Crowd Watch 2014 part 2

[hutch]

Been going to leichhardt my whole life, there is absolutely no way that crowd was sun 10k. My membership pass didn't scan on the way in, maybe they missed a heap of members.

 

[Chook Norris]

Quoting unders to make the fulltime move to ANZ seem more sensible? Looks like it.

By that same logic they also counted unders for the Manly game at Leichardt?

 

[beave]

Yeah it looked more like 12-13k on tv. Ive been there probably about 7-8 times with varying crowd sizes and I was surprised it was announced so low.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Yeah it looked more like 12-13k on tv. Ive been there probably about 7-8 times with varying crowd sizes and I was surprised it was announced so low.

the crazy thing about this conspiracy of announcing a smaller crowd is that even if they are lying and it was actually 12k....

12,000 is still SHIT!!!

 

[BunniesMan]

I'm as much of a fan of LO as anyone, but calling the official crowd figure part of a conspiracy is f**king ridiculous.

Manly's years of incredible form has been wasted on a club like that. Imagine the numbers a Parra or Souths would be delivering if we won as much as them.

 

[undertaker]

If Friday's test gets <35k, no way does Sydney deserve another test match between top tier nations.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

35k would be great,Kiwis are fielding a bunch of Wazns

 

[H.H]

So where are we now after 8 rounds....aggregate and average?

And how does that compare with recent years?

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

I wouldn't be expecting much from the test match, if I were you guys. That team that NZ are gonna be fielding is gonna keep the kiwis far away.

 

[cleary89]

I was going to go, but I'd rather go to the pacific islands game.

 

[gallagher]

By that same logic they also counted unders for the Manly game at Leichardt?

Fair point. But as a tigers fan I feel they are softening up the fans for the big move. I applaud the move to ANZ BTW, I wish they'd show some balls and just do it.

 

[BunniesMan]

Half the Kiwis will be NSW cup standard. Who is excited about this match? We're going to win by 50.

Crowd will be 25k if lucky.

 

[RedVee]

stunned to hear the weather was bad. not a drop in the Macarthur all day.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

If Friday's test gets <35k, no way does Sydney deserve another test match between top tier nations.

I'd go, but I'm working that night.

Anyone got PAX numbers for it?

 

[reanimate]

How do you think Manly would go permanently playing out of the Central Coast???

Also, itd probably be worth making rules that certain teams never host games on weeknights...

Not very well, for the same reason the CC Bears incorporating the North Shore makes no sense- it'd be effectively impossible for the Sydney fanbase to make it to Friday/Monday home games.

I understand that, but you lot barely even travel for finals and that's with the NRL hiring shuttles to games, you have played in 4 grand finals in 7 years, there's either not many of you or your apathetic, either way I think it's about time clubs start demonstrating their value to the competition because if clubs aren't growing the game isn't growing.

The shitty state of Brookvale Oval has had a real flow-on effect when it comes to Manly's crowds- it's tough to ask people to pay nearly $30 to sit on a hill, or more to sit in a dipiladated grandstand, when it's so easy to watch the game on tv. If Brookvale was in a better state, it'd be a far more attractive proposition for people to attend. Have that situation exist for years on end and people become used to not attending, the fans are still there, they just need to be enticed back into attending regularly again- improving Brookvale would go a long, long way towards achieving that.

The North needs fixing, I've said it multiple times before, but it's such a massive issue I can't believe the NRL pays so little attention to it. So much attention is placed on the West, while the North gets ignored time and time again. Making Manly play out of the SFS is not a realistic option and leaving the North Shore as a RL wasteland in limbo without a first grade team is also madness. There needs to be an NRL standard stadium in the North, and the NRL needs to make a call on the CC Bears.

 

[newman]

I understand that, but you lot barely even travel for finals and that's with the NRL hiring shuttles to games, you have played in 4 grand finals in 7 years, there's either not many of you or your apathetic, either way I think it's about time clubs start demonstrating their value to the competition because if clubs aren't growing the game isn't growing.

I'm as much of a fan of LO as anyone, but calling the official crowd figure part of a conspiracy is f**king ridiculous.

Manly's years of incredible form has been wasted on a club like that. Imagine the numbers a Parra or Souths would be delivering if we won as much as them.

Manly are one of the best clubs in the NRL and you are inferring they need to do better? I wish my club was more like them.

 

[oikee]

Fans are sick of sitting in the rain, mud, cold and out in the open like vermon in Sydney.
Time to wake up and smell the roses.
I mean how much more can you knuckleheads keep pissing in each others pockets to try and defend this Bullshite.

Time for the 3 Sydney codes to petition the Government and get a decent big stadium built, and then a few of the teams like Manly, Canberra and Cows and NZ need proper stadiums, under cover or enclosed in Canberra's case.

Until that happens, you will keep getting less and less turn up to these crap grounds.
The AFL had 3 billion spent on stadiums and improvements to their game over the last 5 years.
League cant even buy a cover for stands if half have got any stands.

 

[newman]

Fans are sick of sitting in the rain, mud, cold and out in the open like vermon in Sydney.
Time to wake up and smell the roses.
I mean how much more can you knuckleheads keep pissing in each others pockets to try and defend this Bullshite.

Time for the 3 Sydney codes to petition the Government and get a decent big stadium built, and then a few of the teams like Manly, Canberra and Cows and NZ need proper stadiums, under cover or enclosed in Canberra's case.

Until that happens, you will keep getting less and less turn up to these crap grounds.
The AFL had 3 billion spent on stadiums and improvements to their game over the last 5 years.
League cant even buy a cover for stands if half have got any stands.

You really are a panic merchant aren't you? Why are you so worked up about a few crappy crowds in the wet?

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Fans are sick of sitting in the rain, mud, cold and out in the open like vermon in Sydney.
Time to wake up and smell the roses.
I mean how much more can you knuckleheads keep pissing in each others pockets to try and defend this Bullshite.

Time for the 3 Sydney codes to petition the Government and get a decent big stadium built, and then a few of the teams like Manly, Canberra and Cows and NZ need proper stadiums, under cover or enclosed in Canberra's case.

Until that happens, you will keep getting less and less turn up to these crap grounds.
The AFL had 3 billion spent on stadiums and improvements to their game over the last 5 years.
League cant even buy a cover for stands if half have got any stands.

Forsyth Barr Stadium in NZ is ugly, but great for the weather. It holds 30,748, thats all the warriors need.

If only it wasn't build in Dunedin, could be warriors permanent home.

 

[oikee]

Forsyth Barr Stadium in NZ is ugly, but great for the weather. It holds 30,748, thats all the warriors need.

If only it wasn't build in Dunedin, could be warriors permanent home.

The NZ government want them to play at Eden Park, out in the cold wet and miles from the action in the middle of winter. Brrrr.
It is like rugby league is being punished by governments.