RL claimed Darwin about 10 years ago
It is firmly in the fold these days
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I have some work colleagues at work who say the exact oppositeFred wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:01 pmWe have a few people from Darwin at work and according to them Aussie Rules is the sport of choice - although rl has a bigger presence there on the ground than say in other Aussie Rules states Me, personally, I wouldn’t know - but when I come across people from there that is what I’m told. I do know this has, however, been debated for some time on this forum so obviously different views on it. Has anyone lived in Darwin who could give their view?
Fair enough - I don't care either way - just wondering. I can only seem to find stuff on Google stating AFL is the main sport even when I type in queries in the search engine trying to find something about NRL or RL being bigger. And there was one comment in the REDIT posts that said NRL was bigger too but mainly that AFL was the sport of choice.azif wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:58 amI have some work colleagues at work who say the exact oppositeFred wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:01 pmWe have a few people from Darwin at work and according to them Aussie Rules is the sport of choice - although rl has a bigger presence there on the ground than say in other Aussie Rules states Me, personally, I wouldn’t know - but when I come across people from there that is what I’m told. I do know this has, however, been debated for some time on this forum so obviously different views on it. Has anyone lived in Darwin who could give their view?
the NRL is the bigger comp these days
stated by insecure fumblers ?Fred wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:49 amFair enough - I don't care either way - just wondering. I can only seem to find stuff on Google stating AFL is the main sport even when I type in queries in the search engine trying to find something about NRL or RL being bigger. And there was one comment in the REDIT posts that said NRL was bigger too but mainly that AFL was the sport of choice.azif wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:58 amI have some work colleagues at work who say the exact oppositeFred wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:01 pmWe have a few people from Darwin at work and according to them Aussie Rules is the sport of choice - although rl has a bigger presence there on the ground than say in other Aussie Rules states Me, personally, I wouldn’t know - but when I come across people from there that is what I’m told. I do know this has, however, been debated for some time on this forum so obviously different views on it. Has anyone lived in Darwin who could give their view?
the NRL is the bigger comp these days
Bbear wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:02 pmAustralian Rules is by far the most popular sport in Darwin.
The NTFL Grand Final is a very popular event.
The Tiwi Islands Grand Final attracts tourists from around Australia.
The Arafura games includes an international Australian Rules competition featuring teams from Asian countries.
Rugby League is not a big part of the local sporting culture and the small local competition has had. clubs fold due to lack of interest and players.
https://www.topendsports.com/world/coun ... ritory.htm
Bbear wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:16 pmNRL in Darwin is only for novelty value .
As a sport it's irrelevant.
The circus is in town so out of curiosity many will go along for a laugh.
The argument for RL being the more popular sport is a joke, for some strange reason the debate is brought up each year and as always you lose.
RL is seventh on the list behind, AFL, Rugby union, soccer, cricket, golf and tennis.
Statistics speak for themselves.
Participation rates for Australian Rules is 60000, almost a quarter of the population..
https://www.aflnt.com.au/news/2017/part ... est-of-all
I haven't researched it yet so I don't know if it's true or not, but I've heard people talk about it like that
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