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mate- first up please dont think that this is an attack on your comment in any way shape or form.
In my humble opinion, I believe that the entertainment - including the on-field interviews, music and various Cams etc are not aimed at you or me or the majority of TWF regulars.
I think the Minderoo team are making a concerted effort to attract a new viewer to Rugby. And they are aiming at the new and upwardly mobile 16-20somethings.
I wouldn't be surprised if there is some interactive app that will come into the @game experience.
The old school rugby fan is going to come and watch the Rugby rain hail and shine. These new fans require a bit more bang for their buck.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
I agree with both you and “X”.
When this all started last year I said the same thing and I won’t tell you the abuse I received on a certain Facebook page for saying my bit. I know as “X” says we are trying to get in the newbies and youngsters and if I/we want to watch rugby in WA we are going to have to get used to it.
It doesn’t help that we have someone spruiking the game who knows very little about it so doesn’t shut his trap quickly once something starts happening on the field.
Will something be done about it? I doubt it. Last year we were told that if you didn’t like it get on your bike! I know the person that said that has moved on but I believe he has left a legacy!
May the FORCE be with you!
Thank you. I agree with all you say but they need to strike a balance and I appreciate it cannot be an easy task.
Yes, bring in the new young crew, bring on the new laws bring on the entertainment.
The pre-game is brilliant but then the focus has to be on the game, that is what we are all about isn't it.
When the ball is in play there were times when the off-field stuff overlapped into the game.
As I said I know it can't be easy, it is a fledgling competition and they will get better.
I do stand by my comment about getting people to do in-game on-ground comments that know what they are talking about.
Im not saying or suggesting I like it too
Its hard to only get a semblance of what happens live from the TV coverage.
I think its possible to have all of the entertaining antics but have them used smarter and perhaps the need to be adapted to Rugby. Perhaps the Honey Badger could be an ideal candidate for the onfield interviewer. He certainly attracts a wide audience.
I am very much looking forward to coming to a live Perth match once GRR competition kicks off. My plan is to be there for the first home game of the first season. Just like I did in 2006.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
Earlier in the Super Rugby Season, one of the NZ teams (Hurricanes I think) had a large group of University aged students all camped down one of the ends of the field.
It became very obvious that the majority of the music, in house commentary etc was all aimed at this group.
They were going off and having a ball.
and it was contagious.
The rest of the crowd got into it as well. As did the team who took every opportunity to acknowledge the young supporter base.
Perhaps they are/were trying to steal a page out of the GRR playbook.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
I think GRR is definitely trying to appeal to a younger demographic and is looking to a new horizon. Us rusted-on rugby fans are a sure thing but there aren’t enough of us to sustain the game in the long term. Rugby has to move with the times and offer a product that appeals to today’s very competitive sporting market.
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I totally agree.
But some rusty old fans I have spoken with are thinking they might stay at home with a glass of red or a couple of stubbies and watch it on TV.
GRR are cannot afford to lose them. There has to be a balance.
Those rusted-on fans are very much the people that will bring their sons/daughters/grandchildren for their GRR experience.
So there needs to be a balance until we have firmly nailed GRR domination of world rugby.
The kiss Cam, bongo cam, robot cam, disco cam, zombie cam and useless dickhead cam were clearly there to demonstrate just how successful they are at keeping annoying little grommets away from the game.....apart from the useless dickhead cam which was extremely successful at showing how one person in the crowd was a complete tosser
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But really you should give the "ignore button" a run. It would be the kindest course. I can't read his jibbering anymore but there's enough hidden messages to suggest he's about to implode.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Instead of this 'balance' just chill the hell out and watch the game.
If you are getting too distracted that's kind of your issue that you need to deal with.
We had around 27,000 or so fans for a few games in our first season, what did we have in the last seeason of SR? What do we have now? Clearly the presentation of the product hasn't been up to snuff and the people in WA really don't give as much of a toss as they used to so let's try new stuff. If it worries you enough to stay at home then just bugger off, support in rain, sun or shine.
Good riddance to the old miserable blokes that can't embrace change. They've been around since the dawn of time talking about the 'good old days' and it's a natural evolution of things for them to be weeded out when the product is no longer the rose tinted version of reality they once remembered.
What is pissing me off is that if someone offers an opinion or comments that they don’t like something the reply is “get on ya bike”!
As you’ve probably noticed but seem incapable of understanding is that we have an opinion, and state it, but that doesn’t stop us from going to the game we love and supporting our team.
I personally think that while the commentators on Friday night were having a bit of banter with the Badge, while he was on the pitch, was a laugh but what would everyone be saying today if he was distracted and hit with a tackle and ended up in hospital? I know extremely unlikely but!
Plus I find it distracting I’m male and can only do two things at once! Watch rugby and drink beer. 😂😂
May the FORCE be with you!
It's not my cup of tea. Sure, but I endure it because I see what they're trying to do.
I think it needs some tweaks, like limiting bullshit cams to the breaks in play when they're setting up scrums and line outs, and pulling the pin as soon as times back on.
The longest break was when the tmo was stuffing up the call on the no-try, that would have been an ideal moment for pointless dickhead cam, but instead we got a still graphic
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Forgive me if this is written elsewhere- but anyone know where I can watch the game (or at least the highlights) online?
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Kayo
Maybe GRR official website
possibly SBS on demand
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