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Don't get me wrong. The administration of the game in this country is a travesty. If you were to do a deep analysis of it you'd likely find much of the financial issues of the game stems directly from it. And I am reading all these reports acting like things like the Nations League is a lock in a state of disbelief at present. And forecasting/budgeting on those assumptions is lunacy.
But, there seems to be this assumption that SR is in free fall in the ratings. Which is what I'm talking about here. And in which the numbers aren't supporting. What the number saying that the season average for 2017 after all game were completed was 51k. The corresponding figures for the 2018 season averaged at 54k. Though that figure can be explained by the loss of the Perth game which drew an average 35k during its broadcast.
This season we are seeing a significant jump in the early ratings. Comfortably above the corresponding period and games to that of last year. And these numbers are kind of important. As they are what broadcasts use as guides for determining the value of a product. Allison has said that her information suggests Foxtel are keen on bidding. I suggest they are more playing hard ball not wanting to be seen as too willing considering they even admitted to paying overs for both the NRL and AFL deals and are currently watching the A-League in which they are paying $68m a season for go into what appears to be a terminal decline in ratings.