2006 // Crowd Watch

[Ice777]

Round 24:
Fri
7:30 Bulldogs v Brisbane @ Telstra Stadium: 25,000
Sat
5:30 Cronulla v Penrith @ Toyota Park: 10,000
7:30 Cowboys v Knights @ Dairy Farmers: 19,500
7:30 Melbourne v NZ @ Olympic Park: 14,000 (always a top drawing game, plus melb on top)
Sun
2:30 Sydney v Parra @ Aussie: 12,00
3:00 Saints v Tigers @ Kogarah: 16,000
3:00 Manly v Souths @ Brookie: 14,000

I agree with that assessment of the Storm v Warriors game. It's always drawn higher than average numbers down here (11,922) and as you said with Storm on top and flying i can't see this weeks crowd being anything under that.

 

[nqboy]

I'll be buying tickets for the friday night game today, Will be interesting to see the ticket sales for Canterbury's first Home friday night game since round 2 (If my memory serves me correct).

What will be interesting will be to see whether the Dogs fans behave themselves at a Friday night home game.

 

[Timmah]

What will be interesting will be to see whether the Dogs fans behave themselves at a Friday night home game.

I have no doubt they will.

 

[Ice777]

What will be interesting will be to see whether the Dogs fans behave themselves at a Friday night home game.

I can't see there being any trouble. They'd have to be stupid to play up knowing that they pretty much lose any chance of playing night football games in the future. The top teams should be playing on Friday nights and the Dogs are one of those. If the small minority of fans stuff it up for everybody else and lose their right to play night games, then they only have themselves to blame because they've been warned time and time again.

A good punishment for the dickheads would be to lock them up in a room with the 98% of the Bulldogs good supporters for 10 minutes and let them know what they think of the trouble makers. I bet they wouldn't do it again after that ;-)

 

[nqboy]

I can't see there being any trouble. They'd have to be stupid to play up knowing that they pretty much lose any chance of playing night football games in the future. The top teams should be playing on Friday nights and the Dogs are one of those. If the small minority of fans stuff it up for everybody else and lose their right to play night games, then they only have themselves to blame because they've been warned time and time again.

True, but therein lies the trouble. It's not the 98% of mainstream Dogs fans that are the problem, it's the mindless minority that spoil it for the rest. And they don't take any account of consequences, they just whinge about it when they're about to cop them.

 

[ouwet]

I bought 4 tickets today... The ticketek guy in North Sydney said ticket sales are strong for this game... And my pax number of 19994-7 would indicate that his right
Bulldog supporters get out to the game!!!!

 

[yakstorm]

Very encouraging ticket sales so far, especially with only a five day turn around from the Sunday clash.

Hopefully cause of the lack of drama on Sunday most of the Bulldogs fans at that game will all turn up this friday, plus hopefully anyone who wants to catch a blockbuster match also makes the trek out there.

 

[miccle]

Also hope that plenty of Sydney based Bronco fans get out there for this Friday night. The SBBS will be in full voice as per usual, and I know of quite a few bronco supporters travelling south for this one (unfortunately work constraints are keeping me up here).

I really hope there will be a crowd of well over 30K. Great for the Bulldogs, but also great for the game.

 

[phonetic]

I think they'll get a shandy under 30k to the doggies game. The Sunday afternoon clash's in Sydney should draw well. Hopefully up towards the 15k mark in Melbourne.

I think this will be the highest drawing round of the remaining 3.

 

[yakstorm]

Bulldogs v Broncos - 26,111

So ideally, we want to keep averaging 16,000 for the last three rounds just to keep our season average above the 15K mark, so we need another 85,889 people to turn up...

 

[Timmah]

Achievable but unlikely... none of the remaining games look likely to crack 20

 

[mattyg]

decent sized crowd tonight considering we were playing an interstate team. I would have hoped for a few k more but not to worry. Cowboys/Knights should come close to 20k, Storm should get 15k, same goes with Manly and Dragons.

 

[Timmah]

BTW, Well done to the 4 Brisbane fans who made the trek down :roll:

I can understand that it's difficult to travel in some circumstances, but airfares aren't as expensive these days guys... I dunno I just think it was piss poor.

Oh well. I think we ended up with close to 19k avg for 2006. Good enough.

 

[t-ba]

BTW, Well done to the 4 Brisbane fans who made the trek down :roll:

I can understand that it's difficult to travel in some circumstances, but airfares aren't as expensive these days guys... I dunno I just think it was piss poor.

Oh well. I think we ended up with close to 19k avg for 2006. Good enough.

Easy for someone who lives within 100km of most NRL stadiums to say. It's not cheap when you consider either tickets have to be bought 5 weeks before departure (They're usually not cheap by that time) or accomodation has to be booked for an entire weekend. There's also the fact that the Broncos play 12 games in venues more than 500km from their home city...So which one should they choose?

 

[Timmah]

There were plenty more last year at the corresponding game... the petrol excuse doesn't rub... there are planes... which in a lot of cases are cheaper.

I dunno... I was just disappointed. miccle said they'd be out in force and you could barely see group of more than 10 or 20.

 

[roosters06]

BTW, Well done to the 4 Brisbane fans who made the trek down :roll:

I can understand that it's difficult to travel in some circumstances, but airfares aren't as expensive these days guys... I dunno I just think it was piss poor.

Some of us arent lucky enough to live in Sydney, or close to it, and be able to attend every game - much as we'd like to.

Some of us have other, more important factors in our life - such as work, or uni etc.

Travelling is still expensive - when you add up the cost of airfares/bus fares and accommodation - your looking at a big bill just to see your team play.

 

[lockyno1]

Reasonable crowd. And I still think people do think twice before going to a Bulldogs home game.

 

[Timmah]

Reasonable crowd. And I still think people do think twice before going to a Bulldogs home game.

And I think they're stupid if they do.

Apart from what I thought I saw (which I'm now assured was nothing at all, jus a mass exodus of fairweather f**wkits), there hasn't been a crowd problem since Round 2, and I haven't heard in a long time about anyone being scared to come. Our crowds the last two weeks have been indicative of that.

 

[lockyno1]

And I think they're stupid if they do.

Apart from what I thought I saw (which I'm now assured was nothing at all, jus a mass exodus of fairweather f**wkits), there hasn't been a crowd problem since Round 2, and I haven't heard in a long time about anyone being scared to come. Our crowds the last two weeks have been indicative of that.

Look the reality is that it STILL is the case. I know that my brother who is a very passionatel league supporter still won't go to a Dogs home game. I am not saying it is the same for every person but I still think it will be this way for a while. Consider when you play interstate, you try to get many neutral fans to try and attend a footy match becuase it will be a good game. Depends on the person granted, but it will be a factor for probally another 12 months.

 

[philstorm]

Don't be suprised to see a 14,000+ crowd at the Storm match down at Olympic ...