I have an idea how to fix that .The crowds are not going to grow until they make the game more exciting for youngsters.
Kids use to find the fighting exciting and big shoulder charges and otherwise unpredictable play, players making things happen. Those things are gone and we are left with completions, wrestles, fast play the balls, bomb sets, line speed, decoys. The game needs to have a good hard look at itself. I haven't heard a player interviewed all year that didn't say something about "completions" and "getting to our kicks". Have people noticed that you can start on your 15m line, do nothing but hit ups and get a bomb to the corner now? Most sets are like this.
It is garbage entertainment.
Id say theres a greater chance that foreigners play union than league dribblerdave
I'm just calling you out on your dribbling you awkward virginhahahahaha
what has that got to do with their impressions of AFL you halfwit mong ?
For the love of God lose your LU password.The crowds are not going to grow until they make the game more exciting for youngsters.
Kids use to find the fighting exciting and big shoulder charges and otherwise unpredictable play, players making things happen. Those things are gone and we are left with completions, wrestles, fast play the balls, bomb sets, line speed, decoys. The game needs to have a good hard look at itself. I haven't heard a player interviewed all year that didn't say something about "completions" and "getting to our kicks". Have people noticed that you can start on your 15m line, do nothing but hit ups and get a bomb to the corner now? Most sets are like this.
It is garbage entertainment.
I'm just calling you out on your dribbling you awkward virgin
Pretty poor showing here TBH. Really should be a 30k crowd in these beautiful conditions. The dogs corner is pretty packed I'd say maybe just 20k
Every week actually, and it's no where near as many as there are at day games, the Broncos lobby the nrl every year for day games because they are an easier sell.My old man is a broncos member and happens to sit right beside a family of Bronx members. Have you been to broncs games lately? Kids and families everywhere. Brisbane actual make the effort on Friday's it seems then. And back a few years ago when the reds were playing well the crowds were ok.
I don't think the sat/sun game for the broncs has as much impact as your suggesting. We can agree to disagree.
Any family with kids playing a 12pm game or later would be pushing shit uphill to get to a 3pm Saturday game.
This theory gets a chance at being tested once more this coming Friday.If Souffs played in there own area they'd pull huge crowds on Friday (and even Thursday).
Have you tried going from Maroubra to f**king Olympic Park? It's an ordeal. Don't give me the bullshit about Souffs fans being everywhere, the highest concentration of them is in (you'll never guess...) SOUTH SYDNEY.
As for their business decision of ANZ paying them to play there, it was sound back in the mid-2000s when they were pulling crowds of 150. Now when they have 30k members (lol) it needs to be re-examined. If it's still $100k per game that is easily covered by a modest increase in crowds, I'd be very surprised if they couldn't achieve that with a move.
Couldn't agree more. There will never be a timeslot people won't complain about.They have a different shithouse excuse in the other 7 timeslots anyway so no big loss.