The NRL needs to do more than just lower the amount of teams in Sydney.
A lot of people are struggling to make ends meet living in Sydney, and to add the price of tickets on top of that, it puts a lot of people off and a lot of people can't afford to go.
We get the biggest crowds in Sydney, during the regular season, on public holidays. Days like Anzac Day, Good Friday, Easter etc.. We always get good crowds to those games, and a lot of it has to do with the amount of ticket deals for those games. A lot of cheapies are sold for those games, especially for finals games.
I also believe public transport is not free in NSW, which just adds even more money onto the cost.. Have you seen how much it is for an adult ticket these days?
Then you have stuff like food etc. All of that shit adds up.
If they want more people to go to games, make it more affordable. And stop making Sydney teams play out of ANZ. It just gives the game a very bad look when the stadium is empty.