AFL 2014

[Simmo79]

Is that income for the leagues or their clubs or both?

[yob]

The AFL figure jives with income from the league not including clubs.

But there's no knowing their methods and whether they're consistent or not.

[yob]

Bit of agro in social media over North Melbourne's banner

https://twitter.com/vernievalentos/stat ... 88/photo/1

[Simmo79]

What's with the Thursday night games recently? Not the easiest night to maximise crowds

[yob]

Adelaide V Collingwood cracked 50k, so I don't think the evidence is there that it's impacting attendance. Overall I think the AFL thought they'd gain more in TV ratings than they would lose in attendance, and so far they're right.

Swans crowd may be a bit light, but not bad.

You know, I reckon the Adelaide based clubs could carve a bit of a niche for themselves with Thursday night games. Adelaide's workforce is very centralised on the CBD triangle bound to North Terrace. Not too many problems logistics wise with getting people there.

[yob]

37k+ at the SCG. Thursday night doesn't appear to be impacting attendance. And the ratings uplift is all cream off the top.

[cam]

Great crowd in Sydney tonight. Thursday night footy over Monday night footy it seems.
And Swans games at the SCG.

[kilonewton]

So, 2pm on a Saturday is the complete wrong time to play footy?

[yob]

So, 2pm on a Saturday is the complete wrong time to play footy?

They have an extra game each round, why not experiment with it?

What I think is most welcome is having enough available time slots that two matches aren't played at the same time. Far more people will watch a game on Thursday night live than the same fixture on replay at 10:30 Saturday night, after already having watched 3 games in a row.

[cam]

I'm unable to attend or watch any Saturday 2pm matches due to local footy commitments. I'm sure there are many others in the same position.

[Boba Fett]

While the eventual crowd was 37,000 (which incidentally was the highest attendance at the SCG since the semi-final in 2005), there was probably no more than 20-25k in their seats for the start of the game. The SCG is dreadfully difficult to get to by 7pm on a work-day. Particularly with Vivid on at the moment. Noticeably fewer kids at the game too I thought.

I reckon they would have cracked 40k if it had been on the weekend.

[yob]

There's always going to be a demographic that misses out on any given game. More variability in start times/days means a wider a cross section you can reach. If all games were at the same time and day all year there'd be groups that never get to attend.

I think mid week footy is a great idea provided it fits the context. Sydney IMO isn't the best option - access has been mentioned here. But Adelaide is a great option. Having worked in the transport system there, it's a simple fact that the easiest time to get in to the CBD is 5-6pm - all the traffic is jammed getting out, not in. Also, if a state specific public holiday is on then it's a no brainer to schedule either on the day or night before.

Some appreciate having a clean slate for a week end. a 3 hour football game doesn't take 3 hours, it takes your whole day which you could've spent lifestyling it up in the wilderness.

[yob]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-30/t ... t-a-winner

We'll be getting more Thursday games.

[yob]

Tune in for Port V Melbourne today if you want to get a look at Traeger Park (Alice Springs).

[gyfox]

Gorman in the frame for CEO of the Lions or Carlton after having taken a percentage of the sale price of the Wanderers. Have to smile at Caroline suggesting that the Wanderers have been a headache for GWS. We play in a different season. The "headache", if that is the correct term, is that the AFL are trying to start a team in part of the country where very few people care about their game and most that do are already welded on to the Swans. If its a "headache" then they will have it for a generation while they create a market for their product.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/l ... z33KF1bNUR