J-Bay 2018
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Of course it’s better. That was surely never up for discussion. But, for the hundredth time, nobody is watching. Steve followed the numbers and they were risibly low. Lower even than when Swellnet did it a few years ago. So unless someone has a compelling solution for eliminating lulls and explaining the vagaries of the scoring to the great unwashed, I think we can all agree that ocean contests will not be the catalyst for audience growth. Yes, they will lose their core audience, but on the numbers steve threw up, the core audience isn’t worth shit anyway.
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Those numbers were for the Australian region but other regions were also risibly low and even added together it's a pissant audience.
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Pool benchmark?Nick Carroll wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:28 am
So how are we all going re the Pool Benchmark? Like where is J-Bay in comparison?
Since when is the pool a benchmark?
I think you've got the cart before the horse.....it's the sports management brass at WSL who should be asking how the pool shapes up to Bay.
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This is why this will struggle on tv to a non surfing audience.
15 mins in and 2 waves ridden.
Edit. 3rd wave ridden.
15 mins in and 2 waves ridden.
Edit. 3rd wave ridden.
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i was wondering about the women and then noticed that their event starts tomorrow. i hope carrissa and stephanie are in good form. they'll carve it up!
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I assume the forecast isn’t too good? I always cry when I see them run the finals in a dying swell.
Re the viewer numbers and having not seen Shearer’s post. Surely the WSL have screwed the pooch by going exclusively through FB? I’m on the “rest of the world” option and each time I’ve tuned in there are less than 15000 people watching.
@SS is that just local or worldwide? I assume that it’s worldwide because it’s FB but happy to be corrected. Whatever it is, it’s a long way from being viable.
@ Thud. I’ve got a couple of JR’s only because I thought I’d go with a local shaper. Didn’t understand how good his boards are.
Re the viewer numbers and having not seen Shearer’s post. Surely the WSL have screwed the pooch by going exclusively through FB? I’m on the “rest of the world” option and each time I’ve tuned in there are less than 15000 people watching.
@SS is that just local or worldwide? I assume that it’s worldwide because it’s FB but happy to be corrected. Whatever it is, it’s a long way from being viable.
@ Thud. I’ve got a couple of JR’s only because I thought I’d go with a local shaper. Didn’t understand how good his boards are.
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Yeh mate they look insane
GWS in the water
GWS in the water
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it's supposed to get bigger this afternoon, jimmy!
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it's a shark. we need a human sacrifice. i vote jordy wilson!
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We’ve all heard that before, Al! Can you text me when it gets interesting? Thanks!
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okay jimmy, but i have to take my son to piano lesson in half an hour. can you text me if you see it gets interesting before i text you?
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shark stoppage not interesting enough?
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griffin colapinto's a cool cat. he's in the commentary booth now with ronnie blakey and peter mel and when ronnie asked him what his goals for this year are he said "to have a lot of fun and get in the top six". i bet he talks about 13' surf too.
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throw julian and jordy to the shark! that way we can appease the gods and stop all the fans complaining about how they've toned down their radical surfing for the judges and get on with the contest.
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Who do you reckon Griffins favourite Doestoevsky character is Al?
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I bet it's Nicola Caroll.
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Prince Myshkin.
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