Blues 2024
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@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2024:
Not meaning it to be negative.
I was talking specially about the polls: ’Hell, even Christie has a point’
You were assuming people not getting points are playing bad. There’s been very few dud games from any players so far. Top 3 is often try scorers, players involved in big moments etc. You can play consistently well and miss out on that
The polls measure something but they can't tell you anything negative
@Duluth said in Blues 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2024:
Not meaning it to be negative.
I was talking specially about the polls: ’Hell, even Christie has a point’
You were assuming people not getting points are playing bad. There’s been very few dud games from any players so far. Top 3 is often try scorers, players involved in big moments etc. You can play consistently well and miss out on that
The polls measure something but they can't tell you anything negative
You don't know what I was assuming. And the Christie comment was an attempt to be light hearted.
People seem to be happy with Rieko's form. Awesome. I don't have a strong opinion either way.
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@Daffy-Jaffy Funnily enough that's all we seemed to hear about in the 2nd was about how much the Blues enjoyed Noosa beach....
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Blues CEO commenting on the SR competition, crowds etc
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350261700/how-blues-plan-win-back-auckland
@Duluth said in Blues 2024:
Blues CEO commenting on the SR competition, crowds etc
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350261700/how-blues-plan-win-back-auckland
I think the $15 ticket deal they discussed last night in the commentary is a good thing. A couple of my mates who jumped on the Warriors train last year did so with $10-$20 tickets for most of the games they attended.
Also found this interesting from the comments section, Warriors season tickets nearly half price (in value) compared with Blues, unsure if true or not:
Warriors season membership cost me $299/10 games, seated on halfway covered ($30/game). Blues membership for a like for like seat was $350/6 games ($58/game).
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@Duluth said in Blues 2024:
Blues CEO commenting on the SR competition, crowds etc
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350261700/how-blues-plan-win-back-auckland
I think the $15 ticket deal they discussed last night in the commentary is a good thing. A couple of my mates who jumped on the Warriors train last year did so with $10-$20 tickets for most of the games they attended.
Also found this interesting from the comments section, Warriors season tickets nearly half price (in value) compared with Blues, unsure if true or not:
Warriors season membership cost me $299/10 games, seated on halfway covered ($30/game). Blues membership for a like for like seat was $350/6 games ($58/game).
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lots of different levels. There’s one for $175 for 8 tickets
@Duluth said in Blues 2024:
lots of different levels. There’s one for $175 for 8 tickets
The commenter was only comparing covered halfway seating. I tried to look for a similar GA as this one but have been locked into a ticketmaster loop and keep getting redirected back to the Aussie site.
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Mason Tupaea - Waikato Prop, (Quinns younger brother) was on the sideline with the Blues last night.
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues 2024:
Mason Tupaea - Waikato Prop, (Quinns younger brother) was on the sideline with the Blues last night.
I had noticed he wasn't playing club rugby today. Good for him.
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@Duluth said in Blues 2024:
I’d also disagree with the like for like ticket comment. The facilities are very different
Does it really matter when comparing a covered seat v covered seat? If over $50 is too high a price point for a covered seat then a ground having better facilities isn't going to make too much difference to lots of people (and I'm not discounting it always wont, I mostly won't go to Homebush anymore due to the awful viewing experience).
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@Duluth said in Blues 2024:
I’d also disagree with the like for like ticket comment. The facilities are very different
Does it really matter when comparing a covered seat v covered seat? If over $50 is too high a price point for a covered seat then a ground having better facilities isn't going to make too much difference to lots of people (and I'm not discounting it always wont, I mostly won't go to Homebush anymore due to the awful viewing experience).
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@Duluth said in Blues 2024:
@Nepia Yes. Of course it does
I can't be arsed having this shitfight but if I'm in Auckland for a weekend and only have the time/money for one game and the Warriors have covered halfway tickets for $30 and the Blues have covered halfway tickets for $58 then I'm likely going to go the Warriors regardless of the facilities.
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@Duluth said in Blues 2024:
A one off is different than turning up every week
Well the Warriors are having bumper crowds every week and the Blues aren't - even if the tickets aren't strictly "like for like" so I think it's probably worthing investigating.
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@Nepia said in Hurricanes vs Waratahs:
Not to forget from the copyrighted "greatest sporting comp in the world" that we must always compare NZ rugby with
Crowds have more to do with the competition as a whole. There's only been 3 EP games this year and the games against Aussies sides haven't attracted interest. A game against a full strength NZ side should bump the average up a lot this weekend
I would argue the lack of positivity from the media is a big factor too. I don't dislike RL but I find the constant fluffing annoying when compared to the endless negativity around everything rugby. When the game had positive coverage a couple of years ago (BB signing etc) crowds were consistently in the mid 20k, multiple times above 30k and even got 45k for a match
