In a positive PR spin for Rugby League in Victoria though, the Storm attracted around 600 people to a training session held at Princes Park in Carlton yesterday.
Fan photos from the training session managed to end up on the predominately AFL dominated forum of Aussie Rules website, BigFooty.com with some fans calling on Victorian Premier, Steve Bracks to give the Storm a parade should they be successful on Sunday night.
It wouldn't be too much to ask, would it?