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Originally Posted by racer69
In Sydney at least, we've never had 5 FTA AFL games per weekend ever, outside the odd 'special occasion' weekend.
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well that's ok, because we don't get 3 NRL games in Vic outside the odd 'special occasion' weekend
however the 2002 AFL deal for Vic at elast
had 1 friday night game on 9 , 2 saturday games on ten and 2 sunday games on 9
Seven gives up AFL rights
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For the AFL it wasn't just about money. The consortium's offer required 16 clubs to be involved, thereby guaranteeing the future of those already financially in doubt. The deal means five matches per weekend televised on free to air and three on Pay, and $100 million annually for sport.
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Its a fair way back, so good sources are hard to fine, but this is from the abc
Under the current contract there are 3-4 rounds (depends on public holidays and thursday night games). however there are 9 games now, compared to 8 back in 2002