The news that the Seven / Ten consortium has matched the Nine bid and won the AFL TV rights is a win for footy followers in the North Eastern states.
It may not be such good news for the TV stations involved. The financial punditry seem to think that $780 million is a tad too much to pay. KP's influence extends from beyond the grave.
What it will mean for long suffering NSW and Qld supporters is that after next year, AFL footy will be promoted at a similar level to Rugby League. Hopefully, (fingers crossed) we may even get to see a game on Friday night at a reasonable hour.
Roll on 2007.
