2017 Crowd Watch

[Emu01]

6281 in Toronto for the first Wolfpack home game.

It rained all week leading into the game and on game day so great crowd 10k capacity..

The next home game against Barrow if weather is better should be a sellout top of the table clash.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

6281 in Toronto for the first Wolfpack home game.

Disgraceful, would have got 9000000 in perth.

 

[Raiderdave]

I didn't believe so.

According to Wikipedia:
In August 2015, the NRL announced a new $925 million (Australian) TV deal. As part of the deal it was announced that the Pacific test matches would continue to be televised until at least 2022 and will be played on the Sunday before game 2 of the State of Originseries. The deal begins in 2018.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Rugby_League_International

no kiwi test
no city country from 2018 i believe

 

[taipan]

6281 in Toronto for the first Wolfpack home game.

That's 6,281 more than the fumblers get for their"International club matches".
Think that figure is OK for starters.Hell we have had some NRL club games not much bigger than that over the years.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

There's been NRL club games in Sydney this year that have been fudged to barely top that figure.

 

[Emu01]

Crowd looks great for first game.They even have the "Den" for the hardcore fan and they march through the street with drums beating singing the team song. Very organised already and they aren't in super league yet.

 

[Perth Red]

6281 in Toronto for the first Wolfpack home game.

Outstanding! Well done to the club, and the RFL for having the vision and balls to admit them.

 

[DC_fan]

why?

it's not an ANZAC day Test

The use of the term ANZAC associates it with ANZAC Day.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Outstanding! Well done to the club, and the RFL for having the vision and balls to admit them.

Looks like they got off their arses and made it so.

Perth could put their team in Qld or NSW Cup. Probably still too busy sobbing about paying for flights in 1995 though.

 

[El Diablo]

The use of the term ANZAC associates it with ANZAC Day.

do you have any idea what ANZAC stands for?

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Disgraceful, would have got 9000000 in perth.

Oh, you're very much short changing Perth fhere.

You need to add a few more 00000s.

 

[taipan]

Oh, you're very much short changing Perth fhere.

You need to add a few more 00000s.

All whineing in unison.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

All whineing in unison.

It must be a whining boom.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

 

[Pommy]

Ok. So the ANZAC test is what's being scrapped? That's a good result as the Pacific tests are frankly more exciting and generating more interest.

Don't forget the Pacific tests are going to take a big kicking after this year. With players eligible to play for both but the financial rewards being very disproportionate you would expect next year the island sides to lose a lot of the big names.

 

[Perth Red]

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The irony is it shows just how sht the nrl is. All that money, all that support and yet a broke arse RFL with rl a third tier sport in uk can get a prof team in a far flung place likme toronto whilst the nrl dicks around doing nothing. England once again showing australia the way.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

The irony is it shows just how sht the nrl is. All that money, all that support and yet a broke arse RFL with rl a third tier sport in uk can get a prof team in a far flung place likme toronto whilst the nrl dicks around doing nothing. England once again showing australia the way.

 

[Pommy]

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I know he does go on but he has got a point, it is a joke that the NRL is so scared to try and expand.
Im not really arsed either way about Perth but I just want the sport to be played more and get bigger and better.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I know he does go on but he has got a point, it is a joke that the NRL is so scared to try and expand.
Im not really arsed either way about Perth but I just want the sport to be played more and get bigger and better.

Mate, I'm one of the biggest proponents of a Perth NRL team going around.

However, his constant snipes at "Sydney" and how shit it all is, is tiresome.

Never seen him say a good word about Souths either, considering they're the ones taking a game to WA every year for the past 8 years. Lost a home game out of it, but I was cool, as it was for the good of the game (and the club). f**k him. I hope Perth come in to the comp the day after he carks it.

 

[Canard]

Don't forget the Pacific tests are going to take a big kicking after this year. With players eligible to play for both but the financial rewards being very disproportionate you would expect next year the island sides to lose a lot of the big names.

With the more recent eligibility rules tightened for Origin I think that will not be as bad as before.

But I do think the ARLC should ensure all Test playing nations receive the same payment, like they now do with NZ.