: Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:44 pm  

fredie wrote:

origin went too melbourne victoria years ago . take the blinkers off

i dont want to distract them

yes there were 2 games before, one that got 85,000 and the one during the SL war where was that massive brawl.

the one held at telstra dome last year was really good for RL in melbourne

i went down there and there was a good buzz

theres another one there this year too

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:46 pm  

this years melbourne origin will sell out again

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:47 pm  

dally messenger wrote:

i dont want to distract them

yes there were 2 games before, one that got 85,000 and the one during the SL war where was that massive brawl.

the one held at telstra dome last year was really good for RL in melbourne

i went down there and there was a good buzz

theres another one there this year too

Good on them, so if it works in Melbourne why not branch out a bit further in Australia before looking at options like England, as i said I would have thought Western Australia would be a prime target to spread the game.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:53 pm  

christopher wrote:

Good on them, so if it works in Melbourne why not branch out a bit further in Australia before looking at options like England, as i said I would have thought Western Australia would be a prime target to spread the game.

good way of avoiding the topic.

[tb]

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:03 pm  

'the topic' was exhaustively addressed in the second and third posts of the thread. Everything beyond that is self indulgent Ocker arrogance

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:17 pm  

tb wrote:

'the topic' was exhaustively addressed in the second and third posts of the thread. Everything beyond that is self indulgent Ocker arrogance

depends on the pov.

i dont see any arrogance.

i see people that dont watch the game saying its a bad idea.

thats sounds like a poor way to make a decision on something

and i think the idea that an australian game is needed to help RL in england is also something that is making people feel insecure.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:19 pm  

didn't brazil football play an exibition match at wembley . how arrogant

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:20 pm  

dally messenger wrote:

the tri nations final in 2005 didnt involve a local side and still got a very good crowd.

The tri-nations final was held in Leeds which is in RL heartland. Over here internationals carry far more weight than what the war of the roses did and what origin does, so people will be more willing to attend.

Origin may have boosted RL interest in Melbourne and helped to increase the Storms crowds, but that just will not work in London. For the vast majority of Londoners if it isn't soccer than they just don't want to know.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:24 pm  

dally messenger wrote:

good way of avoiding the topic.

How is that avoiding the Topic?

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:28 pm  

dally messenger wrote:

and i think the idea that an australian game is needed to help RL in england is also something that is making people feel insecure.

No the Idea that an Australian thinks the sport of RL in England needs an Australian game for it to expand is where the arrogance comes in.

I watch the SoO and i will be lucky enough to see a fair few live in the next few years, but I cannot see what help it would do playing it at wembley, sure it would be a novelty and I'm sure it would sell a few tickets but as for expanding the game in this country i just cannot see how it would help.