4 flights from Wellington NZ were cancelled due to bad weather earlier today
they'll now arrive tomorrow

but they would have had the crowd north of 50K if they had attended


And there it is lol

But, but, but… would have been if….

Sellout they told us :(/


Good to see ya back beatup ...

WookieReturns wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 6:55 pm

Thanks Sooks. Great break down pal. The RL women's game continues to power on.

https://tvtonight.com.au/2025/05/thursday-1-may-2025.html

ahhhhh
8-[


tv tonight must have been scratching their heads and thought :hmm: , well they cant be the ratings for a national Thursday night game for fumbleball .... or any national night game for that matter ..
so it must have been an ...

Origin 1 rated 977,000, including 136,000 on 9NOW with a national reach of 2.11 million.
Origin II rated 1.083 million, including 172,000 on 9NOW with a national reach of 2.12 million.
Origin III rated 1.101 million, including 183,000 on 9NOW with a national reach of 2.205 million

ORIGIN AT ...

Giants pulling some impressive crowds.
Hope the Brumbies can get back to their glory days as RU has had some difficult times with the Western force and Rebels both shut shop.


the Western force haven't shut up shop bears butt plug 8-[

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl ...

the networks and advertisers dont even take the ratings seriously

in the AFL expansion states and Storm in Melbourne ofter get a larger crowd to the game than so called people watching them on TV.

how can you take that serious


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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl ...

the home ground advantage, where the visiting teams fans are to terrified to show uo and support there team?

the AFL out grew shitty little club grounds, the fans support the team not the ground


You truly have no idea what happens outside the fumble bubble do ya Wacko. No elite football ...

how can anyone follow a sport where theres NO home ground advantage :-k

well i spose if you're a fumbling twat :lol: :lol: :lol: :rofl: :rofl: :(/ :(/ :(/

the home ground advantage, where the visiting teams fans are to terrified to show uo and support there team?

the AFL out grew shitty ...

• 'Melbourne Victory lost $9.8 million in 2024 and $7.57 million in 2023.'
• 'WS Wanderers lost $7 million in the year to June 2023 and a further $5.7 million the previous year.'
• 'The Wanderers’ losses were offset by $6.47 million worth of shareholders’ money pumped into the club over that same ...

Yes - Perth bears it should be. Never liked the concept of west coast eagles either - not greater western Sydney - and bring back Footscray :)


Yeah never been a fan of the West Coast name either and GWS or Greater Western Sydney is just plain dumb when the club is officially and legally ...

Beaussie wrote: Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:53 pm

Perhaps too hot in the sun for many fans today Fred? They mentioned on the commentary that it was 28 degrees and very warm day on the Gold Coast today?

Yeah, there's that beatup. Or maybe the folk on the GC just don't like the rabble too much. Yeah, I'm going with that.

Beaussie wrote: Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:03 pm

Perth Bears sounds good. Much better choice than Western Bears and not sounding like the defunct Western Reds.

Well said beatup. Good on ya pal. Behind that façade of bias idiocy lurks an at times lucid and almost reasonable persona.

Keep up the good work and keep morale high.

yep! finishing lower than 6th on the ladder no more than 3 times, thats including the time they were disqualified for a year for cooking the books in 27 years. if thats cooking things post V Landys levels!


Wow! The level of research you do on Rugby League is very impressive Wacko. You must ...

Remember when the storm got done for cooking the books also, It appears nothing has changed.only have missed the finals 3 times in nearly 30 years and that is including the time they were penalised for cooking the books.

What other under the table deals have they got going on


Melbourne ...

I don't know what the welcome to country is supposed to achieve. It sure doesn't help the poor and disadvantaged indigenous folk in the regions and outer city suburbs.

It might give some activists a feel good vibe but how does that help indigenous people with health problems, unemployment, alcohol ...