It's simple.

For many decades Rugby League clubs were almost entirely funded by the licensed Leagues club. AFL or VFL clubs relied solely on gate receipts so they spent much more time and effort on getting bums on seats than the NSWRL did. They had to because pokies were banned in Victoria until fairly recently.

Also, Sydney has never, ever had the same cultural tie to any sport than Melbourne has to AFL/VFL. In their case, it was the only Winter sport, apart from Soccer, for over 100 years. that has never, ever been the same in Sydney. Rugby Union has always had a foothold of varying size.

You don't make cultural change in one generation.

The AFL have a 40 or 50 year headstart on the NRL as far as attendances go.

So, someone who follows, for example, Liverpool FC from Australia can't be a true fan?

That is the most narrow-minded post I've read on here.

I go to every Wests Tigers game I can, as well as other games in the NRL and I don't consider myself any more a fan than the bloke who plonks his on his couch and watches 3 or 4 games per week and wears his Tigers Jersey down the street.

Not suggesting anything. I simply copy and pasted the definition on the Mac's Dictionary Application.

You're attitude still seems very seppo though. You know, with us or against us. Even Rugby League fans are capable of individual thoughts you know.

Depending on your crowd size not true. The WC Eagles bring in over $15mill from gate receipts and only $8mill from their share of the TV grant.

Western Force took around $7mill in gate receipts and a TV grant of $4mill.

If you can get your crowd over 20-25,000 then the income stream is a significant percentage of overall revenue.

again with the WC Eagles.

you really are a pansy

As I said to the idiot, the definitions vary.

You picked one that suits the troll's argument, I didn't.

Your loyalty is cute.



That post gave you up, you should avoid this discussion.

Actually, real debate and/or real criticism of the game and/or the NRL I'm all in favour of and I most heartily involve myself in, and always have. That I don't value the opinion of trolls and prefer to make them uncomfortable is what's confusing you.

By the way, I see you are able to use an online dictionary, look up the words "your" and "you're" next time.

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and the first prize for adding nothing to a discussion goes to ...............
dallyM for the 100th time.

i started this discussion

i was wondering how long it would take for you to mention the WCE.

next time you visit sydney, get the cabbie to take you in your WCE outfit straight to oxford st

On the threads that you post on and Dally doesn't, he adds more to them than you do.

You are negative value.

Have a word with yourself.....
Do you think former Leeds Rhino's Star Lee Smith signed for Wasps Rugby union to play infront of "massive Union Crowds" ?

or do you think when he finds himself playing on a muddy $hithole on a freezing February afternoon in front of possibly a max capacity of 10,000 fans wooooww... he'll console himself counting his considerable rise in Salary from switching from the 1.6million pound Salary capped Rugby League to the 4 million pound salary capped english rugby union....

I lie awake at night wondering Why Johnny wilkinson is dicking around in French Rugby union with clubs with Wage bills from 12 million to 20 million quid.... I think Johnny come on lad play rugby League get yourself smashed to bits and earn 60 grand a year instead of 600,000......


oh aye its all about the crowd figures this code switching......

FMD thats funny

www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5815357617 Yet with all the money they get from TV revenue clubs still in huge debt.See not all things are rosy in the AFL eh?

www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5815357617 Yet with all the money they get from TV revenue clubs still in huge debt.See not all things are rosy in the AFL eh?

OK. Thanks George W.