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FOR ALL TALK CROWD ATTENDANCE AND THE LIKE
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Hope this thread stays! *eyeballs the mods*
ok...im from WA. I dont get NRL, i admit it.
I've started this thread out of interest, since ive been in Sydney ive noticed this...
According to Wikipedia, the Australian Football League (average crowds of 35,250) attracts a little over double the attendances of the National Rugby League (16,485). The Sydney Swans and Brisbane Lions, despite competing in a rubgy league dominated territory attract crowds of 28,448 and 32,877 on average respectively.
Interestingly, apart from Perth Glory all A-League clubs pulled larger crowds than a number of NRL teams! with NSW and QLD having such a large population base, what is the reason for this difference. Why are rugby supporters less interested in watching live rubgy? I dont intend this to be a debate on 'which game is better', I simply don't understood why Rugby League games get such a poor attendence. I don't care whether you like Rugby League or AFL.
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Hope this thread stays! *eyeballs the mods*
ok...im from WA. I dont get NRL, i admit it.
I've started this thread out of interest, since ive been in Sydney ive noticed this...
According to Wikipedia, the Australian Football League (average crowds of 35,250) attracts a little over double the attendances of the National Rugby League (16,485). The Sydney Swans and Brisbane Lions, despite competing in a rubgy league dominated territory attract crowds of 28,448 and 32,877 on average respectively.
Interestingly, apart from Perth Glory all A-League clubs pulled larger crowds than a number of NRL teams! with NSW and QLD having such a large population base, what is the reason for this difference. Why are rugby supporters less interested in watching live rubgy? I dont intend this to be a debate on 'which game is better', I simply don't understood why Rugby League games get such a poor attendence. I don't care whether you like Rugby League or AFL.