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dally messenger wrote:aussie rules got 20,000 in london did it?
well i think origin can do better than that
Did you see the opening attendances for this years' AFL? By my reckoning, based on those attendances and your statement, an origin match in London would get about 9,000. (Providing you can scrape all the Ockers out of the plastic Aussie bars).
littlerich wrote:Did you see the opening attendances for this years' AFL? By my reckoning, based on those attendances and your statement, an origin match in London would get about 9,000. (Providing you can scrape all the Ockers out of the plastic Aussie bars).
AFL doesnt have an origin series, theirs died out
so the comparison is between zero origin crowds for AFL vs and average of 65,000 for RL.
Joined: Mar 09 2004 Posts: 33944 Location: watching out for low flying geese
dally messenger wrote:AFL doesnt have an origin series, theirs died out
so the comparison is between zero origin crowds for AFL vs and average of 65,000 for RL.
ill leave further comparisons to you
In Australia
Not in Britain
You might get a fair few ex pats going but they are not the people we are looking to target , you would be preaching to the converted
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Joined: Mar 09 2004 Posts: 33944 Location: watching out for low flying geese
dally messenger wrote:the comment was about australian AFL crowds.
and your comment re people only having club loyalties doesnt explain how AFL can get 20,000 there. i can imagine mal meninga getting a hell of a lot of publicity if the game were played there.
plus theyd get other high profile aussies like wally lewis as well, imagine all that publicity for RL.
melbourne had a similar nonchalance to RL and yet they sold out their recent origin and the one this year, the ticket sales are going well.
because of it the storms crowds rose by around 50%
the publicity of origin could do a lot of good for RL in england
Probably most of them were expats that attended
You mention Mal Meninga and Wally Lewis , which to your average League fan is great we know who they are , but 99.9 % of the british population would not have a clue who you were talking about
Sorry pal it is a bad idea , wouldn't work and would be a waste of time,money and effort , much like me discussing it , so I'll leave it there thanks
kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
Joined: Jul 19 2007 Posts: 5671 Location: home of Lord Ted. kogarah sydney australia
russel crowe and kylie could be involved aswell
winning like never before. decoys. mouse traps. chicken wings. lollie pops. shepperds. the crusher. grapples. big league. In 1935 The Dragon Slayers as they were known defeated Canterbury bulldogs 91-6, which is still the biggest win in the Club's History. In 1907, the St George district had a club in the Sydney rugby union competition. Interestingly, the team's area was referred to as the 'Illawarra suburbs'. A resolution to form a St George rugby league club was made at a local meeting held in early 1908, but the movement faltered and collapsed. St George, wearing the district colours of red and white, played in the NSWRL's Third Grade competition in 1910, and formed a President's Cup team in 1911. References were found at the time to district teams being called 'The Saints'.the perfect 11
Joined: Jul 19 2007 Posts: 5671 Location: home of Lord Ted. kogarah sydney australia
check the new state of origin tv ad . on the famous video site . very nice '' NRL 2009 State of Origin TV ad ''
winning like never before. decoys. mouse traps. chicken wings. lollie pops. shepperds. the crusher. grapples. big league. In 1935 The Dragon Slayers as they were known defeated Canterbury bulldogs 91-6, which is still the biggest win in the Club's History. In 1907, the St George district had a club in the Sydney rugby union competition. Interestingly, the team's area was referred to as the 'Illawarra suburbs'. A resolution to form a St George rugby league club was made at a local meeting held in early 1908, but the movement faltered and collapsed. St George, wearing the district colours of red and white, played in the NSWRL's Third Grade competition in 1910, and formed a President's Cup team in 1911. References were found at the time to district teams being called 'The Saints'.the perfect 11
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