Talking Footy

Fred wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 8:48 am

What are the actual figures - to be even or close I think still is good. I do think that it says more about the titans - who struggle for support with the RL people, than it may do about the Suns. Titans, if they could capture a very large RL community - well, it shouldn't even be a question.

azif wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 8:54 am

Fred wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 8:48 am

What are the actual figures - to be even or close I think still is good. I do think that it says more about the titans - who struggle for support with the RL people, than it may do about the Suns. Titans, if they could capture a very large RL community - well, it shouldn't even be a question.

To be close when ..... the Thuns are having their best season ever & the Titans one of their worst shows there is no battle on the GC & RL people are more then fine with the Titans as well

Fred wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:26 am

azif wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 8:54 am

Fred wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 8:48 am

What are the actual figures - to be even or close I think still is good. I do think that it says more about the titans - who struggle for support with the RL people, than it may do about the Suns. Titans, if they could capture a very large RL community - well, it shouldn't even be a question.

To be close when ..... the Thuns are having their best season ever & the Titans one of their worst shows there is no battle on the GC & RL people are more then fine with the Titans as well

1. It is Rugby League heartland - Suns should be not even close let alone leading.

2. Suns may be having a better season but the bar is low and have been so disappointing and inconsistent - have lost games they should have won and expectation was to be firmly in the 8 by now. I know I am disappointed and the commentary is reflecting this both on socials and in media in general.

3. Titans struggle for a few reasons - It's the Gold Coast - a sporting waste land for a long time. Also it appears, unlike with the Suns and AFL, that NRL people have their team and follow that and don't adopt a second team per se - like the Titans. Plus, you have that generational thing where kids follow their parent's team - whereas many new people to the game of AFL on the Gold Coast don't have a team.



But the big thing is, there can be excuses and "but buts" re: crowds - and there usually is one way or another - but just looking at the figures, both teams are about the same when playing on the Gold Coast - and both reasonable I would say which is a win for Titans and Suns which is good for everyone - and my wish is that both teams do well and become better supported. Wouldn't a double header be good if they could configure that somehow.

Fred wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 11:45 am

You think the Titans and Suns crowds aren't close?

People's First : 16887


CBUS : 15100


For RL heartland - and if you state the Titans are as popular as you say on the Gold Coast - wouldn't they have much larger crowds?

anyway - I will leave it here. I do like your passion though for RL and NRL - you are very dedicated and loyal- should be more supporters this way maybe . Go Titans and Go Suns on the GC

Pete__09 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 9:30 am

Its azif so what would you expect smart logic! HAHA

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:26 pm

Titans Legion continues to grow with record membership in '24

After a pretty pathetic season and 0 and 7 start

Ahead of the tenth-annual Thank You Member Round this weekend, the club has seen 16,047 members join the Legion this season - breaking last year's record of 13,162

https://www.titans.com.au/news/2024/08/ ... hip-in-24/

azif wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:23 pm

pretty good for a team that started the year 0-7
16K members
16K average crowds

what would happen if they were back to their 2010 form & a top 4 side
might not have to wait too long

Fred wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2024 2:09 pm

azif wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:23 pm

pretty good for a team that started the year 0-7
16K members
16K average crowds

what would happen if they were back to their 2010 form & a top 4 side
might not have to wait too long

Agree- Gold Coast loves a winner.