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Imagine being upset that people within the game are trying something new in an effort to promote the game. Get behind something for once in your sad lives. I hope it works out for them and we see more of this kind of thing from people who run the game.
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My issue with it is the ticket prices. I study in Brisbane and only get home to Canberra a few times a year so don’t get to see the raiders play live as often as I like. I’d love to go this weekend but at $110 for a student ticket to get a decent seat is ridiculous. I know I’m getting 2 games for that but I still find that overpriced. I only make $425 a week as a student and can’t justify spending that money. The alternative is paying a cheaper price to be chucked behind the goalposts or in a far corner. None of these options seem viable to me tbh.


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Worth a try. I hope they try it in Sydney though and play it over 2 or max 3 days.
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simo wrote: May 8, 2019, 1:49 pm Imagine being upset that people within the game are trying something new in an effort to promote the game. Get behind something for once in your sad lives. I hope it works out for them and we see more of this kind of thing from people who run the game.
Haha my thoughts exactly. I swear people just like to bitch and moan about everything.
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I'll be there with bells on. Are Raiders fans meeting anywhere in particular beforehand this time?
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As an interstate fan I love the idea of Magic Round.

When the draw comes out I usually try to pair together 2 events/games that are close together (like an Origin + Raiders game if they're on in the same week close by) to justify travelling to go to a game, so the idea of Magic round and being able to see a number of games in a weekend appeals to me, that was the appeal of the Nines Games. Was nearly going to go to the one this year, something I'll look at again next year.
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Sid wrote: May 8, 2019, 2:36 pm As an interstate fan I love the idea of Magic Round.

When the draw comes out I usually try to pair together 2 events/games that are close together (like an Origin + Raiders game if they're on in the same week close by) to justify travelling to go to a game, so the idea of Magic round and being able to see a number of games in a weekend appeals to me, that was the appeal of the Nines Games. Was nearly going to go to the one this year, something I'll look at again next year.
Yeah me too, as we're getting closer and closer to the event I'm really disappointed I'm not going.
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Yeah, 'cause the game really needs to be promoted in Brisbane, by giving the Broncos a bonus home game and forcing 8 clubs to play one of their home games away from home. :lol:

Taking premiership games to regional areas has far more merit, but anyway...

The surface better bloody hold up by Sunday afternoon.
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jozzas wrote: May 8, 2019, 2:31 pm I'll be there with bells on. Are Raiders fans meeting anywhere in particular beforehand this time?
I don't know.

Hope this helps.
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I like the concept. Hate the ticketing and prices (as mentioned in preview thread). $90 for the 'cheap seats' behind the goal posts. Daughter wants to go and her ticket is another $70. Total of $160 to take your kid to the footy is just insane. Thats not counting the cost of food/drinks at the game which will easily take it up to a $200 trip.

I understand the concept and appreciate its trying something different. I just wish it wasn't priced at a premium and was more in line with your normal club game ticket prices.
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Seiffert82 wrote: May 8, 2019, 2:56 pm Yeah, 'cause the game really needs to be promoted in Brisbane, by giving the Broncos a bonus home game and forcing 8 clubs to play one of their home games away from home. :lol:

Taking premiership games to regional areas has far more merit, but anyway...

The surface better bloody hold up by Sunday afternoon.
Dunno. A chopped up surface might bring Mitchell back to the pack a bit and give Oldy a chance of containing him.
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Northern Raider wrote:I like the concept. Hate the ticketing and prices (as mentioned in preview thread). $90 for the 'cheap seats' behind the goal posts. Daughter wants to go and her ticket is another $70. Total of $160 to take your kid to the footy is just insane. Thats not counting the cost of food/drinks at the game which will easily take it up to a $200 trip.

I understand the concept and appreciate its trying something different. I just wish it wasn't priced at a premium and was more in line with your normal club game ticket prices.
Yeah I'm holding off till Friday to get my tickets in the hope that the NRL panic and drop prices but I'm not liking my chances of that happening. It's a shame it's a great concept but they have gone for a cash grab instead of trying to get the fans there to support it.

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thedevilingreen wrote: May 8, 2019, 3:17 pm
Northern Raider wrote:I like the concept. Hate the ticketing and prices (as mentioned in preview thread). $90 for the 'cheap seats' behind the goal posts. Daughter wants to go and her ticket is another $70. Total of $160 to take your kid to the footy is just insane. Thats not counting the cost of food/drinks at the game which will easily take it up to a $200 trip.

I understand the concept and appreciate its trying something different. I just wish it wasn't priced at a premium and was more in line with your normal club game ticket prices.
Yeah I'm holding off till Friday to get my tickets in the hope that the NRL panic and drop prices but I'm not liking my chances of that happening. It's a shame it's a great concept but they have gone for a cash grab instead of trying to get the fans there to support it.

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I know there's plenty of tickets floating around. My young blokes footy club was given a bunch of tickets for the Friday night games. I can't go unfortunately as there's a school function on that night. Just wish it was for Sunday.
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jozzas wrote:I'll be there with bells on. Are Raiders fans meeting anywhere in particular beforehand this time?
We haven’t organised a meet up, but The Lord Alfred would be my suggestion.


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Id be happy with a Magic round over here in Perth..... Id love to have more than one game a year...............
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greeneyed wrote: May 8, 2019, 3:34 pm
jozzas wrote:I'll be there with bells on. Are Raiders fans meeting anywhere in particular beforehand this time?
We haven’t organised a meet up, but The Lord Alfred would be my suggestion.


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It didn't last time I was there... but it has had a massive rennovation and its a really nice hotel.
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PerthRaider86 wrote:Id be happy with a Magic round over here in Perth..... Id love to have more than one game a year...............
I think they're trying it in Brisbane because it's a safe market.

If it works, they might be bold enough to try Perth, but that's a big If.

Perth stadium is used by AFL too? If so, they'd get narky about the playing surface etc.

Then there's the media pressure about no games on the east .....

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They'd never give a Magic Round to Canberra, even with a new stadium.
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greeneyed wrote:They'd never give a Magic Round to Canberra, even with a new stadium.
Nor should they. It should only be in Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney. High population centres in the eastern timezone

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Surely that new stadium in Sydney would under consideration.

Doesnt hold as many as Suncorp but would be a capacity you'd think..
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I feel dirty but I'll be cheering for Manly this w/e.

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gergreg wrote: May 8, 2019, 5:55 pm I feel dirty but I'll be cheering for Manly this w/e.

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-PJ- wrote:Surely that new stadium in Sydney would under consideration.

Doesnt hold as many as Suncorp but would be a capacity you'd think..
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The concept's fine.

I'm just utterly boggled that the NRL looked at the list of NRL grounds and chose the second-worst playing surface in the NRL to do it on.
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I personally think it's madness not even having a single game in Sydney this weekend.
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Cant wait. Great concept. Leave tomorrow morning.


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raiderskater wrote:The concept's fine.

I'm just utterly boggled that the NRL looked at the list of NRL grounds and chose the second-worst playing surface in the NRL to do it on.
Nothing to do with playing on the best surface unfortunately. I think it had something to do with the NRL signing a long term deal to have the GF in Sydney and this was a trade off deal to appease the Qld spirit.

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Qld govt wanted a rugby league event, and seeing the NRL 9s was canned again the next best option was to lobby for this

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I think it is a great idea. Apparently the Auckland Nines was a great event but it was irrelevant from a rugby league point of view. These are real games.

I agree with your point about the ticket prices. I think they are ridiculous. When this was first mooted I thought the tickets would be pretty cheap especially as a package. The way this concept will work is if you have the fans going to all the games rather than only choosing what they can afford.

Playing it in Brisbane first up is a good idea. In England it has been successful in that the venue has been special because it is a place where rugby league is not normally played. They may take it around the country eventually but those venues will not be superior to what we already play on.

I didn’t think I would be able to go but it is looking like I am going to be able to get there for Saturday and Sunday now.

I do think the Thursday night game is unnecessary. Much better 2 Friday, 3 Saturday, 3 Sunday so that from start to finish is 48-50 hours.
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raiderskater wrote: May 8, 2019, 7:15 pm The concept's fine.

I'm just utterly boggled that the NRL looked at the list of NRL grounds and chose the second-worst playing surface in the NRL to do it on.
I have said before that I don’t reckon the surface has been any good since the ground got totally flooded. Having said that, it seems to be a surface that doesn’t get any worse with wear.
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In England clubs don’t lose a home game, it is an extra round. So in our case you would play 12 home, 12 away plus magic round. They already play each other twice so the magic round match ups can be big rivalries.
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Seiffert82 wrote: May 8, 2019, 7:38 pm I personally think it's madness not even having a single game in Sydney this weekend.
I think if it gets momentum from this it will be a success in Sydney. However, I guess most weeks you can go to multiple games in Sydney although most people don’t.

It will be interesting to see how many neutrals are at each game.

A few years ago they played a finals double header - Cronulla v Cowboys and then Roosters v Manly. I thought it was brilliant.
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Bay53 wrote: May 8, 2019, 9:41 pm
Seiffert82 wrote: May 8, 2019, 7:38 pm I personally think it's madness not even having a single game in Sydney this weekend.
I think if it gets momentum from this it will be a success in Sydney. However, I guess most weeks you can go to multiple games in Sydney although most people don’t.

It will be interesting to see how many neutrals are at each game.

A few years ago they played a finals double header - Cronulla v Cowboys and then Roosters v Manly. I thought it was brilliant.
I guess I just don't understand how playing every game in one city over one weekend promotes the code. Does this get more fans through the gate? Does it increase TV ratings?

Why are we promoting the code to fans who can pay $600 for a ticket rather than getting more young kids through the gate as the next generation of supporters? Where is the "Super Round" where every kid under 16 gets in for free?

Is anyone seriously going to watch any more football this weekend just because every single match is in Brisbane?

It's **** weird if you ask me. Just another excuse to give the Broncos 13 home games this season.

I'm mildly ambivalent because it's an away game for us anyway. I'd be furious if we were giving up another home game for this circus.
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It's a pretty silly idea really, in a country the size of Australia. English people aren't big travellers, but it is relatively easy to drive to whichever city they stage their Magic Round in... or catch a train. Not in Australia. Brisbane isn't really a destination everyone is dreaming of attending. Most rugby league fans prepared to travel and who want to experience Lang Park will have been there already. I can't see Brisbane people wanting to see any club that isn't a Brisbane team (and given there is only one at the moment...) Other club fans are not likely to want to attend on days their team makes no appearance. NRL fans are tribal. The idea is being completely mismanaged by the ticketing, as was the World Cup. The NRL can really be depended upon to mismanage an event. That's why the Auckland Nines were so good... they were run professionally and the NRL didn't have anything to do with the running of the event.

What they need is a unique and unusual venue, like Perth or Adelaide, even though those are awful stadiums for viewing rugby league. They'd at least have some novelty value.

As for getting behind an idea... people do that when they're sensible ideas. And worthwhile and interesting events. I got behind the Nines, and get behind international football... but other people didn't or don't see value in those events. Everyone has a right to their opinion.
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