A new name for Australian Rules Footy?

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Do you think Australian Rules Football needs a new name?

Yes, it is perhaps the oddest and dumbest name for a sport in the world.
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No, the name is very sensible and not confusing for the international community.
6
55%
 
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NSWAFL wrote:
Then how come they haven't played a game up there for premiership points for ten years?

I'll tell you why. Because it's changing from RL heartland to AFL heartland!

And give me a source for that crowd! I'll bet that venue couldn't hold 10,000 let alone 22,000!

Barlow Park has a capacity of ova 20K ....
http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=165

it lists the Manly trial as having the biggest attendance in 2004 of 20,000
but this is not correct
the Warriors one in 2010 got 22K .... unofficially ... but sources say the police had to close the gates

they don't need to go back .. they've played a dozen trials there since 1995 ... they play one there every few years
the locals can't get enough
as the attendances prove :wink:
RL SOO II 4.194 Million veiwers
RL SOO I 4.068 Million
NRL GF 3.968 Million
VFL Grand Final 3.620 Million
SOO III 3.364 Million
NRL Prelim 2.219 Million
Kangaroos V NZ 1.214 Million

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Ouch dave.
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Knowing the inbred redneck bogan population of Cairns they were most probably counting the 2 or 3 heads attached to the one body... :-k
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Raiderdave wrote:
as the attendances prove :wink:
Oh really? Explain the 6,113 the Cowboys got for their second game then!

Compared to 10,000 for the AFL last year!
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NSWAFL wrote:
Raiderdave wrote:
as the attendances prove :wink:
Oh really? Explain the 6,113 the Cowboys got for their second game then!

Compared to 10,000 for the AFL last year!

poured rain during this game

the other one V penrith was dry with fine weather
& it got

13,000

thats a sellout at the AFL ground :wink:
RL SOO II 4.194 Million veiwers
RL SOO I 4.068 Million
NRL GF 3.968 Million
VFL Grand Final 3.620 Million
SOO III 3.364 Million
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Got proof of the rain? And how come there was no return on a 13,000 crowd? Don't tell me they didn't need to, because they do!
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NSWAFL wrote:
Got proof of the rain? And how come there was no return on a 13,000 crowd? Don't tell me they didn't need to, because they do!
i'll dig something up about it being a wet match

& like I said
plenty of presence anyway for the NRL in cairns .... trials were plenty enough for the locals
the cowboys didn't need any more comp games there
it is sorted

AFL ... minor

oh so very minor :wink:
RL SOO II 4.194 Million veiwers
RL SOO I 4.068 Million
NRL GF 3.968 Million
VFL Grand Final 3.620 Million
SOO III 3.364 Million
NRL Prelim 2.219 Million
Kangaroos V NZ 1.214 Million

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Raiderdave wrote:
NSWAFL wrote:
Got proof of the rain? And how come there was no return on a 13,000 crowd? Don't tell me they didn't need to, because they do!
i'll dig something up about it being a wet match

& like I said
plenty of presence anyway for the NRL in cairns .... trials were plenty enough for the locals
the cowboys didn't need any more comp games there
it is sorted

AFL ... minor

oh so very minor :wink:
That's right. NRL must all be witches. They melt in the rain! :lol:
King-Eliagh: ...I believe [RL] is popular in all the other states and territories, bar tasmania.
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Xman wrote:
Raiderdave wrote:
NSWAFL wrote:
Got proof of the rain? And how come there was no return on a 13,000 crowd? Don't tell me they didn't need to, because they do!
i'll dig something up about it being a wet match

& like I said
plenty of presence anyway for the NRL in cairns .... trials were plenty enough for the locals
the cowboys didn't need any more comp games there
it is sorted

AFL ... minor

oh so very minor :wink:
That's right. NRL must all be witches. They melt in the rain! :lol:
Cairns .... NRL heartland :wink:
RL SOO II 4.194 Million veiwers
RL SOO I 4.068 Million
NRL GF 3.968 Million
VFL Grand Final 3.620 Million
SOO III 3.364 Million
NRL Prelim 2.219 Million
Kangaroos V NZ 1.214 Million

Sookerwhos V Japan 238K :lol:
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Raiderdave wrote:
Xman wrote:
Raiderdave wrote:
i'll dig something up about it being a wet match

& like I said
plenty of presence anyway for the NRL in cairns .... trials were plenty enough for the locals
the cowboys didn't need any more comp games there
it is sorted

AFL ... minor

oh so very minor :wink:
That's right. NRL must all be witches. They melt in the rain! :lol:
Cairns .... NRL heartland :wink:
Really? Why don't they go to the games then? Other things to do? Traffic? Poor stadium? Any other crap excuse they use for poor attendances in Sydney. Well they don't work in Cairns :wink: the AFL outdrew the NRL for their last games on an even playing field.

Heartland? Hmmmmmm
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Xman wrote:
Raiderdave wrote:
Xman wrote:
That's right. NRL must all be witches. They melt in the rain! :lol:
Cairns .... NRL heartland :wink:
Really? Why don't they go to the games then? Other things to do? Traffic? Poor stadium? Any other crap excuse they use for poor attendances in Sydney. Well they don't work in Cairns :wink: the AFL outdrew the NRL for their last games on an even playing field.

Heartland? Hmmmmmm

really ?
the last NRL game in Cairns drew ova 20K ... to a trial ... a slightly more intense training run
a flogball game for comp points could barely get half that many ....

wanna whack your self down for a BS point there Xman :wink:
RL SOO II 4.194 Million veiwers
RL SOO I 4.068 Million
NRL GF 3.968 Million
VFL Grand Final 3.620 Million
SOO III 3.364 Million
NRL Prelim 2.219 Million
Kangaroos V NZ 1.214 Million

Sookerwhos V Japan 238K :lol:
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Then why aren't they playing games there from premiership points to compete with the AFL being there at Cazalys?
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Raiderdave wrote:
Xman wrote:
Raiderdave wrote:
Cairns .... NRL heartland :wink:
Really? Why don't they go to the games then? Other things to do? Traffic? Poor stadium? Any other crap excuse they use for poor attendances in Sydney. Well they don't work in Cairns :wink: the AFL outdrew the NRL for their last games on an even playing field.

Heartland? Hmmmmmm

really ?
the last NRL game in Cairns drew ova 20K ... to a trial ... a slightly more intense training run
a flogball game for comp points could barely get half that many ....

wanna whack your self down for a BS point there Xman :wink:
My mistake, I misread the above posts. What game did they only draw 6k :oops:
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NSWAFL wrote:
Then why aren't they playing games there from premiership points to compete with the AFL being there at Cazalys?

for the 5th time
our trials appear to be sufficient .... to compete with any other sports in the area
RL SOO II 4.194 Million veiwers
RL SOO I 4.068 Million
NRL GF 3.968 Million
VFL Grand Final 3.620 Million
SOO III 3.364 Million
NRL Prelim 2.219 Million
Kangaroos V NZ 1.214 Million

Sookerwhos V Japan 238K :lol:
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Xman wrote:
Raiderdave wrote:
Xman wrote:
Really? Why don't they go to the games then? Other things to do? Traffic? Poor stadium? Any other crap excuse they use for poor attendances in Sydney. Well they don't work in Cairns :wink: the AFL outdrew the NRL for their last games on an even playing field.

Heartland? Hmmmmmm

really ?
the last NRL game in Cairns drew ova 20K ... to a trial ... a slightly more intense training run
a flogball game for comp points could barely get half that many ....

wanna whack your self down for a BS point there Xman :wink:
My mistake, I misread the above posts. What game did they only draw 6k :oops:
a game against the Nthn Eagles
but thats the lowest

a club game V Penrith that same year ... sold the AFL venue in Cairns ... Cazaly's out
Trials at Barlow park have drawn ova 20K
RL SOO II 4.194 Million veiwers
RL SOO I 4.068 Million
NRL GF 3.968 Million
VFL Grand Final 3.620 Million
SOO III 3.364 Million
NRL Prelim 2.219 Million
Kangaroos V NZ 1.214 Million

Sookerwhos V Japan 238K :lol:
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