& no members
don't forget that
did i mention less members after winning a comp ??
oh thats right
I did .... hahahahahahaha
Ok so lets break it down for you. Slowly. So you understand.
The population of the ACT is 357,000
The population of the Sutherland shire is 210,000 (source Wikipedia)
The Sharks average home crowd was 15,203 in 2017
The Raiders averaged 12,183 (source RL Project)
So while only having 58% of the population of the ACT the sharks had 124% of their average crowd.
The Raiders have 16,117 members for 2017
The Sharks have 12,767 (source L.U)
So while only having 58% of the population the Sharks have 79% of their members. A far better ratio compared to population figures.
All you have to hang your hat on is that the Sharks opening round crowd was disappointing.
On a Thursday.
In the rain.
Give up.