Totally agree. Nice bit of sun laid on for ya en all today

yeah youd probably be the only person gareth understands (joke!!!!)

great atmos today.

leichardt was my old stomping ground in the 1908s and its always good to get back there.

its what RL in sydney is about.

tigers belted em

try and go to grounds like kogarah and brookie when its a big game and youll get the same atmos as today.

17,000 - 20,000 in those grounds is brilliant.

though id say leichardt is the best of those grounds on a sunny day

God lord no. He's a northerner.

You must be the oldest person on this forum

dally messenger re incarnated ..

Bit different to a winter's day back in the Old Dart, hey? I actually got a little hot out in the sun today.

By the way, bet you're really kicking your wife for missing those Origin tickets now.

DO NOT MENTION THAT!!!!!!!!!!

as for better than a winters day in england, today was better than a summers day in england!! were loving sydney and hopefully just bought our first house here

There is nothing better than watching a game at an 1800's throwback oval, gettinggrass stains on your jeans, no toilets or food to be seen anywhere, no fire escapes, termites, a low capacity......we need more of it!

Where you living?

You have to come to North Sydney Oval to watch a game there. I'm sure League Freak will come with you. He loves it there.

North Sydney oval is even better. They used to have a team playing out of there but that dead is dead now.

I love a stat of the art facility with picket fences and a cricket pitch through the middle of the field. I also like stands made in the 1700's, back when North Sydney was relevant.

The best part is how there is a try hanging over the fence (I sh*t you not!).


Still its good to see a wasteland, a place where the game realized it didnt need a club that was going no where an just killed it off to make the competition a better place for everyone else. They didn't march in the streets for the Bears because they had no fans.


To be fair though, they were sh*t.




Any others I should review?

Concord Oval?

Good job it wasn't raining or they'd have been less than 10,000. These grounds are fine when it is Sunday afternoon and it is sunny, sadly the game has movd on and very few games are played on a Sunday, and (it seems) very few days in Winter are actually sunny anymore!

ps Glad you are so ecstatic at getting 18,000. the real heartland of RL, Q'land, gets that every game every week and alot more besides!

One thing I do agree with you on though is that there are about 5 Sydney clubs that have a long term future and the rest will disappear/merge eventually.

you're a happy chappy arent you

oh and League Freak. One more for you.


Henson Park!!!

renting in Abbotsford at the moment, but just had an offer accepted on a house in Croydon Park, we would love to stay in Abbotsford or Ideally Balmain but at the moment cash doesn't allow that lifestyle



Dont know much about the Croydon Park area but having spoken to a few of the locals it seems a fairly family orientated area and the house is a steal for what it is, it'll do for a few years at least.

Absolutely loving being in Sydney though, it's a great place to live. My wife is from Perth but I really didnt want to move there as I found it a bit too isolated and a bit strerile to be honest, plus theres no top evel RL there

Just a realist!

Good to see a bit of biff in the game, SOO seems to be flowing through the league this week!

as a pom you would know about that.

our grounds werent around then

hth

typical JB just doesnt get what makes RL in this country.

whilst sydney siders celebrate the essence of RL, he lives in a place that will at best be a RL outpost.

poor guy

its just so much fun being a RL fan and living in sydney.

there is too much RL here, seriously. i have to tell people sometimes to stop talking about it

i live next door.

its quiet and theres a good cheap thai shop there.

abbotsford is so much better as is balmain but youd need a unit then

for those on here like LF and JB who dont know much about RL in australia, here is what i am talking about : static.panoramio.com/photos/original/5853051.jpg sidelined.com.au/wp-content/uplo ... 000121.jpg have a look at this one, wow : www.abc.net.au/reslib/200805/r253633_1045909.jpg nestled on the banks of sydney harbour : www.airviewonline.com.au/photos/ ... 00x200.jpg

for those on here like LF and JB who dont know much about RL in australia, here is what i am talking about : static.panoramio.com/photos/original/5853051.jpg sidelined.com.au/wp-content/uplo ... 000121.jpg have a look at this one, wow : www.abc.net.au/reslib/200805/r253633_1045909.jpg nestled on the banks of sydney harbour : www.airviewonline.com.au/photos/ ... 00x200.jpg

See everyone. Thats where a dead club used to play!


I won't do Concord and its multi coloured vomit seating with the stench of rah rahs hanging over the place, or Henson Park which is only slightly lower quality compared to Balmains 1800's relic, but lets just say they are offensive to my refined need for comfort, stability, back support and large cup size.

you continue to be impressed with your 18,000 in a run down ground, I'll continue to be impressed with 50,000 in a Stadium like Suncorp!

Now this is a RL ground. Heartland? You haven't got a decent club RL stadium in the whole city!

Looks like Ena Sharples hair net

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