I've joined an AFL fan group as a free member. The group, called the AFL Fan Association, report to be a fans interest group, with the aim of better representing fans in the decisions of the AFL:
https://www.aflfans.org.au/
They are holding an AFL Fans forum this coming weekend, so I've emailed them to see if the forum will be live streamed, and/or posted online.
The reason I guess for following this group is that I'm ultimately hopeful it might put me in touch with a group of AFL superfans who are as engaged with watching the AFL as I am, and are as keenly aware of the dynamics of watching the AFL on television as I am. Hopefully, if I could find such a person, it would align with or contradict my own observations, to better the research.
It may also put me in closer proximity with a lobby group who argue for better coverage of games on the AFL. Their motto is 'Reclaim the Game'. I also saw this article, where one of their stated aims is to: Fixture more Saturday matches and put popular games on free-to-air-TV
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/afl-fans-to-draw-up-plan-on-how-to-make-game-better-call-on-league-to-listen/news-story/6120d450f73338c452ad22e8dd113b68
It would be interesting to see what they consider to be 'popular' games are, and how this might affect the less 'popular' teams.
Anyways, we'll wait and see what comes out of the forum, if they reply to my posts, and if I think they would add anything to the research project.
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