Super Rugby 2024
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Fair play to the organisers - second year with double digit increases in viewership ... but minimal increases in attendance.
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Fair play to the organisers - second year with double digit increases in viewership ... but minimal increases in attendance.
@nzzp Rome wasn't built in a day... I think a big thing they need to look at with scheduling, is who plays who when.
Example: Highlanders playing the Hurricanes at home on a long weekend... the sort of game that would get a good crowd if played when people are in town, but with students and others heading away, you lost about 30% of your crowd.
Reckon the classic example of good scheduling will be seen when the Highlanders probably get their best home crowd since the first game after COVID v the Chiefs.
The fact the Highlanders and Crusaders don't play each other home and away every year is borderline stupid... granted some may argue fairness, but I'd far rather play the Crusaders twice than Moana twice.
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what really?....baring and maybe including this year a crusaders game is a certain loss!
i agree with the other points though, try and schedule some games better to align with things like public holidays, try and do derby on Saturdays so people have time to travel there and back etc
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Good to see. What I find interesting about using the SkyGo this year is that when I open the app it always defaults to the Warriors or NRL. Not sure if anyone else has that.
@Toddy atleast it actually works this year, unlike last year.
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what really?....baring and maybe including this year a crusaders game is a certain loss!
i agree with the other points though, try and schedule some games better to align with things like public holidays, try and do derby on Saturdays so people have time to travel there and back etc
@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2024:
what really?....baring and maybe including this year a crusaders game is a certain loss!
i agree with the other points though, try and schedule some games better to align with things like public holidays, try and do derby on Saturdays so people have time to travel there and back etc
I'd rather lose to the Crusaders every year, but with a guaranteed home game, than getting a false record because we beat MP.
Rivalries are what makes competitions, but it is hard to build a rivalry without consistently playing them... Have been to 10/11 of our last home games against the Crusaders (darn COVID) and we've only won three of them, but the amount of joy you get from those wins, is so far clear of winning every year against MP etc.
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i'll get back too you after we play them
i use to complain the highlander never played in Melbourne, i think there was a 4-5 year gap...then we've played here the last few...and lost...and its not fun!
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harmon?
@Kiwiwomble Nope. People will struggle to believe this stat with the amount of flack he gets.
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@Machpants id still love that, chance for revenge games or doing the double, just some obvious hype
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2024:
I'm sure next year with 11 teams, so no byes, we can do a full home and away
Wouldn't be so sure just yet.
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2024:
I'm sure next year with 11 teams, so no byes, we can do a full home and away
That would take 22 weeks (+3 for the finals)... seems unlikely. The current season is 15 weeks.
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Super still has a quality problem. 5/6 games this weekend have a favourite at $1.26 or better. It's not that competitie, and usually doesn't matter
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2024:
Super still has a quality problem. 5/6 games this weekend have a favourite at $1.26 or better. It's not that competitie, and usually doesn't matter
Betting Odds aren't always the best judge of competitiveness (Go look at the NRL this week, hardly much better.
Also keep in mind, that 3/4 are at home, against 11th, 12th and a side who has never won an away game.
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Fun fact of the day: Only one play with 250+ minutes in Super Rugby this season has a 100% tackle completion (According to Opta)... can you name him?
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2024:
I'm sure next year with 11 teams, so no byes, we can do a full home and away
Wouldn't be so sure just yet.
@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2024:
I'm sure next year with 11 teams, so no byes, we can do a full home and away
Wouldn't be so sure just yet.
That was always going to happen, AR still have the licence so it is moot.
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Good to see. What I find interesting about using the SkyGo this year is that when I open the app it always defaults to the Warriors or NRL. Not sure if anyone else has that.
@Toddy said in Super Rugby 2024:
Good to see. What I find interesting about using the SkyGo this year is that when I open the app it always defaults to the Warriors or NRL. Not sure if anyone else has that.
Nope always rugby for me, if something is on
Edit just took a pic of the screen, was svns on for me
