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- #26
Well,
Heading into this website, im not really expecting a 'balanced' debate (seeing this is an AFL website and all). But if people want to talk RL, id be more than obliged to respond.
Firstly, i doubt the validity of the first post. To think that someone said that Sydneysiders prefer 'rockclimbing' is ridiculous. Im from Sydney and that is just not right. Several other things caught my eye, but all i can say is head into a club like St Georges and you will see walls of memorabilia from every premiership they have won since 1921.
"Rugby League is dead". Its a common perception that people in AFL circles at the moment have at the moment. While we are throwing around facts, lets not forget that last week an AFL game drew 9,000 people, a second AFL team has been tried in Sydney and failed to draw more than 5,000 to a game and that the Swans game in Sydney on ch10 ran a long fourth in the ratings last week (during prime time slot).
Sure, league is not running at full speed at the moment. There are still big problems that we need to face. But lets not loose sight of the fact that no code is perfect. As much as some may want to believe, AFL is still fighting an uphill battle in the northern states.
Onto crowds. Well, AFL has always had it over league. But the general perception that league attracts '5,000 crowds' every week is silly. Try telling that to the 20,000 that were at the league game yesterday, or the 40,000 that will be at the game tonight or even the 107,000 that were at the grand final three years ago. Sure, we get our bad crowds. The crowds don't compare to AFL, not at all. But we have averaged 15,000 this year, which is close to an all time high for Rugby League.
I just hope people keep a bit of objectivity in this argument. League has a proud tradition that begun in 1895. Sure, it may not be immersed in the culture of the southern states, but remember, some clubs in Sydney are approaching 100 years of entertaining its fans. We to have tradition, believe it or not!
Cheers,
Moffo.
Heading into this website, im not really expecting a 'balanced' debate (seeing this is an AFL website and all). But if people want to talk RL, id be more than obliged to respond.
Firstly, i doubt the validity of the first post. To think that someone said that Sydneysiders prefer 'rockclimbing' is ridiculous. Im from Sydney and that is just not right. Several other things caught my eye, but all i can say is head into a club like St Georges and you will see walls of memorabilia from every premiership they have won since 1921.
"Rugby League is dead". Its a common perception that people in AFL circles at the moment have at the moment. While we are throwing around facts, lets not forget that last week an AFL game drew 9,000 people, a second AFL team has been tried in Sydney and failed to draw more than 5,000 to a game and that the Swans game in Sydney on ch10 ran a long fourth in the ratings last week (during prime time slot).
Sure, league is not running at full speed at the moment. There are still big problems that we need to face. But lets not loose sight of the fact that no code is perfect. As much as some may want to believe, AFL is still fighting an uphill battle in the northern states.
Onto crowds. Well, AFL has always had it over league. But the general perception that league attracts '5,000 crowds' every week is silly. Try telling that to the 20,000 that were at the league game yesterday, or the 40,000 that will be at the game tonight or even the 107,000 that were at the grand final three years ago. Sure, we get our bad crowds. The crowds don't compare to AFL, not at all. But we have averaged 15,000 this year, which is close to an all time high for Rugby League.
I just hope people keep a bit of objectivity in this argument. League has a proud tradition that begun in 1895. Sure, it may not be immersed in the culture of the southern states, but remember, some clubs in Sydney are approaching 100 years of entertaining its fans. We to have tradition, believe it or not!
Cheers,
Moffo.