2018 Crowd Watch

[El Diablo]

Maybe they announced more, but more people didn’t attend. Their crowd figures are fabricated.

Tosser went to the game and counted them himself

 

[Suitman]

Fixed it for you...top seats completely vacant I’ve seen crowds like that announced as 10k for wanderers games

That's right.
And the Wanderers ALWAYS have people in the top level of the stands.

 

[Raiderdave]

Can't believe Giants drew more than South's v dogs ..

In dogs backyard

since when has a fudged crowd of 9500 padded with 4500 freebies been bigger then an actual ANZ crowd of 14500

 

[Perth Red]

Can't believe Giants drew more than South's v dogs ..

In dogs backyard

I cant believe that less than 15k turned up for sydneys two biggest NRL clubs on a reasonable weather Saturday night. Looks the all the extra money thrown at clubs hasn't been put to good use engaging fans yet?

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

I cant believe that less than 15k turned up for sydneys two biggest NRL clubs on a reasonable weather Saturday night. Looks the all the extra money thrown at clubs hasn't been put to good use engaging fans yet?

That is the real question here. The fact that a new AFL franchise is anywhere near (however much the fudging is) two big Sydney NRL clubs is not a great look at all. Was there road works? Bucketing rain? Hot dog prices too high? Surely these are the games the NRL should be banking on big attendance Sydney wise.

 

[Timmah]

I cant believe that less than 15k turned up for sydneys two biggest NRL clubs on a reasonable weather Saturday night. Looks the all the extra money thrown at clubs hasn't been put to good use engaging fans yet?

Saturday night?

It was 3pm.

 

[dogz08]

The tops were full at anz though..

so you support gws and the swans?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I cant believe that less than 15k turned up for sydneys two biggest NRL clubs on a reasonable weather Saturday night. Looks the all the extra money thrown at clubs hasn't been put to good use engaging fans yet?

Fmd, how many times does it have to be said, no one wants to go to f**king homebush.

 

[Willow]

Looked more.

Closer to 17K. As mentioned, the northern stand is the gauge. It's the last stand to fill and it was well attended.

 

[Warriors Fever]

The tops were full at anz though..

In an 83000 seater vs a 22000 seater pretty significant fudge

 

[Perth Red]

Saturday night?

It was 3pm.

Even worse!

 

[taipan]

Perth 0

Even worse!

Shows you have little idea about Saturday early arvo, kids' sports and shopping .
Sunday completely different.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Shows you have little idea about Saturday early arvo, kids' sports and shopping .
Sunday completely different.

Kids sport is understandable but shopping? You're saying people in Sydney prefer going shopping than go watch their team play? If so that's a terrible indictment on the NRLs ability to engage with fans.

 

[Panther_Daz]

Would love to see Tigers and Rabbits fans turn out in force and get well over 30K on Saturday. No rain forecast and $40 family tickets.

 

[taipan]

Kids sport is understandable but shopping? You're saying people in Sydney prefer going shopping than go watch their team play? If so that's a terrible indictment on the NRLs ability to engage with fans.

I'm saying there are a hell of a lot of families, who shop Saturday early arvo,that's all.
5.30pm games should be the start of Saturdays.Sundays any time in the afternoon or early evening.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

I'm saying there are a hell of a lot of families, who shop Saturday early arvo,that's all.
5.30pm games should be the start of Saturdays.Sundays any time in the afternoon or early evening.

Yeah that's a bit of a soft excuse. With late night trading and Sundays available for shopping, an option to see your team on a Saturday afternoon after kids sport commitments are over should be a very attractive proposition for families if it's done right. Expecting good crowds only on Sunday afternoons is an acceptance of the current poor culture of sport attendance in Sydney,

 

[carcharias]

Kids sport is understandable but shopping? You're saying people in Sydney prefer going shopping than go watch their team play? If so that's a terrible indictment on the NRLs ability to engage with fans.

Go to woolies on a Saturday arvo after kids sport
It’s f**king bedlam.

 

[taipan]

Yeah that's a bit of a soft excuse. With late night trading and Sundays available for shopping, an option to see your team on a Saturday afternoon after kids sport commitments are over should be a very attractive proposition for families if it's done right. Expecting good crowds only on Sunday afternoons is an acceptance of the current poor culture of sport attendance in Sydney,

It might be soft, but them's the realities.People in a lot of instances like to get shopping out of the way, to keep Saturday night and Sunday free.
Saturday afternoons used to get big crowds in the distant past, but shops and banks closed by midday, and Sydney's traffic situation was a dream compared to the sh*t we have now.I used to attend Saturday match of the day at the SCG.
And having a crap of a stadium in Homebush doesn't help the situation.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

It might be soft, but them's the realities.People in a lot of instances like to get shopping out of the way, to keep Saturday night and Sunday free.
Saturday afternoons used to get big crowds in the distant past, but shops and banks closed by midday, and Sydney's traffic situation was a dream compared to the sh*t we have now.I used to attend Saturday match of the day at the SCG.
And having a crap of a stadium in Homebush doesn't help the situation.

Keep free for what? If NRL was an attractive option then it would be one of the main items to look forward to and planned for the weekend. Clearly everyone looks more forward to a trip to the shops than watch Rugby League, that surely does not sound right.

I'm in a different bubble down here but going to a live sports match is something you planned other things around not went to if it fit in with everything else, including a shopping trip. NRL has to get their matches to front of mind more, that is obvious.

 

[Timmah]

Even worse!

NRL ditched Saturday 3pm as a timeslot a long time back because it drew relatively poor crowds and viewership due to the fact it clashed with people's sporting commitments. It's not 'even worse', it's par for the course.