Damien

I will be disappointed if my own club, Wigan, make use of this quota increase. I dont think we need to anyway and it would be counter productive. I fully expect us to continue the approach we have took for a number of years and focus on developing our own young players.

For some context over 5k in the 1980s is far different to that figure now too, generally attendances were much lower. In some season's the average league attendance was less than that and teams like Warrington and Castleford frequently averaged less than that too. I have no doubt that Halifax and Oldham would be well placed to get good crowds again if things could fall into place like Wakefield or Hull KR.

You are just being very selective and looking at a single measure.

Really disappointed to hear that. I can't see any justification for needing 10 overseas players. Neither do I think the standard of these extra players is any higher than what we can develop in this country.

Form should come into it but it certainly shouldn't be the only criteria.

I can't see how that would appeal to anyone. Thats not even just an AFL thing, I think exactly the same about RL triple and double headers.

Its never needed to be, still doesn't need to be really. That's why I said it doesn't really matter. Im sure if demand continues to increase it will magically be lifted again by a few hundred, as it was for this fixture after two previous sellouts.

It could be 12k and it could easily be more than the current restricted Leigh capacity. It's a fudge for IMG utilisation. Regardless it really doesn't matter, Leigh are getting good crowds and that's the important thing.

I agree and I have always said I wouldn't pick Marshall either. He is a solid SL winger but for me he's not top international level. I'd be picking the likes of Young and Johnstone over him any day of the week.

It was a sell out in terms of what was available. The reduced capacity is supposedly due to the entertainment and I daresay there is some IMG fudging involved to give a greater utilisation score.

AFLW is a money pit. Its a really interesting contrast to the NRLW which took a quite different approach and is going from strength to strength:

It is 12k, the record attendance is 12,005 for a CC semi final.

Its unbelievable and its been a pleasure to see how those two clubs have grown. I look forward to Wakefield joining them too as they continue to grow.