Hang on, no they don't! I've just shown that the two clubs complaining only played one or two games on a Monday and the crowds were no different than if they had played those teams on a different day so how do they lose money? The FACTS show that they are not losing money on attendances. Corporates? Maybe but I wouldn;t have thought it would be too hard to get companies to come to the footy for a meal and drinks straight from work rather than dragging execs out on a weekend. Then they get $40k plus the value of Monday nights in their NRL grants. How are they losing money?????

The article I showed quoted Richo complaining about the Souths v Dragons game, you supplied attendances to different opponents at different times.

[i"The Rabbitohs chief executive, who is leading a groundswell of club complaints against Monday night football, has estimated the round six match against the Dragons will cost Souths $205,000 in potential earnings from ticket, corporate and merchandise sales."[/i

and Greenberg was also taling about a fixture you didn't chose to compare either

[iAnd Bulldogs boss Todd Greenberg said his club had already lost as much as $300,000 in ticket sales by having the opening round game against the Tigers on a Monday night instead of Sunday afternoon.[/i


However, there is clearly some relevance in your post re opponents on different days to show Richo. Maybe you should email him your findings. Maybe you and Dally are proving that NRL clubs lie.


Many clubs play on different mondays. Many don't like playing on Mondays. It seems I can't stress that enough to you.

even if clubs lose out hosting games :

1. the nrl gives money to clubs to offset this ie i think 20k per game.
2. all clubs share it around
3. value of MNF means higher TV money which clubs get

take out MNF TV rights and clubs income goes down ....far more than the $50,000 or so each club loses from hosting 2 of these games

dont know why there is a debate here

richardson doesnt want MNF to end, hes not stupid

he is pushing gallop for more money

thats all this is about

Source?

Ok lets look at those specific games shall we

Dogs v Wests Rd1 Monday night this season Att 26,737
Previous seasons: 2010 Fri night 11,837 2009 Sun afternoon 25,622

Sths V St;s Rd6 Monday night this season Att 22,771
Previous seasons: 2010 Fri night 22,238 2009 Sat afternoon 19,218

So there you go, once again the FACTS show that playing those fixtures on a Monday night not only did not cause them to lose money but actually brought in BIGGER crowds! Damn these things called Facts for making CEO's look like they are clearly peddling other agendas!

There isnt, at least not about MNF, you and JB have just ended it.


Yep, the remarks were aimed at the folks negotiating the TV rights deal imho. If the Networks want it, they're gonna have to pay for it.

www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/c ... 6045092567 channel 10 are looking like they want the nrl bad including mnf

www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/c ... 6045092567 channel 10 are looking like they want the nrl bad including mnf

RB, don't you think it is a classic case of doing business via the media. Whine like feck about MNF costing big shillings in the full knowledge it is a Pay TV golden goose and one the TV companies will break their back trying to keep.

I'll bet Gallop was grinning ear-to-ear when he saw these articles.

www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6045238058 nrl on track for 1 bill deal still with 7 confirming still interested

www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6045238058 nrl on track for 1 bill deal still with 7 confirming still interested

The slow march towards rugby league's independent commission has stalled negotiations for the NRL rights.

What's the hold up? How hard can it be to get people in place...especially when the NRL knew it was going to happen.

It could well be getdown.

Thing is, NRL clubs do not like playing on a Monday. End of. Maybe they are trying to use money as an argument to get rid of it. But they won't succeed as JB points out, because they rate highly on TV and will be part of an increased TV deal.

I still suspect there are genuine concerns about attendances on Monday nights from the clubs re monies, but JB has pointed out that their comments don't appear to be 100% accurate. So they are deliberately misleading, are lying, or don't know what they're on about. It can't be the latter, surely.

I wasn't aware Nrth Qld didn't play MNF last year but I do remember there CEO complaining about it due to the distance some of their fans travel.

7 NRL games this year have made the list of top 15 most watched programs on Foxtel ever

4 of those games are monday night football

and im sure as the season progresses this will only increase

yeh ....nrl club CEOs really want MNF gotten rid of