Swans CH10 coverage

[Ajn]

9.30 will become 10.30-11.00 for sure, enabling ten to screen movies in the prime time slot. As for not a charity, they can't just have their cake and eat it. They got the GF, so what if they take a hit!

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by CureTheSane
This doesn't get me upset, it gets me frigging MAD!!!

Richard Colless deserves a real serve for almost endorsing reduced TV times for the Swans.

Interestingly the Sydney Kings pushed their telecasts back to 10:30 and the ratings increased. (?)

Obviously those who were at the match turned it on once they got home.

I know where Brycey is coming from, but to me I don't care when home games are shown. Because I'll be in the ground!

Yes, we should be pushing for live coverage. Perhaps there was a way of subsidising Channel 10 for its bad ratings on Saturday nights in Sydney.

Just make sure away matches are telecast live!

I honestly think this year will be a tough one. Sure Eddie and his maggots have worn away enough to undermine both the club and the AFL in trying to promote the game this year.

The scary thing is that I'm afraid that during the RU WC people will forget us. We'll just have to grit our teeth and tough it out. I'm sure we'll get 40000 against Essendon at Stadium Australia.

Then again you may get a few tourists in town having a squizz at this odd game we play down here.

"Swing low sweet Sherrins footy
Through the sticks for a Swans goal"

JF

JF

[Xie Shan]

Just make sure away matches are telecast live!

Or at least earlier than 9:30.....as a concession to the Sydney people who obviously can't go to the game.

9:30 isn't TOO bad - trouble is, I remember watching the finals last year at 9:30 and ch10 did a woeful job of editing in the commercials - I think a few minutes of a couple of the games were missed. They gave us the complete 1/2hr preamble and the game didn't finish until well after the scheduled time.

I think the RU WC is in Oct-Nov so hopefully it won't overshadow the local footy season.

[Triple B]

Look on the bright side.

If Ch 10 no longer want to broadcast until 9-30, the AFL should make them agree to allow Fox to broadcast live into Sydney to break the agreement.

If you don't have Fox and cannot get to the game, at least you don't get ads after every goal, thus missing goal replays, with a delayed telecast which should still finish around midnight (the time most of us are dragging our asses home anyway)

[Jimmy C]

We can't afford Fox at the moment (not a financial priority). Living in Victoria means that if there's no T.V/Radio broadcast I'll be waiting for progressive scores on the radio (grrr) or hanging around the AFL site, watching a screen update while listening to MP3's.

[swan_song]

I firmly believe that sydney responds better to 'glitz' than other capitals...hence the phenomenal success of the tina turner simply the best promo for rugby back whenever. show biz glitz...a theme they've sort of recaptured this year with the my team promo. What do we get from channel 10 by way of afl promo here, talking up the product? About the same as channel 7 did. In other words SFA, or very little at the best. The start of the afl season has hardly rated a mention here, but to be fair there are other considerations newswise at the moment. What is needed for afl in the sydney market, is some good advertising and promotion...
It was always the case that as the team has slipped from the 'high' of 96, the ratings and interest would drop off. Just look at the richmond trial match at the SCG a week or two ago...it was free (they still charged parking at moore park) but only about 1000 turned up...
Winning, combined with stirring 'glitzy' promo, is the key to increased interest/ratings in Sydney, nothing more.

[Mike_B]

It was actually around 2700, which to be fair, isn't too bad up here for a practice match. Go back to 96 and a practice match wouldn't have even drawn 1000. The fact is that even though our crowds are down in the past few years, the supporter base is much much stronger. I would say that over half our members now are with the club for good, no matter the results. Pre 96, there's no way we could be sure of having a solid if not spectacular supporter-base in terms of numbers.

[swan_song]

Mike, sorry to disagree, but if you (or anyone else) reckon there were 2700 there, I reckon u should get a job counting legs for the rugby league...
My point was that there was a very low turnout, almost finger countable, especially seeing it was free...those there were what I imagine are the dedicated core of swan supporters...and there wern't all that many of them...
Pre 96, of course, we had dreadful seasons under Bucky and Kinnear, and crowds were poor, but before that they were relatively healthy under Tom Hafey when the team was winning...
WIN and they will come!
Saw u there Gemma...

[Glenn]

Not ideal losing prime time Coverage, but looking at it from the viewpoint of TEN, I guess it all comes back to ratings... If Sydney are going along well and at the top or close to the top I am sure Ten would look at the decision again and move the games back into prime time