Because (and it's getting boring pointing this out to you all the time) The NRL don't see a problem with crowds. They made a decision long ago to position the game as a product for TV to achieve profitability. Every decision they make from scheduling, to marketing, even to rules (tell me the bunker isn't a TV marketing tool) is made to position it further as something that exists for people in lounge rooms. Sure, they would like to have full stadiums as an added bonues but they are more than happy to continue with the status quo as long as the TV money keeps rolling in. Wringing your hands about it in this thread, whilst it brings me constant LOLZ, is possibly the most irrelevant discussion in NRL Land.
