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

I'm not sure that comparing prices for watching RL in Australia is relevant.
Trinity's season tickets are comparable with other clubs in the UK and we know where cheap ticket offers got us last time around

It's everyone's prerogative whether or not to watch or do what ever they want but, if we all pay 10% less than there would be a direct effect on salary cap spend so, for the club it's all about balance and maximising their income accross the board.

Just 9% of attendances pay on the day and of these a significant proportion are away fans and not adults either so I suspect only around 3% are actually paying £25!!

You're avoiding the question.

Budget being the most important thing of all, the SL season finished on Saturday officially. That means families with bills and children to prioritise have to find £55 per month (per person) to find.

I've sorted my ticket already, so I don't have to worry but the comment at the end of last season in jest or not about selling more season tickets is absolutely laughable at these prices.

So I will reiterate 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?

Why would you drop the current price and effectively sell the same (or hopefully improved) product for less money ?

Indeed. Not sure how anyone hopes to do what Salford did this year by selling cheaper season tickets. ATEOTD how the hell do football mad families cope.

Why would the club drop the price to a more affordable price? It's all speculation obviously but if the numbers were to increase we have more people to sell to, in the club shop, on the day in the ground and more people to market to.

Maybe I'm just not thinking about the short term enough.

Not that anyone really wants to watch them but I could currently get a season ticket at Huddersfield for £80! The question still stands, it would be interesting to see what other clubs are doing to compete with that.

This does also outline that lower prices do not mean more fans. I'm just genuinely curious about what clubs are doing to try and compete with each other on pricing and attendances.

Go get one then, you obviously have a great deal of love for the Huddersfield club.

Do you know how much money Davy pours into the club to allow them to spend up to the cap and play out of that shiny stadium, or do you think it comes from there £80 seasons tickets?

Take a look around old boy, nobody in the league is trying to compete with Hudds £5.70 a game value, they are all relatively similar pricing outside of them, maybe you should question why Hudds are devaluing the game that much that you have to ask these questions?