The first round of the NRL season will be big, with the blockbuster matches of Parramatta versus St George Illawarra and the Broncos versus Cowboys. But, sadly, the NRL and clubs have missed the opportunity to really kick-off the season with a bang by hosting a massive double header at Homebush.
We had Parramatta try and move their game to ANZ, which could have attracted upwards of 40,000. But sadly this was denied.
We saw in the preliminary final last year that Sydney folk will turn out for a big match, and there is no doubt in my mind if we have Sunday footy at ANZ involving Souths versus Roosters followed by Parramatta versus the Saints, we could have seen another 75,000 to 80,000 fans out west. What a way to start the year that could have been!
As I say, the first round of the premiership will be big, but it’s a shame it wasnt given the opportunity to be bigger.
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