Broadcast options for Australian Rugby

[Crashy]

I must agree that I have had a fair bit of timber in the trouser region seeing all those ads at AO. The Northern Beaches of Sydney has a stack of bus stop ads.
Makes me nervous, if after all this publicity that Australians don't tune-in in great numbers (which is extremely likely) then the game is more fucked than I thought.
Fingers crossed.
As a family who pays - per months - $90 for foxtel, $10 for netflix, $10 for spotify - I can't justify another $20 a month for Stan. The kids love foxtel so we're not getting rid of it so I'll see how 9GEM's coverage goes on friday night.

 

[Braveheart81]

Stan have just announced that Campo and Cheika will be part of the broadcast team.

 

[KOB1987]

Stan have just announced that Campo and Cheika will be part of the broadcast team.

Wow. Wonder what Cheik will do the media box!

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

Stan have just announced that Campo and Cheika will be part of the broadcast team.

Love it. Hopefully Cheika can bring something like Tabai Matson does in NZ

 

[fatprop]

The Randwick mafia continues, we have our new Kearns & Marto

 

[Mick The Munch]

Love it. Hopefully Cheika can bring something like Tabai Matson does in NZ

I fear Cheik will take the Kearns curmudgeon role, drone......

 

[KiwiM]

Cheika made a comment as Wallaby coach that he doesn't do analysis of opposition....

 

[barbarian]

Really? Both Campo and Cheika have track records of actually being interesting, unlike Kearns.

And both have really interesting backgrounds and perspective. Coaching, grassroots, playing both here and abroad. I'm keen to see how they go.

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

Cheika made a comment as Wallaby coach that he doesn't do analysis of opposition..

Direct quote from article https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-...an-sport-commentary-team-20210216-p572t7.html

“Obviously I have an interesting perspective because I have been on the other side. If you have an opinion, it’s based on evidence, not just a thought. It’s also about trying to connect the dots for people around what players and coaches are thinking or doing as opposed to judging them. I won’t be going on TV to judge anybody.”

 

[Ignoto]

And both have really interesting backgrounds and perspective. Coaching, grassroots, playing both here and abroad. I'm keen to see how they go.

Should be a bit of colour.

 

[Omar Comin']

Really? Both Campo and Cheika have track records of actually being interesting, unlike Kearns.

And both have really interesting backgrounds and perspective. Coaching, grassroots, playing both here and abroad. I'm keen to see how they go.

I generally agree. The only potential problem with Campo is that he's often a bit of a downer on the modern game. I think one problem with the Fox commentary team was that they'd sometimes be a bit too negative about the sport and the spectacle, as if watching the game through more of a rugby league lens. I really hope the Nine/Stan team don't fall into this too much.

 

[RugbyReg]

The Randwick mafia continues, we have our new Kearns & Marto

Marto didn't play for Randwick...

 

[Pfitzy]

I generally agree. The only potential problem with Campo is that he's often a bit of a downer on the modern game.

I'm imagining this will be just like Matt Burke for Channel Ten: "Why don't they just chuck it to the backs to win the game?" while camped inside our own 22 and getting knocked backwards in the 79th minute after 25 unforced handling errors.

 

[Braveheart81]

Marto didn't play for Randwick.

Which is a shame. If he had, he'd probably have been able to better position himself to catch Campo's shocking pass in the in goal in the '89 Lions tour.

 

[Jets]

I understand Chekia, he is a recent Wallabies coach. Campo is a bit old for my taste. I was hopefully they'd unearth some new, young talent, someone who'd just finished playing.

 

[Rob42]

Surely they must be planning some sort of midweek show or extended pre-game/post-game stuff with the number of people they've now signed.

 

[Lorenzo]

anyone know the deal with the Shute Shield? One match a week simulcast on FTA/Stan? Only on Stan? More than one match? Google didnt help.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Stan have just announced that Campo and Cheika will be part of the broadcast team.

Oh Christ.... ???!

 

[Brumby Runner]

Really? Both Campo and Cheika have track records of actually being interesting, unlike Kearns.

And both have really interesting backgrounds and perspective. Coaching, grassroots, playing both here and abroad. I'm keen to see how they go.

I really disliked Kearns and thought he never added much to the conversation, but at least I could understand him....

 

[Sheepie]

anyone know the deal with the Shute Shield? One match a week simulcast on FTA/Stan? Only on Stan? More than one match? Google didnt help.

The number of matches on FTA will drop from one a week (as it was on ABC/7Mate) to being a handful throughout the season, unfortunately. But at least one a week on Stan.