Talking Footy

Xman wrote:

NZ, population less than Melbourne. Number 1 sport: Union

Why would we care that the NRL is on TV in a tiny nation who follow RU?

How can that be right when New Zealand have a population of about 4.5 million?

More than AFL states Western Australia and South Australia and combined.

Plenty of Kiwis like Rugby League too. They are currently ranked the number 1 Rugby League team in the world after beating Australia and England a few times.

Sure Union will always be number one there. But with the amount of good Kiwi players in the NRL. It more than proves the game is doing well there.

AFL can't even field an overseas team to compete against Australia. The sport is that small.

And AFL pretty much never makes the sports news there. Always news about the NRL and the Warriors though.
The papers don't even have an AFL section lol.. Is like AFL does not exist there.

AFLcrap1 wrote:

Lol don't worry mate .
You get used to the alternate world these taaards live in

And I get in trouble for calling people bullshitters when swannie has done a great little fib here about no live NRL games being shown in Melbourne. lol..

Swans4ever wrote:

AFLsforPussies wrote:

Swans4ever wrote:

AFLsforPussies wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

Figures are in
Record Crowd in Melbourne 91,513 fans

Highest Crowd for the MCG this Year.

Tv Figures

Wed TV #Origin prelim Metro 2,615,000 (Nine 2,481,000 – Syd 1.09m Mel 491k Bri 812k Ade 83k – GEM Per 134,000)

State of #Origin - Game 2

Sky Sport NZ 105k

Figures could be higher once adjusted. awaiting the all important Regionals

Impressive figures all round. Will be interesting to see how game 3 rates.

Yep now if you could only get people to turn up at your second competition you know the NRL, do you think your 1st grade (SOO) will ever expand to more teams or will they stay with the 2 team 3 round comp???? Hahaha do you really think it's good for the game that this is now the main comp and the NRL club competition is now just a second rate comp with crowds of 8k??? Can't be happy with that!!

Ah the jealousy and fear of the AFL fan. Knowing they will never have anything like State of Origin.

Then getting record crowds when Souths play in Perth. So much room for Rugby League to grow in Australia

Just answer one question how many games of NRL are broadcast live into Melb on FTA each week?? Answer none and that's the interest level!

there is 2 live games broadcast into Melbourne each week.
and 3 when there is a Thursday night game.
AND 3 SOO games
Internationals
and Finals.

NEW ZEALAND
UNION might be number 1
the two Rugby Codes.
LEAGUE is number 2

they don't give the NRL $20million a year for nothing.

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

NEW ZEALAND
UNION might be number 1
the two Rugby Codes.
LEAGUE is number 2

they don't give the NRL $20million a year for nothing.

Exactly mate, Swans is blinded by his bullshit.

The_Wookie wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

NEW ZEALAND
UNION might be number 1
the two Rugby Codes.
LEAGUE is number 2

they don't give the NRL $20million a year for nothing.

You realise that most NRL games, and pretty much all games that arent Origin, Finals or Warriors games are consistently outrated by Netball coverage in NZ right? I wouldnt be surprised if the Netball average was close to the NRLs 36k average. (Super Rugby averages 71k...almost double that for games involving NZ sides.

That's because it is on SKY SPORTS.

and its non New Zealand Teams mostly playing...

Weird though, If Sky Sports pay the NRL 20million a Year,

what does the Netball get paid, for 5 N.Z Teams involved.

I don't think its anywhere near the 20mill figure.

Bahaha netball.
Someone really has lost their shit over Rugby League lately.

He also forgets the 2 hour difference, hence a 7:30 game kicking off here is 9:30 in NZ.

Friday night games kick off at 10pm each week and SOO doesn't start till 10:15pm with the way Nien yap and shove every voice or renovation show down our throats.

The_Wookie wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

NEW ZEALAND
UNION might be number 1
the two Rugby Codes.
LEAGUE is number 2

they don't give the NRL $20million a year for nothing.

You realise that most NRL games, and pretty much all games that arent Origin, Finals or Warriors games are consistently outrated by Netball coverage in NZ right? I wouldnt be surprised if the Netball average was close to the NRLs 36k average. (Super Rugby averages 71k...almost double that for games involving NZ sides.

Women's netball is one of the bigger sports in NZ. Funny that, AFL doesn't rate at all.

No but but but at all, rl is one of the biggest sports in nz, AFL is not.

Lol
AFL owns a few backwater States in the bottom end of One country .
Yet the fumblers love to point out how RL is going in another country .
Lol
Just lol .

NZ has a population of under 5 million. So the Warriors on PTV in NZ get better rating than any Aussie AFL or nrl side do on Fox.

pussycat wrote:

NZ has a population of under 5 million. So the Warriors on PTV in NZ get better rating than any Aussie AFL or nrl side do on Fox.

pissycat has been trying his best, to take after dribbler dave left:-k

Stay on topic stupid .

NZ are a massive asset to rugby league
and it will only get bigger.

N.Z probably contribute more tv ratings to the NRL
then NSW AND QLD do to the AFL