two days and nearly every one has fallen off the SOo bandwagon already


NSW VS QLD state vs state gimmick.

if its not a state vs state gimmick,
where did all the fans go?




xman wrote:KE, why is an even comp important?
Maybe their all still holidaying in Melbourne??King-Eliagh wrote:It's a bit cold in sydney and a bit colder near the Coast at manly so Id guess four hundred odd thousand fans decided to stay indoors and watch it from the comfort of their own homes.
It's also a superior product on the tele.
it was 8 degrees in Melbourne last night, yet that didnt stop 45k turning out to see a Melbourne team vs an interstate team.King-Eliagh wrote:It's a bit cold in sydney and a bit colder near the Coast at manly so Id guess four hundred odd thousand fans decided to stay indoors and watch it from the comfort of their own homes.
It's also a superior product on the tele.
But but the bad weather!King-Eliagh wrote:It's a bit cold in sydney and a bit colder near the Coast at manly so Id guess four hundred odd thousand fans decided to stay indoors and watch it from the comfort of their own homes.
It's also a superior product on the tele.
well going on last night, a lot less than watched the AFL when comparing both nationwide and Melbourne v SydneyAFLcrap1 wrote:Tell me genius .
How many people will watch RL this weekend in Syd ..crowds & tv ...that is interest .
oh ffs your regionals have consistently been 60-65% of your metro figure all year. Last night will therefore be no higher than 900k total. Add your 8k at the ground for a stagerring 908k. The AFL was 670k without foxtel and regionals. It'll be close to 1.15m all up. Add the 45k at the ground and it will be near 1.2m.AFLcrap1 wrote:Lol .
You seem to make the claim every week ,
Long before regional figures come out .
& as has been said before but conveniently pushed aside by you mob .
We have more than one level .
But it's all RL .
You mob like to highlight the negative side of a rep comp ..
The positive in my view more than makes up for it .
One midweek game will go close yo outrating your whole rd .
Thanks for coming .
xman wrote:KE, why is an even comp important?
King-Eliagh wrote:It's all quite simple really. Melbs has done well in regards to city infrastructure for sporting events. It's a piece of piss to get to the AFL games in melbs ie only two stadiums in the centre of city.
Rl has a more local scene with smaller stadiums in smaller suburbs of a much more widespread city.
Thus it's harder to get to rl games.
The other factor, the AFL is a game that simply doesn't transfer well to the tv screen. It looks very messy and the experience is much better if you see it at the field its played on. Rl is perfectly suited to tv.
Hence smaller crowds but larger tv viewing audiences.
Quite simple really.
xman wrote:KE, why is an even comp important?
LolThe axe wrote:League couldn't even sell out their biggest game of the year last Wednesday, no other sport has trouble selling out their biggest games
Utter horseshit. Waverley park used to be an AFL ground up until 1999. It averaged around 30k for home and away games, and near 58k for finals. Yet it was located in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and no where near any train line. The only public transport access was buses.King-Eliagh wrote:It's all quite simple really. Melbs has done well in regards to city infrastructure for sporting events. It's a piece of piss to get to the AFL games in melbs ie only two stadiums in the centre of city.
Rl has a more local scene with smaller stadiums in smaller suburbs of a much more widespread city.
Thus it's harder to get to rl games.
The other factor, the AFL is a game that simply doesn't transfer well to the tv screen. It looks very messy and the experience is much better if you see it at the field its played on. Rl is perfectly suited to tv.
Hence smaller crowds but larger tv viewing audiences.
Quite simple really.