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NBL announce Blitz in Latrobe Valley, Sep 7-9

We don't want reasoned argument, anon, we want irrational, off topic outrage! lol...

You make good points... I don't think it would be quite that expensive, and the ASN crew are super quality as well... It's not like it is in a huge metropolitan city like Brisbane (LOL, just kidding), so I think the numbers would be a lot higher this time around and it would be easy enough to get some ads running in timeouts or between games... but they have the numbers I guess...

Yes it was the point and the statement was finally NBN being available in rural before many metro areas could benefit us city slickers. But nope - it won't. Maybe one day.

It may be the point, but it wasn't the statement.

Yes but the point is a ridiculously high amount of metro areas still don't

Country didn't "get it first". Some of Melbournes inner suburbs were even the trial sites, many years ago.
Many metro areas have it.

No, it's not ridiculous.

89% of Australians live in urban areas. 89% of taxes (probably higher as urbanites earn thus pay more tax). Yet rural get a higher % of taxes paid put into their infrastructure than the 11% or less they put in. Which is fine, but then if it's ever critcised people react as if "HOW DARE YOU" as above.

oh no how dare country folk get something before the city folk. the city folk are much more deserving because they pay a higher tax rate (??) and deserve the best of the best of everything. the country folk should have to wait and wait and wait for everything if they get it at all (probably no money left after it has been wasted on extravagances of the city folk) because the taxes they pay are just there to help out the city folk after all. Ridiculous comment.

Hours out from Melbourne.. can't mantain a reliable connection

You'll find this is a commercial decision. Too expensive to do a professional live stream when you factor in where it is and how many fans actually watch.

Great while metro areas wait for NBN yet the bush have it now when the bush having NBN would come in useful for us metro folk it doesn't get utilised. Oh thy NBN how you hurt thee.

NO stream, No interest

disappointing. it's like we are back in the brett maher era again :(

Hold up. NBN has been connected to the bush while everyone in metro areas basically waits. Ridiculous rollout.

They arnt streaming games bc the Internet isn't good out there. It's like in the bush. Hours out from Melbourne.. can't mantain a reliable connection

Will be a very big disappointment if they don't utilise the great talents we've had in the past and stream the games again...

They will play eight matches at Traralgon Sports Stadium between September 7 and 9, and will participate in a range of community activities including clinics and school visits around the region.

There will also be wheelchair basketball games played during half time of NBL games.

Although the games won’t be streamed, the NBL media team will be providing regular updates, photos, videos and interviews with players & coaches during the Blitz.