Crowds

[Seantice]

To me its for one reason crowds are down. And its all to do with this disgraceful contract situations. If the Nrl cant see the damage this is having on teams and supporters then they have their head in the sand.

Exactly right. Add to that the never ending salary cap of some clubs and it really starts to bring the game down.
People want to go to the game each week and know their team is a genuine chance of winning, and no I don't mean a chance of an "upset".
There's massive discrepancies in the way this game is run, and something needs to be done to improve it

100% agree with you. The game has turned into the English Premier League where a few rich clubs get all the players they want and the poor clubs just make up the numbers. It's a joke that Brisbane get a Friday night game every week and a seemingly never ending salary cap. Level playing field my butt. I used to watch at least 2-3 games a weekend, now I'd be lucky to watch the highlights of a Tigers game.

Same here. I hardly watch it anymore. Started when the shoulder charge got banned and the huge increase in video referee referals. Nothing worse when a game is getting going then stops for a referral because they have to check everything. Had enough of it.

 

[glebe_tiger]

I've said it before league has peaked in this country. Primarily due to too much competition in the Sydney market, certain rule changes, costs in going to games, off field drama and participation numbers down.

With all reports the next tv deal without the betting money could cause even bigger problems. Interesting times ahead.