Seven to delay Swans v Bombers game

[parano1a]

Attention Essendon fans, Channel Seven in Melbourne has released its program schedule for next Sunday and the Round 8 clash against Sydney will be shown on a one hour delay in Melbourne, despite it being played at ANZ Stadium.

12:00 SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVIE (R) 'CC' (2001) HOUNDED
2:00 FOOTY FLASHBACKS 1996 PRELIMINARY FINAL - SYDNEY V ESSENDON
3:00 2008 AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON RND 8: SYDNEY VS ESSENDON

This is keeping in line with their usual practice of delaying the Sunday 2pm game (usually played at MCG or Telstra Dome) until 3pm so it can lead directly into their 6pm news.

In the past it would have been unthinkable to delay interstate games into Victoria, let's hope that Essendon and footy fans in general can make some noise about this before its too late to be changed.

 

[Kaan]

Absolute shithouse. Screw Footy Flashbacks, we're gonna have 2 losses in a row on Sunday.

 

[Bomber32]

There is no excuse for not showing games from interstate live into Melbourne.

It is a disgraceful decision by Channel 7.

 

[bomba4eva]

Seven delay Sunday games every week. This news was merely expected. Id taken a look at the fixture and was resigned to the match being telecasted at 3 on Channel Seven. Doesnt make much of a difference really. Watch it an hour later. Turn off mobile. Basically a live game.

 

[GuzzLG]

Channel 7 should be ashamed.

Now the delayed version will have twice as many ads. Surely the EFC could do something about this. Don't we have some sort of sponsorship with channel 7?

 

[#10 Tough As Nails]

there saving us the pain early
were going to get flogged

 

[Kaan]

Seven delay Sunday games every week. This news was merely expected. Id taken a look at the fixture and was resigned to the match being telecasted at 3 on Channel Seven. Doesnt make much of a difference really. Watch it an hour later. Turn off mobile. Basically a live game.

Some people like me cant resist but to check the scores

 

[efcboy]

i'll be contacting the club and seeing if they can get a direct feed.

watching a game on an hour delay is like being with a girl your mate has been with - its old news...

 

[retroparty]

I say scrap the midday movie, play 2 episodes of footy flashbacks then broadcast the game live from Homebush. It would be much better. Channel 7 would get better ratings. There would be more footy fans watching the footy flashbacks then they would see that the game was live and they would watch that along with Essendon and Sydney fans. Everyone wins except for Essendon...

 

[Ben the Gooner]

I say scrap the midday movie, play 2 episodes of footy flashbacks then broadcast the game live from Homebush. It would be much better. Channel 7 would get better ratings. There would be more footy fans watching the footy flashbacks then they would see that the game was live and they would watch that along with Essendon and Sydney fans. Everyone wins except for Essendon...

I say scrap every game and just play Better Homes and Gardens. Everyone wins.

(not taking the piss out of you, per se)

 

[bomba4eva]

Some people like me cant resist but to check the scores

You'll be playing off half back mate, but glad that you consider the fan's feelings mate

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hardly a surprise..so much for the AFL's "great" new TV deal. Fox Footy was so much better FFS

 

[Bring-Back-Powell]

Be better off having this game on Foxtel. At least you would get it live.

 

[Effes]

Post something about this on the main board - it is pathetic.

 

[bomba4eva]

Post something about this on the main board - it is pathetic.

But then we would be whingers

You'd get North fans carrying on about free to air time etc.

It is pathetic but we just have to live with it.

 

[Effes]

But then we would be whingers

You'd get North fans carrying on about free to air time etc.

It is pathetic but we just have to live with it.

Everyone knows Norf fans are whingers and can't accept any criticism.

 

[vaughany]

its annoying but oh well least its showing. just close the door the padded cell and switch the mobile off

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Seven delay Sunday games every week. This news was merely expected. Id taken a look at the fixture and was resigned to the match being telecasted at 3 on Channel Seven. Doesnt make much of a difference really. Watch it an hour later. Turn off mobile. Basically a live game.

The difference is people in Melbourne can normally rock up and see the 2.10pm Sunday game live in person so the delay isn't a huge issue normally.

In this case it's a bit difficult for Melbourne folk to rock up and see the game live in person when it's being played over 700 kilometres away... So the fact that it won't be live on either free-to-air or pay TV in Melbourne (or the rest of Victoria for that matter) is, in this case, a genuine disgrace

And I won't see the game at all here in Perth because Fremantle are playing that day (despite their match beginning AFTER the Sydney v Essendon match has finished )

Oh and unless Seven decides to air Friday Night Football 30 minutes early that week the round 10 match between Adelaide and Essendon at Football Park will air on a 30 minute delay into Victoria

 

[FandangoDingo]

Watching the "field-umpire-cam" during the Tribute match, that jolty, jerky, dizzying footage reminded me of Channel 7's general football camera-work. They really are sh!te. Why would their programming be any different??

 

[DonMania#5]

This is bullshit, can't they move Footy Flashbacks to after the game?

 

[thebigboy]

They only went after the footy rights to try and boost the news on a sunday.

This decision confirms that i think.

 

[OzBomber]

Ridiculous. They gonna think that crowd numbers will drop if it's live into Melbourne. Do they expect us to fly up for the game?

My order.

12:00 SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVIE (R) 'CC' (2001) HOUNDED
2:00 2008 AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON RND 8: SYDNEY VS ESSENDON
5:00 FOOTY FLASHBACKS 1996 PRELIMINARY FINAL - SYDNEY V ESSENDON

 

[B-Bomber]

I don't mind for me personally! I'm working till 4 o'clock so I will miss the start of the game. With the delay, at least I will catch the last quarter.

 

[big_slick]

They are absolutely pathetic. The narrative of the game is slightly more predictable. They know when every goal is scored so they can slot in their breaks to suit the program. I myself am frustrated when they don't go to a break because you virtually know there will be another goal or two coming up within a short space of time. The geelong game was so painful you knew more goals were coming, and the way the game was going you knew we weren't going to be kicking them.

Worst football coverage going around.

Thank you i have vented.

 

[Bloods]

I'm a Melbourne based Swans supporter, and just can't believe this. The Midday movie/'96 Prelim ahead of showing a game live? Amazing.

Channel 7 are a disgrace and I wish they'd never got the rights back.