Syd V Melb Coverage

[midaro]

No free-to-air telecast in Victoria.
Please tell me we have decent radio coverage this time.

[CureTheSane]

I'll ay it again, for whoever from teh Swans or the AFL reads this forum.

I know there will be times when Fox Footy will be the only place for Victorians to watch a game.

When this happens, all we ask is radio coverage.

Personally, I may well miss this game like i did the Geelong game, simply because I couldn't be bothered organising friends to travel to a pub to see it.

Oh, and another point, for the love of God, Swans and AFL, post a list of the pubs who telecast Fox Footy for us.

The least you can do if you want us to watch...

[midaro]

It always prompts a "we can put a man on the moon.." type reaction with me.

[CureTheSane]

I got great responces from both the AFL and the Swans when I wrote to them.

Firstly, the AFL controls the broadcast rights, so the man on the moon rection is bs from them.

Things have improved.

The last two seasons before this we had to wait until round 3 to see the Swans play.
Last year that included practise matches.
And when it wasn't on TV, it usually wasn't on radio.

So things are better, but they can be much better considering that the AFL and the Swans both regard themselves are professional organisiations.

I'm sure Foxtel would be happy to provide a regularly updates list of venues to see the games if it meant more people would be watching their network.

Very basic stuff.

They want us to watch?
Tell us where to watch.

[ugg]

All AFL games have audio broadcasted live (or a bit delayed) on the AFL website, and is available to everyone for free.

[j s]

Originally posted by ugg
All AFL games have audio broadcasted live (or a bit delayed) on the AFL website, and is available to everyone for free.

Unfortunately not a good solution for those either have a slow link or pay by the hour or MB.

[Charlie]

Pathetic.

5 games - only 4 in Melbourne.

One game in the first 13 or something similar.

No coverage of 2 out of the first 5 matches.

Is there anybody out there who actually WANTS our Melbourne supporter base to remain?

You don't know what you have until it's gone.

Oh, but wait, they gave us a couple of practice matches and a cap!

[hammo]

I am sure the Swans asked the AFL for more games in Melbourne before the draw was put together, but were obviously knwcked back.

I guess that scenario didn't fit into the friendly draw the AFL likes to give Collingwood every year (only 1 trip to Perth etc).

[Charlie]

Originally posted by hammo
I am sure the Swans asked the AFL for more games in Melbourne before the draw was put together, but were obviously knwcked back.

Mate, I know you mean well, but it's so easy to mean well when it doesn't affect you.

Do people here realise how much it costs for Vic fans to go to 6 games? For that sixth game, we're talking:
- Tickets to match
- Travel, be it by road, rail or air
- Accomodation
- Food

It can quite easily approach $300.

[CureTheSane]

Charlie, you just gave a reason as to why Brisbane had a higher Vic membership in the other thread.
Here it is again...

Pathetic.

5 games - only 4 in Melbourne.

And if you want to blame someone for the lack of Vic games, I'd be looking at the Swans rather than the AFL.

IIRC 6 games in Melb was request #3 on a list were the first 2 requesta are gaurenteed

[Charlie]

Originally posted by CureTheSane
Charlie, you just gave a reason as to why Brisbane had a higher Vic membership in the other thread.
Here it is again...



And if you want to blame someone for the lack of Vic games, I'd be looking at the Swans rather than the AFL.

IIRC 6 games in Melb was request #3 on a list were the first 2 requesta are gaurenteed

Yeah, mate, I realise that. I've been arguing that the Swans aren't being coercive enough... that they could be doing more than simply putting in the request and saying 'well, we did ask...'

I guess when you get 12 games, plus a nice little day trip down the highway for a 13th, you don't realise how few 5 really is.

[Old Royboy]

Originally posted by Charlie
Pathetic.

5 games - only 4 in Melbourne.

See my response to the membership thread. GRO Roos and Dogs = 7 games in Melbourne and one in Geelong each year.

[sharpie]

Charlie, you'll get at least 1 extra game at the end of this season