2026 Crowd Watch

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

If Melbourne over time have more and more sell outs. Wonder if you will see Sydney clubs moving their games against Melbourne to AAMI park

Why would any Sydney club do that?

 

[Bulldog2020]

Why would any Sydney club do that?

Money

 

[drcmuch]

Bulldogs V Penrith 25000
Dragons V Manly 11000
Broncos V Cowboys 45000
Perth DH 40000
Storm V Warriors 25000
Parra V Titans 12500
Tigers V Newc 17500

Total 176000
Average 22000

First three 23,984 + 11,381 + 45,582 = 80,947.
Barney's forecast 81,000.

Dreamin'.

 

[newc18]

Money

If money from attendance meant that much to the Sydney clubs, they would be playing in the major stadiums instead of suburban grounds.

 

[Barney Stubble]

First three 23,984 + 11,381 + 45,582 = 80,947.
Barney's forecast 81,000.

Dreamin'.

Im disappointed Im not a bit closer tbh

 

[storm1999]

Wonder if you will see Sydney clubs moving their games against Melbourne to AAMI park

Does the NRL allow selling your home games directly to an opponent? (Magic Round and Sydney derbies aside)

 

[Barney Stubble]

Does the NRL allow selling your home games directly to an opponent? (Magic Round and Sydney derbies aside)

did you really ask that ??????

 

[BuffaloRules]

Does the NRL allow selling your home games directly to an opponent? (Magic Round and Sydney derbies aside)

It’s unlikely to happen these days … winning games long term is better for making money overall rather than giving home field advantage to the opposition…. Also clubs aren’t as poor these days

 

[Wb1234]

Does the NRL allow selling your home games directly to an opponent? (Magic Round and Sydney derbies aside)

Clubs can do whatever they want

hence Penrith taking games to Bathurst and parra / dolphins to nt

nz is where we should be taking more games every game outside Auckland sells out fast

 

[storm1999]

hence Penrith taking games to Bathurst and parra / dolphins to nt

This is different to playing at your interstate opponent's regular home ground though. I know the Storm have done it against the Broncos at Suncorp before and I hate it.

 

[BuffaloRules]

This is different to playing at your interstate opponent's regular home ground though. I know the Storm have done it against the Broncos at Suncorp before and I hate it.

I can even recall a couple of your AFL teams doing it in the past ….Kanagaroos in Sydney and some one else in Brisbane ?

 

[drcmuch]

This is different to playing at your interstate opponent's regular home ground though. I know the Storm have done it against the Broncos at Suncorp before and I hate it.

Think you're misremembering. In the forerunner to magic round, Storm took a lower drawing game to Suncorp to be part of a double header with Manly v Broncos. Storm v Cowboys in 2016, Storm v Titans in 2017 & 2018.

 

[yakstorm]

Some solid movement at Optus Stadium for the double header, especially on Level 5 in the South and Level 1 in the North.

Earlier kick off time of 1pm local does appear to be working against it (like last year) pushing into the 40Ks, although would be happy to be wrong.

 

[RedVee]

This is different to playing at your interstate opponent's regular home ground though. I know the Storm have done it against the Broncos at Suncorp before and I hate it.

You hate it but you want the other clubs to do it???

 

[yakstorm]

Perth crowd doesn't look great... Completely different than what pre-sales were indicating... Hoping it's just people trying to keep out of the sun/turning up late, but not great so far

 

[newc18]

Perth crowd doesn't look great... Completely different than what pre-sales were indicating... Hoping it's just people trying to keep out of the sun/turning up late, but not great so far

They said they were expecting 35k so I expect it to fill out a bit more.

 

[user_nat]

Luckily the crowd is a mile from the field. So it's easy to keep out of shots..

 

[Cumberland Throw]

The actual advantage of perth is being able to play a game at 730pm wst and have it come on at 9.30 est...why the f**k are they playing at noon

 

[Marshall_magic]

The actual advantage of perth is being able to play a game at 730pm wst and have it come on at 9.30 est...why the f**k are they playing at noon

It would be like giving the Warriors the Thursday night time slot for home games

 

[beave]

The actual advantage of perth is being able to play a game at 730pm wst and have it come on at 9.30 est...why the f**k are they playing at noon

it's ridiculous mate.