NlolRL wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:48 am
NRL&NFLweLaughATafl wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:41 am
NlolRL wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:30 am
it's the biggest sport in a nation of nearly 300 million but can't get past Canada, a nation that also shares other 'Americanisms' like baseball. Even their accent is the same.
Tell me, why cant RL spread across Australia?
Excuses excuses lol.. AFL is just not an internationally marketable sport like other codes. That is the real reason.
Rugby League has had test match sellouts between Australia and NZ in Perth. With a sellout expected for Origin in Perth too.
They have gotten good crowds for big matches like Origin in Melbourne too.
The same can't be said for AFL in China or NZ
having crowds to stand alone events in other states isnt expansion, not even close. All it represents is locals who come from eastern states having an opportunity to watch a local game. Look at the ratings for the NRL in WA, SA and Vic. They rated a combined 35k for Friday's stand-alone NRL game. The NRL hasnt expanded across the only nation where it is more popular than RU. What does that tell you about expansion? over 100 years and SA and WA barely know what RL is. Most of them think RL and RU are the same game still
-5 City Metro: 436k
>SYD: 255k
>MELB: 20k (9Gem)
>BRIS: 145k
>ADEL: 6k (9Gem)
>PER: 9k (9Gem)
Oh the jealously from AFLs constant international failures.
Rugby League is a lot more than NRL.
There is a team in PNG were rugby union is non existing.
Rugby Union holds league back. So that arguement that Union helps League is something you have made up. And simply not true.
Professional teams in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France and the UK are all done soley by League.
Show me one place outside Australia where AFL has had success??
As for those ratings, they certainly weren't from last Friday. Sounds like you made them up.