NRL Loans now at $30m...to just 4 clubs.

[Glen_McWilliams]

http://www.afr.com/business/sport/nrl-loans-to-four-struggling-clubs-blow-out-to-30-million-20160225-gn3ezq

 

[westTAHger]

Always had an opinion of lowering entry admission price.
What's better, a crowd of 10,000 people at $20
or a crowd of 20,000 @ $10, surely this would have a far better atmosphere
More crowd attendance, more merchandise bought, etc.

Not saying this will cure the financial problems of clubs, it could just help a bit.

 

[supercoach]

Always had an opinion of lowering entry admission price.
What's better, a crowd of 10,000 people at $20
or a crowd of 20,000 @ $10, surely this would have a far better atmosphere
More crowd attendance, more merchandise bought, etc.

Not saying this will cure the financial problems of clubs, it could just help a bit.

Cost is a factor but in this day and age it is way to easy just to sit in front of the box and get your NRL fix. People are also time poor, to go to a NRL game can be a four hour exercise and people are pushed to find that time.

 

[batboy]

Always had an opinion of lowering entry admission price.
What's better, a crowd of 10,000 people at $20
or a crowd of 20,000 @ $10, surely this would have a far better atmosphere
More crowd attendance, more merchandise bought, etc.

Not saying this will cure the financial problems of clubs, it could just help a bit.

Won't work - Simply put: The people who pay $20 to go to the game are the same people who'd pay $10\. Also the same people that would pay $25.00

The trial on the Weekend was well advertised, 2 Full strength teams out Campbelltown - With FREE admission for members and Tickets only $15 (for 5 Games) and would have been lucky to have 5000 there….

 

[Snake]

Always had an opinion of lowering entry admission price.
What's better, a crowd of 10,000 people at $20
or a crowd of 20,000 @ $10, surely this would have a far better atmosphere
More crowd attendance, more merchandise bought, etc.

Not saying this will cure the financial problems of clubs, it could just help a bit.

Won't work - Simply put: The people who pay $20 to go to the game are the same people who'd pay $10\. Also the same people that would pay $25.00

The trial on the Weekend was well advertised, 2 Full strength teams out Campbelltown - With FREE admission for members and Tickets only $15 (for 5 Games) and would have been lucky to have 5000 there….

Yes but that is Campbelltown ..the club will have to PAY the community out there to come to games
say $15 a family to attend ,the place is where NRL teams become extinct!

 

[batboy]

All the same - Lowering ticket prices doesn't really come into it that much…
Everyone says it does... But I don't think so.

If you wanna go to the Footy, You go. If not... Then you won't - No matter the price.

 

[pHyR3]

All the same - Lowering ticket prices doesn't really come into it that much…
Everyone says it does... But I don't think so.

If you wanna go to the Footy, You go. If not... Then you won't - No matter the price.

yeah pretty much.

say tickets are $30 right now. If we drop them to $15 do you really think NRL averages will go from 16k to 32k? Even give it 10 years and expand all the small stadiums and we wouldn't get there unless something else changes