crowd watch 2014 part IV

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The hype from the media went AWOL this week though, and that is when it really needed to be in action.

Yep, they have an axe to grind about player access.

 

[DIOGENES]

I meant that at least since the finals went to 5 teams some time in the early 70s.

I agree the final crowds in the 60s are impressive but they were 1 game a week for 4 weeks. It should also be remembered that except for the GF finals were not televised live until the early 90s. The first GF televised live was in either 66 or 67. Big Bill Buckley sold the rights for $5000 and thought he had made a fortune. The decision to telecast was delayed until all tickets at the SCG on the Thursday before the match.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

I meant that at least since the finals went to 5 teams some time in the early 70s.

I agree the final crowds in the 60s are impressive but they were 1 game a week for 4 weeks. It should also be remembered that except for the GF finals were not televised live until the early 90s. The first GF televised live was in either 66 or 67. Big Bill Buckley sold the rights for $5000 and thought he had made a fortune. The decision to telecast was delayed until all tickets at the SCG on the Thursday before the match.

64 wasn't it?

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Outside whinging and whinning about a 52,000 plus crowd (which 10 years ago we would have creamed ourselves), it was a bloody good match.

 

[DIOGENES]

1967 according to Wikipedia
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_NSWRFL_season
In any case until then if you wanted to see the game you had to buy a ticket

 

[BunniesMan]

Yeah I agree mate, been built up over the past few years as the ultimate and the week it's about to be played, channel 9 and their news limited partners pump a sport (afl) and a club (Sydney Swans) like there is no tomorrow yet they do not and have not had the rights to show the game for years. f**k ch 9 must have some MORONS working for them.

It's not the medias fault stars like SBW and Sam B were not allowed to speak to the media all week.

The NRL needs to force compulsory media time. If the biggest stars in the world in America and in European soccer have to do it so should our blokes.

 

[Desert Qlder]

Last year Souths got a crowd of 44k against a club with an equivalent supporter base.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

You should be embarrassed, you've got the mathematic abilities of a lamp post.

Considering my post was made before the crowd announcement your argument is invalid.

Ohh yeah that's right, you are my bitch.

 

[Ezy]

Crowd number OK, was hoping for 60K.

Atmosphere sounded electric through the TV though. The defence from both teams for the most part was absolutely brutal.

Will be interesting to see the Sydney TV ratings.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Last year Souths got a crowd of 44k against a club with an equivalent supporter base.

Yep, and 32-34k turned up for the rooster WCC game against Wigan this year, that's at least 74k combined with a few floaters.

This is a bad crowd.

 

[DIOGENES]

And Roosters got 37k

 

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It should have been more but it's not a disaster, it is a lesson, the NRL need to do something about player access, it's free publicity they gave up this week to the fagballers which cost us the hype. It has been a gripe for years and they are well behind the times the way clubs hide players for fear of somehow affecting their preparation, it's nonsense.

 

[Flapper]

Considering my post was made before the crowd announcement your argument is invalid.

Ohh yeah that's right, you are my bitch.

You said tonight's crowd was lower than the Swans prelim. Care to say you are wrong now since you've, well, been proven wrong?

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Whatever it is now it will be a third of that at half time when souths fans make their exodus.

One of your best idiot

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Naaa, I think it finally proves that the roosters and bunnies are the North melbourne, Fitzroy, Waratahs of our comp.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Unless a miracle occurs tomorrow the 74k Jarryd Hayne finals record is safe for another year

Bow to the great man my minions

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

You said tonight's crowd was lower than the Swans prelim. Care to say you are wrong now since you've, well, been proven wrong?

qft

 

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One of your best idiot

Easts fans left early but nobody noticed because there were hardly any there.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Unless a miracle occurs tomorrow the 74k Jarryd Hayne finals record is safe for another year

Bow to the great man my minions

qft :lol:

 

[belmore eel]

You said tonight's crowd was lower than the Swans prelim. Care to say you are wrong now since you've, well, been proven wrong?

Swans were playing a melbourne team - and still got close