2018 Crowd Watch

[Perth Red]

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GF is a sht load cheaper than SOO!

 

[JB04]

GF is a sht load cheaper than SOO!

No, origin was cheaper. In Sydney it was anyway. Both are still rip offs though

 

[Perth Red]

No, origin was cheaper. In Sydney it was anyway. Both are still rip offs though

Those prices are a shed load cheaper than Perth SOO next year, by $100 in some cases!

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

This isn't correct sorry.
It changes year to year depending on Grand Final combatants and how many people register for the ballot.

This year (and it's easy to check on the ticketek site), the majority of club members who registered actually got tickets this year, Priority 1, 2 and even 3. The unsuccessful list of members this season was tiny compared to usual.

You're right that the higher priority memberships that qualify for the upper levels of the ballot are more expensive memberships but they're not that much more costly than regular memberships, generally only 50-100 bucks more than your average full-season one.

I'd love the NRL to actually come out with some kind of projection now we're a couple of days out.

Tim, west coast have a shitload of fans, thousands even driving to adelaide then flying from there, or the whole way, or via Singapore.

If each team has enough ballot entries, the general public seats get split in half between teams, to try make it as neutral as possible.

That west coast v hawthorn GF was easily 50/50.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

I was in Sydney this week for work and saw two people in Roosters jerseys..

Also ran into the broncos ladies yesterday. Seemed not much of a GF vibe. Meh.

 

[El Diablo]

Also ran into the broncos ladies yesterday.

did they survive?

 

[Timmah]

Tim, west coast have a shitload of fans, thousands even driving to adelaide then flying from there, or the whole way, or via Singapore.

If each team has enough ballot entries, the general public seats get split in half between teams, to try make it as neutral as possible.

That west coast v hawthorn GF was easily 50/50.

I'm aware of how it works - but in the ballot, Collingwood had more by a few thousand as far as I know.

What I was referring to in my post to Jamberoo was that the number who miss out varies each year - this year that number was less because overall, less people registered for the ballot. With Collingwood at least, the vast majority of those who registered were successful.

I hope one day we're in a scenario where demand is high enough for the NRL Grand Final but for now I like the fact it's an accessible game unlike the AFL

 

[Suitman]

I was in Sydney this week for work and saw two people in Roosters jerseys..

Also ran into the broncos ladies yesterday. Seemed not much of a GF vibe. Meh.

That's what happens in Sydney when a team like the Roosters make the GF, and not a Bulldogs or Eels or Tigers or Dragons.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

did they survive?

They were massive.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

I'm aware of how it works - but in the ballot, Collingwood had more by a few thousand as far as I know.

What I was referring to in my post to Jamberoo was that the number who miss out varies each year - this year that number was less because overall, less people registered for the ballot. With Collingwood at least, the vast majority of those who registered were successful.

I hope one day we're in a scenario where demand is high enough for the NRL Grand Final but for now I like the fact it's an accessible game unlike the AFL

I do like the last point. A fair few international students head along too which is cool.

 

[unforgiven]

I was in Sydney this week for work and saw two people in Roosters jerseys..

Also ran into the broncos ladies yesterday. Seemed not much of a GF vibe. Meh.

I was driving through Bondi and the eastern suburbs today only saw 1 Roosters jersey and no other decorations at all.

 

[Suitman]

I was driving through Bondi and the eastern suburbs today only saw 1 Roosters jersey and no other decorations at all.

It's an exciting time this week in the Eastern Suburbs, full of rugby and Swannies.

 

[Jamberoo]

I'm aware of how it works - but in the ballot, Collingwood had more by a few thousand as far as I know.

What I was referring to in my post to Jamberoo was that the number who miss out varies each year - this year that number was less because overall, less people registered for the ballot. With Collingwood at least, the vast majority of those who registered were successful.

I hope one day we're in a scenario where demand is high enough for the NRL Grand Final but for now I like the fact it's an accessible game unlike the AFL

It is also different because the GF is not the pinnacle for fans of RL, SOO is. SOO is more akin the the AFL GF.

 

[jim_57]

It is also different because the GF is not the pinnacle for fans of RL, SOO is. SOO is more akin the the AFL GF.

I don't agree with this. Ask any club fan I'm sure they'd rather watch their club win a premiership than their state win Origin. I've been to 3 Grand Finals as a neutral and there is normally an energy around it that I don't think State Of Origin quite matches.

This year just seems like a bad combo with no real 'feel good factor' with both teams pretty unpopular with neutrals and consistently successful in the last 5-10 years.

Pretty much any other combo of teams would have created more of a buzz I think.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

It is also different because the GF is not the pinnacle for fans of RL, SOO is. SOO is more akin the the AFL GF.

Not true

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Not true

It is also different because the GF is not the pinnacle for fans of RL, SOO is. SOO is more akin the the AFL GF.

Fans wait a lifetime to see their team win a gf..

Soo you have a 50/50 every year

 

[Last Week]

It is also different because the GF is not the pinnacle for fans of RL, SOO is. SOO is more akin the the AFL GF.

Lol. OK.

Spoken like a true Victorian.

 

[moffla]

It is also different because the GF is not the pinnacle for fans of RL, SOO is. SOO is more akin the the AFL GF.

Can’t agree with this tbh. Storms premiership last year was a much better feeling than Blues winning 2014/2018

 

[Cumberland Throw]

My local Bunnings in nsw has NRL and AFL flags all over it today

Wtf ..

 

[King hit]

Can’t agree with this tbh. Storms premiership last year was a much better feeling than Blues winning 2014/2018

How? The blues 2014 series win was possibly the best sporting feeling I’ve ever had. Surprised you are a NSW man.