Free NRL passes for juniors : Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:56 am  

NRL have spent $25m to give free passes to Junior footy players.

166,000 free passes are being designated to children and club officials. The pass gets you in to NRL games for free and gives juniors other special offers.

I have to say this is a fantastic gesture, to give them to the juniors as well as all the other grades that get them.



Hopefully that'll increase the attendances in the NRL. Though the figures will be a false reflection as to paying customers.

: Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:31 am  

Lucky for you,you'll get to see every game ! just joking mate.





Seriously mate that has been going on for years hasn't it? free entry for junior footy players?

: Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:03 am  

That's great news. Is it free regardless or do they have to ahve a paying adult with them? If the latter then it could make a big difference to paying attendees

: Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:19 am  

manly4ever wrote:

Lucky for you,you'll get to see every game ! just joking mate.





Seriously mate that has been going on for years hasn't it? free entry for junior footy players?

Not all junior reps. No. Flegg. Yes. As they had to get into the stadia. This time it's also some school players.

Passes are nothing new. They way it works, is you simply turn up and get general admission. As for places Like Parra, you have to got to box office, get it swiped and they give you a general admission ticket.

Doesn't Dally have a comment about this? What if the overall attendances do no go up by atleast say, 180- 200,000 next season. As an example there were weekends where I could get to 4 NRL games in the Sydney Region in one weekend on an NRL pass. 160,000 kids can do the same. And if they did go up by only that amount, you know that the NRL paid $25m for it to happen.

Still good for the kids and good for the future of the game here. That's the important thing.

: Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:22 am  

JB Down Under wrote:

That's great news. Is it free regardless or do they have to ahve a paying adult with them? If the latter then it could make a big difference to paying attendees

Yes. Free regardless.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:35 am  

Rooster Booster wrote:

Not all junior reps. No. Flegg. Yes. As they had to get into the stadia. This time it's also some school players.

Passes are nothing new. They way it works, is you simply turn up and get general admission. As for places Like Parra, you have to got to box office, get it swiped and they give you a general admission ticket.

Doesn't Dally have a comment about this? What if the overall attendances do no go up by atleast say, 180- 200,000 next season. As an example there were weekends where I could get to 4 NRL games in the Sydney Region in one weekend on an NRL pass. 160,000 kids can do the same. And if they did go up by only that amount, you know that the NRL paid $25m for it to happen.

About time.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:36 am  

Rooster Booster wrote:

Not all junior reps. No. Flegg. Yes. As they had to get into the stadia. This time it's also some school players.

Passes are nothing new. They way it works, is you simply turn up and get general admission. As for places Like Parra, you have to got to box office, get it swiped and they give you a general admission ticket.

Doesn't Dally have a comment about this? What if the overall attendances do no go up by atleast say, 180- 200,000 next season. As an example there were weekends where I could get to 4 NRL games in the Sydney Region in one weekend on an NRL pass. 160,000 kids can do the same. And if they did go up by only that amount, you know that the NRL paid $25m for it to happen.
Still good for the kids and good for the future of the game here. That's the important thing.

If that's the case then we might see the" full house sign"@ ANZ stadium for a change.Let's just hope all these kids attend games .

Re: Free NRL passes for juniors : Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:19 pm  

Rooster Booster wrote:

NRL have spent $25m to give free passes to Junior footy players.

166,000 free passes are being designated to children and club officials. The pass gets you in to NRL games for free and gives juniors other special offers.

I have to say this is a fantastic gesture, to give them to the juniors as well as all the other grades that get them.



Hopefully that'll increase the attendances in the NRL. Though the figures will be a false reflection as to paying customers.

great idea, but it hasnt cost them that has it?

they would be free ot the nrl.

Re: Free NRL passes for juniors : Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:17 am  

dally messenger wrote: great idea, but it hasnt cost them that has it? they would be free ot the nrl. http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/article.php?id=571 "The Junior Pass program is a significant investment in the game at junior level," NRL Chief Executive, Mr David Gallop, said today. Not free Dally It's a $25m NRL program. That's what it's cost the NRL to do.

dally messenger wrote: great idea, but it hasnt cost them that has it? they would be free ot the nrl. http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/article.php?id=571 "The Junior Pass program is a significant investment in the game at junior level," NRL Chief Executive, Mr David Gallop, said today. Not free Dally It's a $25m NRL program. That's what it's cost the NRL to do.

Re: Free NRL passes for juniors : Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:40 am  

Rooster Booster wrote:

http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/article.php?id=571

"The Junior Pass program is a significant investment in the game at junior level," NRL Chief Executive, Mr David Gallop, said today.


Not free Dally

It's a $25m NRL program. That's what it's cost the NRL to do.

BS.

they dont have $25 million to spend on stuff like this for starters.

theyve gotten them for free