Yeah - I am keen to go see a Victory Game. I didn't
go on Sunday because my first focus was the Kangaroos
and being stupid enough to think they had a chance to
actually do well in the AFL finals.

I know North V Port Adelaide is not a huge game and
unfortunately we Shinboners have a supporter base
equivalent to the old Wimbledon FC but it was
interesting to see that this game got 25,000 people
and the Melbourne Victory attracted 18,000.

Soccer attracting nearly a similar crowd as an AFL
game is huge and hopefully will lead to the success of
the competition. Providing they keep the interest up.
I remember the Melbourne Storm used to get big crowds
when they started as well.

Now that the AFL for me has finished, I reckon I will
go to the next game and probably get a membership. I
believe it is about $160. Got to support the local
team.

gpdlaw - no doubt I'll have a pint with you before a
Victory game in the future.

--- gpdlaw <gpdlaw@...> wrote:

> Just wondering if anyone else has taken the
> opportunity to get down and
> watch any of the A-League games as yet and if so
> what you thought of it
> and can you see it becoming a staple of your
> sporting diet?
>
> For me I went down to watch Melbourne Victory play
> their first home
> game against Perth last night. Nearly 18,000 there
> at Olympic Park
> which I was pleasantly surprised at. This was the
> first club match I
> have ever attended in 20 years in Australia. I have
> watched Forest play
> here & Australia at the MCG but never a domestic
> club match. I saw no
> hint of the ethnic tensions or trouble that seemed
> to afflict the NSL
> but rather a crowd that was united in one cause.
> Perhaps the crowd
> lacked a little passion but I guess that is to be
> expected from a club
> only two games old.
>
> All in all a very good start I think. I really hope
> the administrators
> can build on this early success for the sake of the
> sport here.
>
>
>
>


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