Mega Thread 2024 Media & Miscellaneous Thread

[Mr Cheese]

I know Melbourne were bad, but I feel like Freo has missed out on praise for what it did on the weekend

Stone Cold Stats with Mark Stone - Wide World of Sports 6PR

Listen to former AFL Assistant Coach Mark Stone break down last weeks round of football with a focus on our WA teams and what worked and what didn't for the Eagles and Dockers.

omny.fm

Nice bit on here. Acknowledges Melbourne were shit, but gives Freo credit for why. Interesting bit about blocking at stoppages too (back facing vs front on) based on Harley Reid not dealing with the tag well.

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[FreoGirl]

Stone Cold Stats with Mark Stone - Wide World of Sports 6PR

Listen to former AFL Assistant Coach Mark Stone break down last weeks round of football with a focus on our WA teams and what worked and what didn't for the Eagles and Dockers.

omny.fm

Nice bit on here. Acknowledges Melbourne were shit, but gives Freo credit for why. Interesting bit about blocking at stoppages too (back facing vs front on) based on Harley Reid not dealing with the tag well.

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thanks for that

 

[stax on the mull]

Six games of AFL broadcast on free to air TV this round plus a game of WAFL with a very exciting finish.

Sure I took a look at 5 minutes of the quality of the St Kilda vs Gold Coast game and decided I would only come back for the close finish and the same with WC vs North, but how does the average sports bozo with a pay TV subscription get through so much sport to get bang for their buck.

 

[FreoGirl]

Six games of AFL broadcast on free to air TV this round plus a game of WAFL with a very exciting finish.

Sure I took a look at 5 minutes of the quality of the St Kilda vs Gold Coast game and decided I would only come back for the close finish and the same with WC vs North, but how does the average sports bozo with a pay TV subscription get through so much sport to get bang for their buck.

if we win, we watch all the replays and the footy shows like On the Couch

normally we get cricket coverage as well

during footy season we are usually gardening, and will come in side for a break to see the scores etc

 

[stax on the mull]

if we win, we watch all the replays and the footy shows like On the Couch

normally we get cricket coverage as well

during footy season we are usually gardening, and will come in side for a break to see the scores etc

All the Freo relevant stuff on those Footy shows usually get posted on the Freo website anyway. I can watch Footy Classified for the 15 second reference to the Dockers.

 

[FreoGirl]

All the Freo relevent stuff on those Footy shows

it's been a very disappointing year, so far

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Six games of AFL broadcast on free to air TV this round plus a game of WAFL with a very exciting finish.

Sure I took a look at 5 minutes of the quality of the St Kilda vs Gold Coast game and decided I would only come back for the close finish and the same with WC vs North, but how does the average sports bozo with a pay TV subscription get through so much sport to get bang for their buck.

If one lives out of WA, it is the only way to see Freo games
Kayo is such sh1t i seriously considered giving it up & going 2 a pub to watch Freo games

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[gaskin]

but how does the average sports bozo with a pay TV subscription get through so much sport to get bang for their buck.

I watch more than AFL. It is also nice to actually be able to see goal replays and analysis instead of ads as well. $30 a month for for Kayo for the AFL, NRL, F1, NFL, College Football, and associated shows is good value to me. Not to mention being able to watch replays of any game this season as well as previous seasons whenever I want is fantastic. It helps with missing footy during the off season.

 

[freodog]

If one lives out of WA, it is the only way to see Freo games
Kayo is such sh1t i seriously considered giving it up & going 2 a pub to watch Freo games

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I've never had a problem with Kayo. I think it's a great service either at home using my Wifi or out in public using mobile data. If it's not working might be worth checking your internet service.

I did the pub thing before getting Kayo but then worked out once I buy a couple of beers and maybe some food. There is my monthly subscription and convenience of being at home was worth it for me.

 

[Purpletown]

Six games of AFL broadcast on free to air TV this round plus a game of WAFL with a very exciting finish.

Sure I took a look at 5 minutes of the quality of the St Kilda vs Gold Coast game and decided I would only come back for the close finish and the same with WC vs North, but how does the average sports bozo with a pay TV subscription get through so much sport to get bang for their buck.

Kayo minis at 20 miniutes are a good way to see the best parts of any game you are interested in.

I watch a few AFL games live and catch up with a mini on some others. Then watch a few NRL games on Tuesdays via the minis.

The NFL gridiron is great as a mini, you get to miss all the technical stuff and just see the ball in play. Same with cricket including the IPL.

Each to their own but Koyo is good value for me.

 

[s_wd6]

I have no problem with Kayo (added bonus that Im not paying for it) but geez I miss the days where you could watch games data free and free of charge as long as you were with Telstra

 

[DQ 4EVER]

I've never had a problem with Kayo. I think it's a great service either at home using my Wifi or out in public using mobile data. If it's not working might be worth checking your internet service.

I did the pub thing before getting Kayo but then worked out once I buy a couple of beers and maybe some food. There is my monthly subscription and convenience of being at home was worth it for me.

Cheers mate
I have had zero internet issues with any other streaming service & I have lived in Melbourne cbd & Southbank, so not in the sticks at all, but kayo regularly lags &/or drops out, usually for Freo games.
I hate it, but I don't want to rely on going to a pub to watch it.
I also check out ice hockey, poker, baseball & strong man comps

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[Alfonz]

Six games of AFL broadcast on free to air TV this round plus a game of WAFL with a very exciting finish.

Sure I took a look at 5 minutes of the quality of the St Kilda vs Gold Coast game and decided I would only come back for the close finish and the same with WC vs North, but how does the average sports bozo with a pay TV subscription get through so much sport to get bang for their buck.

Depends what you call "bang for your buck". I get that for some Foxtel/Kayo is expensive, but for me I am fortunate enough to not have to worry about the cost. I like the convenience of Foxtel. And there are other sports, movies and shows I will watch. And most importantly, every game is shown live on Foxtel 4K and the picture quality blows FTA out of the water. That's worth the cost to me alone. I find it annoying that the GF is not shown live on Foxtel at the same time as FTA, as the step down to FTA quality is very noticeable.

 

[Kram]

I can afford easily but Kayo cost has sneaked up a bit at $35 for 2 streams.

 

[Jezzitizle]

There still a generation away of building a proper fan base. I didn't like the way the AFL arrogantly went about putting them in. Probably not the clubs fault but I just didn't Demetriou arrogance around the whole situation.

I have lived my whole life here in Western Sydney most sports fans don't care about them. They genuinely don't.

In fact my area that I have lived my whole life in reportedly had the most GWS memberships a few years here ago in the Hills shire area of Sydney.

I don't see many people GWS caps, jerseys or merchandise anywhere out and about here in the areas where they fan base is.

It's Swans or nothing else when it comes to AFL chat.

You hit the nail on the head around being a generation away, but if the afl gives new licenses they are right to think in terms of generations.

Going from 10k members year one to 30k odd last year is amazing.

Imagine the potential in 50 years. By then they will replace Accor (or what it’s called this week) and GWS will probably be playing in front of much larger crowds at whatever stadium they build.

I hated the move at the time, but I can see the potential now, living in Parra for the last 18 months after moving from Perth.

Sydney will always have migration from Perth/Adelaide/Melbourne/Tassie to fuel the fan base over generations, and most won’t live where the silver spoon crowd do around the SCG.

 

[BStaff17]

You hit the nail on the head around being a generation away, but if the afl gives new licenses they are right to think in terms of generations.

Going from 10k members year one to 30k odd last year is amazing.

Imagine the potential in 50 years. By then they will replace Accor (or what it’s called this week) and GWS will probably be playing in front of much larger crowds at whatever stadium they build.

I hated the move at the time, but I can see the potential now, living in Parra for the last 18 months after moving from Perth.

Sydney will always have migration from Perth/Adelaide/Melbourne/Tassie to fuel the fan base over generations, and most won’t live where the silver spoon crowd do around the SCG.

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The whole Sydney Olympic Park precinct is a dump. Hopefully once the light rail in Parra links up to Homebush it will be a lot easier.

They really need to get a better vibe around there.

Outside of major sporting events like NRL GF, State of Origin or Socceroos/Matildas games now its just a white elephant.

In terms of GWS I look at the crowds numbers and go well they can sprout there membership numbers all they like. But when you getting 9-10k to a home game is it really relevant.

I think promoting yourself as a 30k membership and the 3rd largest sporting supporter base in Sydney is a joke and piss take when they get SFA there to games and hard to take seriously.

Do all the AFL executives get family memberships to boost the numbers.

 

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[Number29]

Jye Amiss hard done by I think, especially if Freddy is receiving a B.Best defender each week, and still second most goals. He deserves a B (+)

 

[gaskin]

A C for Draper is moronic and shows they Eagle loving sycophant doesn't watch our games.

 

[Eski3]

C- for Voss, who had previously not played an AFL game in his career, is also ridiculous. I wonder if we ask Voss if he'd rate the first half of his 2024 as a C- he'd agree

 

[dominguez]

I mean, good on him and all, but 'getting off the drink' is kinda a bare minimum change to a diet I'd expect from a pro athlete who has always struggled with his weight.

Off the beers, not off the drink. So he's switched to vodka and soda or something similar.

 

[dominguez]

Six games of AFL broadcast on free to air TV this round plus a game of WAFL with a very exciting finish.

Sure I took a look at 5 minutes of the quality of the St Kilda vs Gold Coast game and decided I would only come back for the close finish and the same with WC vs North, but how does the average sports bozo with a pay TV subscription get through so much sport to get bang for their buck.

Kayo is about $20 a month and not every Freo game is live on 7. Small price to pay IMO.

 

[poshman]

 

[poshman]

Kayo is about $20 a month and not every Freo game is live on 7. Small price to pay IMO.

And if you know someone with it, you can be added to their sub for $10pm

 

[FreoGirl]

this is Nathan Schmook's take on the interview

Dockers ponder Bontempelli tag as they prepare to 'double down'

Fremantle returns from its mid-season bye full of confidence and entrenched in the top eight

www.afl.com.au

Sure tag Bonts, but who is going to tag Serong, Brayshaw, Young, Clark, Fyfe, Sharp, Ryan, Pearce, Banfield etc?