8,000 tickets remain unsold for State of Origin

[Beaussie]

Just a week out from the opening game and 8,000 tickets still remain unsold.

I thought this was supposed to be the biggest and most supported game on the RL calendar?

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/league/news/ ... ing-lewis/

[Drac]

haha, isn't it only a 50k seat stadium too? Ouch.

[Beaussie]

haha, isn't it only a 50k seat stadium too? Ouch.

Yep and just imagine how many seats remain unsold at the 85k seat ANZ Stadium for game 2. Ouch indeed

[Cracker]

I'm pretty sure they'll be snapped up by kick off next Wednesday.

[Raiderdave]

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oh wow
smell the fear

fumblers already trembling on their knees at the alter of Australia's greatest sporting series ... State of Origin

there'll be 50,000 plus there next Wednesday in Brisvegas
& 4 Million plus watching on the box


for the 2nd year in a row
RL's biggest games will be

Biggest










2nd Biggest















3rd biggest ................. games in the land




your bumbling little Grand Final won't get a medal again in 2014
& may not for many years to come

wow
how embarrassing

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[Raiderdave]

haha, isn't it only a 50k seat stadium too? Ouch.

Yep and just imagine how many seats remain unsold at the 85k seat ANZ Stadium for game 2. Ouch indeed

70,000 sold already
so that's about 14,000 unsold ............ a month out
there won't be one left unsold dipshit

& another 4 Million watching on the box

wow

seriously
how inferior to fumblers feel when they are confronted with these numbers
how completely 2nd rate does origin make their code look

its know wonder they have an annual meltdown at Origin time each year :_<> :_<> :_<>

[Cracker]

I don't think they feel inferior due to the numbers, Raiderdave. They would feel inferior because they missed out on the chance to really make something out of Vic v SA.

[Raiderdave]

I don't think they feel inferior due to the numbers, Raiderdave. They would feel inferior because they missed out on the chance to really make something out of Vic v SA.

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sure Cwackpot
sure

[Cracker]

Well you can hardly deny that the AFL had a prize vehicle in their grasp and they let it go for whatever the reason.

[Raiderdave]

Well you can hardly deny that the AFL had a prize vehicle in their grasp and they let it go for whatever the reason.

yeah I can

RL turned it into a prize vehicle
a simply astounding sporting phenomenon

the AFL had nothing like this & were never going to as they have no idea how to do anything outside of a domestic comp
end of

[MissPenny]

Zzzzzzzzz

Grasping at straws again...

[leagueiscrap]

haha, isn't it only a 50k seat stadium too? Ouch.

Yep and just imagine how many seats remain unsold at the 85k seat ANZ Stadium for game 2. Ouch indeed

70,000 sold already
so that's about 14,000 unsold ............ a month out
there won't be one left unsold dipshit

& another 4 Million watching on the box

wow

seriously
how inferior to fumblers feel when they are confronted with these numbers
how completely 2nd rate does origin make their code look

its know wonder they have an annual meltdown at Origin time each year :_<> :_<> :_<>

so many bandwagon state vs state, fans
where do they disappear to for every other NRL game that is played

[Cracker]

Indeed, Miss Penny. The AFL did have something like it, and let it go.

[Fred]

The media in qld have been reporting wildly on how the increased cost has impacted ticket sales. They have even added incentives such as memorabilia and clothing. It has certainly been a subject for discussion ..,. But make no mistake ... SOO is huge here in qld .... The ticket sales or lack there of reflects no way any lack of interest . SOO is more important to queenslanders than any nrl match or any nrl grand final. SOO is huge in qld !!!

[TLPG]

Indeed, Miss Penny. The AFL did have something like it, and let it go.

*applies the brakes*

Oh no you don't, Cracker! I'm not letting that one slide! The AFL didn't just "let it go". The clubs scotched it as I remember, and there were several reasons. For one thing, promoting Victoria v SA would have left WA out in the cold and they made it clear they wanted in on it. A three way on the back of the abject failure of the Allies just wasn't practical. For another, club representation has now pretty much wrecked interest, in that every mainland state is represented. That issue doesn't affect the NRL so much because all the clubs bar Melbourne and New Zealand (and technically Canberra) are in two states. Finally, AFL State of Origin rode on the back of one man - Ted Whitten Snr. When he passed away the enthusiasm for state rivalry finally died combined with the other two reasons.

So it's not a case of the AFL "let it go". The fact is we don't need it anymore. Swans came up with an idea that might work, but really the interest just won't be there to get it off the ground. The AFL is club orientated and that's a contributing factor in my opinion to the AFL's much higher crowd average.