Crowd Watch 2014 part 2

[papabear]

honestly

if roosters v raiders was on Monday night it would get about 10k

souths and dragons is a marque game and should not be on a Monday night, on sat/sun this pulls 20+ easy.

 

[Western_Eel]

Id rather souths and dragons on Monday night than roosters v raiders

 

[oikee]

It seems the NRL & Origin has created a prisoner's dilemma around this period for the administration and fans.

There are three options to take during the Origin period

A: (No club games during Origin)
B: (Origin/Club games at the same time)
C: (Club games remain intact, Scrap Origin).

Option A occured in 01 only for fans to complain about the lack of club footy and from a administration perspective the fear of the 'free kick' to the other codes would be foolish to give away.

Option B is the balance option it which fans get club footy albeit lower standard which in turn effects ratings and attendance while Origin remains.

Option C will never happen as Origin is the jewel crown of the NRL and would harm the NRL's TV revenue, ratings,etc. However, club games will remain full strength throughout the entire NRL season hypothetically thus attendances and ratings won't be duly effected.

The administration chose Option B at the moment since A/C is too risky and B is the safe option. While from a fan perspective A/C would cause complaints and dissatisfaction if implemented. B would be the best option for both at the moment.

I dont know. I think you can use this period to sort out who you want to keep, who you want to bring through, and who is not worth the money or time.

The Cows team, Robert Louie and a couple of forwards, "Sims Brothers come to mind", are not worth keeping to be honest.
Without Thurston, Scott, Tamou and Tate, this team is one of the weakest in the comp.

 

[Western_Eel]

Why would you move it to a weekend? it works great where it is!

 

[Billythekid]

Why would you move it to a weekend? it works great where it is!

But the club game doesn't. This discussion is obviously about how you can get SOO to work without completely f**king over like 6 weeks of the NRL.

 

[oikee]

But the club game doesn't. This discussion is obviously about how you can get SOO to work without completely f**king over like 6 weeks of the NRL.

The season is too long anyhow, so 6 weeks of finding out who is deadweight in your team is worth it.
As i said, the Cows were woeful without their stars. Get the broom out and use the six weeks for progress.
Clubs that whinge about this period have no eye on their future.

Robert Louie was a arseclown out their on the weekend, he should not be in charge of the popcorn stall at a game, never mind try to run this team.

 

[franklin2323]

But the club game doesn't. This discussion is obviously about how you can get SOO to work without completely f**king over like 6 weeks of the NRL.

Who lost games they would of won with Origin players this week?

 

[CowboyFuriousFury]

Who lost games they would of won with Origin players this week?

Cowboys against Raiders. Also, is Eels/Panthers going to sell out in Penrith surely considering it's 3rd vs 4th in West Sydney heartland. Penrith crowds have been disappointing for all there success this year.

 

[Billythekid]

Who lost games they would of won with Origin players this week?

What has that got to do with my post in any way? We're talking about how it effects the game financially.

 

[franklin2323]

Cowboys against Raiders. Also, is Eels/Panthers going to sell out in Penrith surely considering it's 3rd vs 4th in West Sydney heartland. Penrith crowds have been disappointing for all there success this year.

So what's the excuse for the other 4 away games the Cowboys have lost this year? Sure will sellout. The question is whether it will be a 50/50 breakdown or whether our lazy fans will turn up

 

[franklin2323]

What has that got to do with my post in any way? We're talking about how it effects the game financially.

Why change it is my point. We had games that kept sponsors and broadcasters happy and didn't really change the result.

 

[Billythekid]

Why change it is my point. We had games that kept sponsors and broadcasters happy and didn't really change the result.

Because it causes crowds and viewership in the NRL to drop. I'm not saying we HAVE to change but that's why it's being discussed. If it were possible to keep SOO as possible and reduce its impact on the club game why wouldn't you do it?

 

[BunniesMan]

Only idiots defend the status quo. Crowds drop by heaps. And ratings would obviously be improved with full strength teams.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Pretty much down to just a few seats here and there at Suncorp for tomorrow night.

They have either; shifted a deck load, or just printed and gave out whole sections.

Can only get 6 seats in category two and they are moving fast. Then just restricted view and singles.

 

[Canard]

Pretty much down to just a few seats here and there at Suncorp for tomorrow night.

They have either; shifted a deck load, or just printed and gave out whole sections.

Can only get 6 seats in category two and they are moving fast. Then just restricted view and singles.

The fact the game is 24 hours away and you can buy 6 tickets in a section, speaks volumes however.

No doubt, tomorrow some clever poster on LU is going to say "See its all OK, the game has near sold out, why was everyone complaining"

Which is completely missing the point, that the real issues is lack of sales meaning tickets were heavily discounted and virtually given away, thus pissing off people who purchased tickets initially.

 

[morley101]

The Cronulla/Souths game outrated the Socceroos game...

1LIVE: NRL SHARKS V RABBITOHSFOX SPORTS 1192,000

2

LIVE: FOOTBALL: SOCCEROOS V STH AFRICA
FOX SPORTS 2171,000

 

[guyver78]

2001 or 2002

Right that's cool sorry I did not know that. Didn't watch a single game of League in 2000 and 2001 when Souths were out of the competition.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

The fact the game is 24 hours away and you can buy 6 tickets in a section, speaks volumes however.

No doubt, tomorrow some clever poster on LU is going to say "See its all OK, the game has near sold out, why was everyone complaining"

Which is completely missing the point, that the real issues is lack of sales meaning tickets were heavily discounted and virtually given away, thus pissing off people who purchased tickets initially.

Yeah there will be a few. I would say the pax is over 51,000 now. Corporate packages are sold out too. They have also resold the tickets left behind by stadium members whom have elected not to go.

However, the QRL has absolutely destroyed themselves from a PR perspective.

The only way they can fix it is bringing back the 6 category map from 2012.

Much better when they sell out on the day, hey. No stupid marketing campaigns.

 

[guyver78]

Yeah there will be a few. I would say the pax is over 51,000 now. Corporate packages are sold out too. They have also resold the tickets left behind by stadium members whom have elected not to go.

However, the QRL has absolutely destroyed themselves from a PR perspective.

The only way they can fix it is bringing back the 6 category map from 2012.

Much better when they sell out on the day, hey. No stupid marketing campaigns.

Last night after the Souths vs Sharks game I could have purchased 6 seats together across just about every category available. There's no way they sold that many today within the space of a few hours. 110% they printed them and gave them away.

They're probably keeping the last 2000 or so to sell at the gates to walk-ups.

 

[franklin2323]

Because it causes crowds and viewership in the NRL to drop. I'm not saying we HAVE to change but that's why it's being discussed. If it were possible to keep SOO as possible and reduce its impact on the club game why wouldn't you do it?

Last night was 16th v 10th and rated not far off most games. How many would that game expect SOO or not? SOO is fine for the 34 odd players involved what about the other 230 odd players for the month of no footy? Or NZ.