Them Coasters LOVE their footy!

[dsriggs]

Ok, here's two attendances from footy matches yesterday:

1) 11,827
2) 9,128

One of which is the attendance of the match between North Melbourne and St Kilda in a city which is soon to get its very own AFL team.
The other is the attendance of the Glenelg vs Sturt SANFL state league match.

Try to guess which one's which!

 

[western jester]

Gold Coast Rollers (NBL) - Defunct
Gold Coast Seagulls (ARL) - Defunct
Gold Coast Chargers (Super league) - Defunct

Gold Coast Bludgers (AFL): est 2011 - Defunct 2013

Andrew D..... You F#*kwit.

 

[Stronzo]

I hearby declare this the first ever Gold Coast troll thread

Now all we need is some gold coast supporters to come in and fly the flag.

 

[western jester]

I hearby declare this the first ever Gold Coast troll thread

Now all we need is some gold coast supporters to come in and fly the flag.

They can't even be arsed going to the footy. There's no way they'd take the time to write about it.

 

[Stronzo]

It will be a disaster this gold coast team.

 

[Cohzee]

Worst. Idea. Ever.

 

[Docker Clint]

Worst. Idea. Ever.

This thread or the expansion?

I'll say the latter. It's going to be a monumental disaster if this is anything to go by.

Perhaps the AFL should relocate Sturt or Glenelg to the Gold Coast

 

[Cohzee]

This thread or the expansion?

I'll say the latter. It's going to be a monumental disaster if this is anything to go by.

Perhaps the AFL should relocate Sturt or Glenelg to the Gold Coast

Thread.

 

[Cuzz09]

I thought this was gonna be another Eagle bashing thread.

But its all good, at least we get crowds, thats one thing

 

[Glenn_]

I thought this was gonna be another Eagle bashing thread.

But its all good, at least we get crowds, thats one thing

Until they start tanking from round 1 next season.

 

[Cuzz09]

Until they start tanking from round 1 next season.

We'll still turn up mate.

 

[unstable punt]

Gold Coast Rollers (NBL) - Defunct
Gold Coast Seagulls (ARL) - Defunct
Gold Coast Chargers (Super league) - Defunct

Gold Coast Bludgers (AFL): est 2011 - Defunct 2013

Andrew D..... You F#*kwit.

Demetriou is going to screw this game, in 10 years time soccer will be the main sport in Australia

 

[Braun_2_B_Wild]

Gold Coast Rollers (NBL) - Defunct
Gold Coast Seagulls (ARL) - Defunct
Gold Coast Chargers (Super league) - Defunct

Gold Coast Bludgers (AFL): est 2011 - Defunct 2013

Andrew D..... You F#*kwit.

You forgot one.

Brisbane Bears 1987 to 1992 at Gold Coast - 1993 moved to Gabba because nobody was turning up

 

[Kittenish]

It's still better than some of the NRL figures.

Penrith v Canberra- Rnd 2- CUA Stadium: 7,503

Melbourne v Cronulla- Rnd 2- Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne): 10,720

And that's just matches from 1 round.


I think it's just lack of enthuasiasim.

 

[HolyWars]

I think Tassie and Darwin should get the new teams.

 

[flamethrower]

Gold Coast Pyrites

 

[PoidaCat]

They can't be any worse than those Purple Clowns called Fremantle.

Gold Coast > Freo.

 

[jacko57]

It will be a disaster this gold coast team.

But the media and the AFL told North last year that this was the opportunity of a lifetime!

 

[Hawkamania!]

I think Tassie and Darwin should get the new teams.

I would love to see this happen. Unfortunately, the Darwin team would be unsustainable due to our population and travelling costs.

 

[PoidaCat]

We already have the Tassie Hawks?

 

[western jester]

Gold Coast Pyrites

Fools Gold haha. Nice work.

 

[Guns of Navarone]

Gold Coast Rollers (NBL) - Defunct
Gold Coast Seagulls (ARL) - Defunct
Gold Coast Chargers (Super league) - Defunct

Gold Coast Bludgers (AFL): est 2011 - Defunct 2013

Andrew D..... You F#*kwit.

Gold coast Titans = soon to be defunct

 

[Ant_]

It will be a disaster this gold coast team.

Ahh means I get an extra Doggies game in Queensland every year so its not too bad.

 

[pacman]

Gold coast Titans = soon to be defunct

You goose the Titans are absolutely flying, averaging over 20k per game and sold the most merchandise in the NRL last year.
Have made some fantastic investments.
If the same game last night was played in Adelaide would they have got anymore than 10k? not likely.
As long as the team is competitive from the start the Coast will go ok.

 

[GoldCoastCrow]

If the same game last night was played in Adelaide would they have got anymore than 10k? not likely.

BINGO !!!!

Finally, somebody with some common sense in this thread !

Think about it, why would the majority of Gold Coast AFL supporters turn up to a game that involves 2 Victorian teams, one which (rightly or wrongly) turned their back on relocating to the region ? There is absolutely nothing to be gained by getting behind the KANGAROOS now that they have made their intentions known. But I can tell you that there is a big buzz already for the new team here and once they officially kick off the crowds will come. Just this weekend both the front and back pages of the GC Bulletin had full coverage of last nights match, with a giant full page photo of GCs favorite son, Nick Reiwoldt, and every day there is an ongoing section devoted to the naming and jumper design/colors of the new team. So the media is not afraid to push the sport up here. That is a massive head start.

Remember not so long ago when BRISBANE first started up. There was no media attention, the crowds were deplorable and it certainly seemed like a huge mistake by the AFL. But just 2 decades later and they are one of the most consistent teams of the comp and have 3 flags under their belt. If this new team can get some reasonable success early on then the fans will show up. Obviously they won't get huge crowds straight away, that will take a few seasons, but there will be a loyal supporter base from day one, no question about it. I for one will be showing my support for them. Of course I'm ADELAIDE CROWS first and always will be, but I will definitely be following the GC team with great interest and attending all the games that I can.

Trust me, the AFL would not be investing all this time and money if they hadn't done their homework first. Just don't expect 25,000 every single game. Christ, even PORT don't get that !