NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry)

[Duluth]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/108008224/auckland-rugby-open-gates-for-premiership-final-declaring-our-fans-deserve-it

[mimic]

Lets hope the supporters show up

[Tim]

Auckland have two injury worries out of the final, with fullback Jordan Trainor taking a head knock and Manu rolling his ankle.

[nzzp]

@tim said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Auckland have two injury worries out of the final, with fullback Jordan Trainor taking a head knock and Manu rolling his ankle.

Crap. Two of our better players. Particularly Manu

[nzzp]

@mimic said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Lets hope the supporters show up

Plenty I'm talking to are going to go. Hope for good weather

[Duluth]

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Crap. Two of our better players. Particularly Manu

Clarke would be the most likely to start at centre? Umaga would come in for Trainor

If either player can't start our defence is seriously weakened

[Billy Tell]

Making the game free is a good choice because the ground was basically empty for the semi final. If Aucklanders won’t turn up to a free game then they’ll never turn up. Don’t know why they persist with Eden Park for the NPC, atmosphere must be close to zero with such spartan crowds. It’s where the NH puts the SH to shame.

Good game from Akira, what more does he need to do?

[Duluth]

The atmosphere at the last couple of games has been good

I expect the free crowd to still be less than a below average SR crowd. Blame the diminishing quality of the NPC for that

[Hooroo]

What’s a good crowd result? 1/4 full?

I think that is a fantastic move by them.

What’s the bet the Waikato game is about 15%full?

[Duluth]

@hooroo said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

What’s a good crowd result? 1/4 full?

That's about what I guess will turn up ~10k. Thats less than most SR games at Eden Park

We'll see.. Maybe I get pleasantly surprised

[Nevorian]

nothing like these crowds then - best Canterbury-Auckland match ever

[Frank]

@billy-tell

Good game from Akira, what more does he need to do?

Ask Steve to increase the squad size to one hundred and twenty.

[nzzp]

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Making the game free is a good choice because the ground was basically empty for the semi final.

About 6,000 there. They are all in one stand, so if the camera is on another stand it looks completely empty.

6k is not bad for the NPC. Many times more people than showed up for Waikato Northland

[taniwharugby]

@nzzp yet the reverse fixture in Whangarei was very well attended, but then with the poor attendance for the Shield match last week, it was no surprise they didnt get many yesterday.

[Billy Tell]

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Making the game free is a good choice because the ground was basically empty for the semi final.

About 6,000 there. They are all in one stand, so if the camera is on another stand it looks completely empty.

6k is not bad for the NPC. Many times more people than showed up for Waikato Northland

Why don't the use a smaller stadium though? 6000 in a 15'000 looks way better than 6'000 in a 60'000.

[nzzp]

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Making the game free is a good choice because the ground was basically empty for the semi final.

About 6,000 there. They are all in one stand, so if the camera is on another stand it looks completely empty.

6k is not bad for the NPC. Many times more people than showed up for Waikato Northland

Why don't the use a smaller stadium though? 6000 in a 15'000 looks way better than 6'000 in a 60'000.

No other stadia in Auckland that I can think of. There are some that could handle a few thousand, but none that will get you 6-10k

[taniwharugby]

@nzzp time for another Stadium, one for Auckland, one for the Blues and one for the ABs!!

[Kirwan]

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Making the game free is a good choice because the ground was basically empty for the semi final.

About 6,000 there. They are all in one stand, so if the camera is on another stand it looks completely empty.

6k is not bad for the NPC. Many times more people than showed up for Waikato Northland

Why don't the use a smaller stadium though? 6000 in a 15'000 looks way better than 6'000 in a 60'000.

Because who gives a fuck what it looks like in TV? Eden Park is great stadium to watch rugby at, and I went to the harbour game and it had a good atmosphere.

[Higgins]

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Making the game free is a good choice because the ground was basically empty for the semi final.

About 6,000 there. They are all in one stand, so if the camera is on another stand it looks completely empty.

6k is not bad for the NPC. Many times more people than showed up for Waikato Northland

Why don't the use a smaller stadium though? 6000 in a 15'000 looks way better than 6'000 in a 60'000.

No other stadia in Auckland that I can think of. There are some that could handle a few thousand, but none that will get you 6-10k

Mt. Smart or Western Springs?

[Kirwan]

@higgins said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Making the game free is a good choice because the ground was basically empty for the semi final.

About 6,000 there. They are all in one stand, so if the camera is on another stand it looks completely empty.

6k is not bad for the NPC. Many times more people than showed up for Waikato Northland

Why don't the use a smaller stadium though? 6000 in a 15'000 looks way better than 6'000 in a 60'000.

No other stadia in Auckland that I can think of. There are some that could handle a few thousand, but none that will get you 6-10k

Mt. Smart or Western Springs?

Shit and shit.