AFL 360 - (and other Foxtel footy programs)

[mighty_tiger_79]

With the Saints currently 1 win, 1 draw, 8 losses and a daunting trip west to play the Eagles this week - don’t be surprised if Richardson pulls the pin on his regular Monday night gig, sooner rather than later.

If you think the Saints may go through winless......a juicy $38 with a multi of backing them to lose h2h.
Interesting.... the saints are favs over Blues in the friday night blockbuster in a few weeks

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[Rik E Boy]

**** Carlton on Friday night football. Can't think of a worse team to watch. Their game plan is drag the opposition down to their level. Might give the Swans and Sainters games a miss in the coming weeks.

regards,

REB

[bennymacca]

**** Carlton on Friday night football. Can't think of a worse team to watch. Their game plan is drag the opposition down to their level. Might give the Swans and Sainters games a miss in the coming weeks.

regards,

REB

Geelong might be the second worst team in the comp to watch at the moment too

[Bum Crack]

**** Carlton on Friday night football. Can't think of a worse team to watch. Their game plan is drag the opposition down to their level. Might give the Swans and Sainters games a miss in the coming weeks.

regards,

REB

Geelong might be the second worst team in the comp to watch at the moment too

Yeah they're definitely not what they were. Saturday night was a shit fest between two shit teams.

[Brodlach]

TV viewing down 13% so far this year

[Jim05]

TV viewing down 13% so far this year

And NRL trending the other way and is on track to take over from the AFL as the most watched sporting comp in Australia. Would think Gil would be a tad concerned

[Brodlach]

NRL down 6% this year

[LMA]

Netball up 20%. More contact and less whistle blowing than the AFL, rules equally as confusing

[Brodlach]

Would that thought Netball would be up more considering all games are now live free to air

[Jim05]

NRL down 6% this year

The figure I saw said it was down 0.3% only which would mean that if that trend carries through to the end of the season the NRL should come out on top

[Brodlach]

NRL down 6% this year

The figure I saw said it was down 0.3% only which would mean that if that trend carries through to the end of the season the NRL should come out on top

I think it was 6.3%, the radio was also quoting that tonight too

[Jim05]

https://amp.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-on ... 4zhsd.html

At the halfway mark of the season, the NRL is set to eclipse the AFL as the most watched football code on TV in 2018. If current trends continue, the NRL will have a higher premiership season audience than the AFL for the first time since 2011.

The Oztam ratings relate only to club games in both codes and, with State of Origin matches always represented in the top five most watched programs on TV, rugby league is headed for a historic season.

The quality of play in both codes has its critics, with NRL games too stop-start via a referee blitz and AFL games marred by congestion at the ball, resulting in scoring being the lowest in 50 years.

However, most NRL games are decided in the final minutes, while the result of many AFL games is determined by the beginning of the final quarter.

Rugby league’s dominance occurs at a time cumulative TV ratings in the Australian market have experienced a disturbing 8.9 percent decline for the first half of 2018.

Compared to 2017, AFL TV ratings are falling even faster ... down 13.9 percent to the end of round 9, while the NRL season, which began two weeks earlier, has recorded a drop of only 0.6 percent to the end of round 11.

Significantly, comparing TV time slots where NRL games are shown, with programs on other networks, the overall national TV market is down 4.7 percent, meaning NRL is holding its ground.

The cumulative live audience for NRL games in Australia has been 43.0 million for the first 11 Rounds, compared to 43.3m last year. The AFL’s cumulative live audience is 36.9m for its first 9 rounds, compared to 42.9m last year.

The average free-to-air Audience for the NRL is 612,689 in 2018, compared to 317,003 for the AFL. The AFL will say that it has cross-over timeslots and doesn’t go free to air with the same games nationally, but the raw numbers show that NRL is dominant.

The average subscription TV audience (Foxtel) for the NRL is 244,853 in 2018, compared to 180,387 for the AFL.

The TV data confirms what State of Origin has demonstrated this past decade – Queensland is a rugby league state.


The Broncos are the highest-watched team across the NRL and AFL nationally (744,103 average free-to-air and 274,619 average subscription), while the North Queensland Cowboys rate third for free-to-air (722,922 average) and fourth for subscription TV (258,826 average).

This is despite the Broncos' erratic form and the Cowboys' lowly position on the premiership ladder.

The two lowest-watched teams nationally (across both AFL and NRL) are the AFL’s two Queensland teams, the Gold Coast Suns (93,510 FTA average and 97,765 subscription average) and Brisbane Lions (95,510 FTA average and 97,765 subscription average). They are the least popular of 34 teams across both codes.

The average Queensland-wide audience of the Broncos (325,494 per game) and Cowboys (311,321 per game) is nearly 10 times the size of the Queensland-wide audience of the Brisbane Lions (40,778 per game) or the Gold Coast Suns (34,365 per game)

[Dutchy]

Dud Friday night games have been a major factor I would think, wonder if they break it down to the time slots that are behind last year?

[carey]

Laying down yelling at ‘The Lowdown’ screaming at the TV when the Mrs rolls in and says “I Don’t know why you watch this show, all you do is just go on and on about it, maybe you’re the idiot for continuing to watch it not them”

I had nothing to reply.

Well played love, well played.

[Booney]

Dud Friday night games have been a major factor I would think, wonder if they break it down to the time slots that are behind last year?

A shit FNF fixture hasn't been helped by the C7 coverage I reckon.

The antics of the FNF crew are tiresome at best. Roaming Brian, seriously, does anyone give a shit about that? I know it's after the game but I previously enjoyed the wash up of the night.

Ling calling anything is just awful, Bruce filling up BT's boots sickens me.

[Dutchy]

Yeah a bit like Ch9's cricket they haven't really changed the format or with the generations. trying to make Basil the next Bruce has failed miserably.

I can't believe there is no younger play by play talent around the commentary circles, including radio. There are some new voices on Foxtel coverage but I guess Ch7 play it safe with the same old voices.

[The Dark Knight]

Dud Friday night games have been a major factor I would think, wonder if they break it down to the time slots that are behind last year?

A shit FNF fixture hasn't been helped by the C7 coverage I reckon.

The antics of the FNF crew are tiresome at best. Roaming Brian, seriously, does anyone give a shit about that? I know it's after the game but I previously enjoyed the wash up of the night.

Ling calling anything is just awful, Bruce filling up BT's boots sickens me.

It has become cringeworthy to watch with the way they carry on. I've find myself losing interest in Friday night footy this season.

[Brodlach]

Me too and it’s purely from listening to the commentary

I can watch a shit game, hell I watch B and C grade local footy, but I cannot stand the commentary

[mighty_tiger_79]

Yeah a bit like Ch9's cricket they haven't really changed the format or with the generations. trying to make Basil the next Bruce has failed miserably.

I can't believe there is no younger play by play talent around the commentary circles, including radio. There are some new voices on Foxtel coverage but I guess Ch7 play it safe with the same old voices.

Brenton Yates is the best play by play commentator Ive heard. He calls it as it is, doesnt try to predict what might happen.
Been a while since ive listened to a MMM broadcast so not sure how good it is now

[Spargo]

Fox Footy just do it so much better. Their commentary team is excellent, their halftime/post match panel is so much more professional. Don’t get me wrong, they have plenty of laughs too - just not school yard stuff though.