Sport, sponsors, activism and politics

[Mav]

There’s another one?

[DJC]

There's a pretty big difference but you know that.

What is the difference?

Visit Victoria’s sponsorship of Netball Australia guarantees that key international and domestic games will be played in Victoria.  Netball is one of the most popular participatory and spectator sports in the country and in significant parts of the Commonwealth.  It’s a good deal.

[DJC]

Well Dickhead Dan is making us pay for it.

While this language is marginal, politicians of all persuasions are fair game in my opinion.  Just don’t go too far.

[madbluboy]

While this language is marginal, politicians of all persuasions are fair game in my opinion.  Just don’t go too far.

Even Trump?

[madbluboy]

What is the difference?

Visit Victoria’s sponsorship of Netball Australia guarantees that key international and domestic games will be played in Victoria.  Netball is one of the most popular participatory and spectator sports in the country and in significant parts of the Commonwealth.  It’s a good deal.

No one watches it. That's why they're broke.

[Baggers]

No one watches it. That's why they're broke.

I think you'll find that plenty of people watch Aussie Netball. Although anecdotal, Mrs Baggers (who played netball) and her mates gather around the teev to watch games. And if you do a tour around local sporting grounds on the w/e you'll see that netball is very well supported and popular, with plenty of local businesses putting up their signage. When a popular sport is in trouble financially, you don't look at the sport... you look at the administration.

I suspect Victoria sponsors this sport for very similar reasons to why Gina sponsored the sport. Branding. Brand awareness and promotion. To be seen as favourable by association.

[Baggers]

Even Trump?

Especially Trumpty Dumpty... a name given to him by a Murdoch NY newspaper!

[Thryleon]

What is the difference?

Visit Victoria’s sponsorship of Netball Australia guarantees that key international and domestic games will be played in Victoria.  Netball is one of the most popular participatory and spectator sports in the country and in significant parts of the Commonwealth.  It’s a good deal.

This is a massive stretch DJC.

I don't need to denigrate Netball to talk about the financial windfall that follows the Grand Prix around the world.  Its an epic money generating machine.

Netball would love to have 1/100th of the financial drawcard that the Grand Prix has.

[DJC]

No one watches it. That's why they're broke.

Foxtel would beg to differ;  the Super Netball grand final had a larger TV audience than the NBL, US Open final, etc, etc.

[DJC]

This is a massive stretch DJC.

I don't need to denigrate Netball to talk about the financial windfall that follows the Grand Prix around the world.  Its an epic money generating machine.

Netball would love to have 1/100th of the financial drawcard that the Grand Prix has.

Absolutely Thry, but Visit Victoria’s investment in netball is minuscule in comparison to the dollars put into the GP, Australian Open, etc.