Of the 200+ countries in the world, just four have shown the cultural independent to develop their own code of football where it is the dominant code in the country of origin: England (soccer), United States (gridiron), Ireland (Gaelic football) and Australia (Australian Football).

I'm deeply proud ...

Thanks, Beaussie. Terrific to see the two Sydney clubs' memberships ahead of YTD last year. I know the GIANTS are pouring huge effort and $$$ into developing playing opportunities for youngsters in the western Sydney regions like MacArthur as reported recently by the local newspapers (MacArthur ...

AFLcrap1 wrote:

No I said DT & factual .

If it's RL related it's more than likely nowhere near the truth.

This is called "shooting the messenger".

On the matter of TV rights: What impact will day night test cricket matches have on A-League viewer numbers?

Last summer, evening Big Bash games stole a lot of soccer viewers, if I remember correctly.

How many rivers of sewage do I have to wade through to find an argument that is INTERESTING?

Calling each other insulting or abusive names isn't clever. It's boring.

On Sunday, Wests Tigers drew a crowd of just 6,711 to their home game.

On Monday evening, Canberra Raiders attracted a crowd of only 6,717 to their home game.

Scoffing Leaguies once berated GWS for such low attendances. But how things have changed!

GWS's home game average in Sydney in 2015 has ...

And here's one for the Leaguies:

The top of the table clash between the Roosters and the Broncos on Saturday evening at Sydney Football Stadium (Allianz) attracted just 19,137 through the gates.

Earlier in the afternoon, 19,507 trekked out to Sydney Olympic Park to watch the Sydney AFL Derby, GWS ...

For the first time since 2004, the average Home & Away attendance at NRL games has fallen below the 15,000 mark. A miserable average crowd of 14,969 now endures the boredom of these games.

Down, down down, the attendances fall. How low can they go?

News is emerging of increasing friction and division between the NRL and the clubs. A telephone hookup -a war party- is scheduled for 4:00pm today.

We wait with apprehension upon the outcome. Hold your breath.

In any war, the losing side will often self-harm its own cause with infighting ...

The_Wookie wrote:

last figures I have the Swans are 48,379. No 50k announcements anywhere that I can find.

Thank you, Wookie.

Does any one know the latest membership figure for Sydney Swans? Have they cracked 50,000 this year, yet?

I noticed today, GWS has reached 13,480. A record for them.

Yes, the Sydney Swans entertained 38,408 fans at their one game at the SCG while the FOUR NRL games in Sydney last weekend bored just 853 more for a 4-game combined attendance total of 39,261.

The NRL has an extremely weak case for big new stadiums.

Actually, what Rupert Murdoch was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald as saying was "we've always preferred Aussie rule (sic) and we've always believed this is the premium code in Australia," and he added, "I guess we will engage with the NRL in time."

Rupert Murdoch got where he is by being a ...

10,131. That's GWS's crowd average in Canberra in 2015.

AFLcrap1 wrote:

0 degrees .
I wouldn't go

Don't be a sook.

What do you want? Heated seats?