Tigers supporters stay loyal as Roosters fans lose faith

[innsaneink]

Well done Wests Tigers fans!!!

Roosters? :-# :lol:





WESTS Tigers supporters are eternal optimists while crowd figures suggest many Sydney Roosters fans have been fair-weather friends.
While the announcement of attendance statistics at NRL games often provoke the response of "I'd like to have that guy sell me carpet", the figures also show that only four clubs' numbers are up on last year.
These include the premiership-winning Tigers, whose crowds are up by 1.5 per cent and are on average even higher in round 20 (19,069) than they were in round 10 (18,437).
For the fans, at least, the title defence is still alive, even if the Tigers have lost four of their past five matches to be 12th.
The other clubs to have lifted attendances despite the wettest winter since the early 1990s are Newcastle (up 15.5 per cent), competition leaders Melbourne (13 per) and St George Illawarra (3.8 per cent).
Roosters crowds have plummeted by 25.2 per cent compared with 2005, from an average of 16,057 in 2005 to 12,016 after round 20 this year as the struggling side misses a finals spot for the second straight year.
The Roosters' biggest crowd, 21,246, was against Brisbane in round six, and their poorest, 6806, against the New Zealand Warriors in round 14 - the traditional turnout of Bondi's expat Kiwis failing to materialise.
It seems New Zealanders are staying away from the Warriors, docked four competition points for salary cap breaches, with the team's attendances down 29.6 per cent on last year.
The Warriors averaged 13,101 in 2005, reduced to 9218 this year, which includes 6240 against Newcastle in round 15.
Penrith are the other big losers, support dropping by 25.8 per cent from an average of 15,576 last year to 11,565, although their lowest figure, 7017 against Melbourne in round six, was posted at Adelaide's Hindmarsh Stadium.
Speaking about the return of Monday night matches next year, NRL chief executive David Gallop said last week it was early days to be worrying about the overall drop in supporters numbers of about 10 per cent.
And he may have been right with last weekend's average crowd of 16,414 up on the season average of 15,132 and five out of the seven home sides bettering their 2006 averages.
But there should be plenty of spare seats when South Sydney and Canberra meet at the 80,000-capacity Telstra Stadium tonight, the last-placed Rabbitohs attendances have dipped 4.7 per cent since the move from Aussie Stadium and the Raiders' down 16.3 per cent.


http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/tigers-supporters-loyal-roosters-fans-lose-faith/2006/07/28/1153816383998.html

 

[Mal Meninga]

Well done to the Broncs!

 

[God-King Dean]

Wait for Tigers to have 2 bad years in a row to be fair.

But Roosters wavering support doesn't surprise in the least

 

[God-King Dean]

Hang on a sec, let's look at the totals of that.

That's shocking for the NRL.

 

[innsaneink]

Well done to the Broncs!

Why...>?

Their crowds are down......most teams are down.

I wonder if the NRLs new super dooper slow mo play-the-ball's have anything to do with this?

 

[Carlito]

Year after a premiership and your crowds are up? 2 Years of sh*te and ours are down? Fuck off you muppet.

 

[Choppies]

I wouldnt bother with it Carlito.

 

[Mal Meninga]

Because their a good few thousand ahead of any other team?

 

[Citizen.Eras3d]

Who cares?

 

[pcpp]

Why...>?
Their crowds are down......most teams are down.

If scheduling permitted... a Broncos v Bulldogs game on Sunday afternoon right about now would be a 50,000 sellout. Brisbane were lucky enough to have a blockbuster game in the past two years (Bulldogs 04, Dragons 05). Although Broncos v Storm in Round 23 has the potential to be a sellout, or at least 40,000+.

It's hard to judge whether Brisbaneite's are bandwagoners... they've rarely been unsuccessful.

 

[Agent Mulder]

are you really supirsed? Most Roosters fans are bandwagon jumpers, its been well known for years now, Would you like your free roosters ticket with your big mac sir?

 

[Eskimo Sharkie]

If I was in the NRL's executive, I'd be very concerned about those figures. Crowds are way down on last season and that is a real worry.

 

[Earl]

How the hell do the Roosters average 12K?

 

[innsaneink]

Year after a premiership and your crowds are up? 2 Years of sh*te and ours are down? f**k off you muppet.

:lol:
Bandwaggonner.

12th...14th....same sh*t.

 

[Dr Crane]

Good stuff Tigers. Win a Premiership and get another 300 through the turnstiles.

 

[innsaneink]

Good stuff warriors...get caught rorting and lose 4000. Great for our game. Tool

 

[Dr Crane]

Good stuff warriors...get caught rorting and lose 4000. Great for our game. Tool

You say it like you're suprised the crowds aren't going to go and watch a team that was behind the eight ball from the start. The premiers should be getting 4000 more than the previous season - though i suppose the bandwagon was in operation more last year than this.

I'm quite aware of the pot calling the kettle black thing about bandwagoners.

 

[innsaneink]

You say it like you're suprised the crowds aren't going to go and watch a team that was behind the eight ball from the start. The premiers should be getting 4000 more than the previous season - though i suppose the bandwagon was in operation more last year than this.

I'm quite aware of the pot calling the kettle black thing about bandwagoners.

Bandwagoners...just which fans are the bandwagonners....the 4000 we didnt get according to you? Dickhead.


Not surprised at all....but you have the hide to criticise when a club ....one of only 4....posts an increase in crowds

You say it like its a bad thing when a club increases its crowds, no matter even if its only a few hundred.

The premiers are running 4th last, yet have the best crowds in Sydney...

 

[The Business]

Well done Wests Tigers fans!!!

Roosters? :-# :lol:





WESTS Tigers supporters are eternal optimists while crowd figures suggest many Sydney Roosters fans have been fair-weather friends.
While the announcement of attendance statistics at NRL games often provoke the response of "I'd like to have that guy sell me carpet", the figures also show that only four clubs' numbers are up on last year.
These include the premiership-winning Tigers, whose crowds are up by 1.5 per cent and are on average even higher in round 20 (19,069) than they were in round 10 (18,437).
For the fans, at least, the title defence is still alive, even if the Tigers have lost four of their past five matches to be 12th.
The other clubs to have lifted attendances despite the wettest winter since the early 1990s are Newcastle (up 15.5 per cent), competition leaders Melbourne (13 per) and St George Illawarra (3.8 per cent).
Roosters crowds have plummeted by 25.2 per cent compared with 2005, from an average of 16,057 in 2005 to 12,016 after round 20 this year as the struggling side misses a finals spot for the second straight year.
The Roosters' biggest crowd, 21,246, was against Brisbane in round six, and their poorest, 6806, against the New Zealand Warriors in round 14 - the traditional turnout of Bondi's expat Kiwis failing to materialise.
It seems New Zealanders are staying away from the Warriors, docked four competition points for salary cap breaches, with the team's attendances down 29.6 per cent on last year.
The Warriors averaged 13,101 in 2005, reduced to 9218 this year, which includes 6240 against Newcastle in round 15.
Penrith are the other big losers, support dropping by 25.8 per cent from an average of 15,576 last year to 11,565, although their lowest figure, 7017 against Melbourne in round six, was posted at Adelaide's Hindmarsh Stadium.
Speaking about the return of Monday night matches next year, NRL chief executive David Gallop said last week it was early days to be worrying about the overall drop in supporters numbers of about 10 per cent.
And he may have been right with last weekend's average crowd of 16,414 up on the season average of 15,132 and five out of the seven home sides bettering their 2006 averages.
But there should be plenty of spare seats when South Sydney and Canberra meet at the 80,000-capacity Telstra Stadium tonight, the last-placed Rabbitohs attendances have dipped 4.7 per cent since the move from Aussie Stadium and the Raiders' down 16.3 per cent.


http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/tigers-supporters-loyal-roosters-fans-lose-faith/2006/07/28/1153816383998.html

Of course the figures look good for the Tigers. They are the defending premiers after all. The Roosters crowd figures in 2003 were actually higher than the Tigers the year after they won the premiership.

 

[phonetic]

It's a pretty stupid thread, especially when started by a Tigers fan. They were the bandwagon kings at the end of last year. A few 'wagoners turned out for the first match against St George, and it's tapered since.

They are without doubt well supported, but it's a bit of a laugh seeing a Wests fan have a dig at the Roosters about their fickle supporter base.

Personally I have no problem with bandwagoners anyway, if they are helping the stadium be filled.