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The Sydney derby, to the west, between Parramatta Eels and the Bulldogs of Canterbury-Bankstown is likely to hit its smallest crowd in 20 years.
The 2018 season has not been good Fans fear a four-digit crowd number, given the bad shape of both clubs, but also the time at which both clubs fell in the last few weeks. A slot at the ANZ stadium on a Thursday night
The lowest current derby attendance was 9541 fans in 1998 who saw the Eels gain one point on the field of Belmore Sports
Bernie Gurr, CEO of # 39; Eels. Fairfax Media told Thursday night's games are tough for the people of Sydney, especially the families.
"It 's good for the ratings on television, but it' s hard to get people to play. It 's a little like the music. Friday at 6:00 pm for some venues in Sydney, "said Gurr." But there is usually a pbadionate rivalry between these two clubs, a traditional rivalry with big clashes in big matches, we are not doing well. year, but even before being in Parramatta, the matches against the Bulldogs were still special. "
The Bulldogs will attempt to record their fifth win of the season while Parramatta will continue their fourth win in what was called the "Spoon Bowl" match.
Canterbury coach Dean Pay, who represented both clubs, knows how pbadionate and loyal the two groups of fans are
"I feel for both groups of fans right now, especially ours That's because it's well-documented from what we live [with the salary cap]. a few weeks we played positive footy with younger guys, so that's where we are. They [Parramatta] played a good footy, they were a bit unlucky like us and if they take their chance, they win a lot more games. "
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