Keep up your snidey little digs and assertions. You're doing fine. Your turn to post again now... go on.

Dominated discussion all week.

There is even more anticipation for Sydney now.

Will sell out.

Better to just put the trolls on ignore.

Done.

See why can't you keep it like that?

I totally agree with you.

Can you put mods on ignore?

You can have the last word now if you like.

Dunno. He might pretend he can anyway. Uncannily similar to others in the past. (sractches chin emoticon needed)

Mods...

lol

I'll add to my thread here and predict the crowd will be quite a bit over 170,000 for the series.

184,000 seems about right.

Just checked you can't.

I aren't putting up with those constant 'you can't see the post because x is on your foe list' nonsense dm used to post.

Pure gold. Slayed by your own words.

For pointing out you lied?

Oh dear, blatant lie too.


Done.

The AFL and rugby league would have benefited.

Brisbane, Townsville, Newcastle, Sydney all would have got up-grades or new stadia in the case of the latter.

2.2. Public criticism of the moderation process is prohibited.

Just a reminder gents.

Believe it or not RB and myself have better things to do with our time.

see...you lot don't need me to point out the failings in Australian RL......you're all that paranoid you do it yourselves



Average game, great result, should get a BIG crowd for SoO II and the "hard sell" will continue, but let's face it guys, it's a trial game for the second best RL international team on the planet.......it was way overhyped AND THE 40,000,000 AMERICAN THING WAS JUST CRINGEWORTHY.

Highest rating show of the year to date.

Oops, that's right, it's rl and rl figures are all lies according to some

The second bits not needed eels.

Is soo shown nation wide?

Delayed in WA and SA till 10:30.

And the second bit was needed

Quote State of Origin opener a ratings winner for Channel Nine Last night’s State of Origin opener drove Channel Nine to a smashing ratings victory with the highest rating program of the year. A total of 3,502,000 viewers (5 City Metro plus Regional) across Australia watched the XXXX Queensland Maroons draw first blood in the 2011 Harvey Norman State of Origin Series with a 16-12 win against the VB New South Wales Blues. The game recorded a peak national audience of 4,081,000. A peak audience of over 2,500,000 (Total People) watched the game in the 5 City Metro market, with an average of 2,236,000. State of Origin was the number one program for Total People in the 5 City Metro market, along the East Coast, in Sydney and Brisbane. The game also led Total People and all three key demographics: 25-54s, 18-49s and 16-39s. Nine’s State of Origin coverage was the top performing program of the year to date based on Total People, East Coast, People 25-54, 18-49s and 16-39s. The game pulled in 143 per cent more audience than its closest competitor overnight. The result drove Channel Nine to a commanding victory for Wednesday night in Total People, with a 34.5 per cent audience share in the 5 City Metro, 38.8 per cent of the East Coast, 44.7 per cent in Sydney and 52.6 per cent in Brisbane. Nine also blitzed the competition in People 25-54 with a 37.1 per cent share in the 5 City Metro, 41.8 per cent on the East Coast, 48.0 per cent in Sydney and 54.3 in Brisbane. Origin I averaged 1,266,000 viewers in regional areas, up 8.3 per cent from 1,169,000 for game one in 2010. The pre-match Origin Countdown averaged 1,496,000 (Total People) across the 5 City Metro for Total People, 25-54s, 18-49s and 16-39s. The post-match wrap-up averaged 1,087,000 viewers. In Sydney, the game attracted a peak audience of 1,149,000 in Total People and was the number one program on Wednesday night with an average of 1,060,000 viewers – a massive 56.9 per cent audience share. Across People 25-54 it peaked at 611,000, with an average of 561,000 and a 57.7 per cent share of the Sydney audience. Game one, the pre-match show and the post-match program claimed the top three spots for the night respectively in Sydney. In Brisbane, Nine’s coverage drew a peak audience of 907,000 in Total People, with an average of 821,000 and a huge 64.6 per cent audience share. In People 25-54 it peaked at 454,000, with an average of 399,000 and a share of 63.9 per cent. Game one, the pre-match show and the post-match program also nailed the top three spots for the night respectively. Nationally, Nine’s State of Origin telecast was Wednesday’s number one program. It screened live along the East Coast and in Tasmania and the Northern Territory, and on delay in South Australia and Western Australia. The Nine Network will broadcast game two of the 2011 Harvey Norman State of Origin Series on Wednesday, June 15, live from 7.30pm AEST.'" www.throng.com.au/node/27239

Quote State of Origin opener a ratings winner for Channel Nine Last night’s State of Origin opener drove Channel Nine to a smashing ratings victory with the highest rating program of the year. A total of 3,502,000 viewers (5 City Metro plus Regional) across Australia watched the XXXX Queensland Maroons draw first blood in the 2011 Harvey Norman State of Origin Series with a 16-12 win against the VB New South Wales Blues. The game recorded a peak national audience of 4,081,000. A peak audience of over 2,500,000 (Total People) watched the game in the 5 City Metro market, with an average of 2,236,000. State of Origin was the number one program for Total People in the 5 City Metro market, along the East Coast, in Sydney and Brisbane. The game also led Total People and all three key demographics: 25-54s, 18-49s and 16-39s. Nine’s State of Origin coverage was the top performing program of the year to date based on Total People, East Coast, People 25-54, 18-49s and 16-39s. The game pulled in 143 per cent more audience than its closest competitor overnight. The result drove Channel Nine to a commanding victory for Wednesday night in Total People, with a 34.5 per cent audience share in the 5 City Metro, 38.8 per cent of the East Coast, 44.7 per cent in Sydney and 52.6 per cent in Brisbane. Nine also blitzed the competition in People 25-54 with a 37.1 per cent share in the 5 City Metro, 41.8 per cent on the East Coast, 48.0 per cent in Sydney and 54.3 in Brisbane. Origin I averaged 1,266,000 viewers in regional areas, up 8.3 per cent from 1,169,000 for game one in 2010. The pre-match Origin Countdown averaged 1,496,000 (Total People) across the 5 City Metro for Total People, 25-54s, 18-49s and 16-39s. The post-match wrap-up averaged 1,087,000 viewers. In Sydney, the game attracted a peak audience of 1,149,000 in Total People and was the number one program on Wednesday night with an average of 1,060,000 viewers – a massive 56.9 per cent audience share. Across People 25-54 it peaked at 611,000, with an average of 561,000 and a 57.7 per cent share of the Sydney audience. Game one, the pre-match show and the post-match program claimed the top three spots for the night respectively in Sydney. In Brisbane, Nine’s coverage drew a peak audience of 907,000 in Total People, with an average of 821,000 and a huge 64.6 per cent audience share. In People 25-54 it peaked at 454,000, with an average of 399,000 and a share of 63.9 per cent. Game one, the pre-match show and the post-match program also nailed the top three spots for the night respectively. Nationally, Nine’s State of Origin telecast was Wednesday’s number one program. It screened live along the East Coast and in Tasmania and the Northern Territory, and on delay in South Australia and Western Australia. The Nine Network will broadcast game two of the 2011 Harvey Norman State of Origin Series on Wednesday, June 15, live from 7.30pm AEST.'" www.throng.com.au/node/27239

How can you over hype something, aren't people always saying we don't promote our game enough?

Touche

Hey...I am all for promoting the game to a larger audience, but the SoO build up and 40 million US comment were cringeworthy......SoO is a great concept, but it's not the "biggest thing on the planet" as was being said last night.....I would suggest the best team in the world would have to be there for that.....and they weren't.

40,000,000 viewers in the US......

4 billion

So what should they say?

"Where televising to America, the games avaiable to 40 million people over there! But it's 3 in the morning so we'll be lucky if a million bother. Oh and the kiwis are world champs."