Survey for passionate league fans

[The Whippet]

What age were you when you started following footy? 14

What club do you support? North Queensland

Why do you support the club you support? Because they were a very exciting team to watch, very attackive.

How many games would you attend a year? 7

What makes rugby league better than any other game? Fans, big hits, speed

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

Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Yes very much so, clubs like South Sydney must be preserved as they are a reflection of our proud history.

 

[Red Bear]

What age were you when you started following footy? 5
What club do you support? North Sydney Bears/Illawarra Steelers
Why do you support the club you support? 4th/5th generation North Sydney fan, family has followed them from day one. Illawarra Steelers because i'm from the area and Rod Wishart.
How many games would you attend a year? bout 6
What makes rugby league better than any other game? It's on par with cricket but those two shit on everything else
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? God yes
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Yes, not enough is done. Bring back the North Sydney Bears and other foundation clubs, it's a joke that only two still exist.

 

[innsaneink]

I thought university was supposed to be a bit of a challenge....seems like a piece of piss to me.

 

[Freak]

What age were you when you started following footy? 6-7
What club do you support? Parramatta
Why do you support the club you support? Location and success initially
How many games would you attend a year? 20 NRL Approx 25 Other.
What makes rugby league better than any other game? Most average folk have an interest in it
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Yes
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Yes but you also need a balance of new initiatives and change.


Good luck with your studies

 

[Jamesy]

6
Dragons
My dad followed St George so i just automatically followed them, and then they merged with Illawarra (my local team) so i was happy.
Between 20-24 (because of the byes)
Mmost people follow it, and its interesting and not boring
Yes, for sure
Yes but you need to change things so the game can progress.

 

[Glen]

What age were you when you started following footy? 7
What club do you support? Parramatta
Why do you support the club you support? I live near Parra and my Dad took me to Parra vs Great Britain in 1992, I've been a fan since
How many games would you attend a year? about 15 tops
What makes rugby league better than any other game? it's the complete package and it's more exciting than union of AFL
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? of course
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? yes, but we need the right mix of tradition and forward progress

 

[bulldog]

What age were you when you started following footy? 8
What club do you support? Bulldogs
Why do you support the club you support? First team I remember getting enjoying watch play.
How many games would you attend a year? 6-10
What makes rugby league better than any other game? No game has a better combination of speed, power & finesse. Anyone from the biggest to the smallest man can stand tall on a footy field.
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Yes, and nieces & nephews.
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Absolutely

 

[Big Mick]

What age were you when you started following footy? Panther since I was born, but since I remember, 5 years old
What club do you support? Panthers
Why do you support the club you support? Family, my Dad actually played for Parra in reserve grade, but i dunno, I love the underdog and they have been for so many years.
How many games would you attend a year? I can't get to many homes games, but i go to games when they play around me, i'll say 4-6
What makes rugby league better than any other game? Tough, physical, couragess and tactics.
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Yeah i'm doing it now with my nephews hehe.
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game?
Most definately

 

[Mr Saab]

What age were you when you started following footy? 5, early memories of collecting football stickers and putting them in league albums.

What club do you support? Parra then Broncos when they came in (still have a soft spot for parra)

Why do you support the club you support? the coach and style of play, very expansive

How many games would you attend a year? 6-7

What makes rugby league better than any other game? hits, intensity, skill level, the way the game is played

Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? yes when that time comes.

Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? definately, but at the same time you cannot stop progress. Sport (league) today is a business (like it or not)

 

[Tupac Shakur]

What age were you when you started following footy? Ever since i can remember

What club do you support? Panthers

Why do you support the club you support? Watched a game in 2000 where the Panthers trailed 31-8 against the Tigers in the second half. We stormed back to 31-30 after scoring a try in the corner. Girds was out that game so we had Hicks to kick a conversion from the sideline to win, it went straight over the black dot. We won 32-31. That day i began supporting the Panthers.

How many games would you attend a year? Approx 5-7

What makes rugby league better than any other game? I just love it

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

 

[ibeme]

What age were you when you started following footy? 6
What club do you support? Bulldogs
Why do you support the club you support? First game I remember was the 1980 GF, and I just found myself going for them throughout the match, probably because I liked the blue and white. They continued to provide enjoyment from that point on.
How many games would you attend a year? 8-10
What makes rugby league better than any other game? The perfect balance of speed, intensity, toughness and finess. Tribalism. It just fits like no other sport does.
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? Yes I will
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Definitely, but not at the expense of the future. Culture and history can be preserved in many ways.

 

[Broncodroid]

My thoughts....

What age were you when you started following footy? Officially 8 y.o. when I attended my first Winfield Cup game though I remember watching League on Tv with dad much earlier though could not give you an exact age hence why I will leave it at 8.

What club do you support? Brisbane Broncos

Why do you support the club you support? The first game I attended turned out to be the Broncos vs Manly in 1988 with my father...the rest is history. Allan Langer was a major reason as at 8 y.o. I made the comment there was a ball boy out there which turned out to be the great man...another reason is the clubs professionalism and the 'homely' feel when returning to the Leagues club to chat with Bronco fans.

How many games would you attend a year? 7+ with the majority being any chance I get to support the guys when playing down South in Sydney or Newcastle given I know live in the enemy state that being NSW :lol: .

What makes rugby league better than any other game? The 'tribal' feelings amongst the supporters, the ever improving professionalism, the personalities, the media involved with League, the superb athletes being brought to us by clubs yearly...so many factors that make us better than anyother code which is too many too list. I will say this, when we get the international side of the game fixed, there will be League than daylight to any other major sporting code in Australia.

Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? It's a certainty.

Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Definately yes, though I will say this, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO CHANGE if it means furthering the game forward putting us in a better position for the next 25 years +.

As for our history, I would like to think we all think this is important given we can learn from the former great players, coach's administrators and also learn from their past mistakes admin wise which will make our product better.

I feel it is important to continually develope NRL ideas like the HOF and put more money into those ventures as we do not want to ever forget past hero's who made our game what it is today.

 

[supersoniceagle]

What age were you when you started following footy? 6

What club do you support? Manly

Why do you support the club you support? Loved them from day 1

How many games would you attend a year? 10-12

What makes rugby league better than any other game? Excitement factor. Scoring is not constant like in AFL, and it also isn't so rare, like in Football.

Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? For sure

Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Definitely, history and culture is needed to help advance the game

 

[Raiders Plight]

What age were you when you started following footy? I started following league in 1988, so i was 7
What club do you support? Canberra Raiders
Why do you support the club you support? Born in Canberra, local team and a great team at that
How many games would you attend a year? I live in QLD now so 5 or 6
What makes rugby league better than any other game? The toughness, speed and abundance of other skills required and also that no single player is bigger than their team.
Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? yes
Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? ofcourse

 

[Matt M]

14
Manly
Started supporting Nthn Eagles because I live near Nth Sydney, then just supported Manly from then on
About 14
Its just more exciting to watch I guess
I suppose so, bit far off to tell
Its good to have history and tradition but not at the expense of the game moving forwards

 

[Foz]

5
Sharks
Steve Rogers fan and continued to support the Sharks although I followed them in 1971 I wasnt as passionate until I admired his talent.
I dont go to many games due to illness but if the Sharks make the finals I journey on down to watch.
Fluency makes League the game it is. Stop/Start is Union and when there are heaps of errors in a game (of league) it generally brings down the standard of a game.
Kids already know about League. Brainwashed from birth. If they want to play League they can but they'll let me know.
Personally I dont give a hoot about tradition/culture whatever.
Alls I care about is the Sharks winning the next game. League is an entertainment business. Sure it has some good memories but you always chase better ones.

 

[PB]

What age were you when you started following footy? 5

What club do you support? Parramatta

Why do you support the club you support? I grew up as a local, and one of the stars of the Eels at the time shared the same first name as me

How many games would you attend a year? 15

What makes rugby league better than any other game? Its not better necessarily. But the only similar sport is Union, which is slow and doesn’t require the same physical prowess. Therefore its uniqueness is what makes it appealing. However I contest that most passionate league supporter’s born in NSW would be AFL supporters if they had been born and raised in Victoria or SA. It is their passion, tribalism and desire to be apart of something that drives them to follow a contact sport so closely.

Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league? If it is still appears to have a future in 5 years, yes.

Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? It’s crucial to not only preserve it, but drum it in to people. Only by knowing history will supporters develop the passion that will keep the game rolling on and allow it to remain a mainstream sport in Australia.

 

[~bedsy~]

What age were you when you started following footy? 13

What club do you support? Newcastle Knights

Why do you support the club you support? Because I was born in Newcastle.

How many games would you attend a year? I try to get to all home games and got to 2 away games.

What makes rugby league better than any other game? The passion, the speed, the excitment, the power and the personalities.

Have you/ will you introduce your children to rugby league?Of course. I want to take my kids to games on the weekend and share the passion I have of the game with my children.

Do you think it's important to preserve the history and the culture of the game? Yes. We need to remember the history of the game. It's great to hear and see of past great players.

 

[choisir]

can remember top saturday league on the abc i was about 6

bulldogs

Turvey

dont go too many nrl games(3 or 4 in the last 2 years) go to the local park footy most weekends

family thing (ill blame dad for the brain washing ,but mums more passionate i think)

Both sons play started when they were 6 with the local team (i brain washed em)

No history = no future

 

[storm007]

What age were you when you started following footy? 18

What club do you support? Storm

Why do you support the club you support? They are the only team in Vic
How many games would you attend a year? All home games and tey to get to at least 4 away games.

What makes rugby league better than any other game? The excitment

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

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