NRL and AFL go head to head in Sydney's west on Saturday night

[Bulldog Force]

AFL officials yesterday claimed the 10,000-seat Blacktown Stadium was already a sell-out for

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Blacktown Stadium fits 3000 people ONLY :lol: AFL trying to pull a quick one on us :lol:

Idiot.

 

[Teddyboy]

Aussie Rules is the only sport that looks like a bowl of Spaghetti as it's just a big mess with more refs blowing whistles then in Union.
I really can not see the love for AFL in Australia.
I be fine if Australia's footy codes where League,Union and Soccer.

 

[Surandy]

Blacktown Stadium fits 3000 people ONLY :lol: AFL trying to pull a quick one on us :lol:

Idiot.

Are you talking about this wasteland?

http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=331

 

[mickdo]

lol only 1,500 tickets they've admitted to?

What about the other 5,500 tickets they gave away.

Exactly

 

[MsStorm]

Interestingly the trial last weekend in Perth between Parra and Saints got close to 10,000 and no one made a big deal about it

That's a great crowd and someone should have made a song and dance about.
Did the Terrorgraph do a write up on the game?

 

[Perth Red]

That's a big part of the problem, no one talks our own game up. Where was Gallop crowing about nearly 10,000 turning up for a trial in AFL heartland? (oh yes in A&E after falling over his News ltd bung!) Why weren't the RL heartland papers making comment on the potential for the NRL to move into Perth, why did the West Australian virtually ignore it?

The promotion of our game and our ability to control the media sucks big time.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Are you talking about this wasteland?

http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=331

Actually I was wrong. It's not 3,000 seats, it's 1,500 :lol:

 

[macavity]

If the morons out there want to follow that awful sport, good luck to them.

Anyone with 2 braincells to rub together will realise that the RL community is the only thing Western Sydney has going for it - it is otherwise a complete shythole and I can't believe anyone would voluntarily live there.

 

[bobmar28]

If the morons out there want to follow that awful sport, good luck to them.

Anyone with 2 braincells to rub together will realise that the RL community is the only thing Western Sydney has going for it - it is otherwise a complete shythole and I can't believe anyone would voluntarily live there.

What's the weather like in valentine today?

 

[Evenflow]

Blacktown Stadium fits 3000 people ONLY :lol: AFL trying to pull a quick one on us :lol:

Idiot.

Actually I was wrong. It's not 3,000 seats, it's 1,500 :lol:

Stop trying to hide your f**k up like you did in the April fools thread :lol: You said in your first post the ground fits 3000 people ONLY, you mentioned nothing about the amount of seats it has. The ground actually does have a capacity of 10,000. Nice try though.......

 

[Big Mick]

like it matters.

When you give away 7,500 tickets its basically fraud to say you've "sold out".

They have sold 2,500 tickets...Penrith vs Parra have sold 5,000 and traditionally we'll get more walk ups than pre-sales...I know i don't pre-buy and I get tickets at the game for example.

Plus this is a trial game...not a pre-season cup game.

The fact they are that desperate shows they are scared.

I just wish someone at the NRL would call a spade a spade and say they are full of sh!t.

 

[Dragonwest]

That's a great crowd and someone should have made a song and dance about.
Did the Terrorgraph do a write up on the game?

Yes it was, considering they were charging $30 a ticket, it was v-day, Good Vibrations and the Force, Eagles & Glory were all playing at home that w.e!

 

[MsStorm]

Yes it was, considering they were charging $30 a ticket, it was v-day, Good Vibrations and the Force, Eagles & Glory were all playing at home that w.e!

I'm really disappointed that the NRL didn't take this as an opportunity to at least talk it up especially considering the entry price was so expensive (compared to the cheap entry fee for the NAB cup game- think its $10).

 

[bobmar28]

It may be just you.....

http://www.stats.rleague.com/afl/crowds/summary.html

Show us the TV ratings for the two states where 55% of Australians live (NSW, QLD).

 

[Green Machine]

Stop trying to hide your f**k up like you did in the April fools thread :lol: You said in your first post the ground fits 3000 people ONLY, you mentioned nothing about the amount of seats it has. The ground actually does have a capacity of 10,000. Nice try though.......

But it doesn't have 10,000 seats as has been quoted in the media. Is it really a stadium with only 1,600 seats out of 10,000?

 

[LESStar58]

Are you talking about this wasteland?

http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=331

To be fair, if that's a wasteland Surandy our old home ground was the post apocalypse!

 

[Loudstrat]

That's a big part of the problem, no one talks our own game up. Where was Gallop crowing about nearly 10,000 turning up for a trial in AFL heartland? (oh yes in A&E after falling over his News ltd bung!) Why weren't the RL heartland papers making comment on the potential for the NRL to move into Perth, why did the West Australian virtually ignore it?

The promotion of our game and our ability to control the media sucks big time.

10k isn't earth shattering for a one off if we are seeking 15k average for a NRL side. Yes, it's only a trial between 2 squads missing some stars - so my qualified reaction is - "Not bad, Perth. Lets go again with a Telstra Cup match"

To be fair, the All stars game and the NRL fan days have blitzed the media, so not much room for the trial. But an opportunity to bag Gallop - piss poor mate.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

I hope the Boggers at Blacktowns new stadium can handle the demand.

:lol: the big questions do have to be asked.

I'm sure they'll find a way around it, there is always the option of heading back to Sheedys for some further shenanigans....Reg in arse less chaps is a big hit amongst the players still..

 

[hineyrulz]

:lol: the big questions do have to be asked.

I'm sure they'll find a way around it, there is always the option of heading back to Sheedys for some further shenanigans....Reg in arse less chaps is a big hit amongst the players still..

Rex Baysarri getting ready for a big night out at the Blacktown Boggers.

 

[Evenflow]

But it doesn't have 10,000 seats as has been quoted in the media. Is it really a stadium with only 1,600 seats out of 10,000?

So the people have to be seated to count as part of the crowd? Does that mean we don't count the people at our grounds that still have a hill or standing area which number tens/hundreds of thousands a season? Of course not and it's a ridiculous thing to even suggest. They go through the gate and are there regardless of if they sit or stand they'[re still there. Nobody once mentioned there were 10,000 seats in the sh*thole of a stadium, they said there were 10,000 people attending which is what the capacity is.