8,542

[Charlie]

What North Melbourne gets in Canberra without Sydney's crowd.

End this farce.

[Mike_B]

Interesting that this issue was just brought up On the Couch - they all seemed to agree that its not just about the Roos playing there, but about promoting the game, and if the AFL is serious about promoting the game in centres without a team, they need to have some of the bigger name clubs playing, even if it means smaller gate receipts.

[Norris Lurker]

They got double that when they played West Coast up here.

[Mike_B]

Originally posted by Norris Lurker
They got double that when they played West Coast up here.

Wasn't there a clinic on before the game that meant kids got in free that day???

[Damien]

Originally posted by Mike_B
Interesting that this issue was just brought up On the Couch - they all seemed to agree that its not just about the Roos playing there, but about promoting the game, and if the AFL is serious about promoting the game in centres without a team, they need to have some of the bigger name clubs playing, even if it means smaller gate receipts.

Meaning Sydney are stuck there for the amount of time the ACT government is willing to throw money at it.

We are the AFL's and the ACT's saving grace we ensure a big crowd, and our supporters bring a few thousand tourists down there, justifying the ACT governments decision.

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by Damien
Meaning Sydney are stuck there for the amount of time the ACT government is willing to throw money at it.

We are the AFL's and the ACT's saving grace we ensure a big crowd, and our supporters bring a few thousand tourists down there, justifying the ACT governments decision.

Yes, exactly.

This is where the AFL is opening themselves up for exploitation in their NSW FIRST ideology.

They are so enthusiastic abut putting matches in NSW that they don't seem to realise the damage that hard-hearted efforts like North's are doing to the game's credibility.

They've stuffed it in Sydney and are unloved in Canberra (but without any promotion etc etc can you blame the Canberra public for not accepting them? )

JF

[swansrule100]

the kangaroos are unloved everywhere

as im not in sydney i find it hard to know what it does to nsw/act footy, but you guys indicate its a problem and it seems like it must be.

on the couch talked about the big teams needed... it needs to be serious... they mentioned collingwood would that work? kangas playing collingwood at manuka

[Captain]

I'm a fan playing in Canberra.

It's a great road trip down there for the weekend.

[BAM_BAM]

Originally posted by swansrule100
on the couch talked about the big teams needed... it needs to be serious... they mentioned collingwood would that work? kangas playing collingwood at manuka

unfortunately there are things we must face as supporters of the great code of Aussie Rules. One of those things is that Collingwood draws crowds. For some reason they have people everywhere who follow them.

Being that a lot of people in the ACT have moved there due to their work committments, I think they'd draw a crowd with Collingwood as they did with Sydney.

To play teams outside of the "traditional" (old VFL) ones really isn't going to draw crowds.

The problem the Kangas face is, they want to establish a supporter base there, not just have the visiting teams supporters come out of the woodwork.

I think Canberians will get behind them only if they leave Melbourne and become a team who are based there. Toing and Froing is not helping their cause or growing the code. It's only providing a match for those already fans of the game to go to.

[Destructive]

Re: 8,542

Originally posted by Charlie
What North Melbourne gets in Canberra without Sydney's crowd.

End this farce.

What a joke! That was the sort of crowd figure they were getting at the end of their laughable foray into Sydney.

[Damien]

Re: Re: 8,542

Originally posted by Destructive
What a joke! That was the sort of crowd figure they were getting at the end of their laughable foray into Sydney.

yes, the difference this time is that the ACT government is losing money as opposed to the AFL lol

They will be there for as long as the ACT government tell the AFL they are willing to pay for it.

[j s]

C'mon Charlie!! You're getting a tad obvious in arguments. Lift your game!!

You don't really care about Nth playing in Canberra in the slightest - you just don't like them playing us!!

[Charlie]

JS - I don't like our games being used to gloss over what is an unjustifiable waste of time. The Canberra market is simply not big enough for AFL football - this 'game development' stuff is nonsense, and they know it.

It's time they started being honest. Call it what it is - a short-term grab for short-term cash.

[swansrule100]

canberra is pretty much part of nsw as far as football is concerned

its like playing footy at kalgoorlie or somewhere in wa..... if the act people wanna see footy let them travel to sydney