2006 // Crowd Watch

[ali]

They need a clear out of the whole marketing staff. Surely they can hire people who now how to get bums on seats. What worries me is that the NRL leaves a lot of promotion up to Channel 9 and Foxtel, and these 2 are just interested in getting viewers.

The problem is, big crowds create big interest. If a stadium looks empty, people will switch off because they don't think it's a big event. If we want the game to get bigger, we need crowds.

 

[wittyfan]

I blame the cold weather for the poor attendances. Plus standards on field have been in decline for a while.

 

[lockyno1]

Tend to agree witty. It is getting colder as winter comes around and crowds suffer a bit. Attendances will increase as it comes to finals time!

 

[Surandy]

Tend to agree witty. It is getting colder as winter comes around and crowds suffer a bit. Attendances will increase as it comes to finals time!

It gets cold every winter! Or is this another one of those "isolated incidents" you keep crapping on about?

 

[lockyno1]

It gets cold every winter! Or is this another one of those "isolated incidents" you keep crapping on about?

Its colder this year than the year before. It does affect crowd figures.

 

[ledzep]

Its colder this year than the year before. It does affect crowd figures.

it's colder in melbourne, look at the afl crowds

 

[Timmah]

Cold is no excuse. RL is a f**king winter sport. You get out and support the game, your club, no matter what. I battled laryngitis to go to OKI and Telstra this week FFS. I don't expect medals for it, I just go to watch footy because I know it's what our sport needs and I love every minute.

 

[lockyno1]

Cold is no excuse. RL is a f**king winter sport. You get out and support the game, your club, no matter what. I battled laryngitis to go to OKI and Telstra this week FFS. I don't expect medals for it, I just go to watch footy because I know it's what our sport needs and I love every minute.

I go to each Brisbane game. I missed 1 game due to my brother's 18th birthday. Other than that I have not missed a game. But in deciding to go to other games I do consider the weather. Its the reality.

 

[Brutus]

Crowds are sh*t which ever way you look at it. The weather hasn't been too bad up until this weekend. The lack of promotion of our game is frightening, there seems no desire at all to rope in new fans. It's pathetic.

 

[d3@t3h]

Storm are playing well at OP surely they would of picked up some bandwaggoners by now.

 

[Timmah]

Updated Round 13

 

[*Paul*]

11,588 - Brookvale
9,422 - Penrith
6,537 - Stadium Oz

ouch.

 

[RABK]

Nothing short of pathetic.

 

[pcpp]

6,537 - Stadium Oz

LOL..

Who said the Storm don't draw any away fans!

It's the Broncos!

Kick the Broncos out of the competition I say!

(sarcasm if you haven't realised.. keep the Storm)

 

[Parra_Eels]

jeeze this round is bad. but i will say the weather, soccer and origin have played a part. but still jeeze

 

[wittyfan]

You'll have to dig as far back as the Super League years to find such pitiful crowds.

 

[RABK]

No Brisbane or Knights home game to save this round either.

 

[Brutus]

Average crowd by the end of the year will be 3,455

 

[t-ba]

You'll have to dig as far back as the Super League years to find such pitiful crowds.

2002 actually. That whole Neagles Debacle and all...

 

[*Paul*]

16,778 at the Farmers of Dairy.