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2018 Crowd Watch

Timmah

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With due respect think you need to read some(some) AFL fan's comments on the Roar, about the NRL and SOO and International rl. If that doesn''t exhibit hate, then Trump likes Hillary.
Of course that is not the majority viewpoint, but they are not backwards in coming forwards to bag rl at every opportunity.
And pockets of RL fans are the same in return to AFL (see: this thread).

Now can we get back to discussing crowds?

CAN v PEN @ GIO - 11,000
GLD v SOU @ CBS - 13,000
MAN v WAR @ AMI - 15,000 (capacity is 18k)
NEW v SYD @ MJS - 18,000
PAR v NQL @ TIO - 10,500 (highest there was a touch under 12k - this fixture last year)
CRO v WST @ SGS - 12,000
MEL v BRI @ AAMI - 17,000
CBY v SGI @ ANZ - 24,000
 

Marlins

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And pockets of RL fans are the same in return to AFL (see: this thread).

Now can we get back to discussing crowds?

CAN v PEN @ GIO - 11,000
GLD v SOU @ CBS - 13,000
MAN v WAR @ AMI - 15,000 (capacity is 18k)
NEW v SYD @ MJS - 18,000
PAR v NQL @ TIO - 10,500 (highest there was a touch under 12k - this fixture last year)
CRO v WST @ SGS - 12,000
MEL v BRI @ AAMI - 17,000
CBY v SGI @ ANZ - 24,000
What makes you think a doggies home game can get 20k+?
 

Desert Qlder

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There is most definitely animosity from Victorians towards NRL. However, it is driven by the AFL itself and its interested parties/proxies in the media and social media.

Regular joes feed off that and stoke the major insecurities they have about their game. While they may show interest and even support it is always with a qualifier.
 

JamesRustle

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Really 40k travelled on a weds night? Lol
Mostly ex-pats around where I was sitting.

There was a bloody origin cruise for the occasion - 2500 mainly NSW supporters cruised down for the game... that would have been a friggen great cruise back!
 

Timmah

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There is most definitely animosity from Victorians towards NRL. However, it is driven by the AFL itself and its interested parties/proxies in the media and social media.

Regular joes feed off that and stoke the major insecurities they have about their game. While they may show interest and even support it is always with a qualifier.
Thanks for telling Victorians what their state says and does from your lofty QLD perch lol
 

ParraEelsNRL

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Timtamsi says otherwise, must be true.

The kind of lying pc piece of shit ruining this world with all their lies and propaganda.

Dont reply fw, you're all smoke and mirrors, just like the fraudsters backing you up.
 

taipan

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And pockets of RL fans are the same in return to AFL (see: this thread).

Now can we get back to discussing crowds?

CAN v PEN @ GIO - 11,000
GLD v SOU @ CBS - 13,000
MAN v WAR @ AMI - 15,000 (capacity is 18k)
NEW v SYD @ MJS - 18,000
PAR v NQL @ TIO - 10,500 (highest there was a touch under 12k - this fixture last year)
CRO v WST @ SGS - 12,000
MEL v BRI @ AAMI - 17,000
CBY v SGI @ ANZ - 24,000

We're looking at a wet weekend in Sydney,think ANZ crowd a bit optimistic and Sharks game (although hoping for ,more)ditto if hissing down.
 

Timmah

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We're looking at a wet weekend in Sydney,think ANZ crowd a bit optimistic and Sharks game (although hoping for ,more)ditto if hissing down.
Forecasts I'm looking at show clearing Sunday and fine on Monday - ANZ crowd should hopefully be bang on. Depends how many Dragons fans make the trek as they're commonly anti-ANZ
 

The Great Dane

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Not here in Melbourne.

Again I'm not one for the code wars, but mate seriously it's not hard to find if you are looking for it, hell this is just one google search...

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-old-chessnut-afl-vs-nrl-which-is-more-skillful.991192/
https://www.facebook.com/AFL-is-better-than-NRL-131406160205582/
https://www.theroar.com.au/2017/09/14/finals-series-illustrate-gulf-afl-nrl/https://www.theroar.com.au/2018/04/20/nrl-falling-behind-afl/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2...bers-embarrass-the-struggling-nrl_a_22012832/
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sp...s/news-story/cad61cc979d7b6699a45ab9a3490dbee
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...e/news-story/511c5ad54a8a5120c2a88b08bb0a01c9
https://studentedge.org/article/afl-is-better-than-nrl-and-heres-why-a-student-makes-their-case

I'm sure if I really tried that I could dig up much more and much better examples, but I can't be bothered.

Even so though, if that doesn't convince you then just watch a couple episodes of the Backpage live or Offsiders, if RL gets a mention at all it's almost always compared in a negative way to the AFL.... Or just wait for a scandal to hit the AFL and for the articles to come out that's whole premise are "yeah it's bad, but it's worse in the NRL!".

Look man I don't care about the code wars at all, but if you really think that they exist only in RL or that it's not present in AFL or Melbourne, or whatever it is that you are suggesting, then you've got blinkers on! Every code, every sport even, has their code warriors, that includes Melbourne and the AFL!
 

Timmah

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Guys, this is massively off-topic now, and no longer relevant to crowd discussion. Take it elsewhere or posts go.
 

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