Sports Prophet

Sounds like Dolphins should’ve played that one a bit more local then?

NRL crowds have definitely hit a mid season lull. Dolphins v Sea Eagles 14,059 @ Suncorp - showing signs of fatigue and novelty wearing off Panthers v Bulldogs 21,525 @ Panthers another great crowd for Penrith Eels v Broncos 17,393 @ CommBank is pretty underwhelming for a supposed powerhouse club who are definitely underperforming Tigers v Knights 10,107 @ Scully Park is a sell out for a game taken to the country Dragons v Bunnies 7,517 @ Jubilee is a deplorable derby day crowd Storm v Sharks 18,670 @ AAMI is a fail for a Saturday night top of the table clash Roosters v Warriors 17,517 @ Allianz is a below average crowd as well Titans v Cowboys 12,125 @ Cbus is another perfect crowd for all those GC fans who like to have space around them Two well attended matches out of eight I would say there.

Anywhere I can see a replay of it? What time in the match was it?

Spoken like a true pedant!

yeah, I didn’t think it required explaining, but apparently so.

I wouldn’t argue with that at all. Best position it has been in ever.

Google Maps how long public transport from Cronulla to Allianz Stadium is and then consider how many NRL fans in Sydney who would consistently take up that long a journey to watch their team at “home”. The 25%-33% journey time from Essendon to Docklands would be far more acceptable. Shark Park is in dire need of improvements. It’s a relic stuck in the 70s. I think capacity gets back up to about 16k when works are completed which is barely ok, but hospitality ammenities are woeful.

How do you know that?

I think Wade Graham at his peak demonstrated how valuable a ball playing forward can be. Sharks remained top of the table by beating Melbourne last night and they had Cam McG as ball playing forward filling in for a late Nicho Hynes scratching.

I reckon it’s much more than the 55 minutes I remember reading about a decade ago. Not so lucky

I actually think he was being very cheeky and did what he did deliberately in order to put Atkinson off his game. I thought the sin bin was fully deserved.

40 minute halves of course.

Revolution will come as a surprise to the establishment

I might have missed the last quarter of that match but it’s great to see the Bombers up the top end of the table, beating teams in the top 4… and Cronulla for that matter.

How good was it to see the Bombers Fly Up, UP?