Wests Tigers v St George Illawarra Dragons attendance: 45,631
Manly Sea Eagles v North Queensland Cowboys attendance: 13,972
In other words, the Tigers were forced to give up home ground advantage and move from the SFS to ANZ Stadium in order to accommodate a whole 131 additional fans (I bet they feel special). Manly were crowbarred out of Brookvale only to play a game in front of nearly 10,000 fewer fans than their home ground can hold.
Given Manly fans’ legendary unwillingness to travel, it seems pretty likely that their game would have got a significantly bigger crowd at Brookvale. In other words, the NRL’s short-term money grabbing effort didn’t even work on its own terms.
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