Ladies and gentleman of the League Unlimited forums,
I have had the pleasure of spending a massive chunk of this years NRL season in this beautiful country of yours. I am from Leeds and am a massive Rhinos fan. Im still in Australia and will be returning home soon.
Its a bit upsetting that ive missed the Super League season when we are doing so well, but it was to hard to say no to coming to Australia this year.
Being a massive RL fan, I made sure to go and watch every team atleast once while I was hear. Ive done alot of travel and have seen alot of Australia and it is a beautiful place.
Ive been to Australia once before, and went to RL games as well, and I must say, the major difference I have noticed is the change in atmosphere at RL in Australia these days. And let me say its great to hear.
Back in the early 90s when I was hear, you could hear a pin drop. These days most teams have vocal supporters groups, and it is great to see.
I have been surfing this forum for a while now, but never had the chance to post, but I felt, being an outsider, and reading a previous thread on here regarding supporters groups in the NRL, I felt I could give an unbiased view on the groups in the NRL and rank them from my experiences this season.
As you know, coming from England, its second nature for us to stand and sing at our games. Whether it be football or rugby league. Im glad that supporters in Australia are now trying to do the same.
Please forgive me if I dont know the "original/real" name of the supporters groups, but I will try my best and im sure you will know which groups I refer to. I hope nobody takes offence, but its just from my experiences, and I hope that the criticism and perhaps even positive comments from me, will help build the supporters scene in this country, which has the best league in the world! Therefore, deserves to have vocal crowds!
I get goosebumps at the thought of us having teams of the calibre of the Bulldogs, Roosters and Broncos to support back home. Even a Joey led Knights side!
Anyway, I have made a score on each group through 5 criteria all being scored out of 10, for a possible grand total of 50! (Yes ive been bored as the lady freind has gone to melbourne for a week to see relatives and im in sydney!)
The criteria I used are as follows....
* Array of songs: Obviously groups need more than 1 song to be of any use to the team and to create atmosphere!
* Number of people: You need more than 5 people singing :lol:
* Away form: How a group supports their team away from home shows their credentials!
* Atmosphere created: You dont want the cheering to be boring!
* Entertainment value: Its always good to have a laugh!
The following post in this thread will be the results in my opinion, of the groups in the NRL. Again, please forgive me if I dont know the correct names of the groups!
I have had the pleasure of spending a massive chunk of this years NRL season in this beautiful country of yours. I am from Leeds and am a massive Rhinos fan. Im still in Australia and will be returning home soon.
Its a bit upsetting that ive missed the Super League season when we are doing so well, but it was to hard to say no to coming to Australia this year.
Being a massive RL fan, I made sure to go and watch every team atleast once while I was hear. Ive done alot of travel and have seen alot of Australia and it is a beautiful place.
Ive been to Australia once before, and went to RL games as well, and I must say, the major difference I have noticed is the change in atmosphere at RL in Australia these days. And let me say its great to hear.
Back in the early 90s when I was hear, you could hear a pin drop. These days most teams have vocal supporters groups, and it is great to see.
I have been surfing this forum for a while now, but never had the chance to post, but I felt, being an outsider, and reading a previous thread on here regarding supporters groups in the NRL, I felt I could give an unbiased view on the groups in the NRL and rank them from my experiences this season.
As you know, coming from England, its second nature for us to stand and sing at our games. Whether it be football or rugby league. Im glad that supporters in Australia are now trying to do the same.
Please forgive me if I dont know the "original/real" name of the supporters groups, but I will try my best and im sure you will know which groups I refer to. I hope nobody takes offence, but its just from my experiences, and I hope that the criticism and perhaps even positive comments from me, will help build the supporters scene in this country, which has the best league in the world! Therefore, deserves to have vocal crowds!
I get goosebumps at the thought of us having teams of the calibre of the Bulldogs, Roosters and Broncos to support back home. Even a Joey led Knights side!
Anyway, I have made a score on each group through 5 criteria all being scored out of 10, for a possible grand total of 50! (Yes ive been bored as the lady freind has gone to melbourne for a week to see relatives and im in sydney!)
The criteria I used are as follows....
* Array of songs: Obviously groups need more than 1 song to be of any use to the team and to create atmosphere!
* Number of people: You need more than 5 people singing :lol:
* Away form: How a group supports their team away from home shows their credentials!
* Atmosphere created: You dont want the cheering to be boring!
* Entertainment value: Its always good to have a laugh!
The following post in this thread will be the results in my opinion, of the groups in the NRL. Again, please forgive me if I dont know the correct names of the groups!