Next TV rights deal effect on Swans

[barry]

If the swans have a couple of good years, and the Saturday night TV ratings become sustainable (which they probably are already),
I think 10 will ask for more Swans games on Saturday night both home and away. (Ditto with Brisbane).
Ideally 10 would want to have saturday night footy, every saturday night for programming consistancy. So the swans could end up playing, say, 18 sat night games, with the other 4 nigts made up of "blockbusters", GF replays, etc, which might rate a bit in Sydney.

We could end up being the night specialists.

[Ganjaman]

Bring it on. It would be good from where I am. A fair way from both Sydney and Melbourne. We like getting too a few a games a year and saturday nighters are always easier.

[ScottH]

Well Ch. 10 missed out on the close match tonite. The hawks forgot to turn up in Bris.

[Beaussie]

Saturday night games would be fine with me. I can't stand the 1pm starts on a Sunday just to fit in with Channel 9's NRL commitments.

Channel 10 has been fantastic for footy in NSW and QLD. I just hope the AFL realise this.

[Bart]

Originally posted by Beaussie
Saturday night games would be fine with me. I can't stand the 1pm starts on a Sunday just to fit in with Channel 9's NRL commitments.

Do remember us families with little 'uns. We need some Sundays to ensure the next generation of Swans fans

[stellation]

I don't want to get into a cash for comments situation at all, but I would like to see a commitment for general coverage of AFL in non-AFL states. Paul Bevan's Rising Star nomination was way down in the sports report on Ch10 even though it came early/mid week when not much else was happening. Also on Sports Tonight last night there was a couple of long stories about the NSW vs. ACT rara match but all the coverage for the two AFL games that night was just the times they were being televised...

Seems a pretty minor thing, but to attract/keep new supporters for the code in general there needs to be better coverage in the generailst sports areas instead of requiring the newcomers to actively seek out AFL content...

[aflconvert]

Originally posted by Bart
Do remember us families with little 'uns. We need some Sundays to ensure the next generation of Swans fans

Agree with that one . And its not just families with littlies who prefer day games.

What can be better than a sunny Sunday afternoon at the footy ?

Nothing !!

[Destructive]

Re: Next TV rights deal effect on Swans

Originally posted by barry
If the swans have a couple of good years, and the Saturday night TV ratings become sustainable (which they probably are already),
I think 10 will ask for more Swans games on Saturday night both home and away. (Ditto with Brisbane).
Ideally 10 would want to have saturday night footy, every saturday night for programming consistancy. So the swans could end up playing, say, 18 sat night games, with the other 4 nigts made up of "blockbusters", GF replays, etc, which might rate a bit in Sydney.

We could end up being the night specialists.

Saturday nights for me would be great. It would mean that I stay at my parents after the game & go home Sunday morning. I like getting home at lunchtime instead of in the dark.

[Beaussie]

Originally posted by aflconvert
What can be better than a sunny Sunday afternoon at the footy ?

Nothing !!

A night game on a fine night with an electric atmosphere. Have you not noticed that the atmosphere at night games is much better? Perhaps it is the fact that there are a lot more drunks in the outer

[Damien]

I am a fan of the night games. Love them, especially Friday nights. (Think Essendon a few years back at the SCG was outrlast Friday night home game?) We lost, but a great atmosphere in the rain.

For day games I prefer Saturday arvo - but I know that this will never happen in Sydney. I am not a huge fan of Sunday afternoon games, maybe because when we have finished singing the song, I remember I have 5 days of work coming up!.

[robbieando]

Originally posted by aflconvert
Agree with that one . And its not just families with littlies who prefer day games.

What can be better than a sunny Sunday afternoon at the footy ?

Nothing !!

Yep, a sunny Saturday afternoon at the footy

[blinddog]

A few nite games are OK but come next year I will be rethinking my family membership. This year there is only 4 Sunday Games

[Barry Schneider]

Originally posted by Beaussie
A night game on a fine night with an electric atmosphere. Have you not noticed that the atmosphere at night games is much better? Perhaps it is the fact that there are a lot more drunks in the outer

I don't sit in the outer.

[Schneidergirl]

Originally posted by Damien
I am a fan of the night games. Love them, especially Friday nights. (Think Essendon a few years back at the SCG was outrlast Friday night home game?) We lost, but a great atmosphere in the rain.

ERGH! That sticks in my mind as ONE of the worst matches I have been to. Straight from work - in corporate attire, no water proof clothing, standing up in the bar in the MA Noble stand. Please lets not ever do the Friday night matches again (unless it's a public holiday).

I prefer afternoon matches because there aren't as many drunks around. Saying that though, I do agree there is a lot of atmosphere at the night matches because of the drunks!