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This is an article from the NRL website.
Should the NRL remain a game of two halves?
No. I would like some serious discussion around the prospect of four-quarter football.
And yes, the move is television motivated, but I believe there are other benefits for the code.
Obviously with four quarters there is scope for more full-length ad breaks during a telecast and thus more advertising dollars.
The way I see it come 2018, Channel Nine, to maximise commercial revenue, will want to have two ad breaks leading into kick-off on Thursday and Friday night football. Good luck with a game starting much before 8pm.
But I believe that four quarters may also enhance the game-day experience for fans getting to the matches. And growth in crowds has to be a major concern with such an attractive television product being churned out.
There is obviously a greater outlet for entertainment other than the game.
Ask any parent with young kids how tough it is to sit through an entire 40 minutes without interruption. Ask league fans without children how hard it can be in a crowd to get served food and drinks and make it back to your seat in one half-time break.
Leave the teams in huddles with the coaches on ground at first and three-quarter time just like in the AFL. That's great theatre.
With four quarters, let's reduce the interchange to six.
Opponents to such a big change will argue two more breaks is an 'attack' on the fabric of the game. Well, with the referee's bunker to be introduced we are told we will be getting time back from shorter video referee referrals.
And for those who remember fondly the old midweek competition, I believe the four quarters aspect was one of the highlights.
I vote yes for four-quarter football.
Should the NRL remain a game of two halves?
No. I would like some serious discussion around the prospect of four-quarter football.
And yes, the move is television motivated, but I believe there are other benefits for the code.
Obviously with four quarters there is scope for more full-length ad breaks during a telecast and thus more advertising dollars.
The way I see it come 2018, Channel Nine, to maximise commercial revenue, will want to have two ad breaks leading into kick-off on Thursday and Friday night football. Good luck with a game starting much before 8pm.
But I believe that four quarters may also enhance the game-day experience for fans getting to the matches. And growth in crowds has to be a major concern with such an attractive television product being churned out.
There is obviously a greater outlet for entertainment other than the game.
Ask any parent with young kids how tough it is to sit through an entire 40 minutes without interruption. Ask league fans without children how hard it can be in a crowd to get served food and drinks and make it back to your seat in one half-time break.
Leave the teams in huddles with the coaches on ground at first and three-quarter time just like in the AFL. That's great theatre.
With four quarters, let's reduce the interchange to six.
Opponents to such a big change will argue two more breaks is an 'attack' on the fabric of the game. Well, with the referee's bunker to be introduced we are told we will be getting time back from shorter video referee referrals.
And for those who remember fondly the old midweek competition, I believe the four quarters aspect was one of the highlights.
I vote yes for four-quarter football.
