Rugbynutter39
Michael Lynagh (62)
Gees Country Eagles had most of the field possession but errors at crucial times....
NRC ROUND 2: WESTERN FORCE VS NSW COUNTRY EAGLES
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The Honey Badger
Jim Lenehan (48)
Eagles coming home with a wet sail.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Nice looking ground
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Sail dried up.
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GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
Rugbynutter39
Michael Lynagh (62)
NSW Country Eagles had better second half and should improve from here and be in the mix for the semi's. As for Sydney Rays I can't see that as a possibility as they were pretty woeful.
The Force against the Drua will be interesting game as for me they (Drua) have been the standouts so far.
The Force against the Drua will be interesting game as for me they (Drua) have been the standouts so far.
The Honey Badger
Jim Lenehan (48)
Looks like a great spot for Rugby.
Graham Parkinson did a match report on the front page and said there could have been as many as 5000 there.
Does anyone have an actual crowd stat?
Dont think there is quite that number in the pic.
Great effort by the Force fans in any case to support what was a great game.
Pity the other NSW side couldn't muster some sort of crowd a Concord. It looked very sparse indeed.
Don't even think the boys Mothers even wanted to be seen at that game.
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chibimatty
Jimmy Flynn (14)
I don't think there were 5,000 because I think the hill only really holds 3,000. And I have to admit, the queues for the food trucks make me think they should bring in more trucks. If you wanted to order anything, you'd have to take the gamble that you'd miss a quarter of the game in line waiting to order and for the order afterwards.
There's been zero promotion for this game around town at all. But I suppose that's fair enough, considering it's not Twiggy's mob's job to cover the NRC. Also, considering the location of the game, anything resembling a WSR-sized crowd would have caused chaos in the area, the place is full of people, and their cars, playing other sports all on the adjacent grounds.
It comes back to my old horse that I keep flogging, that we should promote these fixtures and play at a larger capacity ground. But it's a personal bugbear, so whaddayagonna do hey?
There's been zero promotion for this game around town at all. But I suppose that's fair enough, considering it's not Twiggy's mob's job to cover the NRC. Also, considering the location of the game, anything resembling a WSR-sized crowd would have caused chaos in the area, the place is full of people, and their cars, playing other sports all on the adjacent grounds.
It comes back to my old horse that I keep flogging, that we should promote these fixtures and play at a larger capacity ground. But it's a personal bugbear, so whaddayagonna do hey?
SteveWA
Charlie Fox (21)
It is, both playing and watching. The only problem is wet weather - those trees tend to hold a lot of water then dump it on you when you least expect it
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
My opinion is if a bit of promotion could see anywhere around 5k turn up then they should be doing it and if needed move to larger capacity ground. And that should be the short term goal for every NRC team. Drawing 5k a game. Perhaps the Country's could have an exemption looking at around 3k a game but nothing less.
chibimatty
Jimmy Flynn (14)
Well I was hoping they would use this NSW Country game as a litmus test for the next two fixtures, both with the crowd and with the team's performance. I think that Sydney and Fiji are really marketable opponents and we got a great crowd for this game with no marketing at all. It's fascinating to me, that there was no mention anywhere about these games towards the end of the WSR season, yet there was a fair bit of in-ground promotion for the friendly game against the Australian Stockman Rugby Union, more so than the actual competitive NRC games. I would love to see a slow build-up to a home semi-final or hopefully grand final at NIB, with all the WSR advertising and accoutrements.
ForceFan
Peter Fenwicke (45)
The Stockman's game was a WSR promotion.
The NRC is run by RugbyWA which hasn't got the budget of WSR.
There's no way that it can get the same level of promotion.
I would think most of the WSR management team are a bit pre-occupied with next season at this stage.
But it didn't stop Hodgo being at MCGillivray for most of Sunday- including being last on the pitch pulling down advertising awnings with young Hunter.
chibimatty
Jimmy Flynn (14)
Not really. It’s up to the respective teams to get people to their games. It’s how it works for the other teams. Not sure why the Force would be different.
RA provide some (minimal) base level promotion but the clubs would be expected to promote themselves.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
When all added up, including from the teams, what do you get?
The NRC is largely invisible.
Within that low key framework, I'd suggest the Force would still be nearer the top than the bottom promotion-wise, based on fan awareness for NRC games and match day activity.
NSW Country have done a good job in the bush in seasons past, and hopefully that continues because they're one of the better teams. It's gotta be said, however, their online presence is woeful.
The Rising will struggle in terms of promo this season IMO. It's great they're going to Adelaide and so on - but it's a no show in Melbourne.
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
I think they'll get a tidy enough turn out in Adelaide. The Rams managed to get 1200 or so in the first season of the NRC. But the NRC needs so much more promotion right across the board.
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