Originally Posted by
Nemesis
Knoughts were nowhere near Souths crowd figures last season and you won't be this season...
Souths sinking? lol.... as far as sinking ships are concerned the Pasha Bulker stranded on Nobby's Beach epitomises the likely fate of the Newcastle Knoughts in the next 12-18 months.
Originally Posted by Liam
Brisbane - 33,426
Gold Coast Titans - 21,618
Newcastle - 18,750
North Queensland - 18,102
Wests Tigers - 16,386
Bulldogs - 15,352
Souths - 14,644
Sydney Roosters - 13,970
Manly - 13,694
Parramatta - 13,528
Cronulla - 12,965
St George Illawarra - 12,596
Melbourne - 12,474
Canberra - 11,913
New Zealand Warriors - 11,440
Penrith - 10,899
:lol:
^^ Fail Dutchess...
The figures you quoted are HOME crowds only.
I deliberately did not refer to them as Souths HOME crowds and simply called them Souths crowd figures for good reason... because most games involving Souths have much higher crowd attendances than games involving the Knights... FACT.
The point being that Souths have a much wider appeal and level of support amongst RL fans generally than the Knights do... FACT.
This is plainly illustrated by both team's 2009 crowds to date...
Souths (away) v St George (2009 Charity Shield) @ ANZ 25,871
Round 1
Souths (away) v Roosters @ SFS 24,486
Knights (away) v Titans @ Skilled 16,203
Round 2
Souths (home) v Eels @ ANZ 20,871
Knights (away) v Sharks @ Toyota 11,168
Round 3
Souths (home) v Knights @ Bluetongue 15,227
Round 4
Souths (away) v Warriors @ Mt Smart 19,386
Knights (home) v Sea Eagles @ Energy Australia 15,324
Round 5
Souths (away) v Bulldogs @ ANZ 22,775
Knights (home) v Warriors @ Energy Australia 13,626
Round 6
Souths (home) v Sea Eagles @ ANZ 14,225
Knights (away) v Dragons @ WIN Jubilee 14,447
2009 To date
Souths game crowds - 117,000 (+ 25,871 v Dragons @ Charity Shield = 142,871)
Knights game crowds - 85,995 :lol::lol: