Finally: New national Rugby competition!!!

[yob]

Anyone know how the crowds and ratings have gone for this?

f***ing lol

It's started?

[dibo]

I saw a bit of it on telly yesterday, and they were ruining the Mariners' pitch by putting shitloads of paint all over it and letting fat bastards gouge it up.

It's almost over - they're up to the grand final shortly. Looked like it was immediate family only in the crowd, you could hear every call on the park.

[IanRitchie]

It made news in NZ with that fat bloke scoring an own try.

Then we forgot about it and moved it.

[dibo]

I went through The Roar's round wraps, and found that the average crowd for the comp worked out at about 2,000, only slightly inflated by a Brisbane City crowd of 13,000 odd (i.e. that's how many were in the gate by full time for the post-match entertainment: the Wallabies game). A few crowds not reported, one Sydney Stars crowd listed as 'not many', and the NSW Country Eagles semi-final crowd was 'withheld'.

A roaring success all round then.

[yob]

Good to see the FFA Cup tripling the Vikings crowds, at their ground. Although it's hard to be sure - some nice round numbers for the Vikings.

What a fukn muppet fest. I hope they do this next year.

[dibo]

Yep - 1500, 2500, 1500, 1500...

[IanRitchie]

A few crowds not reported, one Sydney Stars crowd listed as 'not many', and the NSW Country Eagles semi-final crowd was 'withheld'.

If we follow the Stars phrasing, I guess withheld means 'not even family'

[yob]

A few crowds not reported, one Sydney Stars crowd listed as 'not many', and the NSW Country Eagles semi-final crowd was 'withheld'.

If we follow the Stars phrasing, I guess withheld means 'not even family'

I was thinking more: "10 tried attending, but not with those shoes "

[dibo]

Grand final this weekend. I rang the QRU to ask what time kickoff was, they said "what time can you get here?"

[yob]

Grand final this weekend. I rang the QRU to ask what time kickoff was, they said "what time can you get here?"

Do you know any good places to park my horse?

[Rob]

Who's paying for it, given that presumably gate takings are bugger all?

[yob]

Who's paying for it, given that presumably gate takings are bugger all?

Fox Sports.

[St James]

Who's paying for it, given that presumably gate takings are bugger all?

Fox Sports.

Gee. That's money well spent.

[yob]

Who's paying for it, given that presumably gate takings are bugger all?

Fox Sports.

Gee. That's money well spent.

Yes and no. Marginal cost v marginal revenue.

Fox has been expanding its offering in all codes - aussie rules with the foxtel cup, football with ffa cup, the apartheid game with the NRC. They already have the infrastructure in place to televise the sport, expanding the coverage costs far less than starting from 0 on something else.

[gyfox]

7.889 at the final.