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[typicalfan]

I always guessed that Ch 9 did that because they thought either League would catch on and raise the value of the rights or they wouldnt and alienate themselves from the Victorian market. I think going after the Tennis suggests they are very aware of their market appeal in Melbourne.

Just a guess though.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

I always guessed that Ch 9 did that because they thought either League would catch on and raise the value of the rights or they wouldnt and alienate themselves from the Victorian market. I think going after the Tennis suggests they are very aware of their market appeal in Melbourne.

Just a guess though.

Refusing to air it on a Friday night or Sunday afternoon for so many years in Melbourne, purely to make overtures to the. AFL is a very deliberate attempt to prevent growth of the game. Of course it would never rate at 1am.

 

[Disinterested third party]

That period of coverage was a disgrace.

 

[Coparugby]

Now 9 have Stan future broadcast rights for streaming platforms look increasingly likely.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Now 9 have Stan future broadcast rights for streaming platforms look increasingly likely.

With the NRL already having the livepass options, that's going to cost plenty

 

[Coparugby]

With the NRL already having the livepass options, that's going to cost plenty

Livepass doesn’t stream straight to a TV. In the next rights deal I can see Stan getting a few games.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Livepass doesn’t stream straight to a TV. In the next rights deal I can see Stan getting a few games.

It's in house rights and revenue though. Very simple to allow streaming to a television or demand a real premium for Stan to take that over as well.

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

Refusing to air it on a Friday night or Sunday afternoon for so many years in Melbourne, purely to make overtures to the. AFL is a very deliberate attempt to prevent growth of the game. Of course it would never rate at 1am.

I was living in Melbourne when that shit was going on and it was a f**ken disgrace how AwFL and Nein continually conspired to put the NRL on after 12:30-1am. Pretty sure it was a Gallop led NRL, so that sock puppet jellyfish merkin wasn’t about to do us any favours.

As it usually turns out, RL fans are a resilient bunch. The Melbourne Based Dragons Supporters Club was born and a travelling group of Saints supporters sustained ourselves by watching Imparja feeds from Darwin at accommodating pubs and good times ensued.

I pulled a few decent roots from going to MBDS games too. I’ve said too much...

Where does the time go...

 

[Perth Red]

I was living in Melbourne when that shit was going on and it was a f**ken disgrace how AwFL and Nein continually conspired to put the NRL on after 12:30-1am. Pretty sure it was a Gallop led NRL, so that sock puppet jellyfish merkin wasn’t about to do us any favours.

As it usually turns out, RL fans are a resilient bunch. The Melbourne Based Dragons Supporters Club was born and a travelling group of Saints supporters sustained ourselves by watching Imparja feeds from Darwin at accommodating pubs and good times ensued.

I pulled a few decent roots from going to MBDS games too. I’ve said too much...

Where does the time go...

And perth, remember the “use it or lose it” threat, what a joke!

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

I was living in Melbourne when that shit was going on and it was a f**ken disgrace how AwFL and Nein continually conspired to put the NRL on after 12:30-1am. Pretty sure it was a Gallop led NRL, so that sock puppet jellyfish merkin wasn’t about to do us any favours.

As it usually turns out, RL fans are a resilient bunch. The Melbourne Based Dragons Supporters Club was born and a travelling group of Saints supporters sustained ourselves by watching Imparja feeds from Darwin at accommodating pubs and good times ensued.

I pulled a few decent roots from going to MBDS games too. I’ve said too much...

Where does the time go...

Yep, attended plenty of MBDS events myself tbh, as well as League of Our Own.

I also hammered 9 relentlessly about it. Any pub that showed imparja especially (and foxtel to a lesser extent) for those years basically had a licence to print money

 

[Perth Tiger]

Didn't Perth have that 'Thommo' tosser as head of C9 Perth sport programming basically say he put it on late to protect AFL

 

[thorson1987]

I was living in Melbourne when that shit was going on and it was a f**ken disgrace how AwFL and Nein continually conspired to put the NRL on after 12:30-1am. Pretty sure it was a Gallop led NRL, so that sock puppet jellyfish merkin wasn’t about to do us any favours.

As it usually turns out, RL fans are a resilient bunch. The Melbourne Based Dragons Supporters Club was born and a travelling group of Saints supporters sustained ourselves by watching Imparja feeds from Darwin at accommodating pubs and good times ensued.

I pulled a few decent roots from going to MBDS games too. I’ve said too much...

Where does the time go...

You slept with Muzby didn't you?

 

[Travitoh]

Yep, attended plenty of MBDS events myself tbh, as well as League of Our Own.

I also hammered 9 relentlessly about it. Any pub that showed imparja especially (and foxtel to a lesser extent) for those years basically had a licence to print money

Same go in Adelaide. The Rosemont Hotel would be rammed

 

[thorson1987]

Same go in Adelaide. The Rosemont Hotel would be rammed

Was down there for SOO3 in 2011. Telecast of the game didn't start until 9pm local time (9:30pm AEST) so had to turn off my phone so I didn't get any notifications on social media or messages off my QLD supporting mates.

Luckily the Sat night after Melbourne played the Dogs at Adelaide Oval so I got my live footy fix.

 

[Travitoh]

Was down there for SOO3 in 2011. Telecast of the game didn't start until 9pm local time (9:30pm AEST) so had to turn off my phone so I didn't get any notifications on social media or messages off my QLD supporting mates.

Luckily the Sat night after Melbourne played the Dogs at Adelaide Oval so I got my live footy fix.

When i was a teenager it would be aired at midnight. I'd do everything i could to avoid the score. Then when i would turn the tv on for the scheduled time the news would be running late and would show images of the victorious team.
Every. f**king. Time.

 

[thorson1987]

When i was a teenager it would be aired at midnight. I'd do everything i could to avoid the score. Then when i would turn the tv on for the scheduled time the news would be running late and would show images of the victorious team.
Every. f**king. Time.

Yep happened to me for the 2003 grand final aswell. Saw the result on the news an hour before the telecast started.