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edwahu wrote: May 10, 2019, 8:16 pm The field is looking pretty rough already.
Plenty of divots all over the field. It's going to be a paddock by the time the weekend is over.
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It is certainly in awful condition already.
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Triple m saying 25 thousand in the crowd for dogs/knights game

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cat wrote:Triple m saying 25 thousand in the crowd for dogs/knights game

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cat wrote:Triple m saying 25 thousand in the crowd for dogs/knights game

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Maybe they are all out the back at the bar.....

Triple m saying its a great success " let's do it every week"

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If this was being played in a region that wasn’t league heartland like Melbourne or Perth I could see the value. I’m pretty certain that’s what they do in the Super League.
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Yeah it is a bust.

Queenslanders only care about QUEENSLANDER.



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dubby wrote:Yeah it is a bust.

Queenslanders only care about QUEENSLANDER.



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They hold it at Homebush they probably get double the crowd.

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For sure


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Dusty wrote: May 11, 2019, 8:00 pm For sure


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Commentators keep saying that Sydney crowds don't like to travel. That's why people there keep agitating for suburban ground games.
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That’s a dodgy looking pitch. Looks worse irl. Gonna be tough getting tackled in the middle of the field.


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Danaman137 wrote:Image

That’s a dodgy looking pitch. Looks worse irl. Gonna be tough getting tackled in the middle of the field.


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Looks like the old Capital golf course, just chuck a bucket of sand into the divets.

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Never again please.

A double header will do, that’s enough magic there.
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Great surface.

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One interesting thing about Magic Round is we can finally compare NRL attendance to V8 Supercars. When V8s announce their official crowds as being the highest in Aus sport, it’s usually met with claims the numbers are skewed because they run all weekend.

So with that said, total attendance of Magic Round was 134,677.

V8 Supercars weekend attendances in 2017 (First article I could Google admittedly)
Melbourne GP: 272,000
Adelaide: 272,000
Bathurst: 204,512
Newcastle: 192,242
Gold Coast: 186,259
Townsville: 142,478
Average that year was 116,000 per event.

So their claim has legs


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Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:One interesting thing about Magic Round is we can finally compare NRL attendance to V8 Supercars. When V8s announce their official crowds as being the highest in Aus sport, it’s usually met with claims the numbers are skewed because they run all weekend.

So with that said, total attendance of Magic Round was 134,677.

V8 Supercars weekend attendances in 2017 (First article I could Google admittedly)
Melbourne GP: 272,000
Adelaide: 272,000
Bathurst: 204,512
Newcastle: 192,242
Gold Coast: 186,259
Townsville: 142,478
Average that year was 116,000 per event.

So their claim has legs


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That's a lot of bogans in one spot.
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God, you’re all just a pack of **** whingers.

Everyone I know who went to Magic Round **** LOVED it, and I was spewing I didn’t go. If it’s on again next year I’m definitely going

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The Rickman wrote:God, you’re all just a pack of **** whingers.

Everyone I know who went to Magic Round **** LOVED it, and I was spewing I didn’t go. If it’s on again next year I’m definitely going

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I went. Didn’t like it


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The Rickman wrote:God, you’re all just a pack of **** whingers.

Everyone I know who went to Magic Round **** LOVED it, and I was spewing I didn’t go. If it’s on again next year I’m definitely going

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Heard Fox say it was locked to Suncorp for the next 2 years, someone might confirm?

I like the concept, just not a fan on playing on that surface after 6 games. It’s looked like a good carnival atmosphere.
I’m spewing I knocked back free flights and tickets up for all 4 days through work, it looked like a good atmosphere


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I'm all for it, so long as we can play in the first couple of days
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The Rickman wrote:God, you’re all just a pack of **** whingers.

Everyone I know who went to Magic Round **** LOVED it, and I was spewing I didn’t go. If it’s on again next year I’m definitely going

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Brew wrote:
The Rickman wrote:God, you’re all just a pack of **** whingers.

Everyone I know who went to Magic Round **** LOVED it, and I was spewing I didn’t go. If it’s on again next year I’m definitely going

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Heard Fox say it was locked to Suncorp for the next 2 years, someone might confirm?

I like the concept, just not a fan on playing on that surface after 6 games. It’s looked like a good carnival atmosphere.
I’m spewing I knocked back free flights and tickets up for all 4 days through work, it looked like a good atmosphere


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Locked next year. Queensland Government has an option for the following two. It would be a huge mistake to stage it for four years in Brisbane. Must move around if it is to survive.


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greeneyed wrote:
Brew wrote:
The Rickman wrote:God, you’re all just a pack of **** whingers.

Everyone I know who went to Magic Round **** LOVED it, and I was spewing I didn’t go. If it’s on again next year I’m definitely going

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Heard Fox say it was locked to Suncorp for the next 2 years, someone might confirm?

I like the concept, just not a fan on playing on that surface after 6 games. It’s looked like a good carnival atmosphere.
I’m spewing I knocked back free flights and tickets up for all 4 days through work, it looked like a good atmosphere


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Locked next year. Queensland Government has an option for the following two. It would be a huge mistake to stage it for four years in Brisbane. Must move around if it is to survive.


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I have no problem with it being played in Sydney, Melbourne or maybe even Auckland, but no **** WAY should it ever be played in Canberra


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The Rickman wrote: May 12, 2019, 8:43 pm God, you’re all just a pack of **** whingers.

Everyone I know who went to Magic Round **** LOVED it, and I was spewing I didn’t go. If it’s on again next year I’m definitely going

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You seem to be missing the point that most of us aren't opposed to the concept, just deeply opposed to the second-worst playing surface in the NRL being chosen to host it, and with good reason.

I also don't think the NRL organised it particularly well.
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I think my point is that most of you just whinge about everything you possibly can... the broncos, the nrl, the referees, basically everything gets **** on

I DO agree with the turf problem though, it looked poor today. The NRL needs to sort that out next time for sure


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The Rickman wrote:I think my point is that most of you just whinge about everything you possibly can... the broncos, the nrl, the referees, basically everything gets **** on
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Mothers day was a bad choice.

The turf looked bad.

A poster raised a good point about SL Magic Round which works and it may be very important... They hold it away from RL strongholds in England- NOT in RL heartland. So it's a fun road trip for any hardcore fans who want to go watch and then get value for travelling with extra games and RL fans OUTSIDE the heartland turn up because they get a chance to finally watch some top level games live in their own city so might happily watch more than 1 because it doesn't happen every week.

Surely that makes a difference. Magic Round in Perth, Melbourne, Country NSW?, Darwin? NZ?
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The Rickman wrote:
greeneyed wrote:
Brew wrote:
The Rickman wrote:God, you’re all just a pack of **** whingers.

Everyone I know who went to Magic Round **** LOVED it, and I was spewing I didn’t go. If it’s on again next year I’m definitely going

Raiders fans really are the worst in the league


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Heard Fox say it was locked to Suncorp for the next 2 years, someone might confirm?

I like the concept, just not a fan on playing on that surface after 6 games. It’s looked like a good carnival atmosphere.
I’m spewing I knocked back free flights and tickets up for all 4 days through work, it looked like a good atmosphere


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Locked next year. Queensland Government has an option for the following two. It would be a huge mistake to stage it for four years in Brisbane. Must move around if it is to survive.


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I have no problem with it being played in Sydney, Melbourne or maybe even Auckland, but no **** WAY should it ever be played in Canberra


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You seem to think I’m arguing for it to be held in Canberra. I have never done that. I’ve just pointed out it will never be played in Canberra. Never, ever would the NRL do that. Yet we keep getting articles suggesting it.


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greeneyed wrote:But it is an NRL endorsed event. The Raiders seem to be referring to the NSW Cup as Canterbury Cup these days despite the fact they are sponsored by ISC. If NRMA Insurance has "stopped" the Broncos from appearing, it is pretty silly behaviour from NRMA Insurance. They just should have photo bombed Youi with their sponsor logos.
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That pitch looked really bad today, it was halfway between a pitch and the beach for our game. Given Suncorp has had surface issues for 15 years it's unrealistic to think it will be any different next time.
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Dr Zaius wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:One interesting thing about Magic Round is we can finally compare NRL attendance to V8 Supercars. When V8s announce their official crowds as being the highest in Aus sport, it’s usually met with claims the numbers are skewed because they run all weekend.

So with that said, total attendance of Magic Round was 134,677.

V8 Supercars weekend attendances in 2017 (First article I could Google admittedly)
Melbourne GP: 272,000
Adelaide: 272,000
Bathurst: 204,512
Newcastle: 192,242
Gold Coast: 186,259
Townsville: 142,478
Average that year was 116,000 per event.

So their claim has legs


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That's a lot of bogans in one spot.
It’s what happens when you throw 134k of NRL supporters in Qld
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The thing that annoys me there was next to no promotion for the event. I mean fox put the Hindy and fletch in a bloody bubble at the ground. The nrl did one event at the start of week and then nothing.

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Dr Zaius wrote: May 12, 2019, 6:40 pm
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:One interesting thing about Magic Round is we can finally compare NRL attendance to V8 Supercars. When V8s announce their official crowds as being the highest in Aus sport, it’s usually met with claims the numbers are skewed because they run all weekend.

So with that said, total attendance of Magic Round was 134,677.

V8 Supercars weekend attendances in 2017 (First article I could Google admittedly)
Melbourne GP: 272,000
Adelaide: 272,000
Bathurst: 204,512
Newcastle: 192,242
Gold Coast: 186,259
Townsville: 142,478
Average that year was 116,000 per event.

So their claim has legs


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That's a lot of bogans in one spot.
I thought League fans were bogans...?

Turn it up.

It's a bit unfair counting the GP attendance as a V8 crowd, is it not?
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thedevilingreen wrote: May 13, 2019, 8:47 am The thing that annoys me there was next to no promotion for the event. I mean fox put the Hindy and fletch in a bloody bubble at the ground. The nrl did one event at the start of week and then nothing.

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There was heaps of promotion...?
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I don't have a problem with the concept, I think it has legs but it also needs to be executed properly.

Away from a rugby league heartland, it annoyed a lot of people that the Donkeys got an extra home game out of this and rightly so.

All games over 3 days. It was clear that having Thursday night as a stand alone was a dismal failure and creates better value for other days.

They need to review pricing, it is people on seats that will make it a spectacle and the ticket prices would have kept a lot of people away.

Good idea, typical NRL chook raffle level execution.
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