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TFF has said for a long time that AFL is the best run sport in Australia, and here is more proof. As you know, "Australia Network" is the chief form of the Australian government's engagement with South-East Asia and Pacific region, drawing program content from the ABC and all other free-to-air networks. This has meant that for years viewers have been able to see a wide array of games from all football codes, Friday to Monday. And yet, TFF's man in India, Colin Yarham, reports, because soccer, rugby union and rugby league negotiated new broadcasting arrangements with the outcome that a fee was demanded of Australia Network for their vision, it has left open slather for AFL. "The consequence," Colin reports, "is that young people from all over the Pacific [who had normally watched and played rugby, or to a lesser extent soccer] can now watch at least five games of AFL each weekend and enjoy the scintillating running game of the 'Cats' or the 'Swans' and the vigour of the 'Dockers' or Collingwood with impunity. Very soon AFL coaches and mentors have arrived and the game is said to be building up apace throughout. The AFL is even organising an early season match in India. AFL appears organised but it would seem that promotion means little to the other Boards - rather shortsighted but typical."
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/the-fit...ad-are-they-20121116-29hss.html#ixzz2CSXKWIkF
WORLDS APART
TFF has said for a long time that AFL is the best run sport in Australia, and here is more proof. As you know, "Australia Network" is the chief form of the Australian government's engagement with South-East Asia and Pacific region, drawing program content from the ABC and all other free-to-air networks. This has meant that for years viewers have been able to see a wide array of games from all football codes, Friday to Monday. And yet, TFF's man in India, Colin Yarham, reports, because soccer, rugby union and rugby league negotiated new broadcasting arrangements with the outcome that a fee was demanded of Australia Network for their vision, it has left open slather for AFL. "The consequence," Colin reports, "is that young people from all over the Pacific [who had normally watched and played rugby, or to a lesser extent soccer] can now watch at least five games of AFL each weekend and enjoy the scintillating running game of the 'Cats' or the 'Swans' and the vigour of the 'Dockers' or Collingwood with impunity. Very soon AFL coaches and mentors have arrived and the game is said to be building up apace throughout. The AFL is even organising an early season match in India. AFL appears organised but it would seem that promotion means little to the other Boards - rather shortsighted but typical."
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/the-fit...ad-are-they-20121116-29hss.html#ixzz2CSXKWIkF
