It's often claimed on here by NRL fans that NRL fans dont travel. In fact the stats obviously show this is correct given the Suns and Giants compete with NRL crowds in the area despite having a smaller local following.King-Eliagh wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 2:57 pmCats_Steve wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 2:19 pmSome despicable incidents indeed.
It's a shame there's no comp in Aus we can use for a reasonable comparison.ah yes a subtle stab with the old AFL staple of “but de cwowds! De cwwwoooowwwds! Whattabout deeeee cwooowwwds”
Sorry to inform you cats me boy but you do know there’s an easy way we can measure across variables of nrl and AFL by looking at avg crowd proportions? If you read my earlier post you will have seen that even with adjusting for crowds based on current nrl and AFL averages (which over the past 130years is actually me being very generous to the AFL) the likelihood of AFL fans attacking players, coaches or match officials is triple as likely as it would be in the nrl. TRIPLE!I know disgusting right??
I’m really sorry to let you know the bad news cats Steve. But, it’s true, the sport of AFL attracts the scummiest supporters in Australia. And from the evidence at hand it’s AFL number 1, then country miles, then a few more country miles before cricket and then another few country miles before nrl. When I have the time I’ll evaluate and table the data further to help you understand the god awful truth some more. Ok?
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So not only do you need to account for the AFL's far higher crowd average, you need to account for a far higher proportion of fans from each club. After all, it is almost always opposition supporters involved in these fights.