Legend, it is probably why they don't use the canterbury name....although they have always seen themselves as an 'expansionist' team and don't really want to label themselves in one area. That said, they will go back to the canterbury name in the near future. They have also tried the Sydney bulldogs in the mid 90s, which failed dismally....
I wouldn't call us powerhouses legend, but if you took a look around Sydney, only Souths,Saints and Parra could rival us for popularity. We (like most clubs) have alot of September supporters. I think our crowds have been good this year, apart from the poor numbers against the cowboys,storm and sharks...Put simply, its the ground, people just don't like it
Even if you go back another year or 2 legend, we got 30,000 against the broncos and 26,000 against the knights back in 99...our support base is huge when everyone gets out there, just watch for the game next week at the SFS, dogs fans love the SFS and i can see us outnumbering the saints fans 2:1...
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