2010 Crowd Watch II

[adamkungl]

Crowd looks awesome. Which they'd renovate that sh*thole though

pffff seats are overrated :sarcasm:

 

[Brutus]

pffff seats are overrated :sarcasm:

:sarcasm:

 

[DragonPunk]

The SFS was quite amazing today for an atmosphere, it exploded any time either team make a break or scored.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

To anyone who denies that the saints/raiders game was close to 50:50, you don't need to look much further than this for proof. Deadset, hang your heads in shame Canberra.

:lol: Yeah no worries, 10,000 Stain fans. Now I agree the crowd was poor last night as we were expecting higher number due to the recent run of form, but playing Nth Queensland means very little of their fans, guaranteeing at least 10,000 Raiders fans there. The weather at night was extremely cold, and of course the Cowboys are bottom of the ladder + playing like sh*t.

On a sunny Canberra afternoon playing the top of the table team and with the game from last year providing a bit of a rivalry, you'd be pretty stupid to think there were only 10,000 Raiders fans there

 

[meltiger]

:sarcasm:

Leichhardt was a 20k+ sell out v an out of town team who due to their circumstances, brought a few but not many fans to the game. (Yes I was at Leichhardt and there would have been no more than a few hundred of them)


Easts V Manly, two Sydney teams in the top 8 draw 18k at an all seater stadium being the SFS


Would seem people prefer the suburban grounds...

 

[adamkungl]

:lol: Yeah no worries, 10,000 Stain fans. Now I agree the crowd was poor last night as we were expecting higher number due to the recent run of form, but playing Nth Queensland means very little of their fans, guaranteeing at least 10,000 Raiders fans there. The weather at night was extremely cold, and of course the Cowboys are bottom of the ladder + playing like sh*t.

On a sunny Canberra afternoon playing the top of the table team and with the game from last year providing a bit of a rivalry, you'd be pretty stupid to think there were only 10,000 Raiders fans there

Fact is, nobody except Brisbane gives a crap about playing Nth QLD. It's the non-event of the season, each and every year, for almost every team. Booooooring.

 

[meltiger]

^ we seem to draw half decent crowds against them mate


*Edit to my prior post, should have said 19k at Moore Park, not 18

 

[Red Bear]

Crowd looks awesome. Which they'd renovate that sh*thole though

Redevelop Leichhardt and it loses its appeal. The reason it gets such excellent crowds, particularly on a Sunday arvo, is the retro feel of the place. Its a very organic form of rugby league/sport you dont get often in these days of modern all seater ground. Scenic surrounds, Massive hill, surrounded by the houses of any normal suburb, very close to the action. You redevelop that ground and suddenly the whole reason everyone loves it so much is gone.

Sure, there could probably be a few comfort upgrades eg toilets canteens or whatnot, but you cant change the character of a ground like Leichhardt, or it ceases to become Leichhardt.

 

[LeagueXIII]

Redevelop Leichhardt and it loses its appeal. The reason it gets such excellent crowds, particularly on a Sunday arvo, is the retro feel of the place. Its a very organic form of rugby league/sport you dont get often in these days of modern all seater ground. Scenic surrounds, Massive hill, surrounded by the houses of any normal suburb, very close to the action. You redevelop that ground and suddenly the whole reason everyone loves it so much is gone.

Sure, there could probably be a few comfort upgrades eg toilets canteens or whatnot, but you cant change the character of a ground like Leichhardt, or it ceases to become Leichhardt.

You could do it ith taste as North Sydney Oval was developed.

 

[Brutus]

Leichhardt was a 20k+ sell out v an out of town team who due to their circumstances, brought a few but not many fans to the game. (Yes I was at Leichhardt and there would have been no more than a few hundred of them)


Easts V Manly, two Sydney teams in the top 8 draw 18k at an all seater stadium being the SFS


Would seem people prefer the suburban grounds...

And if the Tigers happened to play all 12 of their games at Leichhardt?

Leichhardt works perfectly under the current ground-splitting arrangement.

 

[oval]

The SFS was quite amazing today for an atmosphere, it exploded any time either team make a break or scored.

I agree. I was impressed by the support given for both clubs. I was sitting in the Manly supporters bay and looking over towards the main roosters section was pretty cool - they got real fired up when the roosters jumped ahead of Manly! Good day out, shame about the result...

 

[adamkungl]

but but but Roosters don't have any fans

 

[Perth Red]

And if the Tigers happened to play all 12 of their games at Leichhardt?

Leichhardt works perfectly under the current ground-splitting arrangement.

it's good for the nostalgics and novelty. As long as its not raining and preferably a sunny Sunday afternoon it works well for now.

 

[dragondad]

but but but Roosters don't have any fans

They dont though? You cannot deny that they are one of the lowest supported clubs in Sydney.

 

[adamkungl]

They dont though? You cannot deny that they are one of the lowest supported clubs in Sydney.

:lol: Dragons crowd average is a whole 500 more than Easts. I guess that makes Dragons support low...

 

[Timmah]

:lol: Dragons crowd average is a whole 500 more than Easts. I guess that makes Dragons support low...

Saints' away crowd = 6,000 more than Roosters' away crowd. Only the fact Saints have two small grounds keeps them from being the best supported team in Sydney.

 

[ByRd]

Saints' away crowd = 6,000 more than Roosters' away crowd. Only the fact Saints have two small grounds keeps them from being the best supported team in Sydney.

I dont believe that is true, Saints have good support around the country but in Sydney, the Bulldogs and Tigers (and to an extent the Eels) can generate more support, if Bulldogs put back to back seasons like the Dragons have, our average will push 25k, the dragons have trouble packing out a 18k capacity stadium

 

[adamkungl]

I dont believe that is true, Saints have good support around the country but in Sydney, the Bulldogs and Tigers (and to an extent the Eels) can generate more support, if Bulldogs put back to back seasons like the Dragons have, our average will push 25k, the dragons have trouble packing out a 18k capacity stadium

Tim is more Dragon than Bulldog now.....twisted and evil.

 

[dragondad]

We will see what our crowds are like next year with no Wollongong. Apparently we are going to play some out of SCG/SFS

 

[HowHigh]

We will see what our crowds are like next year with no Wollongong. Apparently we are going to play some out of SCG/SFS

I'm pretty sure we get games in Wollongong for the second half of the season, unless I miss-read and its 2012.