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Maybe a few, but it's still quite an expensive trip away for most people. You can't call it a derby when it's a 7 hour drive.


On a couple of occassions, I've left Upper Hutt at 5am, driven up, been to the game and then driven back, arriving at 5am the next morning. I've also spent a couple of trips where I parked up in Huntly or Rotovegas for the night after a game. Road trips are fun. Have been happy to have several fans along for the company, chatting etc.

I loved the fever bus trip to Napier - a personal highlight in my supporting the Nix career. I enjoyed driving to New Plymouth too. If the Ring of Dirt was actually a quality stadium, I'd enjoy driving there. PN is alright, but that stock car track is the sharks. 
Sure, but the statement was games within NZ would sell out which would mean thousands of rival fans making the trip to the other side of the island rather than a couple of bus full.

Well a Nix game at Eden Park yesterday against an Australian team drew 18,000. You only need to get 8,000 more to sell out a derby at Mt Smart, that will include an actual team from Auckland. It's entirely possible I think, especially in the first few novelty seasons. Filling the ROF for a derby might be a bit tougher.
special one off event though, top teams last ever home game in Auckland with a bit of hype on the new team. Nix don't always get 18k in Auckland, despite the scarcity of their games up there. 

Well a home derby is a one off game every season. When Canberra & Auckland enter will become a 26 game H&A league.  

I'd be surprised if Mt Smart is not sold out & the ROF should be 20,000 plus. RR's suggestion of one of the games being an annual Waitangi Day fixture is a great idea. Then Auckland or Wellington Anniversary Day for the other one maybe. 

The WWC showed there is latent football fan support in NZ and yes Auckland. I always thought the posts on here of recent years saying an Auckland team would never work, Jaffas are just fairweather and dragging up the old Kingz & Knights of eons ago, were rubbish. The derbies are going to be unique sporting events in a NZ context. There has been nothing like them ever before. The buildups will be huge, the games themselves big.

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Maybe a few, but it's still quite an expensive trip away for most people. You can't call it a derby when it's a 7 hour drive.


On a couple of occassions, I've left Upper Hutt at 5am, driven up, been to the game and then driven back, arriving at 5am the next morning. I've also spent a couple of trips where I parked up in Huntly or Rotovegas for the night after a game. Road trips are fun. Have been happy to have several fans along for the company, chatting etc.

I loved the fever bus trip to Napier - a personal highlight in my supporting the Nix career. I enjoyed driving to New Plymouth too. If the Ring of Dirt was actually a quality stadium, I'd enjoy driving there. PN is alright, but that stock car track is the sharks. 
Sure, but the statement was games within NZ would sell out which would mean thousands of rival fans making the trip to the other side of the island rather than a couple of bus full.

Well a Nix game at Eden Park yesterday against an Australian team drew 18,000. You only need to get 8,000 more to sell out a derby at Mt Smart, that will include an actual team from Auckland. It's entirely possible I think, especially in the first few novelty seasons. Filling the ROF for a derby might be a bit tougher.
special one off event though, top teams last ever home game in Auckland with a bit of hype on the new team. Nix don't always get 18k in Auckland, despite the scarcity of their games up there. 

Well a home derby is a one off game every season. When Canberra & Auckland enter will become a 26 game H&A league.  

I'd be surprised if Mt Smart is not sold out & the ROF should be 20,000 plus. RR's suggestion of one of the games being an annual Waitangi Day fixture is a great idea. Then Auckland or Wellington Anniversary Day for the other one maybe. 

The WWC showed there is latent football support in NZ and yes Auckland. I always thought the posts on here of recent years saying an Auckland team would never work, Jaffas are just fairweather and dragging up the old Kingz & Knights of eons ago, were rubbish. The derbies are going to be unique sporting events in a NZ context. There has been nothing like them ever before. The buildups will be huge, the games themselves big.

Unknown editor edited March 17, 2024 23:41
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coochiee
Ryan
LG
Ryan
Maybe a few, but it's still quite an expensive trip away for most people. You can't call it a derby when it's a 7 hour drive.


On a couple of occassions, I've left Upper Hutt at 5am, driven up, been to the game and then driven back, arriving at 5am the next morning. I've also spent a couple of trips where I parked up in Huntly or Rotovegas for the night after a game. Road trips are fun. Have been happy to have several fans along for the company, chatting etc.

I loved the fever bus trip to Napier - a personal highlight in my supporting the Nix career. I enjoyed driving to New Plymouth too. If the Ring of Dirt was actually a quality stadium, I'd enjoy driving there. PN is alright, but that stock car track is the sharks. 
Sure, but the statement was games within NZ would sell out which would mean thousands of rival fans making the trip to the other side of the island rather than a couple of bus full.

Well a Nix game at Eden Park yesterday against an Australian team drew 18,000. You only need to get 8,000 more to sell out a derby at Mt Smart, that will include an actual team from Auckland. It's entirely possible I think, especially in the first few novelty seasons. Filling the ROF for a derby might be a bit tougher.
special one off event though, top teams last ever home game in Auckland with a bit of hype on the new team. Nix don't always get 18k in Auckland, despite the scarcity of their games up there. 

Well a home derby is a one off game every season. When Canberra & Auckland enter will become a 26 game H&A league.  

I'd be surprised if Mt Smart is not sold out & the ROF should be 20,000 plus. RR's suggestion of one of the games being an annual Waitangi Day fixture is a great suggestion. Then Auckland or Wellington Anniversary Day for the other one maybe.