Quote: silver2 "It's notable that Australian players frequently remark upon the noisy atmosphere at SL grounds compared to what they are used to.'"
The Aussies are a very Americanised sort & the NRL experience is more NFL alike, all popcorn & hotdogs & a social gathering rather than the English/British beer & tribal gathering that we know.
What this Stadium/Attendance/Atmosphere showed to me was that London
[iSTILL does NOT WANT Rugby League[/i !!!
The Hooray Henry's & accidental Sports Fans/Tourists probably got in for free (as they have at Cardiff previously & probably WILL NEVER PAY to watch a R.L game EVER again !!!