Roast PAFC in house content production

[Janey]

These sorts of things are also aimed at engaging a lot of the younger fans. While most of us are already rusted on, there’s a lot of kids out there who are still developing their loyalty to a team or player, and these things are also aimed at them. We may label them as “happy clappers”, but, like it or not, we need them for our future. Sure, being successful and winning a flag is a major part of keeping or attracting supporters, but these things have their place too.

 

[SonOfKek]

Yes the club should just never post anything to show that the players are humans with interests and personalities.

This entire thread is the biggest load of Old Man yelling at clouds.

Take your opinions and go back to Facebook.

 

[afl2004]

Penrith panthers did it as well but put (off feild) into the question, if port did that It would of been fine but classic ports not being smart

 

[Fizzler]

These sorts of things are also aimed at engaging a lot of the younger fans. While most of us are already rusted on, there’s a lot of kids out there who are still developing their loyalty to a team or player, and these things are also aimed at them. We may label them as “happy clappers”, but, like it or not, we need them for our future. Sure, being successful and winning a flag is a major part of keeping or attracting supporters, but these things have their place too.

Also worth noting that Hawthorn are kind of the benchmark right now when it comes to social media engagement, and as such they’re gaining a very large sort of passive fanbase who previously didn’t care about footy at all, while also growing the number of people who consider Hawthorn their second team. We might not really care how many people consider us their second team, in fact a lot of us would prefer to be widely hated (ideally due to success), but even still, it’s pretty handy to have as much brand exposure as possible and social media content is the easiest way to do it for very little cost.
My most viewed video on TikTok (~47k views) was me complaining about how TikTok’s algorithm was shoving all this Hawks content down my throat even though I hate them, and clearly enough people agreed that they were getting a lot of Hawthorn content on their feeds for my video to have gotten that many views and comments.

 

[tribey]

Yes the club should just never post anything to show that the players are humans with interests and personalities.

This entire thread is the biggest load of Old Man yelling at clouds.

In isolation probably, but given the way the club and its propaganda arm gaslights and carries on, expecting Port to legitimately contend and win a flag is ‘old man yells at cloud’.

It’s not the SANFL anymore, etc.

 

[Andre]

Yes the club should just never post anything to show that the players are humans with interests and personalities.

This entire thread is the biggest load of Old Man yelling at clouds.

You know what would have been easy (as well as obvious)? Changing the question to 'Outside of winning a Premiership, what New Years resolutions do you have?' Trust current day Port to do the worst of all worlds though.

 

[bomberclifford]

You know what would have been easy (as well as obvious)? Changing the question to 'Outside of winning a Premiership, what New Years resolutions do you have?' Trust current day Port to do the worst of all worlds though.

Perfect wording. So simple.

 

[Duck Farmer]

You know what would have been easy (as well as obvious)? Changing the question to 'Outside of winning a Premiership, what New Years resolutions do you have?'

Didn't want the majority of players answering "didn't think of that first one".

 

[VineValerian]

You know what would have been easy (as well as obvious)? Changing the question to 'Outside of winning a Premiership, what New Years resolutions do you have?' Trust current day Port to do the worst of all worlds though.

Solved!

 

[johnnysix]

I think there are two seperate issues. There's the issue of players commitment and dedication to wining a premiership and there is the "optics". Don't confuse the two. If people are convinced of the first, then the optics look after themselves. Everyone these days is a marketing guru. At the end of the day, if a side is performing and achieving success (by whatever widely accepted definition that is) then marketing becomes a lot easier. I'm not interested in polishing a turd (not that we are a turd exactly). Like others have said, this crap is for the youth and people who get brought into footy on the back of their relationship with the players. On field success dwarfs everything else. You reckon Hawthorn could attract new supporters on the back of social media alone if they had an empty trophy cabinet?

 

[raptalia]

Dan Houston is still listed as a Port Adelaide player on the Club website. It is Jan 2025 and they still have not upgraded the PAFC website to reflect list changes.

 

[Grave Danger]

Dan Houston is still listed as a Port Adelaide player on the Cub website. It is Jan 2025 and they still have not upgraded the PAFC website to reflect list changes.

Collingwood still have Noble and Richards on their site and no Houston or Perryman. We're not the only slackers.

 

[raptalia]

Collingwood still have Noble and Richards on their site and no Houston or Perryman. We're not the only slackers.

I suspect that it might be a telco thing. There used to be a sponsorship arrangement with Telstra but I am not sure if that is still active. I dug this up from Telstra...

The revised deal, which deepens the Telstra and AFL partnership that commenced in 2017 and runs through until 2024, expands the visual sponsorship elements such as on-field Telstra 5G signage, and continues the development of the AFL’s digital assets such as AFL.com, club websites and the AFL Official LIVE App.

I am not sure if the arrangement continues beyond 2024.

 

[blackdiamond]

I suspect that it might be a telco thing. There used to be a sponsorship arrangement with Telstra but I am not sure if that is still active. I dug this up from Telstra...

The revised deal, which deepens the Telstra and AFL partnership that commenced in 2017 and runs through until 2024, expands the visual sponsorship elements such as on-field Telstra 5G signage, and continues the development of the AFL’s digital assets such as AFL.com, club websites and the AFL Official LIVE App.

I am not sure if the arrangement continues beyond 2024.

The Club is still selling Quinton Narkle and Francis Evans badges, cashing in while it can.


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[raptalia]

Yes, it is definitely an AFL and whoever issue. The Gold Coast Suns have the same player profile menu on their website and are still listing Jack Lukosius and Rory Atkins as active players.

I have to humbly and unreservedly apologize to the PAFC as this is clearly an AFL issue. Whoever is handling the club website updates is possibly waiting until the player lists are set in concrete. Port have two players training with them and I assume we will add one of them to the list. It is still not good enough though, it is 2025 already and the supplementary list deadline is not until February 21st. - get your bloody act together Andrew Dillon !!!

 

[Grave Danger]

This is another uncontrolable too, given that the 2025 calendars probably went to print before the trade period...and before Dan got 'homesick'...

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[edgie]

This is another uncontrolable too, given that the 2025 calendars probably went to print before the trade period...and before Dan got 'homesick'...

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#05? Never knew we had Peter Brock on the list...

 

[Grave Danger]

#05? Never knew we had Peter Brock on the list...

.05 wasn't he?

 

[raptalia]

This is another uncontrolable too, given that the 2025 calendars probably went to print before the trade period...and before Dan got 'homesick'...

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Yep, you guessed it, I was given one of those calendars as a Christmas present. It has the AFL seal on it as well as the copyright and in the fine print- All dates, information and content correct as of 1st May 2024.

FFS!!!!! On that basis the AFL are at least seven months behind the times. As you post these items were probably printed before the trade period ended. Where they were printed is not stated on the merchandise.

If they cannot include the current players correctly why not make a legends calendar with the likes of Tredrea, Gray, Lade, Wanganeen etc. on it? Maybe go a bit further and push the 1870 bit with the likes of Jack Cahill, Russell Ebert, Fos Williams and Bob Quinn in their PB guernseys. A colour action photo with the player's record including games played, goals kicked, All Australian honours, Premierships etc. Such an exercise might even be educational for some younger supporters. Just a thought.