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Re: Round 8, mate.
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Tue May 17, 2016 4:11 pm
by Mr Beefy
RustyCage wrote:Winning a few close ones early does the world of good for players confidence, the difference between being mid table and looking down on everyone
More importantly it gives you the chance to rest or "manage" players
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Tue May 17, 2016 5:45 pm
by westozfalcon
With the introduction of a week's break after the home and away season finishes, why does the last round still have to be a floating fixture? It's not as if they need to protect top-8 teams from 5-6 day breaks before the 1st week of finals.
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Tue May 17, 2016 6:25 pm
by mighty_tiger_79
Yes but you shout at the TV and people look at you like you're a drunk
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Re: Round 8, mate.
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Tue May 17, 2016 7:39 pm
by Corona Man
westozfalcon wrote:With the introduction of a week's break after the home and away season finishes, why does the last round still have to be a floating fixture? It's not as if they need to protect top-8 teams from 5-6 day breaks before the 1st week of finals.
Good question...no idea. It will be interesting to see how that scenario plays out.
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Wed May 18, 2016 9:02 am
by Feenix
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Yes but you shout at the TV and people look at you like you're a drunk
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Mate it was a joke
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Wed May 18, 2016 9:58 am
by am Bays
Corona Man wrote:westozfalcon wrote:With the introduction of a week's break after the home and away season finishes, why does the last round still have to be a floating fixture? It's not as if they need to protect top-8 teams from 5-6 day breaks before the 1st week of finals.
Good question...no idea. It will be interesting to see how that scenario plays out.
TV ratings
You can bet your bottom dollar that the sides that need to win to make the finals or stay in the finals will be playing on the Sunday to make those games as relevant as possible to the target of the TV corporations advertising revenue.
Wouldn't mind betting it'll be hawthorn Collingwood on the fri night, Hawthorn needing to win to make top four or stay in, two big Melbourne clubs Ch 7 would think that's special.....
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Wed May 18, 2016 10:35 am
by PatowalongaPirate
But the Afl have to crystal ball with the floating round as they have to announce it a few weeks earlier. What they think may happen in all probability might not eventuate. I just hope the Kangaroos don't tank again and cost the Crows a home final....
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Wed May 18, 2016 10:38 am
by Spargo
PatowalongaPirate wrote:But the Afl have to crystal ball with the floating round as they have to announce it a few weeks earlier. What they think may happen in all probability might not eventuate. I just hope the Kangaroos don't tank again and cost the Crows a home final....
We won't be tanking for second spot
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Re: Round 8, mate.
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Wed May 18, 2016 10:50 am
by Booney
Spargo wrote:PatowalongaPirate wrote:But the Afl have to crystal ball with the floating round as they have to announce it a few weeks earlier. What they think may happen in all probability might not eventuate. I just hope the Kangaroos don't tank again and cost the Crows a home final....
We won't be tanking for second spot
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That'll come back...
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Re: Round 8, mate.
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Wed May 18, 2016 11:13 am
by bennymacca
am Bays wrote:Corona Man wrote:westozfalcon wrote:With the introduction of a week's break after the home and away season finishes, why does the last round still have to be a floating fixture? It's not as if they need to protect top-8 teams from 5-6 day breaks before the 1st week of finals.
Good question...no idea. It will be interesting to see how that scenario plays out.
TV ratings
You can bet your bottom dollar that the sides that need to win to make the finals or stay in the finals will be playing on the Sunday to make those games as relevant as possible to the target of the TV corporations advertising revenue.
Wouldn't mind betting it'll be hawthorn Collingwood on the fri night, Hawthorn needing to win to make top four or stay in, two big Melbourne clubs Ch 7 would think that's special.....
The interesting thing is the crows hawthorn and crows Geelong games have been the two highest rating Friday night games this year, by a fair margin, significantly bearing he Collingwood Richmond and hawthorn Richmond games. The Bulldogs north game was similar to those other Victorian games
Goes to show that people just want to see good footy, and it doesn't matter if it's the big Victorian clubs involved.
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Wed May 18, 2016 11:16 am
by Corona Man
Are they national viewing figures BMac, or SA only?
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Wed May 18, 2016 11:20 am
by Spargo
Corona Man wrote:Are they national viewing figures BMac, or SA only?
Nationally, Adel v Haw was well over a million viewers
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Wed May 18, 2016 12:08 pm
by bennymacca
Nationally
Figures from here. Can't find a better source
http://www.footyindustry.com/?cat=17Original article was on the afc site about the crows Hawks being the biggest national ratings all year and then I went digging for other ratings
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Wed May 18, 2016 12:13 pm
by Corona Man
bennymacca wrote:Nationally
Figures from here. Can't find a better source
http://www.footyindustry.com/?cat=17Original article was on the afc site about the crows Hawks being the biggest national ratings all year and then I went digging for other ratings
Hmmm, very interesting. I watch every Friday night game regardless of who is playing. In fact, I refuse to go out on Friday nights during the season, as I would rather veg out & watch the footy....If it is a crap game though, I may not get all the way til the final siren. That will depend a little also on the beer/wine count at that time of the evening.
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Wed May 18, 2016 12:16 pm
by bennymacca
Agreed. It is he one time slot that I almost always watch regardless of who is playing.
Those two crows games though, along with the dogs Bulldogs games, had a buzz about them that the others didn't imo. People want to see good footy.
I wouldn't mind seeing two Friday night games instead of two Saturday night. Would give some lesser clubs a chance to play on a bigger stage.
Ch7 would never allow that though because of the massive Friday night ratings
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Wed May 18, 2016 12:25 pm
by Corona Man
I guess the casual viewer has tuned in as the Crows had started the season very well, and games with both the Bulldogs & Hawthorn looked like (and were) better contests than the crap Richmond/Collingwood/Carlton games that had been dished up on a Friday night up until that point.
I have posted before, when do GWS get a crack at Friday night footy? I can't say I have ever watched a full GWS game, even when playing Hawthorn - thankfully I was doing other things when we played them last time....
Other than Stevie J, Shaw & Ward - I couldn't name too many GWS players....be good to know a little more about them before this September.
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Wed May 18, 2016 12:29 pm
by bennymacca
Agree they deserve a crack. And i reckon the ratings would still be good
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Wed May 18, 2016 12:35 pm
by JK
bennymacca wrote:Goes to show that people just want to see good footy, and it doesn't matter if it's the big Victorian clubs involved.
For me, thats bang on the money. I don't care if it's less fancied clubs (with all due respect) like say Brisbane v St Kilda (for example) so long as both clubs go full tilt and it's close I couldn't care who was playing.
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Wed May 18, 2016 12:57 pm
by bennymacca
That may be taking it a bit far haha. But north, Bulldogs, gws, Sydney, even Melbourne, are all much better to watch this year than Carlton and Richmond and Collingwood. And it should be reflected
I guess it's more "safe" to give it to those clubs rather than guess as to the fortunes of a Melbourne or a gws.
Re: Round 8, mate.
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Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:57 am
by Booney
Spargo wrote:PatowalongaPirate wrote:But the Afl have to crystal ball with the floating round as they have to announce it a few weeks earlier. What they think may happen in all probability might not eventuate. I just hope the Kangaroos don't tank again and cost the Crows a home final....
We won't be tanking for second spot
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Correct. No need for that is there? @Spargo
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