All good as i said you are probably right.Yeah not sure they have it right with their main focus on families.Lets face it we dont play at family friendly times very often at all.
That doesn't matter, it appears as though we have two problems in the eyes of the FFA. One is our crowd numbers, the other is the broadcast figures. Our crowds aren't bad, but our broadcast figures are.
First thing is that we need to get families interested in the sport, get them along to the odd game which is on a family friendly time, but get them watching the sport on TV from the comfort of their own home. Most of the time it runs late for young kids, but it makes it an event. At least at home the kids can go to bed as soon as the games done.
I remember as a kid growing up that the best sports were the ones you stayed up for, it really made it an occasion.
We need more people at games but we also need more people watching on TV, and a fan is a fan whether they buy a season pass or not. In the end its all just numbers for the FFAs accountants, and it doesn't matter what category the number falls into - TV or Attednance, it still adds the the tally.
Let's not forget that the broadcast figures may simply be influenced by factors other than the quality of the show on offer. To watch The Nix on telly you have to subscribe to SKY. Clearly not that many people do. I can't blame them. You would not be buying an abattoir if all you want is a piece of steak once a week. If there were other (measurable) legal ways of accessing Nix games be it online or on TV maybe we would see reasonable numbers of viewers, especially for those 7pm Sunday games.