Essendon vs Collingwood - Pretty Much Sold Out

Hired-Goon · Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne :)

Oh my god, not again!! My mates and i have once again missed out on Ess-Coll seats....everything now sold out except for AFL members standing area....does this mean that good ol' don burke can have a break for a week...OMG!! a live match on nine?! aren't they like forced if it's sold out?

Aaah!

I@n S · Joined: 09 Sep 1999 Location: Pakenham

I'm not sure. But all I know is I'm going because I have a season ticket with reserved seat for home games Very Happy

We'll proberly lose to them any how because the umpires love them. Sad

Hired-Goon · Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne :)

No!! We can't lose to them! my little brother has been trying to go for essendon for the past month or so....i've got him to this match...he'll go for whoever wins!! AAAHH!

CQ · ambitious that Joined: 25 Jul 2000 Location: melb

ah 4 once i have reserved seats so i dont have to bother rocking up early.

Proud Pies · Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish

and for the Melbourne viewers:

TV delay for Friday game
By SHAUN PHILLIPS, sports affairs reporter
26aug03

CHANNEL Nine will not show a live broadcast of Friday's finals defining blockbuster between Collingwood and Essendon despite the match being a sell-out.

Nine could request a live broadcast, but instead will stick with Burke's Backyard in the 7.30pm timeslot

http://heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,7066479%255E2862,00.html

M@®© · 1972 Joined: 13 Apr 2003 Location: Victoria - Rowville

Its bloody stupid its fair enough they cant show it live if all tickets aint sold but all the tickets have been sold they should show it live into Melbourne ........ its not as exciting watching it 1 hour later and im a person who just cant wait till when its on i need to know how there going on the spot it adds to the excitement specially if its close game

JLC · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 9:24 am

Anyone would think Don is "The Don" the way his show gets treated. They have had Coz Cordone on 927 and he is speaking the biggest load of crap ever. Ch 9 moved heaven and earth to get the rights for the footy yet "The Don" gets precedence. Burkes Backyard is a pre recorded show so would it be such a big deal if it isnt shown for one week ??

jlc

CQ · ambitious that Joined: 25 Jul 2000 Location: melb

yeh "footy on nine" toss toss. what a fkn crock. "footy on nine, but not if dons on"

wankers. they reckon they r the superior footy shower. pffft

channel 7 were better.

im going to the game but id prefer when i watch it later on to not have to fast forward big blocks of ads (unlike wen its live and they can only put 1 on at a time).

JLC · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 1:01 pm

If you want a laugh read this article.....

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,7070063-23211,00.html

Ch 9 aint serious i dont think about footy.

jlc

Hired-Goon · Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne :)

Oh my god....****...i bet you don burke doesn't get any viewers.... channel 9 are goddamned thick, they don't respect afl rights Sad

...BOMARD THEM WITH CALLS!! If we all call they'll crack!

offensive language edited - AnthonyC for the mods

Lorelei · Joined: 17 Jul 2000 Location: Ryder Stand/Ponsford Stand

Sorry Ed - it hasn't been an issue for 21 weeks because no match has sold out on a Friday night.

And as for Len Downes - what a load of rubbish as well. "We can't let people know in time..." bull - considering it is Tuesday and the game is Friday that is plenty of time. A match that is broadcast live gets heaps more attention in both the media - print and electronic as well as word of mouth.

This isn't just any Friday night match - FFS who cares about Burke's Backyard anyway when half of the country is on water restrictions anyway and can't grow a garden to begin with??

Jen

M@®© · 1972 Joined: 13 Apr 2003 Location: Victoria - Rowville

CQ no way footy was better om 7 ...just how many games did we see on channel 7 and i mean actual full length games not the highlights channel 7 used to show well thats in melbourne anyway i cant comment on other states .......i see more footy now on 9 and 10 than i ever seen on channel 7. Channel 7 only showed live games interstate to melb people i dont recall seeing any full length games on 7 unless it was a friday night and im pretty sure all the rest they showed was interstate matches im so glad 7 dont have the footy i recall there highlights u were lucky to see 20 minutes of footy in a 1 hour show. least now u see full length replays on both networks as well as foxtel .....im sure some cant afford foxtel but thats the way its going to be as its a $$$$$$$$ industry

AnthonyC · Joined: 09 Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria

In Ed's defense (as if he needs help) he can't really publicly bag his employer now can he. And of course what a stupid excuse, the obvious precedent is the 1990 2nd Rnd Pies-dons game at Waverley. What a really stupid thing to say, "We can't let people know...", dumb just dumb.

JLC · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:37 pm

Footy was way way better on ch7. When your team played interstate more often than not the game was LIVE. Ch 9 i dont think values football as much as CH 7 did. You must also remember for the most part PAY TV was not around then. So please dont confuse the PAY TV coverage with the CH 9 coverage.

jlc

Joel · Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula

These posts were posted in another duplicate topic.

orie

Joined: 11 Apr 2000
Location: VICTORIA Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 4:36 pm
Post subject: standing room only v Bummers
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