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2008 Crowd Watch - Final Totals in Post #3778

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yobbo84

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So, after 12 rounds, the average home crowd per team is:

Brisbane - 33,801
Gold Coast Titans - 23,095
North Queensland - 19,685
Newcastle - 18,981
Bulldogs - 18,477
Parramatta - 16,685
Souths - 15,963
Wests Tigers - 15,580
Sydney Roosters - 14,096
Melbourne - 13,524
Canberra - 13,285
St George Illawarra - 13,191
Cronulla - 13,185
Manly - 12,776
Penrith - 12,688
New Zealand - 12,392

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Perth Red

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Visited Cronulla for the first time this weekend. Great fans, very friendly but what a dump of a ground. Seriously I can see why their crowds are as they are.
 
Brycey

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Newcastle - getting back to good performances should push the average over 20k this year
Broncos - hopefully come out of Origin okay and push to 35k average
Titans - have a few big games coming up (esp v Storm) should be able to push near 25k
Cowboys - how loyal are the supporters? hopefully can keep their usual above 20k average in check come end of year

Canberra, Melbourne, NZ - hopefully for Canberra and NZ better performances...NZ can really draw crowds when theyre going good. Melbourne need their new stadium badly to capitalise on their present success.
 
Perth Red

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I heard they spent $9mill on that end stand. Is that right? If so 9mill doesn't buy you a lot these days! In all honsetly they need another 3 stands, the two main stands are too small, too far away and don't protect from the elements and the other end is a grass hill (great for rainy days!), hats off to them, getting corporate support in that ground is a major acheivement.
 
yakstorm

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The 9.6 Million went towards:

  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Creation of the new southern grandstand[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Upgrade the ET stand with new change room facilities, lift, disabled toilets, new compliant balustrades and media facilities[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Upgrade of all existing corporate facilities
    [/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Create new safer patron entry plazas[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Upgrade accessibility for disabled patrons[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Upgrade public areas to reduce flood hazards[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Install new power infrastructure and additional sports lights[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Improve the multi-functionality of the stadium[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Improve the playing surface[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Creation of a new television studio for Nine/Fox[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]New ticketing offices and turnstiles
    [/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]Partially fund the proposed Sutherland Shire Centre of Football Excellence[/FONT]
So it was more than just a new grandstand.
 
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Perth Red said:
Visited Cronulla for the first time this weekend. Great fans, very friendly but what a dump of a ground. Seriously I can see why their crowds are as they are.
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Lucky you didnt go on a Sat night, i reckon about 20% of the fans that go there then are teens just chilling at the hill, they wouldnt be able to tell you the result if asked
 
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Willow said:
Crowd in Wollongong: 11,432
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Didn't I read in Fox Sports that they were hoping for a Sellout? If so, thats extremely dissappointing considering it wasn't even close.

Also, NZ v Souths: 13,112

Great crowd considering it was against the cellar dwellers.
 
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Willow

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pcpp said:
Didn't I read in Fox Sports that they were hoping for a Sellout? If so, thats extremely dissappointing considering it wasn't even close.
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The Wollongong crowd figure originally came from News Ltd so I assume its correct. I agree, not a good turn out.
 
yakstorm

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Only 13K at Mt Smart? That is surprising, the crowd looked a lot bigger, the main grandstand was pretty packed on the lower level and the top looked at least three-quarters full...

The end wasn't too bad either... I've since a lot smaller crowds at Mt Smart named 12K
 
Dr Crane

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A third of that next time, especially if we're going to get treated to that kind of performance again.
 
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The northern stand at Mt Smart loks like it is being re-developed and those people were probably in the eastern stand, making it look more than it was.
 
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