Re: Wellington : Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:53 am  

Gijou wrote:

Check out the two WC Final crowds in Auckland for 1987 and 1988 and get back to me

Why....because there were a couple of good gates 22/23 years ago....get your head into the "NOW"
and stop living in the past man. League is NOT a major sport in New Zealand, but there is a MASSIVE opportunity for it to be at the expense of Union if handled correctly.

Re: Wellington : Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:50 am  

27/28k sold out the Warriors home semi 2 years ago in 8 mins.

Re: Wellington : Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:21 am  

The Warriors home ground average this season is higher than the NZ super 14 home average... Early days sure, but that's not much of a religion if the "apparent" 13th most played sport in Sheep Shagger land can knock it off in attendance average.

Anyone here think that the 13th most played sport in Australia could have an attendance average higher than AFL or Rugby League? Even if it were one team only?

Here in Sydney, the Waratahs are averaging less than 3 Sydney-based NRL teams, none of whom represent the whole of NSW and none of whom are currently sitting atop the table...

Hell, they're barely in front of a 4th team, the Roosters, who play at the same ground and represent a tiny part of Sydney...

Re: Wellington : Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:26 am  

Codarmysaint wrote:

Then you obviously know nothing because rugby league is the 13th, yes 13th most played sport in NZ among adults. Did you read that? THIRTEENTH

You trolls know nothing

i love reading your posts

its funny thinking how insecure you are wrt RL.

Re: Wellington : Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:29 am  

the thing trolls never discuss is the decline in recent years of ru in nz.

crowds, tv ratings and media are all negative

why is union struggling so much in its heartland?

Re: Wellington : Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:32 am  

Codarmysaint wrote:

Then you obviously know nothing because rugby league is the 13th, yes 13th most played sport in NZ among adults. Did you read that? THIRTEENTH

Fish oil can't tell the difference between spectating and playing sports...

Who would have thought?



Talk about having nothing...



The big three spectating sports throughout NZ history are rugby league, cricket and union (again, no particular order).

FO, feel free to post all the massive crowds since 1908 for the other 10 sports in your "playing" list.

Re: Wellington : Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:36 am  

gutterfax wrote:

Why....because there were a couple of good gates 22/23 years ago....get your head into the "NOW"
and stop living in the past man. League is NOT a major sport in New Zealand, but there is a MASSIVE opportunity for it to be at the expense of Union if handled correctly.

Thanks for the admission you were wrong. I'll add it to the massive pile of shy te you have previously added here.

Rugby league IS a major sport in New Zealand and HAS BEEN since 1908.

Which part of that are you struggling with, retard?

Otherwise, please outline all the sports that got more than 19,000 at a game on the weekend in NZ?

If you weren't a troll, this would be obvious even to you, Mong boy.

Re: Wellington : Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:39 am  

RU may be in decline but what is RL doing to capitalise? More games need to be taken to Wellington, some Warriors "away" games would be good. oh and the Warriors need to win a GF!

Re: Wellington : Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:43 am  

JB Down Under wrote:

RU may be in decline but what is RL doing to capitalise? More games need to be taken to Wellington, some Warriors "away" games would be good. oh and the Warriors need to win a GF!

Imagine the dramas for the NZRFU when the Warriors do win it one day...

Funny stuff.

Re: Wellington : Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:47 am  

Just gutted it wasn't last year. On the back of the WC win it would have taken RL to a new height in NZ and if the Wellington bid team had got their act together they could have been seriously in with a chance in 2013.

Warriors also have to create some "stars". One or two players with massive profiles who they get out into the public view as often as possible. Maybe signign SBW will be the one? NZRL needs to do more to promote the Kiwi stars in the game like Marshall.