2010 Crowd Watch

[Timmah]

Time to get this show on the road, just 8 days til kickoff.

I will be putting a crowd watch stats thread into Game Day Spoilers and will keep it updated as we go through the season, this one here will be for discussion, predictions etc.

Now, let's get the ball rolling.

Some very good trial crowds to start. Ones I've been able to source so far:
TRIAL CROWDS 2010
NZL v SYD @ Rotorua 9,600
BRI v MEL @ Rockhamption 4,000
All Stars Match @ Skilled 26,687
STG v PAR @ Perth 9,450
NQL v NZW @ Cairns 10,000 (approx)
SOU v GCO @ Coffs 5,500
PEN v PAR @ CUA 11,113
SYD v WES @ SFS 10,281
NZW v MAN @ Nth Hbr 17,362
WST v CRO & PAR v SYD @ Bluetongue 18,511 (double header)
PEN v NWC @ Port Macq 6,423
NQL v GCO @ Darwin 9,879
CBY v CAN @ Dubbo 8,050
SOU v STG @ ANZ 27,221

Some good figures in amongst those IMO.


Now onto R1 predictions:
Eels v Dragons @ Parramatta - 21,200
Broncos v Cowboys @ Suncorp - 49,900
Bulldogs v Knights @ ANZ - 22,000
Sharks v Storm @ Toyota - 16,500
Panthers v Raiders @ CUA - 15,200
Titans v Warriors @ Skilled - 22,000
Rabbitohs v Roosters @ ANZ - 32,000
Tigers v Sea Eagles @ SFS - 18,000
Total: 196,800
Average: 24,600 (record)

 

[Saint Doc]

Eels v Dragons @ Parramatta - 20,300
Broncos v Cowboys @ Suncorp - 46,500
Bulldogs v Knights @ ANZ - 19,500
Sharks v Storm @ Toyota - 12,500
Panthers v Raiders @ CUA - 13,500
Titans v Warriors @ Skilled - 16,500
Rabbitohs v Roosters @ ANZ - 28,000
Tigers v Sea Eagles @ SFS - 16,500

Avg: 21,500

What a shame Eels dragons couldnt be moved from an averages POV.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

sharkies will depend solely on the weather.

nice night...15-17k
sh*t night 8-12k

 

[Springs]

Eels vs Dragons, Parramatta: 20,000
Broncos vs Cowboys, Suncorp: 48,500
Bulldogs vs Knights, ANZ: 25,600
Sharks vs Storm, Toyota: 13,200
Panthers vs Raiders, CUA: 14,100
Titans vs Warriors, Skilled: 19,300
Rabbitohs vs Roosters, ANZ: 34,400
Tigers vs Sea Eagles, SFS: 21,000

And with the trial crowds i think NZ, Central Coast and Perth definetly helped their chances more than any Queensland bid.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Eels v Dragons @ Parramatta - 20 000
Broncos v Cowboys @ Suncorp - 50 000
Bulldogs v Knights @ ANZ - 25 000
Sharks v Storm @ Toyota - 10 000
Panthers v Raiders @ CUA - 12 000
Titans v Warriors @ Skilled - 18 000
Rabbitohs v Roosters @ ANZ - 30 000
Tigers v Sea Eagles @ SFS - 15 000

Average 22.5k

 

[Chook Norris]

Eels v Dragons @ Parramatta - 21,000
Broncos v Cowboys @ Suncorp - 48,000
Bulldogs v Knights @ ANZ - 26 000 [maybe 23k]
Sharks v Storm @ Toyota - 12,000
Panthers v Raiders @ CUA - 14 000
Titans v Warriors @ Skilled - 20,000
Rabbitohs v Roosters @ ANZ - 31,000
Tigers v Sea Eagles @ SFS - 19,000

Avg: 23,875

 

[phonetic]

Eels v Dragons @ Parramatta - 20,500
Broncos v Cowboys @ Suncorp - 44,000
Bulldogs v Knights @ ANZ - 20,000
Sharks v Storm @ Toyota - 8,500
Panthers v Raiders @ CUA - 11,000
Titans v Warriors @ Skilled - 15,500
Rabbitohs v Roosters @ ANZ - 33,000
Tigers v Sea Eagles @ SFS - 17,000

 

[Fui!!!]

Eels v Dragons @ Parramatta - 21,000
Broncos v Cowboys @ Suncorp - 48,000
Bulldogs v Knights @ ANZ - 25,000
Sharks v Storm @ Toyota - 11,000
Panthers v Raiders @ CUA - 15,000
Titans v Warriors @ Skilled - 15,000
Rabbitohs v Roosters @ ANZ - 30,000
Tigers v Sea Eagles @ SFS - 20,000

Avg: ~23,000

 

[ByRd]

Eels v Dragons @ Parramatta - 21,000 (capacity)
Broncos v Cowboys @ Suncorp - 46,000
Bulldogs v Knights @ ANZ - 24,000
Sharks v Storm @ Toyota - 14,000
Panthers v Raiders @ CUA - 16,000
Titans v Warriors @ Skilled - 20,000
Rabbitohs v Roosters @ ANZ - 28,000
Tigers v Sea Eagles @ SFS - 22,000

Avg: 23, 875

 

[ash the bash]

Was waiting for one of these threads you know the season is so close.

Eels v Dragons @ Parramatta - 20,830 > should be a sellout with a few not turning up with tickets.

Broncos v Cowboys @ Suncorp - 44,000 > A little bit down from last year i fear.

Bulldogs v Knights @ ANZ - 17850 > It may be boosted by a large travelling group of Newcastle fans so Im thinking has the potential to crack the 20k mark.

Sharks v Storm @ Toyota - 16,000 > I think the Sharkies supporters be pumped up for this one.

Panthers v Raiders @ CUA - 16,500 > Penrith have to raise their game in terms of crowds no excuses not to turn up for this game.

Titans v Warriors @ Skilled - 14,500 > I hope im wrong but I reckon with the kick off time this could be the only real disappointing crowd of the weekend, once again I hope im wrong.

Rabbitohs v Roosters @ ANZ - 31,000 > Should get over 30k the only worry for me is how many Easts supporters make the trip over, if not many could get around the 26k mark which is sad but also a good reflection of how far we have come to be disapointed with a crowd of 26k.

Tigers v Sea Eagles @ SFS - 22,000 > I think this will surprise a few people with Lote back and the Tigers expecting a big year, I think a big walk up crowd can be expected even it being on a monday night.

 

[m0nty]

Round 1 crowds from last year for comparison:

Storm vs Dragons @ Olympic: 14,870
Broncos vs Cowboys @ Suncorp: 45,022
Warriors vs Eels @ Mt Smart: 20,102
Bulldogs vs Sea Eagles @ ANZ: 19,791
Sharks vs Panthers @ Toyota: 10,617
Titans vs Knights @ Skilled: 16,203
Roosters vs Rabbitohs @ SFS: 24,486
Tigers vs Raiders @ Campbelltown: 17,392

Average: 21,060

 

[Panther_Daz]

I have heard that there will be a fair bit of rain in Sydney next weekend...

 

[Timmah]

Fri and Sun low chance of rain, Saturday high chance of rain.

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/long-range-forecast/28-day-rain/nsw/sydney

 

[Panther_Daz]

Fri and Sun low chance of rain, Saturday high chance of rain.

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/long-range-forecast/28-day-rain/nsw/sydney

Not good news as 3 games in Sydney on Saturday...

 

[ouwet]

Fri and Sun low chance of rain, Saturday high chance of rain.

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/long-range-forecast/28-day-rain/nsw/sydney

Let's hope they're wrong! The weather last year for the Bulldogs V Manly game was a shocker! We still got almost 20,000 (It was the game El Masri broke the record)... Everyone got drenched!


Eels v Dragons @ Parramatta - 20,000
Broncos v Cowboys @ Suncorp - 48,000 (In the paper today they said 34,000 have been sold already)
Bulldogs v Knights @ ANZ - 20,000
Sharks v Storm @ Toyota - 14,000
Panthers v Raiders @ CUA - 15,500
Titans v Warriors @ Skilled - 19,500
Rabbitohs v Roosters @ ANZ - 24,800
Tigers v Sea Eagles @ SFS - 19,500

Total - 181,300
Average - 22,662 (Based on fine weather for all games).

 

[bobmar28]

Great to see this thread back. One week to go.

 

[CC_Roosters]

Eels vs Dragons, Parramatta: 20,500- To much hype to be anything less than 20k
Broncos vs Cowboys, Suncorp: 45,000- i dont think either side will be up to much this year but regular fixture so people may go out of habit anyway?
Bulldogs vs Knights, ANZ: 21,600- clear night should see this break 20k easily
Sharks vs Storm, Toyota: 15,000- weather permitting
Panthers vs Raiders, CUA: 12,700- just cant see it being any bigger
Titans vs Warriors, Skilled: 16,400- some disappointing crowds in early rounds last season, and i suspect same again this time round
Rabbitohs vs Roosters, ANZ: 30,800- sunday footy, foundation rivalry, no excuse for under 30k
Tigers vs Sea Eagles, SFS: 20,300- Lote factor

av = 22,788

it is a pity the eels v dragons wasnt moved, it would likely have moved the average close to 25k. despite this im going to stick my head in the block and say the league will average over 17k this year

 

[doggzfan4lyf]

PEels vs Dragons, Parramatta: 20, 000
Broncos vs Cowboys, Suncorp: 49, 000
Bulldogs vs Knights, ANZ: 22, 000
Sharks vs Storm, Toyota: 16, 000
Panthers vs Raiders, CUA: 16, 000
Titans vs Warriors, Skilled: 22, 000
Rabbitohs vs Roosters, ANZ: 30, 000
Tigers vs Sea Eagles, SFS: 22, 000

Avg = 24,625 would mean biggest opening weekend in the comp ever.. IMO anything less is a disgrace, Rugby league fans need too support their teams this season. Lets make sure this year all teams Averages are up,
Im predicting
Broncos 35k
Bulldogs 23k
Canberra 12.5k
Cronulla 12.k
Gold Coast 21k
Manly 14k
Melbourne 23k is the tricky one but im going to say 23k because of the new stadium
New Zealand 18k
Newcastle 18k
North Queensland 20k
Parramatta 17k
Penrith 15k
Souths 18k
St George 17k
Roosters 15k
Wests Tigers 18k

AVG= 18.5 k

There should be no reason teams cant achieve this, the hype around this season imo is superb and fans should be flocking too games this year

 

[Timmah]

Would love to see our proud club get averages to be second again this year. Plenty of support for the blue and whites

Round 1 Averages so far this decade:
2000 - seven games Att: 143,483 Avg: 20,498
2001 - seven games Att: 139,729 Avg: 19,961
2002 - seven games Att: 115,390 Avg: 16,484
2003 - seven games Att: 123,405 Avg: 17,629
2004 - seven games Att: 138,304 Avg: 19,758
2005 - seven games Att: 159,614 Avg: 22,802
2006 - seven games Att: 161,713 Avg: 23,102
2007 - eight games Att: 185,051 Avg: 23,131
2008 - eight games Att: 183,627 Avg: 22,953
2009 - eight games Att: 168,483 Avg: 21,060

Stats courtesy of http://nrl.has.it

 

[jc155776]

Eels v Dragons @ Parramatta - 21,000
Broncos v Cowboys @ Suncorp - 42,000
Bulldogs v Knights @ ANZ - 21,000
Sharks v Storm @ Toyota - 16,000 (If it is pissing down expect maybe 9,000)
Panthers v Raiders @ CUA - 14,000
Titans v Warriors @ Skilled - 16,000
Rabbitohs v Roosters @ ANZ - 34,000
Tigers v Sea Eagles @ SFS - 19,500

Rain is going to the big issue.

Last years conditions at Shark Park round 1 were the worst I have seen viewing Television wise. It was sheeting, there was lightning. Wind blowing a gale and freezing cold.

Come on mother nature! Do us a favour!!

Would love to see record round one crowds.