Can Melbourne Storm Sellout AAMI Park?

[Beaussie]

Surely yeah... it's a home preliminary final with the winner set to play in the grand final. Not only that, it's the last chance for the people of Melbourne to see their NRL table topping team at home.

Just 30,000 seats to sell in sports mad Melbourne with no AFL to compete with... repeat... NO AFL to compete with... Surely a sellout yeah?

Hmm, I hear ya... not so sure eh?

[QueenslandISAFL]

No because rugby is irrelevant in victoria

[eelofwest]

Surely yeah... it's a home preliminary final with the winner set to play in the grand final. Not only that, it's the last chance for the people of Melbourne to see their NRL table topping team at home.

Just 30,000 seats to sell in sports mad Melbourne with no AFL to compete with... repeat... NO AFL to compete with... Surely a sellout yeah?

Hmm, I hear ya... not so sure eh?

Yeah if the storm don't get a sellout then that just goes to show that Sydney support all sports and not just that insular game Auuuusssssie Ruulllessssss....which clearly melbourne only follows....

Clearly Melbourne are loosing that title sporting capital of the AUS if they cant even sellout a Storm game, who have been more successful over the last 5 years then the Swans......Yet Sydney can still get 50k to a swans game...............what you say Melbourne sporting capital of the Aus.. you have got to be kidding me.......

[Xman]

Surely yeah... it's a home preliminary final with the winner set to play in the grand final. Not only that, it's the last chance for the people of Melbourne to see their NRL table topping team at home.

Just 30,000 seats to sell in sports mad Melbourne with no AFL to compete with... repeat... NO AFL to compete with... Surely a sellout yeah?

Hmm, I hear ya... not so sure eh?

Yeah if the storm don't get a sellout then that just goes to show that Sydney support all sports and not just that insular game Auuuusssssie Ruulllessssss....which clearly melbourne only follows....

Clearly Melbourne are loosing that title sporting capital of the AUS if they cant even sellout a Storm game, who have been more successful over the last 5 years then the Swans......Yet Sydney can still get 50k to a swans game...............what you say Melbourne sporting capital of the Aus.. you have got to be kidding me.......

hmm let's see....Melbourne attend tennis, cricket, soccer, golf, and motor sport in far larger numbers than any other Australian city. Just because the swans and lions do far better than the storm shows how poor NRL have expanded beyond their heartland in comparison.

[eelofwest]

Surely yeah... it's a home preliminary final with the winner set to play in the grand final. Not only that, it's the last chance for the people of Melbourne to see their NRL table topping team at home.

Just 30,000 seats to sell in sports mad Melbourne with no AFL to compete with... repeat... NO AFL to compete with... Surely a sellout yeah?

Hmm, I hear ya... not so sure eh?

Yeah if the storm don't get a sellout then that just goes to show that Sydney support all sports and not just that insular game Auuuusssssie Ruulllessssss....which clearly melbourne only follows....

Clearly Melbourne are loosing that title sporting capital of the AUS if they cant even sellout a Storm game, who have been more successful over the last 5 years then the Swans......Yet Sydney can still get 50k to a swans game...............what you say Melbourne sporting capital of the Aus.. you have got to be kidding me.......

hmm let's see....Melbourne attend tennis, cricket, soccer, golf, and motor sport in far larger numbers than any other Australian city. Just because the swans and lions do far better than the storm shows how poor NRL have expanded beyond their heartland in comparison.

Wait racing, you draw larger crowds to racing then Bathurst or the Sydney 500>??? mmmm Me thinks you talking out your arse again Xman........

Cricket NSW has dominated the Aussie team since i can remember... =D>

Soccer western sydney wanderers just signed Michael Ballack a world class player and known the world over, Sydney FC signed Delpiero a legend and known by everyone in the Soccer community. If Melbourne is the sporting cap of Aus why cant they pull these Type of World class Stars????

[Xman]

Yeah if the storm don't get a sellout then that just goes to show that Sydney support all sports and not just that insular game Auuuusssssie Ruulllessssss....which clearly melbourne only follows....

Clearly Melbourne are loosing that title sporting capital of the AUS if they cant even sellout a Storm game, who have been more successful over the last 5 years then the Swans......Yet Sydney can still get 50k to a swans game...............what you say Melbourne sporting capital of the Aus.. you have got to be kidding me.......

hmm let's see....Melbourne attend tennis, cricket, soccer, golf, and motor sport in far larger numbers than any other Australian city. Just because the swans and lions do far better than the storm shows how poor NRL have expanded beyond their heartland in comparison.

Wait racing, you draw larger crowds to racing then Bathurst or the Sydney 500>??? mmmm Me thinks you talking out your arse again Xman........

Cricket NSW has dominated the Aussie team since i can remember... =D>

Soccer western sydney wanderers just signed Michael Ballack a world class player and known the world over, Sydney FC signed Delpiero a legend and known by everyone in the Soccer community. If Melbourne is the sporting cap of Aus why cant they pull these Type of World class Stars????

hmm, GPs at philips Island and Albert park?

Boxing Day test anyone?

[Pete_09]

The reason Swans get better crowds is that AFL if just a better game than Rugby League.

While people in Melbourne like the storm it is still very hard to go from watching AFL (fast & exciting) to Rugby League (Slow & Predictable)

[Raiderdave]

The reason Swans get better crowds is that AFL if just a better game than Rugby League.

While people in Melbourne like the storm it is still very hard to go from watching AFL (fast & exciting) to Rugby League (Slow & Predictable)

hmmmmm .... sydneysiders seem less .. & less .. & less impressed with this fumbling bumbling mess of a game from Victoria

2003 prelim final ... 71,017
2006 prelim final... 61,373
2012 prelim final ... 57,156

fast & exciting ... sure ..no according to Sydneysiders .. its a mad womens cr@p .... all ova the place
& they're done with it
K

[QueenslandISAFL]

The reason Swans get better crowds is that AFL if just a better game than Rugby League.

While people in Melbourne like the storm it is still very hard to go from watching AFL (fast & exciting) to Rugby League (Slow & Predictable)

hmmmmm .... sydneysiders seem less .. & less .. & less impressed with this fumbling bumbling mess of a game from Victoria

2003 prelim final ... 71,017
2006 prelim final... 61,373
2012 prelim final ... 57,156

fast & exciting ... sure ..no according to Sydneysiders .. its a mad womens cr@p .... all ova the place
& they're done with it
K

so the friday night timeslot or the ticket prices had nothing to do with it?

[QueenslandISAFL]

Melbourne storm 2007 Prelim finals against paramatta - 33,427
Melbourne storm 2009 prelim finals against bronco's - 27,687
Melbourne storm 2011 prelim finals against new zealand - 28,580
Melbourne storm 2012 prelim finals against manly - 25,543

[eelofwest]

The reason Swans get better crowds is that AFL if just a better game than Rugby League.

While people in Melbourne like the storm it is still very hard to go from watching AFL (fast & exciting) to Rugby League (Slow & Predictable)

hmmmmm .... sydneysiders seem less .. & less .. & less impressed with this fumbling bumbling mess of a game from Victoria

2003 prelim final ... 71,017
2006 prelim final... 61,373
2012 prelim final ... 57,156

fast & exciting ... sure ..no according to Sydneysiders .. its a mad womens cr@p .... all ova the place
& they're done with it
K

After all the chest beating from the AFL they fall in a heap, mate the AFL and the fans on this site have to be the biggest bullshit artist known to man...........i was hearing 70k blah blah blah......even on the telecast mackavanie said there was 67k+, what a pack of lying mugs these AFL types are......

All day for three days straight in Sydney we have had radio stations giving away tickets like crazy and the amount of adds and promotion for this game was huge, they still could not crack 60k.........

Guess who paid for all the promotion on radio, TV, front page news articles?????? You guessed it not the AFL it was the little guys forking out twice the money that the NRL costs..... =D>

You call the AFL the peoples game.......yeah righto you guys are mugs being ripped of constantly by Mr Demetrioa and Co..........

On a lighter note......Go the Swans.... :D

[eelofwest]

Melbourne storm 2007 Prelim finals against paramatta - 33,427
Melbourne storm 2009 prelim finals against bronco's - 27,687
Melbourne storm 2011 prelim finals against new zealand - 28,580
Melbourne storm 2012 prelim finals against manly - 25,543

Mate all those teams playing the storm have more support then Manly and in that order you douche.......You have proved nada with another shitty ill thought out post.... =D>

[Xman]

The reason Swans get better crowds is that AFL if just a better game than Rugby League.

While people in Melbourne like the storm it is still very hard to go from watching AFL (fast & exciting) to Rugby League (Slow & Predictable)

hmmmmm .... sydneysiders seem less .. & less .. & less impressed with this fumbling bumbling mess of a game from Victoria

2003 prelim final ... 71,017
2006 prelim final... 61,373
2012 prelim final ... 57,156

fast & exciting ... sure ..no according to Sydneysiders .. its a mad womens cr@p .... all ova the place
& they're done with it
K

After all the chest beating from the AFL they fall in a heap, mate the AFL and the fans on this site have to be the biggest bullshit artist known to man...........i was hearing 70k blah blah blah......even on the telecast mackavanie said there was 67k+, what a pack of lying mugs these AFL types are......

All day for three days straight in Sydney we have had radio stations giving away tickets like crazy and the amount of adds and promotion for this game was huge, they still could not crack 60k.........

Guess who paid for all the promotion on radio, TV, front page news articles?????? You guessed it not the AFL it was the little guys forking out twice the money that the NRL costs..... =D>

You call the AFL the peoples game.......yeah righto you guys are mugs being ripped of constantly by Mr Demetrioa and Co..........

On a lighter note......Go the Swans.... :D

I said 55k, most others said about 60k

[Xman]

Melbourne storm 2007 Prelim finals against paramatta - 33,427
Melbourne storm 2009 prelim finals against bronco's - 27,687
Melbourne storm 2011 prelim finals against new zealand - 28,580
Melbourne storm 2012 prelim finals against manly - 25,543

Mate all those teams playing the storm have more support then Manly and in that order you douche.......You have proved nada with another shitty ill thought out post.... =D>

Yeah and most don't travel like typical nRL supporters

[Striker]

Eel stop being biased. You know as well as anyone that the Broncos are the best supported team in the NRL. At least you got the rest right. Manly are a joke. And yet we still filled AAMI Park with more than 80 percent of capacity!