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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: mightytiges on May 30, 2008, 05:54:46 PM

Title: No FTA coverage this week - thank you AD & AA
Post by: mightytiges on May 30, 2008, 05:54:46 PM

Yep because everyone in Melbourne wants to watch the bore-fest that is a delayed telecast of St Kilda vs Melbourne when it's played in Melbourne ::). Sydney vs Richmond use to be always on FTA tv given the old South Melbourne supporters plus our Tiger hoardes. Thanks again Demetriou and Anderson  :banghead.

I also see on Y&B we've got no FTA games until Round 17 :P

Title: Re: No FTA coverage this week - thank you AD & AA
Post by: Fluffy Tiger on May 31, 2008, 10:35:43 AM

The whole FTA / Pay TV setup is a disgrace and especialy for us Tiger fans. At least under the old deal there was two games on the Sunday (one edited but better than nothing).

I know we finshed last in 2007 but that has got nothing to do with TV ratings, we pull big TV ratings when they put us on  and yet for some reason that just dont schedule it our way.  Sydney V any of the Melbourne teams in Sydney should be shown live into Victoria every time. Give the supporters a break guys, they will watch, then TV stations will get the ratings, then advertiser will pay the TV stations more, then the TV stations will pay the AFL more. It realy is quite simple.    :banghead

I will have to go to the pub to watch the game, dam.   :gotigers

Title: Re: No FTA coverage this week - thank you AD & AA
Post by: Mopsy on May 31, 2008, 10:45:54 AM

It is direct telecast here in coffs as sydney home games mostly are!

Title: Re: No FTA coverage this week - thank you AD & AA
Post by: tigersalive on May 31, 2008, 10:49:33 AM

In regards to VIC/TAS broadcasting, St Kilda and Collingwood get all the love.

I think there are 18 Collingwood games and 17 Saints games on Free-TV this season.  ::)


All the others are in a pack between 9-13 basically.

Title: Re: No FTA coverage this week - thank you AD & AA
Post by: mightytiges on May 31, 2008, 02:43:59 PM

St Kilda finished 9th last year and play the worst brand of footy  :sleep. Essendon too are FTA darlings. Surely next year if we have a half decent year with our support we should get FTA games in their place. I won't hold my breath though.

Title: Re: No FTA coverage this week - thank you AD & AA
Post by: mightytiges on June 01, 2008, 03:49:36 PM

Don't you love it when threads come back to bite ya  :-[. It's efforts like today that put us off FTA tv  ::).