Name A Game
Encyclopedia
Name A Game is a DVD
(formerly VHS) service provided by the Visual Entertainment Group that allows fans of Australian Rules football
to purchase games that they have been interested in from the past, or to collect their club’s games from the current season.
Name A Game was originally established as a VHS service in the early 1990s to collect games telecast by Channel Seven
in full for future viewing. Initially only about half of all AFL games played were recorded, with games by struggling sides such as Fitzroy
, Brisbane
and Sydney
generally not recorded. From 1996
, Name A Game was able to record all AFL games into its “master library”, in which are stored the original VHS versions of each game.
The ABC
preserved a total of thirty-eight (a quarter of the total) home-and-away games from its year broadcasting the VFL in 1987 for the Name A Game master library, but Channel Seven did not preserve any of its film of home-and-away games before the sixteenth round of 1990 with the exception of one match between Hawthorn
and Geelong
in the sixth round of 1989. However, all finals from 1987 to 1990 are available, as are a total of twelve finals from before 1987 that were not destroyed by Channel Seven in the early 1990s. Most of these are from the early 1970s.
and games which have never been requested on DVD remain kept in their original VHS format until a customer orders them. Games that have already been requested on DVD are copied several times so that there is no need for mastering in case of a future order, and are stored on-site in Richmond
. Once only one DVD copy remains and a customer makes on order of that particular game, Name A Game make further copies so that it does not have to master again from VHS.
NRL
For the 2001 season the Visual Entertainment group added a service for all NRL games. This service has been less popular than for AFL games, and was cancelled between 2006 and 2007, before being re-introduced in 2008.
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
(formerly VHS) service provided by the Visual Entertainment Group that allows fans of Australian Rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
to purchase games that they have been interested in from the past, or to collect their club’s games from the current season.
Name A Game was originally established as a VHS service in the early 1990s to collect games telecast by Channel Seven
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
in full for future viewing. Initially only about half of all AFL games played were recorded, with games by struggling sides such as Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
, Brisbane
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
and Sydney
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
generally not recorded. From 1996
1996 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1996.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Lighting Premiership:...
, Name A Game was able to record all AFL games into its “master library”, in which are stored the original VHS versions of each game.
The ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
preserved a total of thirty-eight (a quarter of the total) home-and-away games from its year broadcasting the VFL in 1987 for the Name A Game master library, but Channel Seven did not preserve any of its film of home-and-away games before the sixteenth round of 1990 with the exception of one match between Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
and Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in the sixth round of 1989. However, all finals from 1987 to 1990 are available, as are a total of twelve finals from before 1987 that were not destroyed by Channel Seven in the early 1990s. Most of these are from the early 1970s.
Storage
Name A Game’s master library is located in South MelbourneSouth Melbourne, Victoria
South Melbourne is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Port Phillip and Melbourne...
and games which have never been requested on DVD remain kept in their original VHS format until a customer orders them. Games that have already been requested on DVD are copied several times so that there is no need for mastering in case of a future order, and are stored on-site in Richmond
Richmond, Victoria
Richmond is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra...
. Once only one DVD copy remains and a customer makes on order of that particular game, Name A Game make further copies so that it does not have to master again from VHS.