2016 Crowd Watch

[taipan]

Ok number crunchers,realistically what crowds can we get this weekend,for the 4 games?
I was told 3 games are sellouts,think that is BS.

 

[Timmah]

Well, at least one is.

 

[Canard]

30k or so would not surprise me.

Broncos v Titans - 45k
Raiders v Sharks - 28k
Storm v Cowboys - 26k
Bulldogs v Panthers - 28k


The above would still fall about 4-5k short of last year's opening week, and would probably make it tricky to advance the figure from last year's finals series tbh

Surely percentage of capacity would be a better metric.

The fact that one final will be played in Melbourne and get 22K or so and the other at a sold out Canberra Stadium should be heralded as a good thing for the NRL.

For the record I support the views held by Raiders fans about playing in Canberra, the manner in which they have carried on this thread just makes it easier to wind them up. (especially when one of the posters has been so historically pro-NRL in terms of people complaining about scheduling)

 

[franklin2323]

WTF you on about?

for the NRL draw we are classed as regional. Hence why we get non Sydney teams at home every year yet we are moving our semi as requested

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Well, at least one is.

Is that a real sell-out or an NRL sell-out? If the latter expect only a couple of thousand or so empty seats.

 

[franklin2323]

And again

You are a Sydney club
Full stop.

So why don't we don't we play Bulldogs, WT etc twice every year? The Draw we are considered Regional and if you have been to Penrith easy to see why we are

 

[East Coast Tiger]

If the NRL thinks Penrith is regional NSW it proves just how out of touch with regional NSW they are.

 

[franklin2323]

If the NRL thinks Penrith is regional NSW it proves just how out of touch with regional NSW they are.

it must be that one game we take to Bathurst

 

[East Coast Tiger]

it must be that one game we take to Bathurst

If they think Penrith is regional, they probably think Bathurst is remote. You'll be forced to play finals in Alice Springs soon.

 

[franklin2323]

If they think Penrith is regional, they probably think Bathurst is remote. You'll be forced to play finals in Alice Springs soon.

Don't give them ideas

 

[Clifferd]

And again

You are a Sydney club
Full stop.

Penrith are nearly an hour away from Sydney CBD, hardly a Sydney club imo

 

[franklin2323]

Penrith are nearly an hour away from Sydney CBD, hardly a Sydney club imo

I can take us as either. If we are regional for draw purposes and miss out on bigger drawing games then should be for the finals. Atleast week 1 anyway

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Weather going to shit in Brisbane. 40,200 is my guess.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Penrith are nearly an hour away from Sydney CBD, hardly a Sydney club imo

An hour? Wow that's practically another country. They should be considered international and play in Johannesburg.

 

[Pete Cash]

Penrith is in Sydney it is therefore a sydney club. I mean its a big city and all but how anyone could argue that Penrith isnt in Sydney i do not know.

 

[Raiderdave]

So why don't we don't we play Bulldogs, WT etc twice every year? The Draw we are considered Regional and if you have been to Penrith easy to see why we are

I've been to Penrith plenty of times
And
It's in Sydney

 

[Panther_Daz]

The NRL trying desperately to get people to Sunday's match. There is a 10 tickets for $95 deal going now.

Will struggle to crack 20,000.

 

[Pete Cash]

For the record I think in week 1 teams should be able to host the final in whatever ground they like if they are good enough to qualify for a final game. so it should be at the Panthers home ground imo

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

The NRL trying desperately to get people to Sunday's match. There is a 10 tickets for $95 deal going now.

Will struggle to crack 20,000.

Why the f**k don't we get that. f**king merkins.

 

[Pete Cash]

They think you guys are good enough to sell out a weds game in a hurricane at 50 bucks a ticket. You are victims of your own success