It's time to take the fight back to HBG

westielife said:
They sold out ctown every game last year, I was at the game against the Broncos when they lost by 1.
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That is incorrect.

Campbelltown Stadium crowds 2026
12 Apr – Newcastle Knights – 15,221
18 Apr – Brisbane Broncos – 17,315
20 Jun – Dolphins – 12,281 (offered $50 family tickets!!! - thats $12.50 per ticket!!)
10 Jul – NZ Warriors – 10,445

Total: 55,262 | Average: 13,816

Leichardt Oval Crowds:
14 Mar – North Queensland Cowboys 17,637
23 Apr – Canberra Raiders – 17,153 (sold out)
14 Jun – Gold Coast Titans – 17,773 (final game before redevelopment)

Total: 52,563 | Average: 17,521

They had an extra game and only just beat the total of Leichardt Oval.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
Resisting, that must have been killing you man, no doubt your proposal would get the NRL's attention but it could also destroy team morale, having no one supporting them at home games.
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But let’s be real, a smaller crowd never killed a footy team, but comical, circus-level governance absolutely does.

Players can get up for a game regardless of crowd size. What destroys team morale, drives away elite talent, and poisons the roster is waking up every week to headlines about boardroom leaks, corporate infighting, and structural incompetence.

The NRL will keep cash-strapped clubs on life support for TV ratings, but our problem isn't the fans going or not going to the games , it's the clown show at the top ruining player morale from the inside out.
 
cochise said:
That will make very little difference, the majority of their income is from pokies.

It's time to get change at HBG.
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That’s a valid historical point about gaming income, but treating membership decline as irrelevant overlooks the single most valuable asset a sporting franchise owns, its core fan base.

HBG is already aware that pokie revenues face long-term regulatory and market headwinds, their shift into property diversification proves it.

If the board is taking proactive steps to safeguard their financial portfolio, taking concrete steps to listen to members and modernize governance should be their only next priority.
 
FinestTigers said:
That’s a valid historical point about gaming income, but treating membership decline as irrelevant overlooks the single most valuable asset a sporting franchise owns, its core fan base.

HBG is already aware that pokie revenues face long-term regulatory and market headwinds, their shift into property diversification proves it.

If the board is taking proactive steps to safeguard their financial portfolio, taking concrete steps to listen to members and modernize governance should be their only next priority.
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The problem with the point you are making, is that you assume HBG care. They dont. The club was misrepresenting membership numbers for years under their watch. Not going to games removes the joy I get as a fan and hbg couldnt give two shits.
 
mtd#2 said:
The problem with the point you are making, is that you assume HBG care. They dont. The club was misrepresenting membership numbers for years under their watch. Not going to games removes the joy I get as a fan and hbg couldnt give two shits.
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Spot on, and just to be clear, I’m not under any illusion that HBG care about fan sentiment.

They proved where they stood when membership numbers were being misrepresented for years on end.
And I'm not expecting them to suddenly start caring.

What I'm highlighting is their corporate hypocrisy. They are privately de-risking their own assets from pokie declines and letting the actual football club's brand value bleed out. Exposing that contradiction is the whole point.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
Resisting, that must have been killing you man, no doubt your proposal would get the NRL's attention but it could also destroy team morale, having no one supporting them at home games.
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It's a valid point Steve, but are HBG not destroying morale by having us in the papers each off season at a minimum? Is missing the finals for 15 years and counting not destroying morale? How much can one club take?

There is a retort to all solutions proposed, but people seem hesitant to actually do something that would work. If that's the case, we will get more of the same from the same.

I understand both points of view.
 
weststigers said:
It's a valid point Steve, but are HBG not destroying morale by having us in the papers each off season at a minimum? Is missing the finals for 15 years and counting not destroying morale? How much can one club take?

There is a retort to all solutions proposed, but people seem hesitant to actually do something that would work. If that's the case, we will get more of the same from the same.

I understand both points of view.
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Yeah, it's an ugly dilemma this loop that HBG have created, both you and @FinestTigers raise some good points.

Always been pissed at them but when they branched out into soccer it just proves our team is not their priority.

Solutions, 1st up there needs to be another protest this summer and this time 10,000 need to turn up, PVL reckons it's about the fans well maybe those numbers will make him listen.

Next land 100,000 signatures on the NRL's desk demanding change.

Attack with huge numbers has to have a better chance of success.
 
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Rock Hopper Steve said:
Yeah, it's an ugly dilemma this loop that HBG have created, both you and @FinestTigers raise some good points.

Always been pissed at them but when they branched out into soccer it just proves our team is not their priority.

Solutions, 1st up there needs to be another protest this summer and this time 10,000 need to turn up, PVL reckons it's about the fans well maybe those numbers will make him listen.

Next land 100,000 signatures on the NRL's desk demanding change.

Attack with huge numbers has to have a better chance of success.
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Most fans are couch slobs and beer swilling reprobates. Good luck getting 10,000 to even get up for their next bottle.

Sadly our fans mirror the management. Total apathy.
 
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