2025 Crowd Watch

[Suitman]

We need to find a way to slot in regular games between Samoa and Tonga, watching Tonga and Samoa over the past 7-8 years is basically the most I’ve enjoyed league in I don’t know how long. It’s what the game is all about.

Would love a regular series between the 2 like origin (though yeah I know that leaves NZ high and dry).

We have to ensure that we do not over-milk what is essentially a great product though.
Too much of a good thing isn't necessarily the right way to go.
Today was absolutely amazing though and a day in Brisbane no one could ever have dreamed of just 5 years ago.
I watched from Sydney on tv, and some of those tv shots were amazing, the likes of which that we don't even see in Origin.
The pre-match. The flags, the singing, the amazing crowd scenes when Samoa scored. It was not only great television, but great theatre.
Keep it as an in-demand product. Once a year at best.
I'd love to see just one attempt at Accor one year. Besides the 40 000 or more Tongans or Samoans, I reckon a shite load of neutrals would turn up. I'd certainly go.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Guys, I just got home from Samoa v Tonga and I'll watch the last 20 on TV after the storm delay.

What an incredible atmosphere. Every Rugby League fan needs to put Tonga v Samoa on their bucket list

 

[titoelcolombiano]

44682 at Suncorp

Awesome crowd, but puzzling. There were huge sections of level 7 with empty seats. I've seen lower Broncos crowds announced with the place chockers

 

[newc18]

We need to find a way to slot in regular games between Samoa and Tonga, watching Tonga and Samoa over the past 7-8 years is basically the most I’ve enjoyed league in I don’t know how long. It’s what the game is all about.

Would love a regular series between the 2 like origin (though yeah I know that leaves NZ high and dry).

We would need to shorten the NRL season. We should have a Australia vs NZ and Tonga vs Samoa two match series every year much like Union does with the Bledisloe.

 

[jolly boys outing]

We would need to shorten the NRL season. We should have an Australia vs NZ and Tonga vs Samoa two match series every year much like Union does with the Bledisloe.

Yeah buts that’s part of the rugby championship.

they also play Argentina and South Africa too.

 

[newc18]

Yeah buts that’s part of the rugby championship.

they also play Argentina and South Africa too.

The way I see it, if you can get rid of two NRL rounds, that's two extra International games you can add, so five games all up.

For a season like this year where we play the Ashes, you could have:

Australia vs NZ in Australia
NZ vs Australia in NZ

Then Australia travel to England and play a three match series against England.

 

[jolly boys outing]

The way I see it, if you can get rid of two NRL rounds, that's two extra International games you can add, so five games all up.

For a season like this year where we play the Ashes, you could have:

Australia vs NZ in Australia
NZ vs Australia in NZ

Then Australia travel to England and play a three match series against England.

100% shorten the NRL season for the benefit of international RL.

Trans-Tasman test series mid-season.

australia and New Zealand alternate tour to England??

 

[Foreign Legion]

 

[user_nat]

Awesome crowd, but puzzling. There were huge sections of level 7 with empty seats. I've seen lower Broncos crowds announced with the place chockers

Had a similar thought. Really felt like the Broncos forgot how to count at points.

Which doesn't really make sense. Cause why would you understate

 

[bazza]

over 100k crowd for international RL this weekend - not bad

 

[Billythekid]

We have to ensure that we do not over-milk what is essentially a great product though.
Too much of a good thing isn't necessarily the right way to go.
Today was absolutely amazing though and a day in Brisbane no one could ever have dreamed of just 5 years ago.
I watched from Sydney on tv, and some of those tv shots were amazing, the likes of which that we don't even see in Origin.
The pre-match. The flags, the singing, the amazing crowd scenes when Samoa scored. It was not only great television, but great theatre.
Keep it as an in-demand product. Once a year at best.
I'd love to see just one attempt at Accor one year. Besides the 40 000 or more Tongans or Samoans, I reckon a shite load of neutrals would turn up. I'd certainly go.

Fair call. I think ultimately what we need is just more international footy. I agree you can overmilk it but we've gone the total opposite direction where the international game barely exists. Hopefully over the next few years we can can see a little bit more of it. The pacific in particular has so much promise between Australia, NZ, Tonga, Samoa, PNG and Fiji.

 

[beave]

Awesome afternoon at suncorp, glad I went as a neutral

 

[drcmuch]

This year at Suncorp

44,682 Samoa vs Tonga
52,483 State Of Origin
149,306 Magic Round
231,718 Dolphins 9 home games (25,746 avg)
494,224 Broncos 12 home games (41,185 avg)
52,491 Broncos 1 final
---------
1,024,904

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

over 100k crowd for international RL this weekend - not bad

Try 130k, you`re forgetting 7200 in France and 18k or whatever in PNG.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Try 130k, you`re forgetting 7200 in France and 18k or whatever in PNG.

What are the AFL getting in France and PNG these days?

 

[eels4lifee]

What are the AFL getting in France and PNG these days?

A big hod middle finger

 

[eels4lifee]

Anyone remember this? I wonder what happened to the game in Russia these days!

Rugby league drew a large crowd of 35,000 in Russia for a 2002 international match between Russia and the USA. This attendance was a result of a period of significant rugby league development in Russia following the fall of the Soviet Union, which had generated considerable enthusiasm for the sport.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Anyone remember this? I wonder what happened to the game in Russia these days!

Rugby league drew a large crowd of 35,000 in Russia for a 2002 international match between Russia and the USA. This attendance was a result of a period of significant rugby league development in Russia following the fall of the Soviet Union, which had generated considerable enthusiasm for the sport.

Playing age men are currently ahhmm preoccupied..

 

[Gobsmacked]

Double post

 

[Wb1234]

Anyone remember this? I wonder what happened to the game in Russia these days!

Rugby league drew a large crowd of 35,000 in Russia for a 2002 international match between Russia and the USA. This attendance was a result of a period of significant rugby league development in Russia following the fall of the Soviet Union, which had generated considerable enthusiasm for the sport.

Russian rugby league was funded by a rich oligarch

Then the Russian league federation did something that annoyed him and he walked away

Something minor and they were stupid for doing it