league is a boom sport in sydney... fans just love it.

Your own kind or to off Rugby League fans on a Rugby League site.

Just look at the name you decided to use

The name amuses me. As do you, Brainiac. And as a long-time league supporter I've been posting on league sites, tho' not this one, for yonks.

And BTW, smileys are for girls.

Attendances mean nothing in the greater scheme of things.....TV money is what pays the players wages (with a few bob thrown in by local government) and so long as Mr Murdoch keeps ploughing millions in, then the greatest game will survive. I would suspect that as people were told to stay home due to the storms, TV figures would have been good....keeping advertisers happy, keeping Mr Murdoch happy and therefore keeping the NRL/ARL happy.
Having never been to Sydney I can't comment on the softness of the fans there, but I will say that I have met some pretty hardy Sydneysiders over the years.......and that was just the women

a very well supported club can bring in $10mill+ in memberships, merchandise,food etc hardly chicken feed and a damn site more than any TV contract will pay. It's time NRL clubs woke up to the fact their greatest asset and income source is their fans, not Murdoch or pokie machines.

Quote ="JB Down Under"a very well supported club can bring in $10mill+ in memberships, merchandise,food etc hardly chicken feed and a damn site more than any TV contract will pay. It's time NRL clubs woke up to the fact their greatest asset and income source is their fans, not Murdoch or pokie machines.'" Good Point....please feel free to email it to P.BLANCHARD@QUINS.CO.UK.....(email is in the public domain mods) doubt it will make any difference, but at least I am not alone in thinking people actually turning up to watch games is vital to the growth and success of any sporting club.

Quote ="JB Down Under"a very well supported club can bring in $10mill+ in memberships, merchandise,food etc hardly chicken feed and a damn site more than any TV contract will pay. It's time NRL clubs woke up to the fact their greatest asset and income source is their fans, not Murdoch or pokie machines.'" Good Point....please feel free to email it to P.BLANCHARD@QUINS.CO.UK.....(email is in the public domain mods) doubt it will make any difference, but at least I am not alone in thinking people actually turning up to watch games is vital to the growth and success of any sporting club.