Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 26

[Del165198]

You'll live

They'll work it out

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Only 11k last night for their 2nd game of the season after a strong "opening round" win. How is this viable after nearly 15 years? What's the ultimate goal here with the Suns? Are we expecting the crowd numbers to rise? Or are they content with 10-15K at every game and surely bleeding money every season they exist? Where is it going from here?

I thought the same watching the game, but they probably need some sustained success to get more people going. The conditions were horrendous and they don't have much of a rusted on support base to sacrifice a warm dry night at home to brave those conditions.

At the moment they are just a vehicle for the AFL to play every week in Queensland and maintain their profile.

 

[tribey]

I couldn't care less, I'm just curious what the target is for the AFL. Do they purely exist for TV revenue? How long until we can expect an increase in support?
Genuinely curious as someone that didn't live through that time, what were Brisbane like when they first entered the comp as the Bears? Similar to the GC situation now?

A game every week in the Queensland market and for TV.

Ongoing hearts and minds outreach for junior participation — of which the bananabenders surpassed SA some time ago.

The SUNS bobbing up to actually be seriously competitive once in a bloom hoon and getting anywhere near filling the 22000 capacity of their redeveloped boutique stadium (which is owned by the state but operated by the AFL/club) will merely be icing on the cake.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Who actually lives on the Gold Coast? Shark-like property developers and old men in white shoes?

 

[NoddyHolder]

Who actually lives on the Gold Coast? Shark-like property developers and old men in white shoes?

Victorian retirees escaping the arctic winters of their homeland

 

[Grave Danger]

Only 11k last night for their 2nd game of the season after a strong "opening round" win. How is this viable after nearly 15 years? What's the ultimate goal here with the Suns? Are we expecting the crowd numbers to rise? Or are they content with 10-15K at every game and surely bleeding money every season they exist? Where is it going from here?

Only 8k at the Giants home game, the week after their barnstorming win against the premiers. That's the lol N0rf factor for you I guess. Still, the AFL (and Victorian taxpayers) will be gratified with the world record crowd at the constantly developed GBH Stadium swelling the weekly attendance number.

 

[tribey]

Who actually lives on the Gold Coast? Shark-like property developers and old men in white shoes?

I remember seeing an AFL ad last year that was literally “spend a weekend in sunny Queensland watching your team play at Metricon”.

It carries a fair dollop of the Jacksonville Jaguars playing a couple of games in London every year.

 

[WillemDaDrew]

Who actually lives on the Gold Coast? Shark-like property developers and old men in white shoes?

I live here, and your assumption is close to correct.

Though you’re missing Instagram, TikTok and Fans Only streamers shaking their booty’s for a dime a click to pay rent for their over inflated 1 bed apartments.

Luck for me I'm a Landlord

 

[GremioPower]

Only 11k last night for their 2nd game of the season after a strong "opening round" win. How is this viable after nearly 15 years? What's the ultimate goal here with the Suns? Are we expecting the crowd numbers to rise? Or are they content with 10-15K at every game and surely bleeding money every season they exist? Where is it going from here?

It’s weird, but they do better than the Titans.

 

[240volt]

I'm still bamboozled by the fact that a team called the SUNS played and won a game at night. This doesn't make any sense to me.

Maybe they need a name change, you got any ideas????????????????

 

[240volt]

It’s weird, but they do better than the Titans.

Queenslanders are only interested in attending one thing and that’s State of Origin Games.

 

[JimmyBC]

Here we are back at the Gee for the umpteenth day in a row HOW GOOD IS FOODY!

 

[Phar Ted]

Crowd looks sparse at the G for the dees v bulldogs game.

 

[TazD]

JUH is going to end up being an incredibly wealthy man by the end of his footy career.

 

[tribey]

Rhylee West

14

Rhylee West

Age

24

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

5.7

2star

HB

6.7

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

3star

G

0.5

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

13.0

4star

K

5.6

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.6

3star

moves and plays so much like Robbie, with about 9% of the talent.

 

[Phar Ted]

Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

32

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

with the 32 step approach for a set shot for goal.

 

[TazD]

Umps at the G have a score review fetish. They've gone mad.

 

[tribey]

Ben Brown with the 32 step approach for a set shot for goal.

Still think they should ping him for running too far

 

[TazD]

Max Gawn

11

Max Gawn

Age

33

Ht

209cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.7

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

35.3

5star

D

18.5

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

7.0

4star

CL

3.5

4star

HO

29.2

5star

D

8.4

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

15.6

5star

getting bullied on the field is my happy place.

 

[Phar Ted]

Still think they should ping him for running too far

Haha, I'd never thought of that.

 

[Marmozet]

Huge crowd at the home of football between two Victorian teams that squared off in a Grand Final three years ago on a perfect Sunday afternoon.

 

[afl2004]

Bont and libba are responsible for 80% of the dogs scores lol

 

[Marmozet]

Pure poetry that free kicked being paid right in front of the Dogs cheer squad

 

[Hammer#8]

Free kick Bulldogs jeez

 

[Grave Danger]

Clarrie up to 32 disposals before 3qt - must have done some really good stuff.