A_J_Gray said:
ChemicalStorm..
That night we played you there was one of the worst nights to be at footy I remember. It was not a local derby , it was one of the coldest nights ever and it clashed with the Bledisloe Cup (The 2nd biggest sporting event in the country behind Origin). Even I didnt go and I went to a good 15+ games last year. On games which didnt have these drawcards we attracted two ground records of around 18000.
Anyway when we played you in round 10 and we drew 17 000 Tigers fans. That was nothing to do with the bandwagon , we werent even going well at that stage. However ill admit the bandwagoners have definetly jumped on since the Roosters game.
The last sentence is spot on, yes it was one of the coldest nights ever, I was there, I was Spat on because the Danny Willams Thugery.
To blame the Bledisloe Cup for a 300% rise in crowds this year compared to last year, does not turn my opinion for the blame of another football code.
Hybrid, You stats prove intreging but does not prove the 300+% increase to this year.
Yes we are last in Average but we have 90 years of Pride and Passion to catch up on.