That’s what has confused me as well, is there a difference between the two ?

I totally understand the reason Melbourne are able to offer prices like that, including tickets on the day and I realise we couldn’t survive whilst offering tickets so cheap.

It would just be interesting to see how teams like Wakefield are trying to mimic the NRL deals and do we ever see Adult ticket pricing ever dropping?

I guess more fans equals more room for movement, be interesting to see how many season tickets we’d sell at £150 a pop...

Isn’t the platinum membership the same as standard but you get a polo and replica shirt included?

Thought I'd accidentally clicked on the "New Trinity Ground " topic when I saw the picture.

Wonder if the $26.5 million Aus dollars they got in state aid helped them subsidise the fans tickets

I think the 500 includes monthly prizes in addition stand to be corrected though

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Paid a visit there last October and couldn't believe how many there were. Most pubs & clubs in Australia have them but Penrith's Leagues Club was like Las Vegas, and given the average Aussies love of the 'Pokies' they must make a mint from them.

By the way, the Penrith Team of the Century is on a board in the reception and contains the name of a former Trinity favourite, one Mr Bill Ashurst.

There are so many differences between the way sport is funded in Australia compared to the UK that it makes comparisons very difficult.

However state and federal funding does play a huge part. Some clubs are propped up by wealthy Leagues clubs though more and more are not.

Apart from the funding and the leagues clubs I think it’s fair to say that the Australian game has always been run more as a business than the UK game.

Much bigger TV revenue also helps.

It would be nice to be them but we are not. In a way it’s surprising that SL does as well as it does when you look at the advantages the NRL has.

As per my previous comment I’m well aware why they are able to offer the pricing they do and it doesn’t matter if it was $26.5m or $26.50 in funding my comment doesn’t change...

“It would just be interesting to see how teams like Wakefield are trying to mimic the NRL deals and do we ever see Adult ticket pricing ever dropping?”

I’m not asking for £14 tickets, I just think people find it hard to justify £25 on a ticket because even with the list of reasons why teams like Melbourne are able to subsidise pricing being as long as it is, the bottom line remains the same; They charge less money to watch a better grade of rugby and in better facilities.

Cheaper tickets = cheaper squad.

If you plan ahead you can get your ticket for £17.78 or worse case £22