dally messenger wrote:
the waratahs current crowd average is less than the sydney roosters
but you are thoroughly correct, the sydney RL clubs crowds are struggling
the bunnies are only expecting 20,000 this friday night as well.
and the dogs are averaging 20,000
very poor figures, we should be ashamed
The Waratahs averaged 25/26000 last year (admittedly down on previous years), the Roosters wasn't that high at all.
I'm not saying we should be ashamed at all, its good to read that the NRL is sorting itself out. The problem is when you pick and choose figures to illustrate your point that somebody could easily do in reverse to RL.
Your point is a good one, people in NZ appear disillusioned with Union and League is on a high. However you can't prove this with isolated crowd figures where you ignore the big crowds and only mention the small.
There's a long way to go but inroads are being made.