Why does no one follow Penrith though?


I mean, who wouldn't want to be emotionally raped on a weekly basis?

a question you should ask the good people of Penrith!

Dont need to JB. Decent crowds considering where the teams standing on the ladder, and many of them put money into the club via the League club.


Or do you want to have another thread about how they are struggling with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of assets they have, you stupid pommy idiot!

"Good Crowds"





All's relative i guess! Yep hard to tear yourself away from the pokie to get yourself to the game. All money in the bank though

Well Penrith is alive and the western reds were dead after a few years so Penrith must have something going for them.

I'd suggest its the fan base.


People like me...vs people like you.


A club thats alive, a club thats dead.

I can't speak for him/them, but unless whatever comp Northhampton play in is the best in the world, i'd say no. Put yourself in their position. You admire the best rugby league comp in the world and want to have some attachment to it. You've got no solid links to any NRL club, so you look for something obvious to help your decision. They both wear red and white and are both commonly referred to as "The Saints".

I see where you are coming from matey.


Guess I just don't really get how someone could go for a club just because they have a similar name or shirt to another one.

St Helens and St George Illawarra have similar shirts and both start with 'St'. But thats where the similarity ends




I suppose its no different to people supporting Man Utd who would have difficulty pointing Manchester out on the map though

The have a fair few SL clubs shirts in Mick Simmons in Sydney! whether they actually sell or not is another matter!!

I also find it strange that NRL jerseys are actually cheaper to buy in England than they are in Australia!

They had the Wigan and Bradford 08 shirts in but they didnt seem to sell any. They dont have any Superleague jerseys at the moment, maybe they ahve learnt their lesson.

Yea i dont understand how NRL jerseys are cheaper in the UK, both my home and away Roosters 09 and NSW 09 Origin jersey came from downunder leisure in Wigan. When my familt came to visit they brough me them over aswell as a few t-shirts and training tops, all cheap there then in Aus....

Typical Aussie to$$er

And I said I don't support st george. I support the bulldogs

I have a mate who moved to Sydney about 8 years ago and he is now a Roosters member, so they are now my preffered NRL team. I was at the 2004 GF and managed to get to see them last April at Penrith, as well as a few other random games......also have a soft spot for Manly

Hey Barry one NRL shirt you wont see in the UK is Cronulla,i wonder why

Probably same reason you won't see many in Australia! If the people in their own suburb don't like them what chance an international fanbase?

Until St George Illwarra win the premiership then you will go for them???

I've seen quite a few being worn over here actually.


I asked one bloke who was wearing one whereabouts in the Shire he came from.

He said 'Castleford'








Guess he must have just liked the colours

As an Hull FC fan Parramatta became my team after Sterlo's time at our club. Then in 1987 My cousin went over to Aus for a season to play RL and brought me back a Parramatta jacket. They are the first team who's result I always look for first and read their reports if I have not seen the game. I like to watch the NRL ingerneral purly because it's RL.

When I went to Aus in 2000 I wished I had taken a case full of Liverpool, Man U and Arsenal shirts. I would have made a killing in the many bars of Sydney and Cairns that I went into. So I suppose we could turn your question around and ask why does the average Aussie support English premier league sides?

Suppose ill join in even though im sure we had a 10+ page thread in the off season on the same thing



I met a girl in the Gong back in 02 and she supported the Dogs. Since then I have been a Dogs supporter and will always be. It also helps that one of my best mates is from Bankstown and is a Dogs supporter too.

In fact these days I see more of the Bulldogs than I do of Leeds so id call them my 1st team now.

Sorry convict but I've followed the bulldogs for many years now and il not change.

Wests for me for no other reason than the first ever league game I went to was Balmain Vs North Sydney in June 1988...

Can't honestly even remember who won (I think it was the Tigers).

I guess having Paaat playing at The Piedome helps with the allegiance too :0)

First team was the Eels because they had the same colours as Leeds. Now mainly the Titans but I go to watch the Broncos. Just never really had a great affinity for my 'hometown' team for some reason.

BTW, if you think it's a tad sad that English league fans should wear NRL shirts, how about the Aussie lads wearing Man U or Liverpool shirts around town. It's a sad look even in an English football fan IMO.

Personally, I only ever wear my Watersplash replica Leeds jersey (Wembley 6icon_cool.gif because it's a proper rugby shirt, not some piece of polyester tat. I'm surprised more clubs don't sell 'proper' jerseys because I for one wouldn't be seen dead in one of those uncomfortable and frankly tatty looking 'shirts' that seem to be the only things available. Some clubs here do a nice line in polo shirts though.

Oh dear

Who people follow and why is nothing to do with you convict Barry.

The are few people in England who do like to wear convict nrl shirts but not many wearing sharks tops.

Wonder why?

That will be because Cronulla Sharks dont have the same colours as Leeds















Maybe I will suggest to the Sharks board that we call our club the 'Saint Sharks' and then you can also support us as I know thats your reason for supporting one








Glad to have you aboard you dufus

Just by putting saints in front of your name won't make the sharks any better.

They will always be a 2nd rate Aussie club.