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Meet the Invisibles
IN 1982, Kangaroos coach Frank Stanton tagged the undefeated Australian team "The Invincibles".
Now, 28 years later, the Australian team are in danger of becoming The Invisibles.
The Sunday Telegraph has learned that just 6000 tickets have been sold for Australia's opening clash of the Four Nations tournament against Papua New Guinea at Parramatta Stadium next Sunday.
Capacity at the ground is 22,000 and the match is Sydney's only chance to see the Kangaroos play in the competition. They face England in Melbourne and the Kiwis in New Zealand and the final is at Suncorp Stadium.
Despite the chance to watch captain Darren Lockyer further his claims to become an Immortal, or witness first-hand the wizardry of Billy Slater and the passion Paul Gallen has for the green and gold jersey, only a small section of league fans seem prepared to support their national team.
Yesterday, at an open training session at Parramatta's home ground, just over 100 fans showed up.
"It's hard to say how many [spectators] we'll get, but we're certainly below where we'd want to be at the moment," NRL director of commercial and marketing Paul Kind said.
"We certainly would have liked to have been ahead of 10,000, and we're not.
"But Tonga and Samoa brought 11,000 on their own in the World Cup, so we remain confident.
"The whole purpose of playing at Parramatta - with three teams from the Pacific Islands and the Kangaroos - was to show the support of the cultural diversity to western Sydney and the idea of turning this Sunday afternoon into a celebration of the game out there.
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Meet the Invisibles
IN 1982, Kangaroos coach Frank Stanton tagged the undefeated Australian team "The Invincibles".
Now, 28 years later, the Australian team are in danger of becoming The Invisibles.
The Sunday Telegraph has learned that just 6000 tickets have been sold for Australia's opening clash of the Four Nations tournament against Papua New Guinea at Parramatta Stadium next Sunday.
Capacity at the ground is 22,000 and the match is Sydney's only chance to see the Kangaroos play in the competition. They face England in Melbourne and the Kiwis in New Zealand and the final is at Suncorp Stadium.
Despite the chance to watch captain Darren Lockyer further his claims to become an Immortal, or witness first-hand the wizardry of Billy Slater and the passion Paul Gallen has for the green and gold jersey, only a small section of league fans seem prepared to support their national team.
Yesterday, at an open training session at Parramatta's home ground, just over 100 fans showed up.
"It's hard to say how many [spectators] we'll get, but we're certainly below where we'd want to be at the moment," NRL director of commercial and marketing Paul Kind said.
"We certainly would have liked to have been ahead of 10,000, and we're not.
"But Tonga and Samoa brought 11,000 on their own in the World Cup, so we remain confident.
"The whole purpose of playing at Parramatta - with three teams from the Pacific Islands and the Kangaroos - was to show the support of the cultural diversity to western Sydney and the idea of turning this Sunday afternoon into a celebration of the game out there.
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....and this is where league has absolutely no f*ing clue about marketing. Were this the Wallabies, there'd be 40,000 at a big stadium for an EVENT, not just a match.
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agreed, marketing, promotion and media control all remain ver foreign concepts to RL. You would think given the money RL has these days they could employ decent marketing departments. Before they made it 2 for 1 tickets for the Oz/PNG game they were trying to flog decent seats at $55 a ticket!
Sydney is in real danger of missing out on test matches all together if they are not careful. Ideally they should have played this game in Nth Queensland or Newcastle, hell even Perth would have drawn 13K+. Sydney fans show time and again they aren't interested in Int RL.
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whats wrong with having tonga / samoa as a curtain raiser?
its called good marketing lads.
lots of PI kids out parra and penrith way
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| Quote: JB Down Under "agreed, marketing, promotion and media control all remain ver foreign concepts to RL. You would think given the money RL has these days they could employ decent marketing departments. Before they made it 2 for 1 tickets for the Oz/PNG game they were trying to flog decent seats at $55 a ticket!
Sydney is in real danger of missing out on test matches all together if they are not careful. Ideally they should have played this game in Nth Queensland or Newcastle, hell even Perth would have drawn 13K+. Sydney fans show time and again they aren't interested in Int RL.'"
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| Quote: dally messenger "whats wrong with having tonga / samoa as a curtain raiser?
its called good marketing lads.
lots of PI kids out parra and penrith way'"
nothing wrong with it but you have to admit it is somewhat embarrasing for the Australian national side to have to be staging this as a curtain raiser with the main aim to get people to the ground as ticket sales have been so bad. |
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[i:2v2cei1t]'You put your Wendell in,
You take your Brownie out,
You put your Bennett in,
And you make it to the 8,
You do the Oki Chokie,
And you get knocked out,
Thats what St George are about' [/i:2v2cei1t]
[quote="dally messenger":2v2cei1t]parra had no ball and still looked like scoring all the time[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="The Chief":2v2cei1t]What a knob Barrie MacKenzie is.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="gutterfax":2v2cei1t]I like Bazza. He chose the name of a cross dressing Austalian institutions other persona.....and is your typical Aussie w@nker living in London whilst he tries to get some culture by visiting Prague to get pi55ed on Cheap Star, getting a fondle from a dodgy hooker in amsterdam and eating a snail for a bet when in paris. All of these things will make him a cultural icon when his visa runs out and he is sent the way of his great grandparents....alas, not in chains this time.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
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| Quote: JB Down Under "nothing wrong with it but you have to admit it is somewhat embarrasing for the Australian national side to have to be staging this as a curtain raiser with the main aim to get people to the ground as ticket sales have been so bad.'"
If I was back in Sydney right now I wouldnt bother going along to Parra to watch what is basically a second string roos side play PNG either.
Plus I don't like Parra stadium particularly |
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I'd love to go and would def be there if I was in Sydney. Not like there's much else to do RL wise this time of year and it is the national side after all. RL fans make me laugh sometimes, moan about lack of profile for Int game then refuse to go as they don't like the teams that are playing!
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| Quote: JB Down Under "nothing wrong with it but you have to admit it is somewhat embarrasing for the Australian national side to have to be staging this as a curtain raiser with the main aim to get people to the ground as ticket sales have been so bad.'"
nah its called good marketing. |
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[i:2v2cei1t]'You put your Wendell in,
You take your Brownie out,
You put your Bennett in,
And you make it to the 8,
You do the Oki Chokie,
And you get knocked out,
Thats what St George are about' [/i:2v2cei1t]
[quote="dally messenger":2v2cei1t]parra had no ball and still looked like scoring all the time[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="The Chief":2v2cei1t]What a knob Barrie MacKenzie is.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="gutterfax":2v2cei1t]I like Bazza. He chose the name of a cross dressing Austalian institutions other persona.....and is your typical Aussie w@nker living in London whilst he tries to get some culture by visiting Prague to get pi55ed on Cheap Star, getting a fondle from a dodgy hooker in amsterdam and eating a snail for a bet when in paris. All of these things will make him a cultural icon when his visa runs out and he is sent the way of his great grandparents....alas, not in chains this time.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
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| Quote: JB Down Under "I'd love to go and would def be there if I was in Sydney. Not like there's much else to do RL wise this time of year and it is the national side after all. RL fans make me laugh sometimes, moan about lack of profile for Int game then refuse to go as they don't like the teams that are playing!'"
They should have played this fixture in Brisbane really |
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| Quote: dally messenger "nah its called good marketing.'"
no its called 5h1t marketing, leading to a situation where you have only sold a few thousand tickets and realising that you need to do something urgently to stop the embarrasing situation of a National side drawing a crowd of less than 10k in its heartland.
I'd probably rather see the Tonga game more than the Australia game but that's not the point. |
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[i:2v2cei1t]'You put your Wendell in,
You take your Brownie out,
You put your Bennett in,
And you make it to the 8,
You do the Oki Chokie,
And you get knocked out,
Thats what St George are about' [/i:2v2cei1t]
[quote="dally messenger":2v2cei1t]parra had no ball and still looked like scoring all the time[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="The Chief":2v2cei1t]What a knob Barrie MacKenzie is.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="gutterfax":2v2cei1t]I like Bazza. He chose the name of a cross dressing Austalian institutions other persona.....and is your typical Aussie w@nker living in London whilst he tries to get some culture by visiting Prague to get pi55ed on Cheap Star, getting a fondle from a dodgy hooker in amsterdam and eating a snail for a bet when in paris. All of these things will make him a cultural icon when his visa runs out and he is sent the way of his great grandparents....alas, not in chains this time.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
NEW COMPETITION COMING SOON!! YOU COULD BE THE NEXT BARRY McKENZIE!! WATCH THIS SPACE!!
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| Quote: JB Down Under "no its called 5h1t marketing, leading to a situation where you have only sold a few thousand tickets and realising that you need to do something urgently to stop the embarrasing situation of a National side drawing a crowd of less than 10k in its heartland.
I'd probably rather see the Tonga game more than the Australia game but that's not the point.'"
I agree.
Very poor marketing indeed |
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We haven't got our tickets yet,but will be definitely going.
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[quote="Tarquin Fuego":3e09qe5x] I love Jamie and have done since he was 10 years old. [/quote:3e09qe5x]
[quote="The Reason":3e09qe5x]Hi Andy
The Rugby Football League are in the process of reviewing the video that you are referring to. We do not condone behaviour of this nature and have contacted the player’s employer, Hull F.C., who have confirmed that they are dealing with the incident under their club rules.
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I've seen more advertising for the England v Australia game then I have the Australia v PNG.
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| Quote: JB Down Under "no its called 5h1t marketing, leading to a situation where you have only sold a few thousand tickets and realising that you need to do something urgently to stop the embarrasing situation of a National side drawing a crowd of less than 10k in its heartland.
I'd probably rather see the Tonga game more than the Australia game but that's not the point.'"
Quote: JB Down Under "nothing wrong with it.'"
will you make up your mind you goose |
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