The Roosters' bandwagon

[nqboy]

Would it be premature to publish a death announcement for the demise of the Roosters' bandwagon?

I know the Storm aren't a big drawing team and it was a hot, humid day (Really? Forgive my scepticism) but are there any other excuses for drawing only 10,841?

 

[OVP]

well last year we only got 7 thousand for the Storm. So its actually an improvement.

 

[Choppies]

10K was what I was expecting against the Storm.

 

[Danish]

Storm games are always the lowest drawing games on any teams calendar.

10K was good enough for me. The average will be boosted more than enough over the next couple weeks (although i doubt many raiders will turn up after their 70 point thrashing)

 

[nqboy]

*delete - see post below*

 

[Choppies]

The Raiders army is pretty good Danish. They will fill up half a bay at least i would say.
My prediction for the Raiders V Roosters game is 10-15K.

 

[nqboy]

well last year we only got 7 thousand for the Storm. So its actually an improvement.

An improvement on a shocker last year?

10K was what I was expecting against the Storm.

Why so few?

 

[Choppies]

Choppies10K was what I was expecting against the Storm.
Why so few?

Because it'e the Storm. Our casual fans only go to see the Roosters play Sydney based clubs for some odd reason. It's a disgrace I know but what can ya do. I and the rest of the diehards turn up every week I don't care who they are playing or how they are going in the comp but that's just my diehard sports attitude coming through.

 

[nqboy]

My prediction for the Raiders V Roosters game is 10-15K.

You're pretty safe with that bet, somewhere btw poor and below average.

 

[Danish]

The Raiders army is pretty good Danish. They will fill up half a bay at least i would say.
My prediction for the Raiders V Roosters game is 10-15K.

It will no doubt be alot better than today given there were at best 1-200 storm fans there (being VERY generous).

But there will always be a few less willing to do the 3 hour trip after that sort of thrashing. I'd say 12K+ without doubt, but i'd want our average crowd to be around the 15-17K mark.

 

[nqboy]

Because it'e the Storm. Our casual fans only go to see the Roosters play Sydney based clubs for some odd reason. It's a disgrace I know but what can ya do. I and the rest of the diehards turn up every week I don't care who they are playing or how they are going in the comp but that's just my diehard sports attitude coming through.

Fair enough. What would you have got a couple of years ago when the Roosters ruled the roost?

 

[Choppies]

Fair enough. What would you have got a couple of years ago when the Roosters ruled the roost?

I'd say about the same. The last time we played the Storm at Aussie was in mid 2002. Ill see if I can get the crowd for that game.

Edit:. Got the crowd from rd 9 2002. Easts V Melbourne Crowd 7,012
http://www.rleague.com/db/year/2002/nrl_telstra_premiership/sydney_roosters/index.php

 

[aids]

too bad, a lot of fans missed out on a good game today.
althought roosters lost, i thought it was a pretty entertaining game.
the last charge was very exciting


does that 3 for 2 deal bring any extras out?

 

[Choppies]

too bad, a lot of fans missed out on a good game today.
althought roosters lost, i thought it was a pretty entertaining game.
the last charge was very exciting


does that 3 for 2 deal bring any extras out?

I'm reading the leaflet now and I think it's for the whole year.
Easts have also brought out a Marquee season ticket which I think is a great Idea. It gives you entry to the games against thw Broncos, Rabbitohs, 2nd Dragon game, the the Bulldogs and I think someone else.

 

[nqboy]

Edit:. Got the crowd from rd 9 2002. Easts V Melbourne Crowd 7,012
http://www.rleague.com/db/year/2002/nrl_telstra_premiership/sydney_roosters/index.php

Disastrous. But that was before the Roosters rise to prominence and before the crowd surges of the last few years as well.

 

[Choppies]

Well considering we havent played the Storm at home in 03-05 the only real crowd you can compare it to is the game against Nth Qld in 2003 which was 9,123.
I base the Nth Qld comparisin on them not having many fans in Sydney (at the time)

 

[aids]

cowboys and storm have a very proud and loud group of supporters that travel
the guys that came to the liechardt game from melbourne were great.
really stired up the crowd as well.

 

[Choppies]

I'm not saying they don't travel I'm saying that they would not be a very large chunk of the crowd.

 

[aids]

i know, i actually ment to ask if they were there

 

[Choppies]

The Storm supporters were there today and good on em too. Nice little group with the potential to grow bigger.
I'm not sure if it was a Melbourne based group or a Sydney based group or not.