Port Adelaide 2016

[Corona Man]

I believe the deal to be announced tomorrow is with a Chinese Airline, sponsorship for Port Adelaide and direct flights from Adelaide to Beijing and couple of times a week.

Could potentially be Melbourne and Sydney people come to Adelaide to go direct to China.

Sounds like a winner for Ports.

Makes a bit more sense now with the whole Chinese broadcast of your game on Friday Night.

One of the Chinese airlines already operates out of Melbourne - South East China I think.... the mob that sponsor the Dees. So depending on whereabouts in China you are heading, via Adelaide may become an option.

[valleys07]

I believe the deal to be announced tomorrow is with a Chinese Airline, sponsorship for Port Adelaide and direct flights from Adelaide to Beijing and couple of times a week.

Could potentially be Melbourne and Sydney people come to Adelaide to go direct to China.

Sounds like a winner for Ports.

Yep. I have heard China Southern Airlines.

[MW]

I have work colleagues who have travelled on this airline...fair to say I would prefer to pay the extra and use Qantas or Singapore Airlines. Unless of course they have upgraded their fleet.

[Jim05]

I believe the deal to be announced tomorrow is with a Chinese Airline, sponsorship for Port Adelaide and direct flights from Adelaide to Beijing and couple of times a week.

Could potentially be Melbourne and Sydney people come to Adelaide to go direct to China.

Sounds like a winner for Ports.

Yep. I have heard China Southern Airlines.

That's not a bad airline.
Was hoping it wasn't Air China they are terrible

[Booney]

CCTV, China Central Television, will broadcast the Round 5 Port v Geelong game live into China.

It broadcasts to nearly 1 billion people. One. Billion.

High rating programs, typically the soap opera type programs have regular viewing audiences of 35 million.

A national ping pong final once had an estimated 400 million people watch it.

Knock David Koch all you like but he said the plan was to take Port Adelaide to the world, this is one big step towards doing so. With the airline deal and the potential exposure to a market of that size, good things could happen for Port Adelaide from this.

Well done, Kochie.

[Corona Man]

^ just think, if Port can "capture" just 0.00001% of that population and come up with a membership deal for them...... $$$$ Ca-ching $$$$

[valleys07]

^ just think, if Port can "capture" just 0.00001% of that population and come up with a membership deal for them...... $$$$ Ca-ching $$$$

Member Numbers 11/4/16- 59,000
Member Numbers 11/4/18- 859,000

[The Bedge]

^ just think, if Port can "capture" just 0.00001% of that population and come up with a membership deal for them...... $$$$ Ca-ching $$$$

Member Numbers 11/4/16- 59,000
Member Numbers 11/4/18- 859,000

Well when you put it like that.. has Eddie McGuire approved this venture? Surely Collingwood should be allowed to do this first?

[Wedgie]

I believe the deal to be announced tomorrow is with a Chinese Airline, sponsorship for Port Adelaide and direct flights from Adelaide to Beijing and couple of times a week.

Could potentially be Melbourne and Sydney people come to Adelaide to go direct to China.

Sounds like a winner for Ports.

Why would people from Sydney or Melbourne fly via here when they can already fly direct?

[MW]

I believe the deal to be announced tomorrow is with a Chinese Airline, sponsorship for Port Adelaide and direct flights from Adelaide to Beijing and couple of times a week.

Could potentially be Melbourne and Sydney people come to Adelaide to go direct to China.

Sounds like a winner for Ports.

Why would people from Sydney or Melbourne fly via here when they can already fly direct?

$ China southern very cheap

[Wedgie]

I believe the deal to be announced tomorrow is with a Chinese Airline, sponsorship for Port Adelaide and direct flights from Adelaide to Beijing and couple of times a week.

Could potentially be Melbourne and Sydney people come to Adelaide to go direct to China.

Sounds like a winner for Ports.

Why would people from Sydney or Melbourne fly via here when they can already fly direct?

$ China southern very cheap

China Southern already flies directly in and out of Sydney and Melbourne to/from China.

[valleys07]

Perhaps its a direct route in and out of Adelaide, in addition to the existing Melbourne and Sydney routes.

[Wedgie]

Perhaps its a direct route in and out of Adelaide, in addition to the existing Melbourne and Sydney routes.

That's be my guess.

[whufc]

I believe the deal to be announced tomorrow is with a Chinese Airline, sponsorship for Port Adelaide and direct flights from Adelaide to Beijing and couple of times a week.

Could potentially be Melbourne and Sydney people come to Adelaide to go direct to China.

Sounds like a winner for Ports.

Yep. I have heard China Southern Airlines.

It's on the back of the work Port Community Ltd and in particular Paul Van Der Berg did with taking the indidinous academy over to China last year (I think it was in 15)

[valleys07]

Port Adelaide signs a 3 year deal with Chinese Developer Shanghai Cred:

http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2 ... nghai-cred

[Booney]

Port Adelaide to play a Premiership season game in Chine in 2017!

A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING has been signed between Port Adelaide, the AFL and the Power’s new partner Shanghai Cred Real Estate to play a premiership season game in China in 2017.

The agreement was witnessed by the Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in his first act in China as Australia’s leader.

The Memorandum will see all parties endeavour to stage a match in China next year, and to support China Central Television (CCTV) in broadcasting AFL coverage in China and the Power’s Chinese social media accounts on WeChat and Weibo.

Importantly for the Power's Australian fan base, Port Adelaide will not sacrifice a home game at the Adelaide Oval to play in China next year.

The agreement, which follows a multi-million-dollar partnership signed earlier on Tuesday between Port Adelaide and Shanghai Cred, will also see Port Adelaide become the key promotor of the game in China with the support of the AFL.

The Power will run school and Auskick programs in China, as well as support university programs in Guangzhou.

“Today is a day that has been the culmination of a lot of hard work and to be honest, a day that many thought would never happen,” Port Adelaide chief executive Keith Thomas said in Shanghai on Tuesday.

“I’m incredibly proud to have a signed a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Port Adelaide Football Club that ensures we will do everything possible to play a game for premiership points here in Shanghai as early as next season.

“Only last week we announced a landmark partnership with CCTV to broadcast three Port Adelaide game into China, along with a 25-week documentary series. We see today’s announcement as another important step in bringing the people of Australia and China together through a mutual passion for sport.

“Our partnership with CCTV is more than just entertainment; it is about understanding. Through our regular AFL programs on CCTV, the viewers in China will see more of Australia and learn more about our culture and Australian life.”

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan was in attendance at the event and said the AFL would support Port Adelaide’s desire to play a premiership season game in China next year.

“Port Adelaide, through the efforts of chairman David Koch and chief executive Keith Thomas, has done much outstanding work in the last four years to rebuild its position and profile within our competition,” he said.

“The club has now taken another significant step forwards with its move into China, to further expand its supporter base and build the wider exposure of the club and our game beyond Australia with its commitment to support school and university programs in Shanghai, Guangzhou, along with current AFL programs in China.

“The AFL will work with Port Adelaide to explore all available options to take a first game for premiership points into China.”

http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2 ... 0_40783841

[bennymacca]

So this might be instead of the Port Melbourne game in Darwin?

Interesting idea, but i just don't see AFL having the ability to expand overseas

[Booney]

Port will also, along with the AFL, send a "Winners" ( old Drew Morphett show ) style program to CCTV ( Central China TV ) each week wrapping up the 9 AFL games.

[The Bedge]

Interesting idea, but i just don't see AFL having the ability to expand overseas

Why not? You're talking about one of the most advanced & wealthiest countries in the world.

[Booney]

So this might be instead of the Port Melbourne game in Darwin?

Interesting idea, but i just don't see AFL having the ability to expand overseas

I don't see the AFL having teams from outside of Australia play in it, for sure. But how many NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB merchandise items are purchased in Australia every year? We don't have any teams in those competitions but we sure are interested.

Why not get a lazy 100 million Chinese interested in the game, get them to Australia and create sponsorship opportunities?