Funny how people perceive clubs isnt it?
Between 1998 and 2003 the Roosters were consistantly in the top 3 for crowd averages in Sydney and even came on top more than once.
So as for being the smallest Sydney team as voted by the majority of people on here .... think again please.
It's very hard to gauge the size of a club. During the 98-03 period, the Roosters were successful and that translated into big crowds. Also, the Roosters have a great stadium, so lots of away fans travelled there for the big games. I'm not going to pretend that our crowds werent bumped up by Dogs and Dragons fans travelling to our games etc.
But having said all that - and looking at a level playing field, with teams having similar results etc, then I would put the Bulldogs, Souths and the Dragons (and yes, I'll include Wollongong fans here) in the top three.
My logic? They bring the most support to all games (including away games) and you only have to look at Souths membership numbers and crowds when they venture into the top 8 to see that they are a big club.
Parramatta and the Tigers are right behind them in my estimate. The Tigers, if they were a bit more successful would probably match the top three in size. In all honesty there probably isnt much between these five clubs.
The Roosters, in my estimates come next, but then I'm biased. Manly, Penrith and Cronulla are pretty much on a par and if I were a little less biased, I'd admit that they're on a par with the Roosters. OK, I admit it - they are. But there's not much between any of us.
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