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2018 Crowd Watch

footy75

Bench
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American sports are wall to wall first class boring as bat shit crap
the day we do anything they do is the day we all stop watching

In your opinion...... like everything that isn't NRL is shit.

You need to get the f**k out of Canberra and open your mind big fella.
 

ReddFelon

Juniors
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American sports are wall to wall first class boring as bat shit crap
the day we do anything they do is the day we all stop watching

The Red River Showdown sold out 92,000 tickets two months before game day, traditional rivalry game between Oklahoma State and Texas University. They schedule the game alongside the Texas State Fair and allow access for State Fair attendees in General Admission with their Fair ticket.

Should the NRL not look at cross promotion like this during the Easter Show weekend? US sports are better than anyone at getting people to turn up. The NHL typically plays in 15-20,000 seater indoor stadiums. Three games a year in the winter are held in outdoor football stadiums and pull 30-50,000. Whether you like the individual sports is irrelevant, the way they market them, draw crowds and make the experience enjoyable is second to none.

I went to the Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Redskins game in 2016, had a concert, cheap alcohol, guys brining your food and drink to your seats, tickets cost less. All of this stuff is organised well in advance. No reason the NRL can't do the same sort of thing.
 

AlwaysGreen

Immortal
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The Red River Showdown sold out 92,000 tickets two months before game day, traditional rivalry game between Oklahoma State and Texas University. They schedule the game alongside the Texas State Fair and allow access for State Fair attendees in General Admission with their Fair ticket.

Should the NRL not look at cross promotion like this during the Easter Show weekend? US sports are better than anyone at getting people to turn up. The NHL typically plays in 15-20,000 seater indoor stadiums. Three games a year in the winter are held in outdoor football stadiums and pull 30-50,000. Whether you like the individual sports is irrelevant, the way they market them, draw crowds and make the experience enjoyable is second to none.

I went to the Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Redskins game in 2016, had a concert, cheap alcohol, guys brining your food and drink to your seats, tickets cost less. All of this stuff is organised well in advance. No reason the NRL can't do the same sort of thing.
So, the Dallas Cowboys are worth 4.8 billion dollars, they have a bit more money to spend on the game day experience than NRL clubs or the NRL.

The NRL has issues with crowds. I won't dispute that. But comparing what happens in the US to what happens here is like apples and oranges.
 
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