Any news on what the ABC are doing this year? Will the change of line-up change week-to-week as it did last year?
We are less than a month out, so hopefully we begin to see some promotion of the coverage in the next couple of weeks.
Any news on what the ABC are doing this year? Will the change of line-up change week-to-week as it did last year?
We are less than a month out, so hopefully we begin to see some promotion of the coverage in the next couple of weeks.
I believe a rotating line-up.
Whispers are my friend Mark Stone might be getting another run as boundary rider :)
Pete.
Hopefully Darren Boyd gets his fair share of rotations this year. And hopefully Ross and Phil can work together on a few more games, I miss their banter!!!
The ABC games have been nominated for the first four rounds. For the rest of the season, a note on the VFL fixture says "ABC TV games will be determined in 4 week blocks"
ABC Games for R1-4
R1 PortMelbourne v Nth Ballarat
R2 Frankston v Sandringham
R3 Williamstown v Werribee (VFL fixture indicates this is a Sunday Game)
R4 Nth Ballarat v Collingwood.
Rd 3 will be a Sunday coverage due to Anzac Day, the ABC have the Anzac March and ceremonies to cover on the Saturday instead.
I like the look of the first 3 games.
The Grand Final Replay.
The Southern Derby.
The Western Derby. (on a Sunday - even better)
Good choice by the ABC for the first 3 up :)
A bit hard to plan ahead.
There have always been issues with the coverage, with some teams getting a lot and others next to none. I guess they are trying to cover that. However, I do like having some idea who is going to be shown before it happens.
In Inside Football this week, it said that the ABC will no longer broadcast one home game for each club.
This is disappointing as the TV game/s are always a main source of exposure for sponsors each season.
What are everyone else's thoughts on this?
First 3 OK but HTF do you explain round 4 based on thier reasoning, I'll tell you they dont which makes it a total crock of uknow, lets have a look at round 4
North Ballarat vs Collingwood :rollin @ match of the round u fools ABC eventual premiers v pond scum dweller with 6 wins for 08.
Coburg Tigers vs Casey 5th v 6th from last year
Williamstown vs Sandringham 3 v 9 from last year
Port Melbourne vs Geelong 1 v 10 close call but find it more appealing all the same
Werribee Tigers vs Box Hill Hawks 4 v 11 still more appeal
Northern Bullants vs Frankston 7 v 8 from last year should be a cracker
So HTF again do we figure round 4 out, I know but I am not telling fn Skunks WAF joke
It's the first game of the season at the newly re-laid Northern Oval, and the game at which the Roosters will unveil the premiership flag.
Strange as it may seem, not every decision they make centres around Collingwood - sometimes they are just peripheral to events.
Since the roosters are unfurling their flag it is fair enough that they should be televised in Round 4 albeit against the team that most despise.