Should the NRL have a magic weekend??

[Canard]

68k over the weekend
Their average for a round is 54k
Plus their getting these crowds in areas without a top flight team.

Wow. So even less than 13k per game.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Should the NRL have a magic weekend. If so, there are only are few venues that will be suitable for one.

- Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,000)
- ANZ Stadium, Sydney (84,000)
- Perth Stadium, Perth (60,000)

In the super league they only get a crowd of about 28,000-35,000 a day.

Should we have one?

 

[DiegoNT]

Wow. So even less than 13k per game.

Well the average in superleague is 9k. Some super league stadiums like castlefords and wakefields hold about 5k

 

[axe&smash&crush]

Yes. Easter magic

Every year exactly the same, no f&#king around. Simple as this. At Homebush

- Good Friday afternoon: Souths v Bulldogs
- Saturday afternoon/night: Dragons v Tigers
- Monday afternoon: Parramatta v Penrith

Penrith works better with parra, so the Tigers can play the dragons.

 

[Captain Apollo]

This idea has been raised before and I'll say now what I did last time, it is a dumb idea. If you hold it in Sydney, you basically disenfranchise the rest of the team's supporter who can't afford the money, or the time (or both) to travel to Sydney to watch their team. Hold it outside of Sydney, you disenfranchise the supporters of the Sydney based teams. In the UK, most of the teams are within an hour or two by car/train of each other. Here in Australia we have teams that have to fly 2 hours every second week.

Next add in the the locals not supporting the "visiting" teams. For example, if it was held in Sydney, does anyone think a Gold Coast v Melbourne game would be a big draw amongst Sydney siders? It works in the UK as the local supporters can travel easily to get there.

Also how would you like to be one of the "home" team supporters who finds out that what could be a marquee game will be at this weekend, thus devaluing their season ticket?

On all those basis I think it a daft idea for the NRL to look at it.

 

[Timmah]

Isn't the Auckland 9s essentially our own version of it?

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Someone wanna inform people what the FH is a magic weekend?

Did you end up finding a jersey!??

 

[rabbitohs95]

I like the idea and would love to see it happen but too many logical points debunk it as a success.

I wrote an article on The Roar a few months back bringing up the idea but again the cons are bigger than the pros.

Again, we do have the Nines so I guess that makes up for it.

 

[POPEYE]

Yes they should . . . an interval weekend where the one and only State of Origin game needed to be played is played, the Pacific Nations can have at each other and the Ladies can show us what they're made of

 

[Lambretta]

Someone wanna inform people what the FH is a magic weekend?

It's when we have half time entertainment as awesome as this

 

[AlwaysGreen]

It's when we have half time entertainment as awesome as this

I'd say an nrl magic round would end like this.

 

[Perth Red]

Wouldnt work here. Fans won't travel across Sydney never mind interstate.

I would like to see a double header at the new Perth stadium
Warriors v Souths
Brisbane v Bulldogs

Reckon they could shift 50k Tickets in Perth for this

 

[Marlins]

Wouldnt work here. Fans won't travel across Sydney never mind interstate.

I would like to see a double header at the new Perth stadium
Warriors v Souths
Brisbane v Bulldogs

Reckon they could shift 50k Tickets in Perth for this

The Nrl could beat fumble and have the first footy match there and double header would make it sweet. Maybe even have the all stars match played there.

 

[coolumsharkie]

Did you end up finding a jersey!??

Huh?

 

[Dogs Of War]

Yes. Easter magic

Every year exactly the same, no f&#king around. Simple as this. At Homebush

- Good Friday afternoon: Souths v Bulldogs
- Saturday afternoon/night: Dragons v Tigers
- Monday afternoon: Parramatta v Penrith

Penrith works better with parra, so the Tigers can play the dragons.

We also need to tap into the second weekend of Easter which is not the long weekend, but people still go to the Easter Show. So a Saturday and Sunday afternoon games to make it very family friendly on the other weekend of the show. Enough to cover the majority of Sydney clubs as a celebration of Rugby League in Sydney.

Say Roosters vs Panthers (Battle of East v West), Sharks v Sea Eagles (Battle of North and South).

On Easter weekend..

- Good Friday afternoon: Souths v Bulldogs
- Saturday afternoon: Dragons v Knights
- Monday afternoon: Parramatta v Tigers

 

[GongPanther]

On the long weekend of 23rd April,to the 25th April,there was the League-A-Thon,with all matches played at the S.C.G.

First and last time it was staged,as the 3 days attracted only 66,000.

http://afltables.com/rl/seas/1977.html#6

 

[GongPanther]

Isn't the Auckland 9s essentially our own version of it?

Ta-da!

 

[Lambretta]

I'd say an nrl magic round would end like this.

Wow, I didn't realise he collapsed on stage like that and died

Apparently Les Dennis went on straight afterwards but didn't have the decency to die.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Huh?

Had the wrong sharks fan, sorry!