FOX. No adverts at all so far!
 
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gUt

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"satire"

https://www.betootaadvocate.com/hea...are-allowed-to-get-away-with-so-much-culture/

Victorians are today astounded at the behaviour of the uppity blacks north of the Barassi Line, who are free to flaunt their culture and their concerns willy-nilly.

Glenn Huntley (34) a Melbourne-based logistics manager for a legally grey asbestos removal company in Coburg, says he thought this reconciliation shit was put to bed when he and the rest of the AFL booed Adam Goodes into retirement a couple years back.

“What the f**ks going on up North?” asks Glenn, while watching Channel 7 Melbourne’s brief coverage of the State Of Origin national anthem boycott.

“You are just gonna let them stand there with their mouths closed??”

“We don’t stand for that shit in Victoria. Goodes and Eddie learnt the hard way”

Glenn says while he’s not surprised by Aboriginal footballers behaving in an ‘ungrateful’ way, the one thing that really shocked him was their white teammates supporting them.

This follows Maroons skipper Daly Cherry Evans throwing his support behind the likes of teammate Will Chambers and NSW’s Cody Walker and Josh Addo-Carr, who have declared they will refuse to sing Advance Australia Fair ahead of Wednesday’s Origin opener.

The trio have taken the stance after claiming the anthem doesn’t represent Indigenous Australians.

“Who am I to say what Will Chambers can or can’t feel?” said DCE, after journalists hounded him for a spicy sound bite.

It’s a position that the NRL, their coaches and teammates appear to be fine with, which is infuriating for Australian sports reporters who have been working non-stop for quotes that could be presented as divisive.

However, back in Victoria, Glenn says he is astounded at the entitlement of Aboriginal sports stars using their platform to do good in the world.

“I thought Queensland would agree with people like me and Eddie McGuire?!” syas Glenn.

“Why the f**k isn’t anyone disciplining these guys!?”

“All Adam Goodes did was a tribal dance and we made sure he never played again… The NRL is doing a Welcome To Country before every match!?”
 

titoelcolombiano

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It's actually funny because AFL, without an international game, could benefit from a series between the 8 states / territories so it gives them some sort of rep footy.

It blows my mind how overrated the AFL admin is by some - they really aren't that impressive:

  • Sydney Swans: mediocre success helped along nicely by SuperLeague
  • Greater Western Canberra: Massive fail
  • Gold Coast: Massive fail
  • Brisbane Lions: Massive fail once the AFL stopped rigging the salary cap so they could win artificial premierships
  • Getting any sort of real rep footy calendar created despite being a ''national'' game: massive fail
Despite the millions poured down the drain since the 90's, the game is still only popular in Vic, WA & SA. You could probably add Tas and NT to that but they'll never get a team.

All the while RL have added / will add professional teams in New Zealand, PNG, Fiji (next year), France, Canada and USA (2021) plus have semi-pro teams playing the game in Wales. Plus have more room to expand the footprint of both the SL and NRL, plus have the options to do so because there are actually places that want a team in our competitions.

AFL has peaked and we will see the evidence of that over the coming two decades.
 

Shark62

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It's actually funny because AFL, without an international game, could benefit from a series between the 8 states / territories so it gives them some sort of rep footy.

It blows my mind how overrated the AFL admin is by some - they really aren't that impressive:

  • Sydney Swans: mediocre success helped along nicely by SuperLeague
  • Greater Western Canberra: Massive fail
  • Gold Coast: Massive fail
  • Brisbane Lions: Massive fail once the AFL stopped rigging the salary cap so they could win artificial premierships
  • Getting any sort of real rep footy calendar created despite being a ''national'' game: massive fail
Despite the millions poured down the drain since the 90's, the game is still only popular in Vic, WA & SA. You could probably add Tas and NT to that but they'll never get a team.

All the while RL have added / will add professional teams in New Zealand, PNG, Fiji (next year), France, Canada and USA (2021) plus have semi-pro teams playing the game in Wales. Plus have more room to expand the footprint of both the SL and NRL, plus have the options to do so because there are actually places that want a team in our competitions.

AFL has peaked and we will see the evidence of that over the coming two decades.
Which makes our reluctance to expand all the more frustrating
 

titoelcolombiano

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Which makes our reluctance to expand all the more frustrating

We'll get there mate - when we do expand it will be a success and not cost a fortune. What do AFL people say when things aren't they way they want them to be right now? We are playing the long game - lol
 
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