Hmm? Did I say I was talking about super 14? You assumed wrongly. For any sport you have to look at the highest level of competion, and for Rugby Union they value the International game above all else. Take a look at the crowd figures for that and warp those to your arguement.
Hahahahahahahaha.
We should look at the International game shuld we? So if we look at "International Rules" which averaged about 55,000 per game, does that make that sport bigger than cricker or Union or League? Of course not.
You don't judge a sport by it's internationals. Soccer couldn't gove a rats ass about internationals except fpr the World Cup and Euro Championships. You judge a sport by its success at domestic level. The EPL, NFL, NRL, AFL etc.
They value the international game in Union because it's basically crap to watch below that level and it needs to be international to generate any interest. Bit like cricket. Otherwise no one would care.
Yes my opinion is irrevelant to YOU. Because you don't like what you are hearing. I bet you run off to mommy crying that I am being mean to you on the internet.
No your opinion is irrelevant because you are one person. It's the opinions of the masses in this country which will tell you the passions levels and interest of a sport - not the opinion of YOU .
Ah yes, the RL defence, "LINKS, LINKS!!!!! Prove it... I'm not believing you unless you supply links! Waaaaa waaaah"
Gotta love the selective statistic provided by RL fans. More people watch the AFL, that's the way it is. You can bend number, be selective with numbers, create your own cut-off points, do whatever you want.... it doens't change the fact that more people watch the AFL and TV networks pay more to have it on their schedule.
You make me laugh. You have no idea what passion is. If that means blindly following one code, then you are the most passionate idiot alive.
Lets see how these passionate Sydneysiders who follow AFL support the team when they go on a losing streak. They may react like those passionate Brisbanites who are loving following a losing team.
Sydney loves winners. Thats all they love. As soon as you start losing, they drop off the bandwagon like no tomorrow.
Are you an idiot? Did you not read my other post? How naive are you to think that Sydney people are less passionate about sport than Melbourne? They are HUMANS the same as people in melbourne, with they are jsut born 1000 kms further away. Their ability to like sport is no different to Melbournians.
I don't see their passion for cricket being any different, for example?
The only difference is their main football code is not as good so it is less passionately followed and supported than Aussie Rules is in Melb, Adel and Perth. You can't use Brisbane as a comparison because the Broncos have a city of 2 million to themselves. If they had a large number of teams like Sydney it would be the same.