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Gees the A-League has some serious problems. The Sydney derby used to be massive and always guaranteed a huge crowd.

Not now…

Beaussie wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 6:49 am

Gees the A-League has some serious problems. The Sydney derby used to be massive and always guaranteed a huge crowd.

Not now…

Yeah pretty bad. Looks like the booming NRL has sucked the life outta the other sports in 'ol Sydney town. But whats going on wif the gavver round beatup? I saw a crowd posted for the North v Brisbane game of 10,613. WTF?????? 6k less than the Aleague. Is that a mistake pal or just a joke on the AFL??

Many NRL derby get crowds similar, if not smaller than 16k the a round ball code just did.

was the 2025/2026 season of the A league the first season since the Budget and Cap given to teams was halved..

because it most certainly showed this season.