NRL Fan day pics..

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Fans flock to damp fan day

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All 16 NRL teams pose for a mass photo at the 2008 fans day




Around 15,000 fans have braved terrible weather at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday to see players from all 16 NRL teams gathered for the first ever time.

The fan day was part of centenary celebrations for Australian rugby league, and included a historic mass photograph of every current NRL player.

NRL chief executive David Gallop said the day was a huge success, and thanked fans for turning out in such large numbers.

"It's never been done before, it's a once-in-a-lifetime moment for the game, to celebrate a centenary," he said.

"Of course the game's history is going to be cherished, but it's also about the 2008 year and the next 100 years."

http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/2008/02/02/1201801091533.html

Kids attempt to draw pictures of Fatty Vautin. Photo: Anthony Johnson

One for the collectors... 25 players from every club gathered for a historic photo. (Getty Images: Matt King)


Video > http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/0..._the_right_foot

 

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[junior009]

Was anyone else slightly disappointed with the fan day?

 

[Slackboy72]

There's one in every crowd.

 

[wittyfan]

Good to see a great turn out today.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Looks awesome, I'm jealous of everyone that went.

 

[Timmah]

Was a great day... to be fair it was geared at kids, not teens or adults. Getting out on the turf was a great experience, it was good to just see players wondering about too.

Good times tbh.

 

[innsaneink]

Players that dont hide their boredom doing the autograph thing sh*t me.

 

[***MH***]

Was anyone else slightly disappointed with the fan day?

half and half, some clubs made miserable efforts in participating with their marquee tents.

- shameful effort awards go to the bulldogs, eels, broncos and the titans. made little effort at all.

- best tent goes to the tigers. awesome display

- runners up i'd say were the dragons, raiders, and the warriors.

- special mention to the World Cup tent, great work.

The peak of the event was definetly the team photos. Everything else was pretty much dismal unless you were under 12.

 

[eels_fan_01]

half and half, some clubs made miserable efforts in participating with their marquee tents.

- shameful effort awards go to the bulldogs, eels, broncos and the titans. made little effort at all.

- best tent goes to the tigers. awesome display

- runners up i'd say were the dragons, raiders, and the warriors.

- special mention to the World Cup tent, great work.

The peak of the event was definetly the team photos. Everything else was pretty much dismal unless you were under 12.

To be fair, fan days are aimed at 12 year olds you f**king goose.

Why would a 30 year old want to hug their favourite player unless they are weird.

 

[Timmah]

Have to agree... it's for the kids. It was good to get a couple of pics with players and personalities and the odd signature on the jersey, and to be honest I really enjoyed the kick around at 5pm... good times out on the field... something you don't get to do often.

 

[***MH***]

To be fair, fan days are aimed at 12 year olds you f**king goose.

Why would a 30 year old want to hug their favourite player unless they are weird.

that reminds me.... there were no bars open either!

 

[thommo4pm]

It was a great day.
Took my 3 kids, my 10 year old daughter loved it and got photos with just about every mascot, all the cheerleaders, the players from all the clubs.
My 4 & 3 year old sons loved it also, they took part in the pass the ball comp with the storm, got on the Dragons video, got the autographs and photos with all the Dragons players....

It was a great day and it was great to see the players out in amongst all the spectators.
Best thing was, all the supporters from all the clubs were getting along with each other.
I didn't see one bit of trouble, and it seemed like everyone had a great time.

So often the NRL gets bagged out, but how about we congratulate them this time on a job well done and excellent iniative.

Lastly who else saw the advertisement for the Rugby League world Cup? Showing footage of old International matches...quite possibly the best advertisement ever for any type of Rugby League, it was sensational.
They even started to show some iniative and had an interview with a player from Fiji and asking him what it means to him to represent Fiji at the World Cup...well done!!!!!

 

[thommo4pm]

that reminds me.... there were no bars open either!

Good, makes sure there were no drunken fools around all the kids who were there today.

 

[innsaneink]

It was a great day.
Took my 3 kids, my 10 year old daughter loved it and got photos with just about every mascot, all the cheerleaders, the players from all the clubs.
My 4 & 3 year old sons loved it also, they took part in the pass the ball comp with the storm, got on the Dragons video, got the autographs and photos with all the Dragons players....

It was a great day and it was great to see the players out in amongst all the spectators.
Best thing was, all the supporters from all the clubs were getting along with each other.
I didn't see one bit of trouble, and it seemed like everyone had a great time.

So often the NRL gets bagged out, but how about we congratulate them this time on a job well done and excellent iniative.

Lastly who else saw the advertisement for the Rugby League world Cup? Showing footage of old International matches...quite possibly the best advertisement ever for any type of Rugby League, it was sensational.
They even started to show some iniative and had an interview with a player from Fiji and asking him what it means to him to represent Fiji at the World Cup...well done!!!!!

Yeh mate, couldnt agree more.
It was quite a big event but it was run pretty well, as well it was FREE....not often I say it but thumbs up NRL ...

 

[HAL]

HEY Thommo4pm and MH could you give us an idea what else the world cup stand had and if it had any new merchandise,does the world cup trophy look good up close?
Any chance of some pics of the world cup stand

 

[Timmah]

That world cup ad they played a few times showcased most nations from memory, inc. France, PNG etc... very good advertisement. The tagline is "Heroes, Here 08". Good promotion from all involved, hope it goes mainstream more.

 

[girvie]

I thought it was really good. I hope they continue to do it each year.

Basically everytime i went inside the stadium they were advertising the World Cup on the Big Screen which was a big surprise.

The Bears marquee was very good!


There were a lot of kids/families but i thought there were just as many, if not more adults (without kids) there.

 

[_Johnsy]

I thought it was really good. I hope they continue to do it each year.

Basically everytime i went inside the stadium they were advertising the World Cup on the Big Screen which was a big surprise.

The Bears marquee was very good!


There were a lot of kids/families but i thought there were just as many, if not more adults (without kids) there.

Timmah...................