According to PerthNow, WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti said a more detailed transport access plan was needed for Perth Stadium. ABC quotes Saffioti as saying that the public transport system would struggle to cope with the amount of people attending the venue for a weeknight event, before the footbridge across the Swan River is completed by March next year.
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Seven seem dead set against producing showdowns, derbys, etc.
They want Melbourne teams.
You’re right, Ten used to do the showdown.
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In regards to that article, ridiculous.
Friday night has the greatest reach and exposure, WA don’t want that?
Their population is small and it’s not like nobody can make it to the ground, with some planning ahead?
There are still concerns over transport, they were looking at artificially capping capacity for weeknight events as well
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Perth’s population is over 2 million now. Its new stadium is bigger than Subiaco (60,000 against 43,500) so more people will use public transport.
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I think ypu will find more people attend SA abd WA games than many many victorian based games.
The Adelaide footbridge can be a nightmare I can only imagine how bad the Perth stadium would be without even a footbridge.
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I think the health and safety of patrons far outweighs TV ratings or record attendances.
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You’ll be surprised 
Not if the game went to Extra Time, and 4:20 games normally finish closer to 7:10 than 7:00. Of course ET in finals are 2 periods of 5 minutes each way plus time on (I’ll get clarification on if 1 period is 5 minutes each-way or 5 minutes one way), and if there’s still a tied game the next score wins. If the siren sounds and a score ties the game, the ball is returned to the centre where the next score wins. Therefore it could be 20 minutes extra given the break between the end of regulation time and the start of extra time is 8 minutes, there is just a minute’s turnover between “halves” of extra time plus any time on.
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What 4.20 games other than Good Friday this year have happened? And that was finished by 7.00. Its not a timeslot the AFL use!
Extra time (which is 2 periods of 5 mins plus time on) is unlikely but would indeed cut into that 30 mins.
I’m still not really sure what your point is though, as all I said was that news COULD slot in between 7-7.30.
Every Sunday Twilight game is a 4:20 EST start and hasn’t finished before 7:00. It’s often played into Qld, SA or WA markets on FTA.
And I believe 1 period of ET is 5 minutes EACH WAY from what I’ve gathered.
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Sunday twilight starts at 4.40EST/4.10CST/2.40WST, each and every week. When its on FTA its scheduled as 4.30-7.30 EST and so on. Fox have it as 4.40-7.20.
Extra time is 2 periods of 5 mins and, as you said, with each team having one period (a half really, but after 4 quarters adding a half sounds silly, so period is easier) going to each end. We actually are implying the same thing about ET, I was merely clarifying for you.
This is not true. Sunday 3.20 games are finished by 6.00, 95% of the time
Obviously if the game goes into Extra Time the news will be shortened or dropped.
New promo aired tonight on Seven’s finals coverage, with Muse’s latest single Dig Down playing in the background.
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Saw it yesterday after the Morning News.
It’s nice 
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Brian Taylor and James Brayshaw’s commentary of tonight’s E.J. Whitten Legends Game is simulcast on Triple M. Each time I hear JB’s call on TV I feel I am listening to FM radio instead.
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It look as though James Brayshaw and brian taylor were commentating down on the ground rather than upstairs in a commentary box. However, it was strange why these two blokes weren’t wearing ties when calling the game. Any reason why?
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Shot of the general presentation for tonight’s EJ Whitten Legend’s Match.
Includes network crawlers occasionally, advising radio simulcast on Triple M.
James Brayshaw debut on Seven and he’s pretty good 
BT alongside him & Lehmo returning as 'Official Boundary Rider (must not be contracted to Ten anymore, similar to Andy Maher).
Shocking crowd, hope to God the ratings make up for that 
Loving it though, after official footy every week at least 3 times, nice to ‘chill’ a bit, before a huge finals campaign.
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It’s an all-star game of AFL not a business meeting.
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