Survey for passionate league fans

[Eels Dude]

Hey all, I'm doing a uni assignment on our wonderful game and as part of it thought I'd do a survey on what you guys thought on the current culture of league. Any contributions would be very helpful to me, and I'd be eternally grateful.

What age were you when you started following footy?
What club do you support?
Why do you support the club you support?
How many games would you attend a year?
What makes rugby league better than any other game?
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league?
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game?

 

[DJ Raida]

8
raiders
it started because a mate of mine was going for them, so i went for them as well
4
speed, hits, finese, RL has got everything
no doubt, they will all play for the raiders ;-)
definatly

 

[Evergreen]

6.
Raiders.
I was born in Canberra, the Raiders are my local team.
14 games on average.
The spectacle of finely tuned athletes belting it out in one of the toughest sports in the world.
Most definitely will.
Absolutely.

 

[Rusty]

What age were you when you started following footy? 11
What club do you support? Newcastle Knights
Why do you support the club you support? I lived up there in Newcastle.
How many games would you attend a year? 2 or 3
What makes rugby league better than any other game? Big hits, the speed and the ball handling of the game plus the representative games like SOO make the game better than any other imo.
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Yes when I have them
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Yes

 

[Raider_69]

What age were you when you started following footy? 6

What club do you support? Raiders

Why do you support the club you support? Green was my favourite colour at the time and my first raiders game i saw Stuart and Daley carve a hapeless parramatta team to bits

How many games would you attend a year? 4-6, hopefully more next season

What makes rugby league better than any other game? The wide variety of skills and physical toughness. Its durablilty to come back from any drama and lets face it, its the best game in the world!

Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Without a shadow of a doubt, first thing i will buy he/she is a raiders jumpsuit :mrgreen:

Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Absolutely

 

[Bazal]

What age were you when you started following footy? 2

What club do you support? Parramatta

Why do you support the club you support? My mum, my grandad and my great grandad all supported them

How many games would you attend a year? I live in Canberra and don't drive, so not as many as I like. Usually 6-7

What makes rugby league better than any other game? It's a great game to watch, it's just as great to play. Players have as much skill and durability as any other game and some of the things they do on the field are just amazing

Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Definitely

Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Yes. The game has an essence I feel and I don't think that it would be anywhere near as good as it is today without that history and culture

 

[thuganomics]

What age were you when you started following footy? 5
What club do you support? Knights
Why do you support the club you support? They got me into Rugby League
How many games would you attend a year? 12
What makes rugby league better than any other game? The intencity in matches and the skill level invloved.
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Definitly
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Definitly

 

[DIEHARD]

What age were you when you started following footy? 4-5

What club do you support? Broncos, Valleys

Why do you support the club you support? Geography, there are no other options The Broncos introduction also co-incided with my discovery of the game, so it was a good match.

How many games would you attend a year? 20

What makes rugby league better than any other game? Its humble roots and working class origins and fans. The combination of skill, strength and speed.

Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Blood oath! :mrgreen:

Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? It is vital.

 

[thomo]

What age were you when you started following footy? 8
What club do you support? South Sydney
Why do you support the club you support? Dad used to be a St.George supporter, and one of the first games he took me to was a St.George v Souths game, I went for the other team and they won so I kept following them.
How many games would you attend a year? 10
What makes rugby league better than any other game? Team tribalism
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Yes - they'll probably end up St.George-Ill supporters
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Absolutely

 

[Sir Clifford GC]

What age were you when you started following footy? 5
What club do you support? Manly Warringah
Why do you support the club you support? My Family have supported them since game 1 1947
How many games would you attend a year? 8-12
What makes rugby league better than any other game? The Tribalism and the toughness of the game
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league?
Dont have kids yet but have introduced my nephews to the game
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? its cruical

 

[Surandy]

29
Melbourne Storm
Live in Melbourne and they are a great team!
13 or 14 not counting finals matches (NRL matches). Also have started going to Melbourne Rugby League (MRL) matches.
The excitement, skill levels, the hits, the toughness. Did I mention the excitement?
Yes.
Yes, but not to the detriment of the future.

 

[ash the bash]

1)I started Following Footy around when i was 15.. this can be atributed to living abroad most of my life (know 19)
2)The mighty South Sydney Rabbitohs
3)My Father and its a Family thing, plus more importantly i live in souths Territory (when in oz)
4)None last year, unfourtunately no league played in the Maldives Lol, but iam coming to oz in jan for good so, quite alot of games for 2005 defenetly...ps not only souths games as well...
5)Can't describe in words but i love the Code so much...
6)If i do have kids hope they will become players lol...
7) Hell ya, one of things that is great about this game is our history, all the rivalries, the old grounds etc.. love listening to dads old story's about redfern and the scg, plus don't forget all the legends...

 

[SP]

What age were you when you started following footy?: 10

What club do you support?: Penrith

Why do you support the club you support?: Because Greg Alexander was my fave player, and didnt want to be a Broncos Supporter

How many games would you attend a year? none (next yr it will be, Penrith aint playing Brisbane at Brisbane, and im not going to townsville)

What makes rugby league better than any other game? Its been said in the above posts

Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league?: dont have any, but if i do, i'll be happy if they were a RL or soccer supporter (or both) as long as they dont like faggotball or onion

Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game?: to a point yes

 

[Knights_fan13]

28
Knights
I support them cause they got some great players eg Benny Kennedy
3 games but not to watch the knights play to watch eels and dragons and this year probably da sea eagles
The excitement the tension and the biff *bring back da biff*
I dont have children but if I did yes
yes

 

[AdamH]

What age were you when you started following footy? 9
What club do you support? Penrith
Why do you support the club you support? Colours
How many games would you attend a year? Approx. 12
What makes rugby league better than any other game? Exciting
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Yep, I will
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Yes, but I believe we also have to modernise our game at times

 

[Hurriflatch]

4

Parramatta

1st game I can remember watching was the 1983 GF. Parra won it grew from there

Depends on how many origins are in Sydney, test matches, how many games Parra plays, if trials are counted etc but always at least 20 normally closer to 30-35

Errm, it just is

If I have Kids yes

Yes, history must always have a part in the game however progress at times is always needed eg Video ref.

 

[raiders_boy]

What age were you when you started following footy? 3
What club do you support? The Mighty Canberra Raiders
Why do you support the club you support? I moved to Australia/Canberra in september 1989, and there was alot of hype in the city, so it stemmed from there.
How many games would you attend a year? Every home game, so 12
What makes rugby league better than any other game? Skill, speed, entertainment, big hits, passion etc
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Absolutely. I can't wait for my first Raiders game with the little tacker.
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Definitely. I want Rugby League to develop more traditions, and remember the old days.

 

[Phillips]

What age were you when you started following footy? Around 3-4.
What club do you support? Parramatta Eels.
Why do you support the club you support? Because my dad followed them.
How many games would you attend a year? 0
What makes rugby league better than any other game? It just is
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? If i have kids, yes.
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Yep

 

[drake]

What age were you when you started following footy? 7
What club do you support? St George illawarra Dragons
Why do you support the club you support? 'cos I liked dinosaurs when I was 7, and a dragon is pretty close.
How many games would you attend a year? Depends, usually 5+
What makes rugby league better than any other game? Everything, it is only the administration that falls down.
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Yep, 3 little dragons, 1 bulldog pup (my wife's daughter)
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Yes, but not at the expense of evolution.

 

[Dr Crane]

14
Warriors
An interesting question. I would say because they are local, taking it to the rest of the comp in Oz
12 NRL Games (Warriors home games), went to 2004 GF as well as a test match
Fast paced, the support, not cricket though
Yes
Yes, so long as it does not arse the games future