Xman wrote:8700 at the NRL tonight for two Sydney teams!

OMG, that is nothing short of a sporting disgrace!
For the first 3 rounds the NRL crowds are down 4% on last year. Not great when 2011 was down on 2010. In fact it is the second worst start in 6 years and 10% down on 2008.
Despite a new Independant commission the NRL is on the nose it appears.

again in pouring rain ... on a Monday Night for a side heading for its 10th straight loss & against a club that is 40Ks away so they brought no one with them
8752 was an acceptable turnout
lets re-cap shall we
crowds affected by rain & what they most likely would have drawn in dry conditions
rnd 1
Friday .. Parra V Broncos 11200 ... 17,000 on a fine night
Sat .... Raiders V Storm 7800... 15,000 on a fine night
Pen V Bulldogs 9900.... 17,000 on a fine night
around 20K more fans
rnd 2
no games affected ..& the round is up 48K up.... on 2011
rnd 3
Sat .... Titans V Storm 11,200..... 16,000 on a fine night
Cowboys V Parra 8,500.... 17,000 on a fine night
mon Sharks V Manly 8,500.... 14,000 on a fine night
another 20K who would have gone
so our current 419K after 3 rounds would have been 460K ... putting us 25K ahead of 2011
well done NRL ... well done =D> =D> =D>