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+xKermit once sang It's not easy being Green, but it's a hell of a lot harder living in Victoria if you don't like AFL. over the years, there are more and more who hate AFL
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Burztur
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+x+xThey might not get supporters but will they get sponsors? They will get sponsors as the afl big wigs know how to smooze. Hell Melbourne demons got kaspersky lab to Australia by chance Kaspersky was shirt sponsor for Manly Sea Eagles.
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AFL’s China farce exposed Port Adelaide ran away with a thumping 22.7 (139) to 9.15 (69) win over St Kilda in China but all the talk was of the lack of interest in the game as the stands were left empty. That was despite the fact that as early as this morning AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan trumpeted the China match between St Kilda and Port Adelaide as a sell out. Well, either half the crowd got stuck in one hell of a traffic jam or somebody’s lying. The stands for the third edition of the AFL’s China game, this time involving the Saints instead of Gold Coast, were quite empty, not that Saints players would notice much difference from a regular home game — surely leaving the AFL to wonder if the expansion into China is worth it. The empty stands led plenty of fans and analysts on Twitter to make fun of the fail and McLachlan’s statement. This match was clearly not “sold out” and the boss was being hammered.
Lulz commentators trying to say there will be some spare seats due to restricted views ...err like the ones straight across the ground in the prime spot? #AFLSaintsPower
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+xThere is a belief among AFL fans that is best summed up as "if people see it they will instantly want to watch more" because they all say that football is so dull they think if someone is presented with AFL they will instantly chose it over football. Because of this they think if they just play a couple of games in China they will convert the whole country because the starting point of their beliefs is that AFL is so exciting compared to every other sport. As a kid I had these conversations with other AFL fans, always not understanding why anyone would chose another sport over AFL. I grew out of it, none of the AFL media ever seem to. close minded AFL fans genuinely believe AFL is the best and most skillful sport in the world and will take off around the world if done correctly. delusions of grandeur is an understatement. sometimes you just need to accept your position in the sporting landscape and focus on consolidating your strengths, which would be solidifying your traditional fan base and grassroots regions. Instead I read an article yesterday about how suburban and country AFL teams are dying because there is no money. Yet they spend hundreds of millions on expansion teams in areas where the locals don't give a fuck.
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Melbcityguy
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+x+xThere is a belief among AFL fans that is best summed up as "if people see it they will instantly want to watch more" because they all say that football is so dull they think if someone is presented with AFL they will instantly chose it over football. Because of this they think if they just play a couple of games in China they will convert the whole country because the starting point of their beliefs is that AFL is so exciting compared to every other sport. As a kid I had these conversations with other AFL fans, always not understanding why anyone would chose another sport over AFL. I grew out of it, none of the AFL media ever seem to. close minded AFL fans genuinely believe AFL is the best and most skillful sport in the world and will take off around the world if done correctly. delusions of grandeur is an understatement. sometimes you just need to accept your position in the sporting landscape and focus on consolidating your strengths, which would be solidifying your traditional fan base and grassroots regions. Instead I read an article yesterday about how suburban and country AFL teams are dying because there is no money. Yet they spend hundreds of millions on expansion teams in areas where the locals don't give a fuck. that's what the afl fans say about the a league
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Nachoman
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The narrative from senior port and afl people is mind boggling...i suppose thats the PR training at its best the media portrays is about growing the game , exposing AFL overseas to new fans then its about commercial opportunites , sponsorship etc then you get these tweets "Hey love your work but don’t go bagging the ’s China ventures. It’s got nothing to do with the number of people in the stands. It’s about sports diplomacy and commercial revenue opportunities for and 2:58 PM - 2 Jun 2019 " and yet the crowd numbers were a joke. the commentators stated that " apparently major sponsor shanghai cred gave the wrong address to its fan base " is laughable... and yet kochie and gil said its a sellout.. which story is it ? then you have this guy https://twitter.com/AndrewHunter__ .... who gets paid to promote this tripe....
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Burztur
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Lol. Bus sent people to the wrong address? Really? Is that the best excuse they got?
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Melbcityguy
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wow that is a headline i would never expect to see in melbourne
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The Chinese navy has rolled into Sydney. The VFL better get a picture with the Admiral holding a Sherrin.
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Is it any wonder the buses went to the wrong stadium; all the street signs were in Chinese! If they’d only been in ‘Strayan everything would have been fine.
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Carlito
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I'm lol'ing at the tweets and excuses most die hard afl fans are coming up with.
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+xThe Chinese navy has rolled into Sydney. The VFL better get a picture with the Admiral holding a Sherrin. Apparently it’s a mistake and they’re in the wrong location .... that’s the last time they’ll ask directions from a bus company !!
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Melbcityguy
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i heard they want to get the chinese people to bet on the afl matches
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Planned it for 9 months then sent the paid for fans to the wrong stadium. This is hilarious! In all seriousness, did they even bother to consult Sydney FC or MVFC?
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+xPlanned it for 9 months then sent the paid for fans to the wrong stadium. This is hilarious! If you made it up no-one would believe it. Whats even more hilarious is they used this act of Keystone Cops stupidity to try and justify the tiny crowd. Just priceless!
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Carlito
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A lot of afl writers are trying to fix things but making it worse. Rohan Connolly is one of the few who are calling it out.
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Nachoman
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this poster on the herald sun nails it
" Bus driver error!!!! Oh come on, PLEASE!!!!! What depths will Prof Hawking/AFL stoop to to defend their ridiculous decision to play a game in China. As an expat living in China, with a very keen interest in AFL, I can assure you there is ABSOLUTELY no interest in this game from ANYBODY in China. NONE. I have mentioned this before, I had an American mate who lives close to the stadium and was offered free tickets AND DRINKS if he would come to the game... he actually rang me to ask what it is all about. lol. Haven't heard what the TV ratings were yet... bound to be millions according to CCTV, that way at least the AFL will retain interest in continuing this farce and the Chinese will continue to rake in the tourist $$$$ for virtually no out-lay. Sounds like good business to me. There is a sucker born every day. Titus O'Riely absolutely nailed this. Embarrassment. "
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+xSometimes you must wonder what's it like to live in AFL heartland!!!! From my perspective, I hate it!
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+x+xKermit once sang It's not easy being Green, but it's a hell of a lot harder living in Victoria if you don't like AFL. over the years, there are more and more who hate AFL Not enough in Tasmania!
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Meanwhile the attendance at A-League club ACL games in China totals about 700k.
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paulc
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The Federal Labor Party offered the AFL around $28 Mill before the election to help them relocate a team to Tassie. Thankfully they lost the election. Football gets a once off $2 Mill to start a team in the Sydney Western Suburbs and we think all Christmas' have come at once.
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+xA lot of afl writers are trying to fix things but making it worse. Rohan Connolly is one of the few who are calling it out. to be fair, I've seen a lot of the AFL media ridicule this. Rohan Connolly is one of the rare decent AFL media commentators
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paulc
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+x+xA lot of afl writers are trying to fix things but making it worse. Rohan Connolly is one of the few who are calling it out. to be fair, I've seen a lot of the AFL media ridicule this. Rohan Connolly is one of the rare decent AFL media commentators Paul Murray called it out as well. They're onto it but the AFL diehards will believe anything about their great game. The facts are the AFL is popular to only half a country with a total 25 million people and will never progress beyond that.
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Carlito
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+x+xA lot of afl writers are trying to fix things but making it worse. Rohan Connolly is one of the few who are calling it out. to be fair, I've seen a lot of the AFL media ridicule this. Rohan Connolly is one of the rare decent AFL media commentators Rohan is actually a football fan as well iirc? Some of the afl media are calling the afl and the hun particularly for their biased reporting
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+xPaul Murray called it out as well. THE Paul Murray from Sky? Thought he hated the game(or at least the domestic scene) on the back of some sneering BS towards the HAL Grand Final last year. Rohan Connolly is actually a football fan as well iirc? Very much so - he's virtually the only person in the entire AFL industry whom I'd implicitly trust w/any position of influence in Oz football.
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+x+xThe AFL are a deluded bunch who's overblown sense of importance is entertaining to watch from outside of VIC, SA, WA. its entertaining from VIC as well. +xHow much money are they wasting on this?? not sure about the AFL but the SA govt is paying $350K and the federal govt a few hundred k as well. thats what stinks about this whole concept. Vic Gov i paying as well. Port have a few commercial partners covering most of the costs.
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Does anyone tell AFL fans that A-League clubs get crowds of 40k and millions of viewers in china?
FFS, there was 13 million watching the Tevez Roar game....if only they knew.
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AFL boss Gillon McLachlan admits the crowd at the China clash was “a bit” disappointing, but says the league won’t be abandoning its venture into Asia any time soon.
The clash between St Kilda and Port Adelaide had been billed as a “sell-out” in the lead-up but there were plenty of empty seats on gameday.
McLachlan told Neil Mitchell it was unfortunate, but said there were contributing factors that made it look worse than it actually was.
“There’s a challenge with the way the catering and service works that you need to be in a marquee,” he explained.
“There are a lot of people in tents and they need to be allocated a seat.”
He said the league would continue playing games in China.
“There’s this narrative that there’s a ‘cost’ – it’s not costing anything – that game breaks even for the AFL and the clubs are making money,” McLachlan said.
“A clear part of why we are there is because China is a very important market for Australia – our biggest trading partner – and we think we can make money in the end.
“Why are we doing that? So we can invest in community programs, in women’s football and all the places we do.
“It’s a huge commercial opportunity.”
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+x+xPaul Murray called it out as well. THE Paul Murray from Sky? Thought he hated the game(or at least the domestic scene) on the back of some sneering BS towards the HAL Grand Final last year. Rohan Connolly is actually a football fan as well iirc? Very much so - he's virtually the only person in the entire AFL industry whom I'd implicitly trust w/any position of influence in Oz football. Yes from Sky. He never used to have kind words towards football as neither did many in Sky. However over the last 2 or 3 years they’ve changed. No longer is footballer sneered on “ The Back Page “ for example and Bozza is constantly on Paul Murray’s show.
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