Poured rain the whole night at kogarah. Membership drive is working...there is no way that game in that weather would have attracted more than 8 or 9000 3 years ago.
In fact, there is no way I would have gone 3 or 4 years ago! My housemates thought i was mad leaving the house when i know i'm not under cover, in the pouring rain, when its on tv. But i already had my membership so that encouraged me to go. Wouldnt have lined up and paid $25 to be there in that though. Great work dragons fan for getting out there.
I saw one titans jersey and one beanie the whole night. So in comparing the two crowds tonight (which, btw, i reckon 34k is excellent) but you've got two sydney fanbases vs one. So if you halve the 34k, you get 17k. Then you take in factors such as the fact dogs and eels are just about the biggest rivalry in the game, the fact that both teams needed to win to keep their season alive (as opposed to saints sitting 4pts clear at the top), the much greater number of undercover seats at ANZ, and the promotion/hype all week of hayne train vs idris (compared to zero hype for dragons titans), and the fact the casual fan would find eels/dogs are more appealing option...it definitely explains the difference.
So, Perth Red, I would say one excellent crowd, and all things considered, one solid crowd.
