Quote: pmack17 "To answer my own question - I believe its actually because it was rubbish weather at the weekend and that has quite an impact on crowd numbers in Oz.
It aint got anything to do with Aussie No Rules!'"
you are witnessing the slow painful death of league as reality bites... forget the fantasy bubble blown up by the media and internet sites such as this one. league is a doomed sport.
league has never had any real competition in own backyard but this is rapidly changing as union, soccer and afl introduce new exciting alternatives to the poor downtrodden bogans of the western wastelands.
within 5 years league may not even exist as a viable professional sport... there will always be the simpletons who enjoy being bashed playing as amateurs but the glory days of the sport are numbered.
everywhere you look the sport is under pressure as clubs struggle to survive... storm are about to be swamped by union in melbourne and ultimately abandoned by news.
cowboys are pathetic and close to ruin.
warriors are beyond joke as league just wont be taken seriously by wider kiwi community.
cronulla are kaput.
gold coast are going downhill fast and will be destroyed by new afl club.
panthers going out the back door.
raiders already finished off by union.
newcastle are bankrupt.
the only thing keeping league alive is the media coverage which over states its real popularity. as soon as the coverage is pulled and focuses on more popular sports the bogans of sydney will easily follow more exciting sports and quickly forget about league.
