2016 Crowd Watch

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The NRL is too busy trying to put out off-field fires, including of their own doing, to draw any attention to what actually happens on the field.

 

[CowboyFuriousFury]

AFL outdrawing the NRL in it's own heartland is completely unacceptable and embarrassing for a proclaimed heartland the same one it which the clubs are preventing any form of expansion so they can get all that money and still fail to grow.

Meanwhile, AFL always have long-term plans for expansion where NRL is all short-term and insular catering to the complacent clubs who just ride on the TV money and don't take a greater initiative in growing attendances.

 

[Mr Pmatta]

It's embarrassing to see a stadium in Sydney struggling to be half full for an elimination final between 2 Sydney teams. But even more so when 24 hours ago AFL got 60k in the same city.


How can 20k be anything other than a disappointment.

You are correct friend but a Souffs supporter should hardly comment on crowds considering your hugely disproportionate crowd attendance compared to ur members numbers.

 

[Marlins]

22,631@Allianz

 

[Mr Pmatta]

Shame, yet if parra was playing this game, I'm pretty sure most would agree this crowd would be at capacity.....when we get our shit together Parra will "rattle some cages" and then some! N support your team "losers" .....parra fans would "kill" to be in these teams position.

 

[Billythekid]

Might as well have played the game at a packed out pepper stadium. Also it's a bit rich for people to suggest that raiders vs cowboys could pull 30K+ in Sydney when 2 Sydney teams draw this.

 

[Perth Red]

AFL outdrawing the NRL in it's own heartland is completely unacceptable and embarrassing for a proclaimed heartland the same one it which the clubs are preventing any form of expansion so they can get all that money and still fail to grow.

Meanwhile, AFL always have long-term plans for expansion where NRL is all short-term and insular catering to the complacent clubs who just ride on the TV money and don't take a greater initiative in growing attendances.

You reap what you sow, NRL has been static for over a decade in nearly every way. The great hope that independent management and big tv $'s would see the game grow significantly have simply not come to fruition.

 

[user_nat]

Better than expected

 

[taipan]

You reap what you sow, NRL has been static for over a decade in nearly every way. The great hope that independent management and big tv $'s would see the game grow significantly have simply not come to fruition.

The big TV dollars haven't arrived yet.You have not been listening in class.They come in 2018,as does the scheduling control.
Whether Perth is worthy of including in expansion, perhaps is tied to the amount of your whining.

 

[umina panther]

I know we are a small club but we should have had 20k from our fans alone

 

[Perth Red]

The big TV dollars haven't arrived yet.You have not been listening in class.They come in 2018,as does the scheduling control.
Whether Perth is worthy of including in expansion, perhaps is tied to the amount of your whining.

$1.05 billion in 2013 wasn't big $'s? The nrl's overall revenue has trebled in a decade. The game isn't ready to expand, it would be a disaster with the current management and inability to grow the game. I'd rather wait until we have a arlc and CEO with some ability.

 

[Card Shark]

To think that Canberra & Melbourne can out sell a all Sydney Finals match on a good Sunday arvo. Shame shame shame

1 team cities.

The game today was too far from the home team's home.

 

[Perth Red]

I know we are a small club but we should have had 20k from our fans alone

What would you say split was, from tv looked around 70-30 Bulldogs?

 

[Perth Red]

1 team cities.

The game today was too far from the home team's home.

City of over 4 million. Proves my theory that the big Sydney clubs have around 15-16k and the smaller ones around 10-11k committed fans.

 

[Card Shark]

Sadly there aren't as many keen on the game as we'd like.

Take it off TV, or have $10 GA tickets & ya might get people interested.

 

[umina panther]

Id say 40/60 dogs but we were louder

 

[Card Shark]

Had we have got a home semi, would've been nearly 35k there i reckon.

Let's see what happens in 2 weeks.

 

[Perth Red]

Sadly there aren't as many keen on the game as we'd like.

Take it off TV, or have $10 GA tickets & ya might get people interested.

I think we have to accept this and then come up with some serious strategies for addressing it. Sadly NRL seem happy just to accept the tv money and do little to grow the fanbase of the game. Perfect opportunities over next few years with $'s available, control of scheduling and new stadium opportunities. Let's see if the leadership of the game has the ability and will to do so.

 

[Perth Red]

Id say 40/60 dogs but we were louder

Yeh sounded a good atmosphere.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Well if they ever needed motivation to do something .. arlc commissioners just need to listen to the abc interview the afl chairman did yesterday..

He openly admitted for the first time ever that they plan to be the number 1 code in nsw and will happily destroy rl to make it happen

Whether it be dodgy media deals to control the message .. or $100m + a year in marketing to western sydney .. whatever it takes to be number 1

When will nrl wake up.. and try to fight back ?