Rugby league in Sydney's ethnic communities

[ali]

Well obviously the Lebanese at the Dogs are the biggest success. From what I've seen all the inner city clubs have a fairly multicultural supporter base. The biggest disappointment IMO is St George. When comparing the main street of Hurstville to a crowd at a Saints game, it makes me wonder what their marketing department is doing. Where are all the Chinese?

In terms of Asian supporters, the most I've seen would be at Roosters games and then the Dogs.

I've got a couple of Asian mates who are Aus born and massive RL fans. I've another who came out here for uni from Hong Kong, and is right into it. But doesn't go to games, just loves a punt.

 

[Parrasque]

lebanese are split between the dogs and the eels..

generally the muslim lebanese follow the dogs, while the catholics follow the eels

 

[innsaneink]

lebanese are split between the dogs and the eels..

generally the muslim lebanese follow the dogs, while the catholics follow the eels

#-o

 

[ouwet]

lebanese are split between the dogs and the eels..

generally the muslim lebanese follow the dogs, while the catholics follow the eels

Not true... I know heaps of Lebaense people who go for Eels and Dragons as well as other teams... And a lot of them are Muslims! I'm Christian and all the people i go footy with are Christian Lebanese and we go for the DOgs!!

 

[drake]

it just depends on where they are from and who they hang with?

Like me Australian born living in the eastern suburbs,Matraville Primary and South Sydney high always had Aussie friends and loved league.

in a pack of lets say 10 Asian kids living south west maybe 2/10 will support league.

Most of that area is dyed in the wool Souths (No brainer at South Sydney High, bloody green shirts). My school was a bad place to follow St George. Well, it was just a bad place.

Strangely enough, a lot of the guys I grew up with followed teams based on colours that corresponded to the colours on their flag; or for religious reasons.
e.g all the greeks I knew followed canterbury (marginally)
The Italians followed Souths
Maltese and Catholic Lebanese followed Saints because of the Saint factor.
Macedonians originally settled in the Kogarah\Rockdale region and followed St George as well.

 

[eelandia]

Wow, what broad and disgusting generalisations.
I can guarantee that not all lebanese support the Bulldogs and not all lebanese like to bash people. The sooner most people can get these stereotypes out of their heads then the better the society we live in will be...

Don't worry...it is brainless twits like this that were SMS-encouraged to participate in the Cronulla riots...thank goodness they "keep to their own" at the Wall.

*****

 

[Sharkie™]

the maltese community have embraced league, nearly all maltese people i know love league and i should know cause i am of maltese decent...

 

[drake]

the maltese community have embraced league, nearly all maltese people i know love league and i should know cause i am of maltese decent...

The Maltese Australian and Lebanese Australian communities have probably taken league to heart with the most passion IMHO.

Most European families in my experience still have a stigma against all non futbol football sports.

 

[An41]

Most of that area is dyed in the wool Souths (No brainer at South Sydney High, bloody green shirts). My school was a bad place to follow St George. Well, it was just a bad place.

nah the school was mostly roosters bangwagon jumpers.
and hey those bottle green shirts were cool

 

[supersoniceagle]

Armenians (if anyone knows who we are) are starting to get pretty involved with rugby league. Manly and St George would be the most supported teams

 

[The Immortal Luke Covell]

Yeah, true, supersonic. My Aremian friend is a massive Manly fan.

 

[taxidriver]

lots of rednecks support the sharks

 

[Focal Point]

I have a few Filipino friends who are Roosters supporters - but only because of Craig Wing's Filipino heritage.

 

[parra73]

lebanese are split between the dogs and the eels..

generally the muslim lebanese follow the dogs, while the catholics follow the eels

evenly split if you ask me, by the way i live smack bang in the middle of the canterbury- bankstown area can you imagine the evil looks i get wearing an eels jersey!!

 

[bluenwhite]

Wow, what broad and disgusting generalisations.
I can guarantee that not all lebanese support the Bulldogs and not all lebanese like to bash people. The sooner most people can get these stereotypes out of their heads then the better the society we live in will be...

lol, so true. on a lebanese radio station survey it showed that most of them supported the bulldogs, tigers and dragons with parra close behind. (then again this radio station targets lebanese christians)

 

[bluenwhite]

lebanese are split between the dogs and the eels..

generally the muslim lebanese follow the dogs, while the catholics follow the eels

not quite, yes, most muslim lebanese probably follow the dogs but there are a lot of us lebanese christians that follow the dogs too, and the second largest lebanese-fanbase team is the dragons not the eels.

 

[parra73]

not quite, yes, most muslim lebanese probably follow the dogs but there are a lot of us lebanese christians that follow the dogs too, and the second largest lebanese-fanbase team is the dragons not the eels.

interesting to see if they could do a survey & find out who supports who.

 

[bluenwhite]

they did do a survey on a lebanese radio station as i mentioned, but then again that radio station mainly targets the christian-lebanese-australian community.

 

[parra73]

they did do a survey on a lebanese radio station as i mentioned, but then again that radio station mainly targets the christian-lebanese-australian community.

they should do another from all the arab radio stations, instead of targeting one particular group, i reckon

 

[Angry_eel]

Wow, what broad and disgusting generalisations.
I can guarantee that not all lebanese support the Bulldogs and not all lebanese like to bash people. The sooner most people can get these stereotypes out of their heads then the better the society we live in will be...

well yes i know that. i met a fair few middle eastern parra supporters at the finals game against manly last season.