Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 7:26 am  

Just for a contrast:

2013 Good Friday NRL game between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Canterbury Bulldogs was attended by 51,686.

This was the biggest regular season match attendance since 1966.

Best players in terms of statistics included former Bradford players Sam Burgess (19 runs) and George Burgess (1 line break). George Burgess's line break led to him scoring a try.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:13 am  

How dare you compare us to the NRL?!?! For Smokey and his little band of followers, the only fair comparison is against a mid-table 2nd division clash from the 1970s.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:52 am  

How can anyone be arsed with this boring crap! Certainly not 70+ pages of it.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:05 am  

Seth wrote:

How can anyone be arsed with this boring crap! Certainly not 70+ pages of it.

Its Billy's pet project. However, he'll give it up as soon as his train set's mended.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:53 am  

Seth wrote:

How can anyone be arsed with this boring crap! Certainly not 70+ pages of it.

And by posting on it you've just fuelled the engine. I think it's one of the most entertaining threads we've had for a long time. Smokey's part in this play is nothing short of spectacular. The more he bites, the better it gets.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:56 am  

RLBandit wrote:

How dare you compare us to the NRL?!?! For Smokey and his little band of followers, the only fair comparison is against a mid-table 2nd division clash from the 1970s.

I don't really see the point in comparison right now, RL is a massive sport in Australia and especially Sydney. Wigan will be full to capacity today and Hull will be 20k+.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:25 am  

JonB95 wrote:

Wigan will be full to capacity today

Let's hope so. What is the capacity of the DW Stadium? The highest attendance for a Wigan home game there was against Saints in 2005 when 25,004 were in attendance.

JonB95 wrote:

and Hull will be 20k+.

It needs to be 20k+ because on the last two occasions it has been less than that.

Hull V Hull KR attendances at the KC Stadium
2012... 18,979
2011... 19,754
2010... 20,079
2009... 22,337
2008... 22,000 & 21,283
2007... 23,002 & 23,004

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:48 am  

William Eve wrote:

Let's hope so. What is the capacity of the DW Stadium? The highest attendance for a Wigan home game there was against Saints in 2005 when 25,004 were in attendance.

It needs to be 20k+ because on the last two occasions it has been less than that.

Hull V Hull KR attendances at the KC Stadium
2012... 18,979
2011... 19,754
2010... 20,079
2009... 22,337
2008... 22,000 & 21,283
2007... 23,002 & 23,004

Capacity at Wigan is reduced to 24k for some reason I can't remember. The Hull fans are confident of more than 20k. Either way, should be a good day for Super League crowds after two disappointments last night.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:27 am  

JonB95 wrote:

Capacity at Wigan is reduced to 24k for some reason I can't remember. The Hull fans are confident of more than 20k. Either way, should be a good day for Super League crowds after two disappointments last night.

Due to unreserved seating in the ground, you have to leave 10% of seats free in unreserved areas. The KC's capacity for rugby is 23K for this reason.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:38 pm  

Truly abysmal trend we are seeing