crowd watch 2014 part IV

[Perth Red]

who cares if australia arent doing anything rep footy wise next year?

International RL shouldnt be that reliant on australia to organise and do absolutely everything. We can have a meaningful international footy calendar in 2015 WITHOUT australia.

We will be doing! Next years NZ tour of Europe could well produce one of the best test series ever if the last two eng v nz games are anything to go by. That doesn't do anything for the development of the interest in international RL in Australia though. The Ashes series on the back of a great rlwc and this years 4nations could have been massive. But the players are tired, bless them.

 

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Four Nations breaks attendance records

This year's tournament, which will conclude with the final at Westpac Stadium, can already lay claim to the highest aggregate attendance for the group stages. The six pool matches involving New Zealand, Australia, England and Samoa recorded an aggregate attendance of 119,603, beating the previous record of 101,207 in 2010.

A crowd of more than 17,903 in Saturday's final would give the 2014 Four Nations the record for overall attendances (137,506), which was also set in the 2010 tournament.

Crowds in the 2014 Four Nations have so far averaged 19,934. In 2010, the last time Australia and New Zealand hosted the tournament, the average crowd through the group stages was 16,868 (19,644 including the final).

http://www.nrl.com/four-nations-bre...4/newsid/83005/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest

 

[Chook Norris]

There you go Flapper.. 19,934 not 27,000. It makes 0 sense to double count

Good to see it breaking its own records. Which is also good news, especially, given a lot of us think that some crowds could have been better and there is lots of room for further growth

 

[Perth Red]

Be interesting to see how the NRL go about running (ruining?) the RLWC. The idea the RFL had to make cities bid for games and show what they would offer in terms of promotion, cash and events was a great idea and one the NRL should follow.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

We will be doing! Next years NZ tour of Europe could well produce one of the best test series ever if the last two eng v nz games are anything to go by. That doesn't do anything for the development of the interest in international RL in Australia though. The Ashes series on the back of a great rlwc and this years 4nations could have been massive. But the players are tired, bless them.

Australia flogging England 3-0 would do nothing for international rugby league.

Be interesting to see how the NRL go about running (ruining?) the RLWC. The idea the RFL had to make cities bid for games and show what they would offer in terms of promotion, cash and events was a great idea and one the NRL should follow.

Do you ever stop whinging?

 

[East Coast Tiger]

They did have places bid for the 2008 wc. That's where the RFL got the idea from. And why qld had quite a few games Melbourne got one and Perth got none. Perth offered $50k for a game.

 

[Diesel]

What's the pax for Westpac tomorrow?

 

[Usain Bolt]

What's the pax for Westpac tomorrow?

Heard yesterday that 20,000 had been sold so far. Probably get 25,000 depending on the weather

 

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kick-off is ridiculously late.

 

[Diesel]

Heard yesterday that 20,000 had been sold so far. Probably get 25,000 depending on the weather

Thanks.
25K will be a good crowd

KO time is crazy, I agree. As usual it's 9 running the show which I would've thought the international game wasn't owned by 9 like the NRL is

 

[Perth Red]

This tournament must have been part of the NRL Tv deal bundle, where as RLWC was sat outside of it. Shame, someone else would have done a much better job. next deal they should bundle SOO and Internationals together with control over all decisions being the NRL/RLIF's or host nations governing body. SOO is such a cash cow that it wouldnt be a hard sell.

 

[morningstar]

http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/63217530/Big-crowd-tipped-for-Four-Nations-final

Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney has put the onus on the players to deliver rather than rely on home crowd advantage in tomorrow night's Four Nations final in Wellington.

There were 26,000 tickets sold for the game by Friday morning and if sales continue to go well and there's a good walk up, it could get close to a capacity crowd of 34,500 for the test.

 

[Chook Norris]

Doesn't sound like it'll sell out, but hopefully above 30k

 

[CC_Roosters]

Kickoff time is bound to put off a few. For the sake of aussie prime time when the network rights holder doesnt even promote or care anyway

 

[Timmah]

I've seen plenty of ads on 9.

Just because you don't see them, doesn't mean they don't happen.

It'll also rate it's arse off as usual, leaving other sport on other networks in the dust.

 

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Westpac Stadium
‏@WestpacStadium
@jojokempson looking forward to a crowd of around 25,000.

https://twitter.com/WestpacStadium/status/533479531219128320

Considering the ridiculously late kick-off I'm not surprised.

 

[oikee]

Controlled by channel nine, owned by channel nine. Late kickoff, no live Sunday footy into Queensland and everyone sits back and wonders why only 7 thousand watched in perth , less than a million watch each weekend.
More are interested in obama, world news, not this Sydney contest.
Time for another superleague. Something to get this code outside of Sydney and the god awful aggressive attitude Sydney league presents the worl? not world, Queensland and NSW .
The world is not watching. Sydney rugby league has all but destroyed that.

Eddie Mcguire io laughing his tits off at this code.

 

[pHyR3]

25k would be good, 9pm kickoff is ridiculous. whats wrong with some saturday night footy at say 6pm AEST, 8pm NZT? bit of promo, would rate its arse of and pull 30k+ easily.

instead nein having its ways as usual...

 

[Saint Doc]

25k would be good, 9pm kickoff is ridiculous. whats wrong with some saturday night footy at say 6pm AEST, 8pm NZT? bit of promo, would rate its arse of and pull 30k+ easily.

instead nein having its ways as usual...

The news.

 

[oikee]

the world,,,,, the WORLD could improve rugby league,.
But not the insular culture that Australia calls the bubble,,,,, Sydney rugby league.

so tell me, what we looking at, 20 25 thousand, while 70 to 80 thousand plus 10 of millions tune into union internationals, where Jarrad Hayne will be plying his trade soon enough.