The Waratahs suffer in crowded market with fair-weather fans

[pieter blackie]

if i recall correctly, the crowd numbers were around 22 000 for the Tahs vs Force game

how many was force supporters??

[LarryNJ]

The crowd was around 22,000. The same day as the Rabbitohs & Swans game and they had some races on just down the street.
Its not as if it was the only sporting match in Sydney.

Of course I'm not making excuses. Union in Sydney was hardly a priority though. There were that many things going on & the forecast for rain. Admittedly rain lowers attendances to most things but I can hardly blame people for not going, it was freezing!! Not to mention the fact that the whole week we were there, we saw more Brumbies supporters than Tahs.

Easter show goes for about 3 weeks over there!

re-read your post - you're making excuses for them. You've changed - you used to be cool...

I'm sorry, I'm ashamed. I hate the Tahs. Is that better?

You need to add one more thing to be COOL again.

Their fans suck!

[Flamethrower]

you should do stickers next time.

Stencil and spray paint

[shasta]

Towards the end of last Saturday's clash at the SFS I said in commentary that it's going to be a great win for the Western Force but not a good result for Australian rugby. - GREG CLARKE

Yeah I heard that. I remember having a clear mental picture at the time too. Greg Clarke getting gravel rash on his bottom lip.

If you want to talk sports markets in relation to the number of elite level teams in the various football codes compared to population, Sydney is not the toughest. Melbourne is and we all pale by comparison.

But straight unweighted averages like that don't mean a lot. There are more Rugby fans in NSW per head of population than any other state except probably Qld. It's just that they are piss weak. Your still dragging your bottom lip, Clarkie. You are also failing to explain it away. Producer have a word in your ear?

[force addict]

how many was force supporters??

to be honest i havent a clue but a fair amount turned up!

[jargan83]

Its not as if it was the only sporting match in Sydney.

How is that a defence?

[Swee_82]

Towards the end of last Saturday's clash at the SFS I said in commentary that it's going to be a great win for the Western Force but not a good result for Australian rugby. - GREG CLARKE

Yep, seeing sucess being spread across the provinces (Ok, maybe not Qld at the moment).
Terrible result that [/sarcasm]

[innocent quokka]

How is that a defence?

How is it not a defense?

As a sports fan, I love league and union.

There were a number of options to go to that night. I knew the tahs were playing boring rugby, so I could very well have gone to a league game. If you're spoilt for choice, of course the crowds will be diluted.

[Burgs]

I think the Greg Clarke comment can be probably paired with the John Mitchell post match comment for intent.