Official List of Excuses for Low RL Crowds

[enarelle]

Well the Swans have been in Sydney for nearly 30 years and the Storm in Melbourne for somewhat less. The Swans are trying to stop an ongoing slide in crowds and members. They get very poor TV ratings even though all games are live in Sydney. They peaked 5 years ago.

[Xman]

Well the Swans have been in Sydney for nearly 30 years and the Storm in Melbourne for somewhat less. The Swans are trying to stop an ongoing slide in crowds and members. They get very poor TV ratings even though all games are live in Sydney. They peaked 5 years ago.

they peaked 5 years ago during a premiership era. Go figure!

They have had stead figures for many years ago. These figures as mentioned are the highest of any club in Sydney.

Their FTA TV ratings are negatively effected by simultaneous foxtel broadcasts.

[Raiderdave]

Not sure thats got anything to do with the popularity of RL in Melbourne. Cos was confirming the fact that Melbourne love all sports, but RL the least.

Like NSWshmen & Qlders love all sports .. but AFL the least

Really? Interesting the Swans average crowds higher than any other sporting club in Sydney, including RL

Meanwhile the storm are on the other end of the spectrum in Melbourne!

yes .. really

25K fans.......... to the regular 150K who attend RL in Sydney
55K veiwers......... to the average 400K who regularly watch every NRL game in Sydney each week on FTA
25K members .... up against the 115K members of the 9 sydney NRL clubs

should I go on ?

[Raiderdave]

Well the Swans have been in Sydney for nearly 30 years and the Storm in Melbourne for somewhat less. The Swans are trying to stop an ongoing slide in crowds and members. They get very poor TV ratings even though all games are live in Sydney. They peaked 5 years ago.

oh don't bamboozle these clowns with sense

the Swans in 1995 is a far more accurate comparison to the present day storm of course
lets see shall we

3K members ...
average crowd ....15,976 .. super league war had started in 1995... really 94 is a better comparison ( average crowd ..9,814 )

average TV audience .... .. I dunno .. 20?

yep
the Storm in 2028
predictions

25K members
average crowds... 25K
average FTA TV audience in Melb..... 250K
kewl

[Xman]

Like NSWshmen & Qlders love all sports .. but AFL the least

Really? Interesting the Swans average crowds higher than any other sporting club in Sydney, including RL

Meanwhile the storm are on the other end of the spectrum in Melbourne!

yes .. really

25K fans.......... to the regular 150K who attend RL in Sydney
55K veiwers......... to the average 400K who regularly watch every NRL game in Sydney each week on FTA
25K members .... up against the 115K members of the 9 sydney NRL clubs

should I go on ?

Hence I said "club" not sport. Try concentrating!

The Swans are the biggest sporting club in Sydney with the most attendance and members.

The Storm are one of the smallest clubs in Melbourne with the least Members and attendances

[Raiderdave]

Really? Interesting the Swans average crowds higher than any other sporting club in Sydney, including RL

Meanwhile the storm are on the other end of the spectrum in Melbourne!

yes .. really

25K fans.......... to the regular 150K who attend RL in Sydney
55K veiwers......... to the average 400K who regularly watch every NRL game in Sydney each week on FTA
25K members .... up against the 115K members of the 9 sydney NRL clubs

should I go on ?

Hence I said "club" not sport. Try concentrating!

The Swans are the biggest sporting club in Sydney with the most attendance and members.

The Storm are one of the smallest clubs in Melbourne with the least Members and attendances

hence I said loved sport ... not club... are your eyes stuck on ?

& really
amongst NSWshmen ....for clubs it aint the Swans

line em up against the Dragons .. or Parramatta
ask the hordes .. & hordes & hordes of fans of these clubs from rural NSW who support these clubs

Souths ... the Bulldogs or Tigers etc etc

should I go on ?

[Xman]

Well the Swans have been in Sydney for nearly 30 years and the Storm in Melbourne for somewhat less. The Swans are trying to stop an ongoing slide in crowds and members. They get very poor TV ratings even though all games are live in Sydney. They peaked 5 years ago.

oh don't bamboozle these clowns with sense

the Swans in 1995 is a far more accurate comparison to the present day storm of course
lets see shall we

3K members ...
average crowd ....15,976 .. super league war had started in 1995... really 94 is a better comparison ( average crowd ..9,814 )

average TV audience .... .. I dunno .. 20?

yep
the Storm in 2028
predictions

25K members
average crowds... 25K
average FTA TV audience in Melb..... 250K
kewl

Yeah cool story.

The swans in 1995 had played in finals only twice in the previous 20 years. They hadnt won a premiership for 50 odd years. They had little to no TV coverage on FTA or PayTV (at least the storm get payTV).

The storm have played in the finals 11 of 14 years. In the GF 5 times and premiers 3 times.

Nice comparison.

[Raiderdave]

Well the Swans have been in Sydney for nearly 30 years and the Storm in Melbourne for somewhat less. The Swans are trying to stop an ongoing slide in crowds and members. They get very poor TV ratings even though all games are live in Sydney. They peaked 5 years ago.

oh don't bamboozle these clowns with sense

the Swans in 1995 is a far more accurate comparison to the present day storm of course
lets see shall we

3K members ...
average crowd ....15,976 .. super league war had started in 1995... really 94 is a better comparison ( average crowd ..9,814 )

average TV audience .... .. I dunno .. 20?

yep
the Storm in 2028
predictions

25K members
average crowds... 25K
average FTA TV audience in Melb..... 250K
kewl

Yeah cool story.

The swans in 1995 had played in finals only twice in the previous 20 years. They hadnt won a premiership for 50 odd years. They had little to no TV coverage on FTA or PayTV (at least the storm get payTV).

The storm have played in the finals 11 of 14 years. In the GF 5 times and premiers 3 times.

Nice comparison.

they weren't even called the swans in 1975

why the fark would sydneysiders care about them prior to 1982

[Xman]

oh don't bamboozle these clowns with sense

the Swans in 1995 is a far more accurate comparison to the present day storm of course
lets see shall we

3K members ...
average crowd ....15,976 .. super league war had started in 1995... really 94 is a better comparison ( average crowd ..9,814 )

average TV audience .... .. I dunno .. 20?

yep
the Storm in 2028
predictions

25K members
average crowds... 25K
average FTA TV audience in Melb..... 250K
kewl

Yeah cool story.

The swans in 1995 had played in finals only twice in the previous 20 years. They hadnt won a premiership for 50 odd years. They had little to no TV coverage on FTA or PayTV (at least the storm get payTV).

The storm have played in the finals 11 of 14 years. In the GF 5 times and premiers 3 times.

Nice comparison.

they weren't even called the swans in 1975

why the fark would sydneysiders care about them prior to 1982

What???

LOL

they have been the Swans for years. They used to be the South Melbourne Swans. They played at the Lake oval next to the Albert Park Lake, hence the name swans.

They were a basket case of a club playing in few finals games for decades.

Comparing them in 1995 to the Storm in 2011, as far as on and off field performance, is ridiculous.

[Raiderdave]

Yeah cool story.

The swans in 1995 had played in finals only twice in the previous 20 years. They hadnt won a premiership for 50 odd years. They had little to no TV coverage on FTA or PayTV (at least the storm get payTV).

The storm have played in the finals 11 of 14 years. In the GF 5 times and premiers 3 times.

Nice comparison.

they weren't even called the swans in 1975

why the fark would sydneysiders care about them prior to 1982

What???

LOL

they have been the Swans for years. They used to be the South Melbourne Swans. They played at the Lake oval next to the Albert Park Lake, hence the name swans.

They were a basket case of a club playing in few finals games for decades.

Comparing them in 1995 to the Storm in 2011, as far as on and off field performance, is ridiculous.

South Melbourne Swans

ah... no .. they were called the Bloods
http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclo ... ball_Club/

It seems I know more about your stupid game.... then you do =D> =D> =D>

[cos789]

Gee it's getting worse all the time.
RD now believes he knows something about Australian Football
yet he doesn't know the difference between the name of club and it's mascot.
And WTF cares.

[Xman]

they weren't even called the swans in 1975

why the fark would sydneysiders care about them prior to 1982

What???

LOL

they have been the Swans for years. They used to be the South Melbourne Swans. They played at the Lake oval next to the Albert Park Lake, hence the name swans.

They were a basket case of a club playing in few finals games for decades.

Comparing them in 1995 to the Storm in 2011, as far as on and off field performance, is ridiculous.

South Melbourne Swans

ah... no .. they were called the Bloods
http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclo ... ball_Club/

It seems I know more about your stupid game.... then you do =D> =D> =D>

Oh for the love of god!!

" Nicknamed the “Southerners”, the team were more colourfully known as the “Bloods", in reference to the bright red sash on their white jumpers[3][4] (the sash was replaced with the current red “V” in 1932).[5] The colorful epithet the “Bloodstained Angels” was also in use. The “Bloodstained Angels” epithet proved prophetic when South Melbourne played in the 1945 "Bloodbath" Grand Final against Carlton, a game legendary for its brutal violence which saw many of the Swans' players jumpers stained with their own or the opposition’s blood (from the book "The Blood Stained Angels", a history of the South Melbourne Football Club). The 1945 Grand Final saw 10 players reported and suspended for a total of 69 games.[6] The club was based at Lake Oval, also home of the South Melbourne Cricket Club. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Swans

You dickwad. They are nicknamed the bloods because of their red sash! Nickname, not mascot name!

They are and have always been the swans. I remember watching them as a kid in the mid 70's and they were the swans!

You absolute goose!! your stupidity knows no bounds!

[Topper]

What do you expect from a burp machine who failed to note that several Sunday games were playing in Sydney before South Melbourne even moved there, pulling 30,000 in 1979 for a game between North Melbourne and Hawthorn?

[Raiderdave]

What???

LOL

they have been the Swans for years. They used to be the South Melbourne Swans. They played at the Lake oval next to the Albert Park Lake, hence the name swans.

They were a basket case of a club playing in few finals games for decades.

Comparing them in 1995 to the Storm in 2011, as far as on and off field performance, is ridiculous.

South Melbourne Swans

ah... no .. they were called the Bloods
http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclo ... ball_Club/

It seems I know more about your stupid game.... then you do =D> =D> =D>

Oh for the love of god!!

" Nicknamed the “Southerners”, the team were more colourfully known as the “Bloods", in reference to the bright red sash on their white jumpers[3][4] (the sash was replaced with the current red “V” in 1932).[5] The colorful epithet the “Bloodstained Angels” was also in use. The “Bloodstained Angels” epithet proved prophetic when South Melbourne played in the 1945 "Bloodbath" Grand Final against Carlton, a game legendary for its brutal violence which saw many of the Swans' players jumpers stained with their own or the opposition’s blood (from the book "The Blood Stained Angels", a history of the South Melbourne Football Club). The 1945 Grand Final saw 10 players reported and suspended for a total of 69 games.[6] The club was based at Lake Oval, also home of the South Melbourne Cricket Club. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Swans

You dickwad. They are nicknamed the bloods because of their red sash! Nickname, not mascot name!

They are and have always been the swans. I remember watching them as a kid in the mid 70's and they were the swans!

You absolute goose!! your stupidity knows no bounds!

wikipedia

you probably wrote that yourself ...............

[Xman]

You are a complete tool!

The bloods was their nick name. The swans is their mascot.

Just like the Essendon Bombers are also called the Dons.

http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/history/t ... fault.aspx


"The Grand Final of 1945, together with the first Semi-Final in 1970 and Elimination final of 1977 were the only finals the Swans played during their remaining 45 years based at Albert Park – but they failed in all three of these crucial engagements. Of the 12 competing VFL clubs, the Swans finished in 8th place or better on only eight occasions over that 45 year period. These statistics, however, mask the magnificent achievements of the players of that period. The leanest years of the Swans also produced nine Brownlow Medals. The record of 13 medals (by 11 players) is the greatest number achieved by any club in the history of VFL/AFL football."

Is an official AFL site good enough?