Talking Footy

Oh dear. What a shocker of a crowd for the NRL last night in Perth.

This crowd is representative of the support for RL in WA.

Good luck NRL.

A trial match with a team from north queendsland and new south wales, thats pretty impressive

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

A trial match with a team from north queendsland and new south wales, thats pretty impressive

If it weren't for the fact that this was a heavily publicised match (really over-the-top stuff) and in a rl-starved state and the WARL has been promoting this as reason for a WA team.

Not just a practice match.

So what type of crowd are Gws looking at getting for a trial?

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

So what type of crowd are Gws looking at getting for a trial?

GWS would be looking towards round 1 against the Swans as the main attraction.

So in other words, a shit house crowd.

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

So what type of crowd are Gws looking at getting for a trial?

There are 2 teams in Sydney already.

Perth RL fans should have come out in force to see this game because their opportunities to see their sport are limited. Even cairns turned up to the Suns v Tigers in decent numbers. If this crowd is indicative of the level of support Perth has for RL then expansion there would seem disastrous. Hardly surprising though given the complete lack of grass roots RL in Australia's fourth biggests capital city.

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

So in other words, a **** house crowd.

The AFL have never pulled big crowds for practice matches because they are never promoted like the NRL promote theirs. So AFL practice match crowds mean zero. The NAB Cup may say something though.

wtf are you talking about. There has been f all promotion for any of the games.

Xman wrote:

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

So what type of crowd are Gws looking at getting for a trial?

There are 2 teams in Sydney already.

Perth RL fans should have come out in force to see this game because their opportunities to see their sport are limited. Even cairns turned up to the Suns v Tigers in decent numbers. If this crowd is indicative of the level of support Perth has for RL then expansion there would seem disastrous. Hardly surprising though given the complete lack of grass roots RL in Australia's fourth biggests capital city.

It's a trial match you clown. Half the teams were premier league squads anyway. The real indicator will be when souffs vs the broncos

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

So what type of crowd are Gws looking at getting for a trial?

this
we'll see what GWS can muster up next week at Blacktown
& unlike in Perth on Sat nite ...at least they'll be the local side in action & the world famous Melbourne suburb of Collinsford
& its not even a trial .. they're playing for something

so I'd easily expect the sold out sign up & thousands turned away from this relatively .. small venue

bearsy

is this what we can expect ?

cos I'm gunna go ape cr@p if its not the case

Xman wrote:

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

So what type of crowd are Gws looking at getting for a trial?

There are 2 teams in Sydney already.

Perth RL fans should have come out in force to see this game because their opportunities to see their sport are limited. Even cairns turned up to the Suns v Tigers in decent numbers. If this crowd is indicative of the level of support Perth has for RL then expansion there would seem disastrous. Hardly surprising though given the complete lack of grass roots RL in Australia's fourth biggests capital city.

lame as per usual

a Sellout at Blacktown with hordes not being able to get in should be the minimum we can expect surely for the tsunami's first shots in anger
I mean come on.. ..the suspense & build up would be culpable in Western Sydney in anticipation ... wouldn't it ?



crickets chirping

You lot coined the term tsunami led by Mark Geyer.

As for the crowd for the NAB Cup, I can't even see where to get tickets on the GWS website. Disappointing that little promotion seems to have been put into it. All the focus appears to be on Round 1 of the AFL H&A season against the Swans. That game is going to be huge. Huge I tell ya.

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

wtf are you talking about. There has been f all promotion for any of the games.

Excuse me, but wasn't it said that the WARL promoted the sh!t out of it?

Beaussie wrote:

You lot coined the term tsunami led by Mark Geyer.

As for the crowd for the NAB Cup, I can't even see where to get tickets on the GWS website. Disappointing that little promotion seems to have been put into it. All the focus appears to be on Round 1 of the AFL H&A season against the Swans. That game is going to be huge. Huge I tell ya.

but its history bearsy

the first fumbles n bumbles n misses in anger
the tsunami's fans would be itching to get there wouldn't they .. the talk of western sydney isn't it ?

& collinsford bearsy
don't forget collinsford ...the world famous melbourne suburb

they're playing ... they have fans in every corner of the globe don't they ?

yep
just tell us its gunna be a sellout with thousands turned away bearsy
tell us so bearsy
tell us so