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Is anything happening with Tom Wills Oval? I think that would be the best location for AFLW games. Henson Park is convenient for me personally -- a short stroll to Gadigal or Central Stations, 7 or 5 minutes to Sydenham Station, then an easy walk -- but is inconvenient for many out west...

I want them to stay in Homebush and think they will. -- You get a better view of the game at Engie Stadium. Even the lesser seats give a decent view, whereas at the SCG it seems you're almost below ground level in some parts (you get a good view from the stands at both stadiums). -- Homebush is...

I think they are every chance to be there or there abouts again next year. I hate to bring up umpiring because it just looks like sour grapes and also detracts from the opponent who is very worthy of staying alive, but it seemed pretty clear from the way the game was umpired that the AFL is...

I love our main game style. It is great fun to watch, which is important in building our crowds. I don't want it to change much. But winning is also important for building our crowds, and to win we need to improve our B plan for those periods in the game when it is necessary to preserve energy...

The AFL may not mind the capacity constraint for now. Repeated SCG sellouts would nudge new fans towards attending Giants games instead.

I counted the seats on the Ticketmaster map, bay by bay. I'd done it previously, I think for a home and away game, but this time there is more detail in the map (mainly the rooms). What I counted previously, I double-checked this time. The total number of seats shown on the map, at least...

For anyone trying to guess at the progress of ticket sales, here is a breakdown of the stadium capacity to the extent that it can be gleaned from Ticketmaster's seating map. Guessing the progress is still difficult, of course, because it is not always clear if greyed out seats have been...

Like others, I'm thinking 2nd > 4th > 3rd. But none of these positions would be terrible. We can play a home prelim in Sydney by winning in week 1. Failing that, if we finish 2nd or 3rd, we can play a prelim in Sydney (albeit as the away team) if the Swans win in week 1 and we win at home in...

So, will Nine Entertainment’s Australian Financial Review report 'AFL grand final thriller trounced by Matildas still outrates NRL grand final thriller' or will its independent journalists let that one through to the keeper?

You may have nailed it here.

If the AFL plans to bring in Canberra as a twentieth team after Tasmania as the nineteenth (which hopefully is the case), the current giants situation probably makes sense. Sharing giants games between western Sydney and Canberra helps ride out the 20+ years it takes to seed support in western...

It's because the minor premier had the right to challenge if anyone other than the minor premier won in week 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_finals_system#Second_amended_Argus_system

The longer the situation lasts, the more we are likely to see these kinds of calls coming from industry in general. The limits on a currency-issuing government are not financial. It can spend in nominal terms without limit (which is not to say that it should). The relevant questions concern...

For people considering shelling out hard earned to get to Melbourne to watch a prelim at prelim prices, it should be a great experience in many ways, but just be aware that the game is likely to be manufactured to a certain degree one way or the other. The umpiring we get may partly be...

I wonder that as well. The AFL talking points can sometimes seem too clever by half. Some people actually take them to heart.

For what it's worth, those two completely empty stands only account for 1,899 seats. I was hoping for 20k plus, but it was enough of a crowd to give a good atmosphere, and the game itself exceeded expectations IMO. Thought the day was fantastic.

Hopefully you're right, but even if the media release is accurate, the total number of seats available to the public is unclear. A year or two back in an effort to determine whether the reported attendances were accurate (I believe they are, people appear to overestimate the proportion of seats...

As disheartening as the game itself was, getting a crowd of 11,741 in those conditions was a great effort. Well done to everyone who turned up.

Yes, exactly right IMO. Reading Rule 17.6.3 of the Laws of the Game clears a lot up and seems consistent with how the umpires are adjudicating. The key when the ball comes out but the player has no prior appears to be whether or not, in the view of the umpire, the player "elects" to dispose...

For Saturday, a 5 to 5:30 start is probably the sweet spot ratings wise. Late enough that people can be home in time to watch. Early enough that people can still head out afterwards. The limited evidence to date supports this. There are obviously pros and cons to whatever is decided. It will...

Interesting. Seems it would have to factor in to rights negotiations, but maybe not. For Friday nights, equal average figures for the competing football broadcasts would in itself be enough to give Seven about a 4 percent lead on national audience share.

I couldn't get access to the article, so this might already have been dealt with, but another factor often mentioned on this board is the different length of broadcasts, which means that Seven will gain more than Nine in ratings share if the average ratings figures for the AFL and NRL happen to...

One thought I had while watching West Coast beat Melbourne was how mournful Gerard and Robbo would be on AFL 360 throughout grand final week. I thought the AFL media was poor in general this year. With the grand finalists in particular, the media badly underestimated West Coast and rarely...

The Vic media talked up Carlton before the season and tipped West Coast to miss finals ... So if they write us off, it could be our year. ;-)

From a narrow TV ratings perspective, at minimum they need to move to a Saturday twilight grand final. But they shouldn't do it unless and until Seven pays more for it. It's not even clear that Saturday twilight or night will help all that much because Saturday full stop is a serious handicap...

Collingwood have some highly talented players who IMO tend to be underrated in the media and by opposition supporters, probably reflecting the standard anti-Collingwood sentiment. The talent in their premiership teams of 1990 and 2010 was also underrated. In a funny way, this may help them fly...

:) Yeah, it's not a big deal. They do similar with the Melbourne basketball team and a couple of other semi-regular segments. Can't help thinking that the Melbourne-centrism is not a great look if the aim is for AF to be a national game. It also gives the impression that the show neither has...

In general, the show has been disappointing this season. Far too many lazy-option guest segments that last for far too long.

Why do AFL360 have segments devoted to plugging the Storm? They do this fairly often. If RL is a relevant topic for the show, then presumably the other competing teams (Roosters, Sharks, Rabbitohs) should also be given plugs. Or if, more likely, RL is not a relevant topic for the show, the...

Agree that Nine have been better for the NRL than Seven have been for the AFL. This is probably just a reflection of where the two networks sit at the moment, with Seven dominant most weeks. It's not out of any good-naturedness that Nine shows some NRL games (Storm only) on the main channel in...