Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
I presume some combination of age and gender to determine if attendances are driven by families vs groups of younger blokes vs groups of older blokes etc.
Australian Rugby / RA
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I presume some combination of age and gender to determine if attendances are driven by families vs groups of younger blokes vs groups of older blokes etc.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
They got the funds to buy some expensive League unicorns like Folau in the past and Sua'ali'i now
Maybe RA can't afford a national campaign but very speficic target is cheaper. If I am the man in charge I'd invest all the money to introduce the game in Western Sydney. The best League players came from there. League is the most similar footy code to rugby and there are hundreds of Pacific Islanders switching to League
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
I have not idea about Aussie Rules. Collingwood and Carlton are like Chooks and Bunnies?
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Historically, two of the biggest fan bases and oldest rivalries in the AFL.
90,000+ crowd for their Friday night match last week.
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
There is no NRL equivalent. Massive fan base and hugely popular - and it doesn't really matter how poorly they go. Broncos would be the closest.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
As a Carlton man nothing would give me more pleasure than getting to the GF and beating the Pies.
Dismal is firing up his Flux Capacitor...
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
Wrong thread!
LevitatingSocks
Watty Friend (18)
My gut feeling is that rugby leans older with more families and a few people in their 20s rolling over from playing club rugby during the day.
League feels like it not only has more fans overall, but in particular more casual fans that have never actually played league.
This is based on comparing the crowds at a Reds game vs a Broncos game.
Dismal Pillock
Michael Lynagh (62)
Stiffy and Turbine should never be in the same sentence.Anyone got an extension cord?
John S
Peter Fenwicke (45)
I'll never watch Dr Who the same way ever againAnyone got an extension cord?
Edit: yeah I know that sentence is horrible english but it works
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
One of the rugby league blokes on Triple M yesterday was adamant that RA are trying to backflip on the Joseph Sua'ali'i deal and the Roosters were having conversations with them about it. Even after signing David Fifita they've got cap room under the sombrero due to Crichton, Keary and Manu all leaving the club.
Take with a grain of salt but those guys have been pretty accurate with their general player mail recently.
Take with a grain of salt but those guys have been pretty accurate with their general player mail recently.
stillmissit
Peter Johnson (47)
That would be great news if it comes off.
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
They get it right more often than not. Players have an affinity with them over the Danny Weidler types now. Roosters have plenty of cash to spend. Got JWH leaving as well. Can imagine looking at the Tahs is also a bit of turn off at the moment with unknowns around coaches, players as well as the poor performance.
On another note I personally think the indication that the NRL want the Bears in Perth is a blow for Rugby on two fronts. One, we don't need competition in Perth where they will push money into the place and two, the re engagement of old North Sydney fans which are a vast chunk of the NSW Rugby fans & players. When every third game is back in Sydney and the competition for customer $ is high it's not a good result for Rugby.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Yeah that's me.
