Jamberoo
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It seems PVL and most Sydneysiders on here are obsessed with ‘battling AFL’. Which is strange.
Both these competitions are thriving, not at the expense of each other, rather at the expense of soccer and RU, which have fallen off a cliff in terms of crowds, ratings, sponsorship, broadcast rights and general interest. Those sports have long since peaked and will continue to fall behind. Ditto with BBL. Basketball is on the up but off a low base.
You will find that gap between NRL/AFL and other sports will continue to grow. There really is very little crossover between the two sports. They are only competitors in the sense that they are so far ahead of other sports in this country. One being up has no bearing on the other. In fact if you go back historically and look at crowds, when NSWRL crowds were up, so we’re the VFL. Its not like there are thousand of people out there saying ‘should we follow league or Aussie Riles this year dear?’. Round 1 NRL had record crowd/ratings, so will the AFL this weekend. That is the way it works.
PVL has everyone sucked in (Including me). Mentioning the AFL every time he opens his mouth is annoying and seems insecure and petty, but it is simply a call to arms - to fans, media, and governments (in NSW/QLD).
Both these competitions are thriving, not at the expense of each other, rather at the expense of soccer and RU, which have fallen off a cliff in terms of crowds, ratings, sponsorship, broadcast rights and general interest. Those sports have long since peaked and will continue to fall behind. Ditto with BBL. Basketball is on the up but off a low base.
You will find that gap between NRL/AFL and other sports will continue to grow. There really is very little crossover between the two sports. They are only competitors in the sense that they are so far ahead of other sports in this country. One being up has no bearing on the other. In fact if you go back historically and look at crowds, when NSWRL crowds were up, so we’re the VFL. Its not like there are thousand of people out there saying ‘should we follow league or Aussie Riles this year dear?’. Round 1 NRL had record crowd/ratings, so will the AFL this weekend. That is the way it works.
PVL has everyone sucked in (Including me). Mentioning the AFL every time he opens his mouth is annoying and seems insecure and petty, but it is simply a call to arms - to fans, media, and governments (in NSW/QLD).
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