pussycat wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:57 am

Also

The biggest crowds in Sydney, Perth and Qld. Wow how do you stop this beast called Rugby League

Put National in front of it.....

I think the AFL
would love to expand the footprint of the game>>

Player Talent from overseas playing in Australia>
Sponsors, International Tv viewing audience growing..
they want a Niche market>>

This is what they did in NZ >> with pretty much nothing in return.

(i will say the AFL are not ...

Here's a kiwi's take on why the AFL will never expand in New Zealand despite massive efforts and Gilty's boast that they'd eventually have a team in the top comp. I particularly like reason sux........the games a mess lolololol!!!!!!

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/other-sports/list/why-afl-will ...

Friday Night NRL TV
Knights v Bulldogs
National: 737,000
Nine/GEM: 509,000 (5 City: 292,000 / Regional: 217,000)
Fox League : 228,000

Look at that regional figure, so close to that Metro..

(AFL numbers to come>> looks to be over 1 million)

Nope, except the super bowl, tried, failed, these days I tend to flick over to see the crowd then flick back.
Wasn’t praising Fosters, they don’t have CD in the states, a bloke has gotta drink what a bloke has gotta drink.

Suns lowest crowd of the round so far, can’t imagine any other game will go ...

Gotta say SC very impressive, and extra FTA games still to come on top of 2 extra rounds.

The good ol girl Rugby League season: 70.8m at an average of 521k


The not so good AFL Season : 69.2m at 480k


Wow :rock: A show is a show. And that all taken into consideration.

Who ever compared ...

Sweet Jesus,
It's like a Ghost town in here.

Same time last year it was a hive of activity.
RL this, RL that, SOO this, SOO that....Gold, gold, gold....

This year........, well............., lets just say.............., the rats seem to have fled the you know what...

Christ, you would not want to ...

just follow the Sydney Swans crowds, they are easy to find.

Just checked.
50% larger than the biggest NRL crowd for the round and 3 times the game in Sydney at about the same time.

If the AFL is the "world least popular sport" where does that leave RL in this country?

Serious question. When you say Swans are team of the elite do you think they (AFL) have stepped into the void left by RU.

I also wonder whether this AFL v rl thing that we see mainly in the rl states is due to their being a culture of competition between rl and ru over the years as to which is ...

Fluctuations. Happens. Lots of things impact ... swans doing poorly, what’s at stake etc. But the growth in people playing the game. Number of teams, leagues ... that’s growth. AFL... number two sport in Sydney and nsw. Easily.


Growth in all numbers you can bullshit.


Well I’ve shown you a ...

A clubs first game.
Eeeeeek.
What's the second game going to look like.....?

I can’t say I’m glad it’s gone, I can’t say I will miss it, I can only say I once wasted 30 mins giving it a try. Australian Rules is not suited to a short ground unless you got rid off the kicking part of the game, which would mean it wouldn’t be football.

Anglofl is a niche pastime north of Beetson line - not widely played or supported. Millions have been poured into keeping gws afloat, while swans benefitted from cola forever. Don't mistake AngloFL investment for interest.


Again, new teams, clubs, leagues and competitions - so it is widely ...

Dragons vs Titans

“But, sadly, the lowest Kogarah crowd in the joint venture’s 20-year history - a paltry 6532 fans - turned out as the Dragons put the Titans to the sword with a 15-minute second-half point-scoring blitz.”