Originally Posted by
bensyd
That time of year is a bit of a dead zone for sport, the cricket has finished but the rugby league and AFL hasn't started. Super Rugby is very much a distant 3rd in terms of spectators and general interest – rugby is on life support in Australia. The Shute Shield (Sydney suburban rugby comp) is considered more entertaining and with a better atmosphere than Super Rugby these days, but doesn't start until April and doesn't have mid-week games.
The preseason would've started in both the AFL and NRL but as is often the case these days those games are played at lesser venues outside of the city. For instance, the JLT community shield has a game out in Blacktown on the 6th I think.