Netball
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@hydro11 Sky dedicated a channel to Netball throughout the World Cup, plus there were regular segments on all the breakfast shows etc, it's certainly a sport on the rise in the public eye. Maybe they could have played it in the evening, but I doubt that was going to make a huge difference to viewing numbers in NZ and Aus - what time would you propose? Playing in the evening could well have turned people in the UK off too.
England may not have won, but the World Cup has been a success for netball as a sport
Even though England haven’t brought home the gold medal, I still think the World Cup itself has been a success.
Why doesn't the final just start on Saturday night, giving a Sunday morning viewing time down here. No reason for it to be at five in the evening.
So play the final a handful of hours after the semi final?
They could probably think up something imaginative like having the semi final on a Friday and pushing every thing forward one day.
So have the semi finals on the same day as pool games?
You missed the pushing every thing forward one day in my previous post. Not sure how...
Well as long as it suits NZ perfectly eh! Who really cares about the audience in the country where it's held? Friday night after work sounds like it's really easy to organise getting the kids picked up and settling off for the game in time.
This tournament had multiple games played during the day. Also it is the school holidays in the UK until near the end of August so I don't see what the issue is. I don't see why a night game wouldn't suit English audiences. If they made a decision to hold a World Championship's games at times suiting the host country, I would just comment that most international tournaments don't seem to do that. Most tournaments seem to consider what time would work best for most of their viewers.
The games when they were played seemed to suit pretty good, judging by the crowds. Have you got the viewing figures?
Nope. Agreed crowds were good.
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@antipodean said in Netball:
@taniwharugby said in Netball:
why do they have to do it?
It'd be great if the Netballers got a wad of cash for thier efforts, but...
Clearly world cricket should stump up some prize money for netballers?
I saw the shrill articles in NZH and Stuff ...
So the cricketers got more? How do we fix that? Easy! Get a country of One Point Three Billion people (that's 1.3 multiplied by 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10, or 1.3 with 9 decimal places added) to obsess over the game.
You can't make people like a sport because sexism.
Stupid people.
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@booboo Here tis. Don't expect much, pretty poorly done for such an exciting game.
Jeez Mokes. They were crappy highlights.
Show me some D! Watson did some amazing stuff. Intercepts, tips. Stopping the bad guys scoring is just as important! (My daughter plays defence ... ).
And there were plenty of better feeds to the shooters too.
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@canefan delighted for Noeline, she should have been given the job a very long time ago, it’s a great story of redemption and also such an amazing turn around..
I spent some time with her Whanau and partner at the time when they lived down in Rotorua ,I was commentating the NZ secondary schools waka ama sprints at the Blue Lakes.
Noeline was coaching the Waikato /Bay of Plenty Majic at the time, I was blown away at how much commuting she was doing..absolutely crazy .,I was incredibly impressed with her planning ,so I guess it’s no great surprise this story has a great ending..extremely proud..! -
@booboo Here tis. Don't expect much, pretty poorly done for such an exciting game.
Jeez Mokes. They were crappy highlights.
Show me some D! Watson did some amazing stuff. Intercepts, tips. Stopping the bad guys scoring is just as important! (My daughter plays defence ... ).
And there were plenty of better feeds to the shooters too.
The best thing about that shitty highlights package (which I assume a cat put together walking backwards and forwards in the editing booth) was the shot of Taurua smiling when the Ferns got a good goal. Was cool to see that from a coach.
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Very complementary from Mr Reason
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Rumours are the Vodafone Warriors are putting together a package for Noelene to take off from Kearney.
They are hoping she genuinely is a miracle worker.
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Very complementary from Mr Reason
Has Reason been in hibernation ? Haven’t heard any of his claptrap for ages.
I still won’t read if it’s an article about Netball though.
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@Magpie_in_aus said in Netball:
Rumours are the Vodafone Warriors are putting together a package for Noelene to take off from Kearney.
They are hoping she genuinely is a miracle worker.
Can she co-coach the Blues and Warriors at the same time.
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Very informative about the planning behind the last 10 months.
One Goal: The extraordinary turnaround of netball's Silver Ferns
One Goal: From the depths of humiliation, the Silver Ferns became world champions. Rarely has a sports team come so far, so fast.
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The Wyllie woman behind Netball NZ's cunning plan
So who is Jennie Wyllie, thrust into the spotlight in New Zealand netball’s darkest hour, and now holding the key to the cabinet storing the sport’s three greatest prizes?
The Wyllie woman behind Netball NZ’s cunning plan So who is Jennie Wyllie, thrust into the spotlight in New Zealand netball’s darkest hour, and now holding the key to the cabinet with the sport’s three greatest prizes?
