By Roberts1 - 22 Dec 2015 11:03 AM
Its 1969-- the Grand Final is Apia v St George 30,000 cram into the old Sydney Sport Ground, fast track to 1976 the Apia v St George Grand Final has just 11,000 at the same venue, in 1987 Apia v St George NSL Grand Final at Parramatta Park has just 6,900. In 1996 I venture to St George stadium both teams are now in the 2nd tier state league (The NSL is still in place) – I count 30 fans, amongst them a group of 5 elderly Italians I chat to them and ask where have all the fans gone. The response ‘Rockwood’ (a cemetery in Sydney)
It’s a similar scenario with ST George V Hakoah --the 1962 Grand Final has 30,000 – (short highlights can be seen on you tube – Budapest v Hakoah 1962) fast track to 1974 the Hakoah v St George Grand Final has just 10,500 in a year the Socceroos were at the World Cup and there are 11 socceroos on the pitch. in 1982 Sydney City v St George NSL Grand Final at Penrith has just over 6,000… if the 2 teams were to meet again it would be 30…
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By Atlas - 22 Dec 2015 4:21 PM
It's much the same in Melbourne with most of the clubs from the 1960's all dead and buried. The ones still going around do not have a future due to the reasons mentioned above. At the same time it is good to see clubs like Moreland City attracting quite a few supporters to their games.
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