Sydney FC are the greatest team in Australian football – why don't you care?

[docker24]

For a start: Peter Fitzsimons is a discredited Mills and Boon historian, failed Wallaby, chardonnay sipping socialist and allround loud mouth dill!! Anyone who believes anything he says would be among Australia's biggest bridge owners.

As for the content: ho hum. Australian sport is about winning GF's, not minor premierships or number of games in a row. I'll wait till the finals series and GF before sticking the boot in or otherwise.

Also: I not FB's Sydney TV ratings have dropped by 23% this year from their already miniscule levels of last year. This is despite 100's of millions of dollars pumped into the Sydney market by fumblehouse and 2 highly successful onfield teams last year. Please discuss.

So true. AFL is not even being show on 7HD anymore in Sydney. Back on only 7mate

Huh? AFL has always been on 7mate. What are you talking about?

And there is a heaps more interest in Swans vs Giants this week compared to all conquering Sydney FC and soccer. Just look at news this week and crowd and tv ratings the AFL gets compared to soccer in Sydney. A total wipeout. You're in denial dude.

Just looked on ticketek for ticket prices for tonights Sydney afl derby at SCG. Best available seats/price is going at 60-70 dollars per adult. Swans games aren't cheap, yet they still manage to pack a stadium being at bottom of ladder or top of ladder, Huge demand.

[Fred]

With th amount of kids playing the game and senior teams in Sydney I'm not surprised.

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

You said GWS is getting better crowds than Sydney FC which is simply a load of bullshit. Just like everything else you mention. Is not my fault your digging your own hole and looking like a halfwit

Now what's AFLs excuse for slashing their promotion budget by 1 million dollars in NSW this year?

I guess you can't sell a pile of shit so why waste money. Which is very much the case for AFL. Being the number 4 football code in NSW.

Well the giants are a very new SECOND expansion team in Sydney, so of course they will take time to get support. Most people who follow AFL in Sydney will have already joined allegiances with the Swans. Imagine if you introduced a brand new team into Brisbane. Who would follow it given the Broncos have the following of the vast majority.

As for AFL being the 4th sport in NSW, the Swans have the highest membership numbers and largest crowd average of every sporting club in Sydney. Meanwhile the Storm have lower membership numbers and crowd averages than every AFL team and the Victory in Melbourne

A second Rugby League team in Brisbane would get success alot quicker than the Giants. And would not need to play in two cities in order to survive.

Brisbane is Rugby League heartland. As for the Swans they were already established in Melbourne for a 100 plus years.
How long has the Storm been in Melbourne? 19 years.

So your comparing a relocation team established in 1874 to a team established in 1998 with no history lol.. Give yourself a pat on the head for that hehe..

[NlolRL]

A second RL team in Brisbane should get quicker following given Brisbane is RL heartland. My point is new teams take a long time to gain a following, especially if they are not heartland sports.

And you seriously think the Swans get more crowds in Sydney because they started in melbourne? LOLOLOLOL

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

A second RL team in Brisbane should get quicker following given Brisbane is RL heartland. My point is new teams take a long time to gain a following, especially if they are not heartland sports.

And you seriously think the Swans get more crowds in Sydney because they started in melbourne? LOLOLOLOL

They have been existing longer than every single NRL club. Have a very long history. They are older than the sport of Rugby League itself.

1874 the club started. Funny how AFL still can't even get a reserve grade team outside Australia.

Despite being around decades before Rugby League.

Wow,

[NlolRL]

A second RL team in Brisbane should get quicker following given Brisbane is RL heartland. My point is new teams take a long time to gain a following, especially if they are not heartland sports.

And you seriously think the Swans get more crowds in Sydney because they started in melbourne? LOLOLOLOL

They have been existing longer than every single NRL club. Have a very long history. They are older than the sport of Rugby League itself.

1874 the club started. Funny how AFL still can't even get a reserve grade team outside Australia.

Despite being around decades before Rugby League.

Wow,

who cares?? Their history is in melbourne as South melbourne, not Sudney!! Yet they now get better crowds in Sydney than every NRL team in Sydney

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

A second RL team in Brisbane should get quicker following given Brisbane is RL heartland. My point is new teams take a long time to gain a following, especially if they are not heartland sports.

And you seriously think the Swans get more crowds in Sydney because they started in melbourne? LOLOLOLOL

They have been existing longer than every single NRL club. Have a very long history. They are older than the sport of Rugby League itself.

1874 the club started. Funny how AFL still can't even get a reserve grade team outside Australia.

Despite being around decades before Rugby League.

Wow,

who cares?? Their history is in melbourne as South melbourne, not Sudney!! Yet they now get better crowds in Sydney than every NRL team in Sydney

At the end of the day they have had a massive headstart. And their ratings pretty much match their crowds in Sydney.

Actually the way the Swans are going, I would say their crowds are probably going to start falling pretty soon. They are basically the Newcastle of the AFL at the moment.

Haven't they lost a stack of games? Makes me laugh lol

[NlolRL]

Yes, theyve lost 5 in a row, yet still got another crowd of nearly 35k. Their head start in Melbourne is irrelevant to their following in Sydney

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

Yes, theyve lost 5 in a row, yet still got another crowd of nearly 35k. Their head start in Melbourne is irrelevant to their following in Sydney

Yeah all those poor suckers who bought Swans memberships when they were winning. They will be feeling ripped off.

Of course it's relevant. Why do you think Souths can play games in an AFL heartland like Perth and get 20,000? The club has a long history. Would not happen if the Titans played there.

[NlolRL]

Yes, theyve lost 5 in a row, yet still got another crowd of nearly 35k. Their head start in Melbourne is irrelevant to their following in Sydney

Yeah all those poor suckers who bought Swans memberships when they were winning. They will be feeling ripped off.

Of course it's relevant. Why do you think Souths can play games in an AFL heartland like Perth and get 20,000? The club has a long history. Would not happen if the Titans played there.

errr, because its a single game with RL fans getting one chance to go??

How may Sydney siders would have followed a small Melbourne club like South Melbourne from pre 1980? They moved to Sydney because they were almost dead. This is one of the silliest claims youve made, and thats saying something

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

Yes, theyve lost 5 in a row, yet still got another crowd of nearly 35k. Their head start in Melbourne is irrelevant to their following in Sydney

Yeah all those poor suckers who bought Swans memberships when they were winning. They will be feeling ripped off.

Of course it's relevant. Why do you think Souths can play games in an AFL heartland like Perth and get 20,000? The club has a long history. Would not happen if the Titans played there.

errr, because its a single game with RL fans getting one chance to go??

How may Sydney siders would have followed a small Melbourne club like South Melbourne from pre 1980? They moved to Sydney because they were almost dead. This is one of the silliest claims youve made, and thats saying something

You keep believing that lol.. Have you seen how many Swans supporters turn up to all games in Melbourne?

So who is really the stupid one lol... You even admitted it is harder to start up a club from scratch.

LOL now your contradicting yourselve. Deadset what halfwit. Get it together man.

How many drinks have you had? Or is your brain just this shite normally?

[NlolRL]

You keep believing that lol.. Have you seen how many Swans supporters turn up to all games in Melbourne?

So who is really the stupid one lol... You even admitted it is harder to start up a club from scratch.

LOL now your contradicting yourselve. Deadset what halfwit. Get it together man.

How many drinks have you had? Or is your brain just this shite normally?

Starting a club from scratch is very difficult. South melbournes move to Sydney was basically that. Sure, they still have some fans in Melbourne, but that wouldnt boost their crowds following in Sydney you goose. In fact their crowds dropped to 9k average in sydney in the early 90's, and have been consistently over 30k for nearly 15 years now. That has nothing to do with their Melbourne history

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

You keep believing that lol.. Have you seen how many Swans supporters turn up to all games in Melbourne?

So who is really the stupid one lol... You even admitted it is harder to start up a club from scratch.

LOL now your contradicting yourselve. Deadset what halfwit. Get it together man.

How many drinks have you had? Or is your brain just this shite normally?

Starting a club from scratch is very difficult. South melbournes move to Sydney was basically that. Sure, they still have some fans in Melbourne, but that wouldnt boost their crowds following in Sydney you goose. In fact their crowds dropped to 9k average in sydney in the early 90's, and have been consistently over 30k for nearly 15 years now. That has nothing to do with their Melbourne history

You've got no idea if you don't think a long running club has an advantage. Has been that way in many codes.

[Beaussie]

Also there has probably been less coverage and interest for the Sydney AFL derby.
AFLs NSW promotion budget has been slashed by a third lol..

From 1.5 million to only 500,000 for this year.

And yet still an amazing 35k+ crowd and great tv ratings when compared to the abysmal tv ratings for the Wanderers in the A-League finals on Friday night. Go figure eh?

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

So true. AFL is not even being show on 7HD anymore in Sydney. Back on only 7mate

Huh? AFL has always been on 7mate. What are you talking about?

And there is a heaps more interest in Swans vs Giants this week compared to all conquering Sydney FC and soccer. Just look at news this week and crowd and tv ratings the AFL gets compared to soccer in Sydney. A total wipeout. You're in denial dude.

Just looked on ticketek for ticket prices for tonights Sydney afl derby at SCG. Best available seats/price is going at 60-70 dollars per adult. Swans games aren't cheap, yet they still manage to pack a stadium being at bottom of ladder or top of ladder, Huge demand.

Talking out your arse again cock24. Was not even close to a sellout.