Talking Footy

cos789 wrote:

King-Eliagh wrote:

getting emptier and emptier

Like your head.

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Cussy's classic 1990's american sitcom style comeback!

Ohhhhh noooo you di'ent

cos789 wrote:

King-Eliagh wrote:

I predict therell be a marked decline in numbers at the next match in Wellington. The quality of the game was very low and the novelty will likely wear off for thousands of fans.

Good to see that you watched that AFL game and not that horrible rl.

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As you know cussy, i watch and have played both codes. Thus I have a sound knowledge of both codes. Thus making me a high authority on most arguments in this joint. Higher than you cussy, higher than you

King-Eliagh wrote:

I predict therell be a marked decline in numbers at the next match in Wellington. The quality of the game was very low and the novelty will likely wear off for thousands of fans.

the a few, that will drop off but it will level out. if games would be played there on a more consistent basis. if a team as in the saints or bulldogs, where to play some home games there through out the H&A season similar to what hawthorn do in Tasmania, would be a good indication on what support there is for the AFL

adamj1300 wrote:

the a few, that will drop off but it will level out. if games would be played there on a more consistent basis. if a team as in the saints or bulldogs, where to play some home games there through out the H&A season similar to what hawthorn do in Tasmania, would be a good indication on what support there is for the AFL

Undoubtedly you can lose people but also you can build on a good start and use that attract new fans.
For the size of the city that's a good turnout and very difficult to produce regularly.
Seemingly the Hurricanes only had 6k the previous week so that would be a worry for the AFL.

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Depends on what the AFL do between drinks, if they spend a lot of time and effort then they might maintain it. Watching it there was an enormous amount of kids teenagers in the crowd. Although it might have been what TV was showing, this would indicate free tickets - kids will go along to anything (they have no biases). As for standard they most probably know the difference so I don't think that will effect them. I think they should probably have had 2 or 3 games this year with Hawthorn being involved and perhaps a West Coast. As there are lots of NZ in WA. But good first effort.

Lots of kids because Kiwikick has been so successfull and that has been the recent logic by the AFL build the relationship young and let it develop. We all know how hard it is to sway adults.
Wellington has said it's wants an AFL team, which is an amazing statement. Saint Kilda has said it wants to play more games than just the one per year for three years. So it seems a marriage made in heaven.
Comaprisons are being made with Canberra and it is very difficult for that sized city to carry multiple national teams.

Good crowd, good atmosphere, respectful ceremony.

Raiderdave is now in a quandry. On the one hand he desperatley wants to claim that a big chunk of the 22k peple were kiwi kickers that got in for free. On the other hand, by claiming that he's admitting that Kiwi kick is successfull. What to do, what to do....

Drac wrote:

Good crowd, good atmosphere, respectful ceremony.

Raiderdave is now in a quandry. On the one hand he desperatley wants to claim that a big chunk of the 22k peple were kiwi kickers that got in for free. On the other hand, by claiming that he's admitting that Kiwi kick is successfull. What to do, what to do....

He just won't comment now.

did you see the shocked looks on the players & officials faces when the NZ national anthem started

it was



like they'd never heard a foreign athem before at one of their games

oh what am I saying
thats right
they haven't

Drac wrote:

Good crowd, good atmosphere, respectful ceremony.

Raiderdave is now in a quandry. On the one hand he desperatley wants to claim that a big chunk of the 22k peple were kiwi kickers that got in for free. On the other hand, by claiming that he's admitting that Kiwi kick is successfull. What to do, what to do....

I don't have to claim anything
half were kiwifudge participants , 30,000 participants .. that someone slipped an extra zero on , like they tend to do to the same ova here in the ACT , NSW & QLD
the other half ... travelling mongs from the sthn states of oz .. including those in red n white
& Wellingtons homeless hobos given free tickets that they took .. so they could stay out of the forcast rain that never eventuated

thats the sum of that smoke n mirrors event in NZ

Oh my

Raiderdave wrote:

Drac wrote:

Good crowd, good atmosphere, respectful ceremony.

Raiderdave is now in a quandry. On the one hand he desperatley wants to claim that a big chunk of the 22k peple were kiwi kickers that got in for free. On the other hand, by claiming that he's admitting that Kiwi kick is successfull. What to do, what to do....

I don't have to claim anything
half were kiwifudge participants , 30,000 participants .. that someone slipped an extra zero on , like they tend to do to the same ova here in the ACT , NSW & QLD
the other half ... travelling mongs from the sthn states of oz .. including those in red n white
& Wellingtons homeless hobos given free tickets that they took .. so they could stay out of the forcast rain that never eventuated

thats the sum of that smoke n mirrors event in NZ

Only about 4500 were travelling. The other 18k were locals, watching the Australian game. That 22k tripled what the thugby got in their last game at the venue and now New Zealand want their own AFL side. Can't blame them to be honest, once you see a superior sport to both union and league you're going to want to see more of it.

I think you'll get a tassie type deal in NZ maybe ... Saints to run with it I would say.

Stewie wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Drac wrote:

Good crowd, good atmosphere, respectful ceremony.

Raiderdave is now in a quandry. On the one hand he desperatley wants to claim that a big chunk of the 22k peple were kiwi kickers that got in for free. On the other hand, by claiming that he's admitting that Kiwi kick is successfull. What to do, what to do....

I don't have to claim anything
half were kiwifudge participants , 30,000 participants .. that someone slipped an extra zero on , like they tend to do to the same ova here in the ACT , NSW & QLD
the other half ... travelling mongs from the sthn states of oz .. including those in red n white
& Wellingtons homeless hobos given free tickets that they took .. so they could stay out of the forcast rain that never eventuated

thats the sum of that smoke n mirrors event in NZ

Only about 4500 were travelling. The other 18k were locals, watching the Australian game. That 22k tripled what the thugby got in their last game at the venue and now New Zealand want their own AFL side. Can't blame them to be honest, once you see a superior sport to both union and league you're going to want to see more of it.

I caught an interveiw from the vicky kicky footy show
an aussie reporter interviewed a kiwi who had just watched the bumbling & fumbling
& asked him if he'd take up the game

his response

nah... Rugby League is way better
the reporter said... oh oh you can't say that on this show

the Kiwi
well it is .........




the 3 top rating TV shows on Sky Sport in NZ on Thursday

1. NRL
2. NRL
3 NRL



where was the huge ratings for the bumbleathon in NZ ?

hellloooooooo


anything ?

crickets chirping

Yeah Raiderdave keep believing it - wheres ur source or is it another one of those imaginary shows you seem to see alot of - better change your meds!