after drunky pants dummy Phil the Dill incorrectly , borderline Lied , about the tickets sales late last week
( he claimed only 20K general public tickets had been sold & the game was tracking for an embarrassing crowd of under 50K )
the NRL came out on the weekend giving the true figures
over 50K general public tickets sold , not including corporates or MCC members , meaning the game was on track for 80K plus. An outstanding number given some tickets were up to $290.00 to buy.
the NRL also indicated Sydney & Brisbane were also both on track to sell out with over 82K in Sydney & 52K in Brisbane
Entrenching SOO's place as the biggest annual sporting series in Australian sport.