Sat 15 Oct: RLWC: Australia v Fiji KO 19:30

[bratman]

Just now, DavidM said:

Yes , I’m not saying he’s in his class but I think Ackers on the bench for us can play a similar role 

Yeah, we need a runner from dummy half IMO. Another attacking threat.

[Damien]

Credit to Fiji, that was a fair effort and they will be much better for it.

Australia were just the Australia that we've all grown to love and hate . Classy with great pace and skill, they will as usual take some beating.

Edited October 15, 2022 by Damien

[GeordieSaint]

Less impressed with the Aussies than Kevin Brown is. Grant was excellent. But Fiji couldn’t catch a cold and were missing half a team. The likes of Yeo and Cleary will improve Australia but that will be their hardest game until the SFs…

Edited October 15, 2022 by GeordieSaint

[Wellsy4HullFC]

They only scored 48? Pffft.

[Spidey]

13k in attendance

[Spidey]

 

[GUBRATS]

Aussies ' clunky ' , with another 2 games with their GF players and they'll be firing on all cylinders 

Unfortunately

[bratman]

2 minutes ago, Spidey said:

13k in attendance

Decent

[Just Browny]

Australia looked good but not invincible. I wouldn't be terrified of their pack but they can score tries from anywhere, even when you think you've got them where you want them.

I thought Fiji would be a lot better than last week and they were. If they have their heads screwed on they will get 2nd in the group and should be even slicker by the QFs.

[Big Picture]

18 minutes ago, Spidey said:

13k in attendance

That makes the average so far just shy of 28,250 per match, not bad at all.

Edited October 15, 2022 by Big Picture

[JonM]

13 minutes ago, Spidey said:

13k in attendance

Which is higher than Australia was able to get for a world cup game in their own capital city in 2017.

[doc]

So, for us no Headingley locals, can I park on Cardigan Road? Asking for a concerned spouse.

[Mr Frisky]

16 minutes ago, Spidey said:

13k in attendance

Pretty good.

[MatthewWoody]

I missed test rugby league 

[Damien]

5 minutes ago, JonM said:

Which is higher than Australia was able to get for a world cup game in their own capital city in 2017.

That's quite unbelievable really.

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

7 minutes ago, doc said:

So, for us no Headingley locals, can I park on Cardigan Road? Asking for a concerned spouse.

Always park on Newport Rd which is off Cardigan Rd when I go to Headingley

[Niels]

55 minutes ago, JonM said:

Which is higher than Australia was able to get for a world cup game in their own capital city in 2017.

They attract bigger crowds here because so many people want to see them and it is for many a once in a lifetime opportunity.

The game in Canberra was against France who aren't a draw here either.

 

[Damien]

 

 

[Niels]

3 minutes ago, Damien said:

 

 

That is very impressive. 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

13k is decent, especially considering that some that might have attended probably elected to travel up to Newcastle instead. 

[Dave T]

34 minutes ago, Niels said:

They attract bigger crowds here because so many people want to see them and it is for many a once in a lifetime opportunity.

The game in Canberra was against France who aren't a draw here either.

 

No, that is nonsense. In fact absolute rubbish. 

Once in a lifetime? What are you on about? 

 

 

Edited October 15, 2022 by Dave T

[Desert Skipper]

1 hour ago, Damien said:

 

 

Re: Addo-Carr’s fox celebration…

I get the little fox ears imitation, but what’s the ‘shaking one’s boobs’ about? When foxes are not stealing chickens, do they earn money on the side with a bit of risqué 1930s dancing?

[SydneyRoosters]

3 hours ago, Spidey said:

13k in attendance

Really, I thought I saw a lot more. However I have just woken up from 2 hours sleep.

[Tex Evans Thigh]

I didn’t think I’d be saying this but England can beat that Australia team. 

Sadly, I don’t think we’ll see that contest as I don’t think that Australian team can live with NZ. We’ll see in any case.

[Niels]

2 hours ago, Dave T said:

No, that is nonsense. In fact absolute rubbish. 

Once in a lifetime? What are you on about? 

 

 

 

Once in a lifetime means "very rare or rarely". 

Even taken literally, prior to this, there have been 3 world cups here in 50 years.  How many people do you know who have seen Australia here more than once?

My point was, sides such as Australia rl, The All Blacks, Brasil selecao, do attract large crowds here, sometimes more than in their own countries. It isn't "unbelievable" or a slight on their own fans. It's because we see them rarely and fans take the opportunity to watch them. 

In any case, those finding it an issue that more fans attended here must be unaware that we have nearly three times the population of Australia.

So for example, crowds in the USA for soccer world cups often exceed what nation teams get in their own countries. Because of the rarity of seeing these sides and the large population there. 

 

Edited October 16, 2022 by Niels