Saturday was an excellent game, superb crowd and a top "event".
RL has done well at introducing The GF and Magic Weekend in addition to the long established CC Final. However, it's probably unrealistic to keep adding to the number of major events and expect that they will all be sell out's.
Sometimes less is more.
IF we still had to old style league with the top club as champions and the big day out was a Wembley final, it would sell out every year but, it's not reasonable to expect the "same" fans to keep emptying their pockets.
The reality is that they will pick and choose their days out.
Of course it's all a balance, between trying to expand the games appeal and "find" new fans but more importantly, we have to expand the fan base.
The Magic event should be the best way of doing this but, it needs moving around the country at regular intervals and some solid marketing to try and bring new fans on board.
Although the inclusion of Toronto and Toulouse into the domestic competition is contentious, there is no doubt that this will increase the sports profile and this should create some interest outside the traditional RL heartlands.
Of course there is no magic formula but, the key is growing the game and increasing the number of people across the country that are willing to pay to watch our sport.
