Talking Footy

THE NRL is planning an emergency $100 million rescue strategy to stop the mass ­exodus of junior players in western Sydney that is threatening the code’s future. Alarming statistics show registration numbers have plummeted as much as 15 per cent in an area that was once the game’s heartland. One ­official told The Sunday Telegraph: “At this rate our game will be dead in 10 years.”

At the same time Australian rules football numbers in Sydney’s west are climbing at a rate of 15 per cent on the back of the code’s multimillion-dollar grassroots blitz and the emergence of the GWS Giants as the ­hottest team in the AFL and favourites to win this year’s premiership.

The most alarming statistic is that first-time participant registrations are down by 20 per cent.

Australian rules appears to be the biggest threat to rugby league in Sydney’s west. Participation continues to rise across NSW with double-digit growth in 2016 and a strong start to the 2017 season.

Since 2010 and the introduction of GWS, overall local registrations in Australian rules have more than doubled.

pussycat wrote: Sun May 07, 2017 7:08 pm

It said that in the Telegraph did it? gee it must be true.

This is worse than Birchgrove oval.

Doubled , ????????????????? What 1 to 2?

pussycat wrote: Mon May 08, 2017 2:41 pm

Penrith Panthers not on their knees over local junior numbers in western Sydney


By Phil Gould
3 hours ago



Media reports over the weekend suggest that the NRL is planning a “$100 million rescue strategy to stop the mass exodus of junior players in Western Sydney that is threatening the game’s future”.

This announcement has come in response to a report that suggests junior registration numbers have plummeted as much as 15% across Western Sydney.

Woah!! Just woah!!






Penrith Panthers not on their knees over local junior numbers in western Sydney

This announcement has come in response to a report that suggests …


Western Sydney




Read more at http://wwos.nine.com.au/2017/05/08/10/2 ... ru12thI.99

pussycat wrote: Mon May 08, 2017 2:41 pm

Penrith Panthers not on their knees over local junior numbers in western Sydney


By Phil Gould
3 hours ago



Media reports over the weekend suggest that the NRL is planning a “$100 million rescue strategy to stop the mass exodus of junior players in Western Sydney that is threatening the game’s future”.

This announcement has come in response to a report that suggests junior registration numbers have plummeted as much as 15% across Western Sydney.

Woah!! Just woah!!






Penrith Panthers not on their knees over local junior numbers in western Sydney

This announcement has come in response to a report that suggests …


Western Sydney




Read more at http://wwos.nine.com.au/2017/05/08/10/2 ... ru12thI.99

pussycat wrote: Mon May 08, 2017 3:06 pm

Test Match figures up 56k on last year =D> =D>

Gold !
Gold!
Gold!

NRL&NFLweLaughATafl wrote: Tue May 09, 2017 6:51 pm

How long has AFL been talking about taking over Western Sydney. They were talking crowds like Collingwood for GWS and having to move to ANZ once. All hot air and bullshit. And that field can't even get used for AFL once it's renovated.

Then they say it is a 20 year plan when the Wanderers keep embarrassing them with more fans. Mass increases in Austag football. That is basically Rugby League fans that don't like being tackled anyway.

At the end of the day Sydney has 9 NRL clubs. AFL has 2 clubs with one playing half their games in another city. Pretty comical.

AFL has already slashed their promotion budget in NSW this year by over a million dollars. 1.5 million to 500,000. Which the fumblers all go quiet about every time I mention it.

NlolRL wrote: Sun May 07, 2017 9:36 pm

of course. All lies lies lies

LOL

AFL registrations in Western Sydney up 100% after bill becomes the 2nd person to register with GWS