Magic Weekend 2019 - Suncorp

[titoelcolombiano]

So.
Manly vs Broncos and Broncos are the away team?

Um. Ok.

That's been the case at the Suncorp double headers for quite a few years.

 

[Timmah]

This is where NRL should step in. Most people thought the Bank West opening should of been on FTA.

So put that on 9 with the trade off being last nights game moves to Sunday.

This is where the NRL need to think ahead. No one loses a game that way on TV and the game gets what is best for it

The whole reason we had a Thursday game was because the FTA broadcaster demanded it. The NRL didn't want a Thursday game.

So no, swapping Bankwest's opening for last night's game was never an option. Thursday rates its arse off.

 

[Timmah]

So.
Manly vs Broncos and Broncos are the away team?

Um. Ok.

Has been the case for something like 4-5 years from memory. Keep up.

 

[T-Boon]

The could have done more to get a bigger crowd last night.
Eg:
1. Make it compulsory for all NRL players to be there (make them sit with their mum and partner/wife).
2. Have a broncos training session
3. Have a half time fastest man in league race
4. Have a half time goal kicking comp best of 3 from the side line
5. Have a drop kick comp
6. Have an egg Gould for charity event.
7. Have a wrestle between the two best wrestling coaches

8. Mums get in free night.

 

[kdalymc]

1/10 Missed an opportunity to mention splitting the game into quarters.

How’s many quarters would you suggest?

 

[Valheru]

8. Mums get in free night.

Surely they are actually doing this on Sunday?

 

[Timmah]

Surely they are actually doing this on Sunday?

What's the proof mechanism? Hold up your child to the ticket window and say I'm a mum?

 

[greenBV4]

What's the proof mechanism? Hold up your child to the ticket window and say I'm a mum?

Just include a free ticket with any purchase to "bring your mum" if they bring someone else does it really matter?

Or reduce the price of family passes

 

[Timmah]

Just include a free ticket with any purchase to "bring your mum" if they bring someone else does it really matter?

Or reduce the price of family passes

I was being facetious.

Apparently sales are strong for Sunday anyway so it might not matter.

 

[kdalymc]

It may have written “away” next to the Broncos but it certainly is not an away game

 

[T-Boon]

Just include a free ticket with any purchase to "bring your mum" if they bring someone else does it really matter?

Or reduce the price of family passes

Sunday is going to be a good crowd anyway, so they should have done it for last night.

 

[Generalzod]

I know there is still a half hour to go but looking at the pictures at Fox there is hardly nobody there..

 

[Shark62]

I know there is still a half hour to go but looking at the pictures at Fox there is hardly nobody there..

Let’s see what it’s like twenty minutes in

 

[gerg]

Has been the case for something like 4-5 years from memory. Keep up.

Haven't Titans and Storm also taken their home games, against the Broncos to Brisbane, in the past few years? How do the Broncos keep overcoming such adversity?

 

[Timmah]

It may have written “away” next to the Broncos but it certainly is not an away game

For the stuff that matters to clubs (i.e. finances) it is definitely a Manly home game.

 

[Timmah]

Haven't Titans and Storm also taken their home games, against the Broncos to Brisbane, in the past few years? How do the Broncos keep overcoming such adversity?

Not sure what you're on.

The Storm have taken their match against the Titans to Suncorp for the last two seasons.

I don't think the Titans have played any home games at Suncorp since 2007 - one against the Dragons in Round 1 and then later in the season against the Broncos.

 

[Timmah]

"It hardly looks like anyone's there" - it's still Suncorp, a 52,500 seat venue. What looks sparse there is often above the capacity of all Sydney's suburbvan venues.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Yeah a great experience tonight. About 27 people in the crowd in total, but it felt pretty awesome.
Re the disabled access situ.
One of the best set ups I’ve ever seen, booked a park yesterday no worries, rock up tonight and escorted to a park 50m from gate D. My dad had a ball

Good customer service. Top stuff!

 

[Shark62]

"It hardly looks like anyone's there" - it's still Suncorp, a 52,500 seat venue. What looks sparse there is often above the capacity of all Sydney's suburbvan venues.

building nicely

 

[Shark62]

Watching our great game being played in such an excellent stadium 8 times this weekend? What a brilliant concept. It looks and feels good.