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Postby Booney » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:08 pm

JUST two days after its 147th birthday, the Port Adelaide Football Club will make history as the host of the historic first AFL Premiership Season game in China.

The Power will travel to Shanghai’s Jiangwan Stadium to play the Gold Coast Suns on Sunday 14 May, in a game that will be broadcast back into Australia by host telecast partner Channel 7.

The game, which has been the product of more than two years’ work by Port Adelaide in conjunction with the AFL and the Government of South Australia, follows on from Port Adelaide’s successful development of a broadcast rights deal with China’s national broadcaster CCTV to show AFL football to the world’s most populous nation during the 2016 season.

The Round 5 Anzac Round game was the most-watched minor round game in the history of the AFL, drawing almost 4 million viewers between China and Australia alone.

Supporting the game will be moves by key partners to strengthen ties to Australia’s primary trading partner.

The Ausgold Mining Group – a gold and copper-ore mining exploration and development company with interests in Western Australia, Queensland and Broken Hill – is the official game day partner for the match.

Port Adelaide chairman David Koch said the success of the foray is the result of a two-year target to play premiership season football in China, as well as a longer strategy to establish a footprint in Australia’s northern neighbour.

Playing in China is expected to open new commercial opportunities for the Power as it helps expand the global footprint of Australian football through game participation in addition to an annual match.

That financial opportunity is something that the Power has identified as key to growing into one of the southern hemisphere’s premier sports clubs.

“This is a moment many people thought would never happen, let alone as soon as 2017,” said Mr Koch.

“The AFL will become the first elite foreign competition to play a regular season game for points in China, beating the likes of the NBA, English Premier League, Major League Baseball and NFL. That is a monumental achievement in itself and speaks volumes of the strength of the relationship between our two nations.

“This is so much more significant that just playing a game for premiership points on foreign soil. This is a landmark moment in the development of Australia’s sporting, cultural, political, economic and tourism ties with China.

“The appetite for AFL football in China is even stronger than we could have imagined when Port Adelaide began forging relationships there.”

Fans will be able to see this historic first premiership season game in China with tailored travel packages. Tickets to the game will be released closer to the date, with fans able to register their interest for an advanced ticket release notification.
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby valleys07 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:22 pm

Fantastic news, and well done to everyone involved in getting this to happen!

Surely a bye for both sides will be scheduled for the following week. Looking forward to the fixture release to see how it all ties together.
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby daysofourlives » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:22 pm

Who's going to China, the power or the sanfl team? That press release gives the impression its the sanfl side
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Dutchy » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:25 pm

valleys07 wrote:Fantastic news, and well done to everyone involved in getting this to happen!

Surely a bye for both sides will be scheduled for the following week. Looking forward to the fixture release to see how it all ties together.


AFL have said no byes.
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Booney » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:28 pm

Fair chance this will coincide with last years announcement by the state government that there will be direct flights Adelaide > China with China Southern Airlines.

If that's the case I'd say fly home Monday and both sides will get Sunday fixtures at home the next week, probably a twilight one for one side and late afternoon for the other.
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Rik E Boy » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:29 pm

daysofourlives wrote:Who's going to China, the power or the sanfl team? That press release gives the impression its the sanfl side


Crows Lite going to China. The Port we once knew is long gone.

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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Booney » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:30 pm

Rik E Boy wrote:
daysofourlives wrote:Who's going to China, the power or the sanfl team? That press release gives the impression its the sanfl side


Crows Lite going to China. The Port we once knew is long gone.

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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby valleys07 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:33 pm

Booney wrote:
Rik E Boy wrote:
daysofourlives wrote:Who's going to China, the power or the sanfl team? That press release gives the impression its the sanfl side


Crows Lite going to China. The Port we once knew is long gone.

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Don't feed it. although I expect it to fade away now anyway. ;)


It took just 14 minutes for the first (of many) troll posts.

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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Rik E Boy » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:34 pm

valleys07 wrote:
Booney wrote:
Rik E Boy wrote:
daysofourlives wrote:Who's going to China, the power or the sanfl team? That press release gives the impression its the sanfl side


Crows Lite going to China. The Port we once knew is long gone.

regards,

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Don't feed it. although I expect it to fade away now anyway. ;)


It took just 14 minutes for the first (of many) troll posts.

Getting in quick it seems.


Come on Valleys. It's the off season. :D

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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby valleys07 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:34 pm

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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Jim05 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:47 pm

Booney wrote:Fair chance this will coincide with last years announcement by the state government that there will be direct flights Adelaide > China with China Southern Airlines.

If that's the case I'd say fly home Monday and both sides will get Sunday fixtures at home the next week, probably a twilight one for one side and late afternoon for the other.

China Southern don't go direct to Shanghai though. They are based out of Guangzhou so would require a flight change and a bit of stuffing around. I don't think Adelaide has any direct flights to Shanghai as far as I know
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Booney » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:55 pm

Jim05 wrote:
Booney wrote:Fair chance this will coincide with last years announcement by the state government that there will be direct flights Adelaide > China with China Southern Airlines.

If that's the case I'd say fly home Monday and both sides will get Sunday fixtures at home the next week, probably a twilight one for one side and late afternoon for the other.

China Southern don't go direct to Shanghai though. They are based out of Guangzhou so would require a flight change and a bit of stuffing around. I don't think Adelaide has any direct flights to Shanghai as far as I know


Correct, about 2 hours. The main thing is Adelaide > mainland China direct, no stop in Singapore.

One away game I won't be looking at going to. :lol:
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Booney » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:58 pm

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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Brodlach » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:07 pm

Dutchy wrote:
valleys07 wrote:Fantastic news, and well done to everyone involved in getting this to happen!

Surely a bye for both sides will be scheduled for the following week. Looking forward to the fixture release to see how it all ties together.


AFL have said no byes.

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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby am Bays » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:09 pm

Crown Casinos to be the match day sponsor, entertainment services....????
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Jim05 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:15 pm

Booney wrote:
Jim05 wrote:
Booney wrote:Fair chance this will coincide with last years announcement by the state government that there will be direct flights Adelaide > China with China Southern Airlines.

If that's the case I'd say fly home Monday and both sides will get Sunday fixtures at home the next week, probably a twilight one for one side and late afternoon for the other.

China Southern don't go direct to Shanghai though. They are based out of Guangzhou so would require a flight change and a bit of stuffing around. I don't think Adelaide has any direct flights to Shanghai as far as I know


Correct, about 2 hours. The main thing is Adelaide > mainland China direct, no stop in Singapore.

One away game I won't be looking at going to. :lol:

True, although a little pedantic as Cathay Pacific fly direct to Hong Kong and I would easily rate them as the best airline going to that part of the world. I love the area so I would definitely go if you were playing us
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby am Bays » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:23 pm

Titus O'Reily: "People of Australia, friends don't send friends Port Adelaide and the Suns."
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Lightning McQueen » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:40 pm

Will the scoreboard be in English or all sorts of hashtag and pi like symbols?
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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby am Bays » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:44 pm

Lightning McQueen wrote:Will the scoreboard be in Engrish or all sorts of hashtag and pi rike symbols?


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Re: Port Adelaide 2017

Postby Lightning McQueen » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:46 pm

am Bays wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:Will the scoreboard be in Engrish or all sorts of hashtag and pi rike symbols?


edited for accuracy

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