2007 Crowd Watch

[Timmah]

I believe so. Before I hit bed, I'll go through and update the averages etc.

 

[brendothejet]

I believe so. Before I hit bed, I'll go through and update the averages etc.

tHANKS TIM, i DFON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD DO WITHOUT YOU.

 

[Timmah]

Get over it smartarse.

 

[brendothejet]

Get over it smartarse.

I wasn't being a smart arse. i do appreciate your efforts on the crowd watch.


BTW people, the round was not that bad.

Remember for the seasons we were getting 15k or 16k averages we were getting 3 or 4 games of 9-12k and then a couple of big ones. Now we are seeing almost every game actually average 18k plus a big bumper crowd somewhere along the line.

Look to good things for the crowd averages this year.

 

[Misanthrope]

Second lowest crowd of the round comes from a rugby league stronghold. Note to the NRL - Newcastle isn't a good location for Monday night games.

 

[fanatique]

Mercifully Round 7 is over. Absolutely appaling attendances. The average of about 18,00000 looks OK til your realise al of Knights, Cowboys, Broncos, Souths, Dogs were at home and Roosters V Dragons was ANZAC Day.

 

[m0j0]

Crowd at Penrith looked very ordinary but haven't seen a figure.

I must admit I've never been to Penrith, but is the reserved seating obscenely expensive or something? Looked kinda weird with those big empty sections in the middle...

 

[fanatique]

Is Newy's average crowd down this season? It seems to me that it is.

Yes it is down so far from 2006's 21,848 to 2007's 19,947 after 4 home games. We really need powerhouses like The knights and Cowboys, who are also marginally below 20,000 after 4 games, to be firing and bringing in 20K+.

 

[fanatique]

Is Newy's average crowd down this season? It seems to me that it is.

Yes it is down so far from 2006's 21,848 to 2007's 19,947 after 4 home games. We really need powerhouses like The knights and Cowboys, who are also marginally below 20,000 after 4 games, to be firing and bringing in 20K+.

 

[Timmah]

CURRENT ROUND
Round 7 - Apr 25, 27-30
Roosters/Dragons AUSSIE 18,240
Bulldogs/Tigers TELSTRA 18,066
Broncos/Storm SUNCORP 33,750
Panthers/Raiders CUASP 8,494
Cowboys/Sea Eagles D F S 18,682
Rabbitohs/Warriors TELSTRA 13,044
Titans/Eels CARRARA 18,021
Knights/Sharks EN-AUS 15,453

8 matches: TOTAL 143,740 / AVERAGE 17,968

R7 2006 (7 matches): TOTAL: 117,124 / Per Match Average: 16,732

R7 2005 (7 matches): TOTAL: 136,237 / Per Match Average: 19,462


After R7, the 2007 totals:
2007 Season Total: 982,428
2007 Season Avg: 18,193

 

[yosh64]

NRL crowds compared to last year after 6 rounds

2006 - Total = 732,628 Avg = 17,444

2007 - Total = 838,658 Avg = 18,231 Increase of 4.5%

Although so far crowds for NRL are up by 16.9% on 2006's avg for the season.

2006 - 15,601

2007 - 18,232

Teams home crowd avg above last years avg;
Brisbane
Canberra
Cronulla
Manly
Melbourne
New Zealand
North Queensland
Penrith
Souths
Sydney
Parramatta - this week moved above last years avg

Teams home crowd avg below last years avg
Canterbury-Bankstown
Newcastle
St-George
Wests

Thats now 11 out of 15 teams above last seasons avg! Going well.

NRL crowds compared to last year after 7 rounds

2006 - Total = 849,752 Avg = 17,342

2007 - Total = 982,369 Avg = 18,192 Increase of 4.9%


Although so far crowds for NRL are up by 16.6% on 2006's avg for the season.

2006 - 15,601

2007 - 18,192

Teams home crowd avg above last years avg;
Brisbane
Canberra
Cronulla
Manly
Melbourne
New Zealand
North Queensland
Penrith
Souths
Sydney
Parramatta

Teams home crowd avg below last years avg
Canterbury-Bankstown
Newcastle
St-George
Wests

 

[Choppies]

I must admit I've never been to Penrith, but is the reserved seating obscenely expensive or something? Looked kinda weird with those big empty sections in the middle...

From what im told it was to do with the Panthers rise in 2003 and once upon a time those 3 middle sections were un reserved.
I think they should scrap making them reserved.

 

[yosh64]

Just thought id see what the difference is when you remove the titans from the crowd figures and compare them to last years (when the titans werent part of the comp).

Without them the crowd avg is 17,236.

That means we are travelling about the same as 2006 (avg 17,342). Well done to the NRL for admitting the titans.

 

[Mr. Fahrenheit]

infact slightly worse. The NRL could do alot more in terms of marketing, they largely leave that to the clubs though...

 

[Timmah]

I'd like to know how you're getting different figures to me? Am I missing 100 people somewhere?

 

[fanatique]

Just thought id see what the difference is when you remove the titans from the crowd figures and compare them to last years (when the titans werent part of the comp).

Without them the crowd avg is 17,236.

That means we are travelling about the same as 2006 (avg 17,342). Well done to the NRL for admitting the titans.

Interesting point. In truth we are more or less where we were last year apart from the Titans who are playing to almost 25,000 people per game on average - second only to the Broncos. The Titans so far are a huge success.

We always hope for better but frankly I'll be pleased if the home and away average reaches 16,000 which would be about 300 up on last year.

 

[bobmar28]

Re poor crowds at Penrith. The answer is Parramatta and Penrith should amalgamate to become the western Panthers. That will double their crowds and free up a franchise for the Central Coast.

 

[t-ba]

Re poor crowds at Penrith. The answer is Parramatta and Penrith should amalgamate to become the western Panthers. That will double their crowds and free up a franchise for the Central Coast.

:lol:. You're delusional. Parramatta and Penrith both cover areas with more people than the CC by a comfortable margin and are the largest junior catchments in Sydney.

Interesting aside-If norths Managed to stay solvent in 1999, the Panthers would have got the arse from the comp, and Parra and Penrith probably would be merged.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Re poor crowds at Penrith. The answer is Parramatta and Penrith should amalgamate to become the western Panthers. That will double their crowds and free up a franchise for the Central Coast.

No, it won't.

All it will do is give the AFL disenfranchised NRL supporters to latch onto just like they did during Super League.

If a Parra and Penrith merger was announced, there'd be a Western Sydney AFL team within minutes of the announcement.

 

[t-ba]

If a Parra and Penrith merger was announced, there'd be a Western Sydney AFL team within minutes of the announcement.

Well, at least Vlad wouldn't have been lying when he said 'the Kangaroos will not move to the Gold Coast'