Jamie
Billy Sheehan (19)
Maybe but you guys have quite a few sponsors, your merch is epic (Ours sucks) and you are paying your Super W team. Honestly, I think the results will come
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
No, I don't think I did because I don't believe the Rebels are in a comparable situation...
Yes, fans drop off when sporting teams are not winning... but those other teams mentioned have maintained stronger support within sports that have considerably more exposure and popularity in Melbourne.
As I said, it's going to take more than just winning for the Rebels to garner a consistent following... and they're not helped by rugby's lack of popularity down here.
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
Isn't comparing the fan base of an NBL team a bit of an unfair comparison to other sports?
The NBL as a whole needed to be bailed out, the competition ceased to exist. Teams across the nation copped a hit to their fan base and only seem to be climbing out of that hole now.
Rebel man
John Thornett (49)
Well the tigers did not maintain stronger support that’s why the club died along with all the other Victorian NBL clubs and had to be rebranded Melbourne United
The popularity of rugby in Melbourne is fine fans just don’t like the Rebels. Most blokes I have met through grass roots union here are Storm members. Why? Not because they prefer league it’s because the Rebels suck and have always sucked
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Michael Lynagh (62)
If they ever get the consistent high quality performances they could turn this around…meanwhile…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
That's a solid return on that game. Probably somewhere between 120-140k after regionals are added. Would like to find out the ratings for the previous fortnight.
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
Didn’t make the top 20 last fortnight.
So Tahs V Bru didn’t crack 83’000 which I found surprising.
And Reb v For didn’t crack up 100’000, which I found less surprising.
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
From memory is usually doesn't. But they still reported them last season. Didn't crack the top 20 last night either from the looks of it.
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
The only one's I've seen have been rd 1 which was actually up 14% on last season and last night's. Which there's no baseline for but is fairly pleasing. The Rebels/Force game wouldn't have rated well. No idea about the Brumbies/Tahs.
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
I think they make the top 20 most weeks.
Last 2 weeks have been distorted by the floods/Ukraine war and increasing number of people watching ABC 24/7 News segments through the day
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
Didn't crack the Top 20 for the first round either.
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
Rd 1 did, I was referring multi-channel ratings.
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
Ah, ok. Was looking at the general ratings. You wouldn't have a link to them for future reference? That makes the Brumbies/Tahs game the more disappointing then as last year that saw 84k tune in on Gem.
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
Nah Super Rugby Pacific wouldn’t crack general ratings. This is this weeks, you can see previous weeks by selecting multi-channel filter and scrolling through.
Multi-Channel – Saturday 19 February 2022
Oztam Australia television ratings results data for Multi-Channel - Saturday 19 February 2022. Data includes channels Seven, Nine, Ten, ABC, SBS and Foxtel.
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WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
Nah Super Rugby Pacific wouldn’t crack general ratings. This is this weeks, you can see previous weeks by selecting multi-channel filter and scrolling through.
Multi-Channel – Saturday 19 February 2022
Oztam Australia television ratings results data for Multi-Channel - Saturday 19 February 2022. Data includes channels Seven, Nine, Ten, ABC, SBS and Foxtel.
Well, we have the Tahs/Rebels next week. With the Tahs win today hopefully that'll draw in more viewers. If they win that then round 6 could be a good result.
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
It's fair enough that they're spreading the TV games around and I definitely argued for it earlier in the thread but it's wild that the AU grand final rematch is not the broadcast game next week. The tv game selection is feeling a lot more like an afterthought when the covid reschedule happened.
stoff
Trevor Allan (34)
It could be a cautionary tale for future NRC endeavours with existing clubs. The name was so intrinsically linked to what was a fairly unpopular (and my former) junior rep club (because of its use of its NBL club ties), that it was too on the nose for the rest of Vic basketball to support. It mattered less when Coburg, St Kilda and Nunawading had sides in 80s and 90s. Once Melbourne became a one town club it ceased to work and Larry Kestleman forced the rebrand.