2016 Crowd Watch

[Game_Breaker]

This is the same Raiders who wanted to host a prelim in Canberra?

They don't deserve a prelim if they cant sell out an elimination wk 2 semi

 

[CC_Roosters]

Fail to see how people can whinge about two regional stadia at 85-90% capacity when Sydney teams have dished up crowds under 20k in finals in recent years. perhaps ticket prices kept a few away, who knows and who cares as it looked great on TV.

 

[Timmah]

Huh?

The only times Sydney finals have got under 20k were when Roosters and Manly each hosted the Cowboys.

Melbourne have got two under 20k though.

 

[Jamberoo]

Just got my Storm prelim Tix. Cheap as chips.
Fair way back though, so should be a great crowd.

 

[undertaker]

If this isn't a record crowd at 1300SMILES Stadium for the NQ Cowboys than WE WILL NEVER beat the current attendance record because there isn't a seat spare and the place is packedddddd from the hill to the seats.

The only thing missing was John 'The Real' McCoy calling the match.

 

[Brutus]

The only thing missing was John 'The Real' McCoy calling the match.

His constant gassing cost him a spot in the box.

 

[undertaker]

His constant gassing cost him a spot in the box.

gassing? LOL! What do you mean?

 

[CC_Roosters]

Huh?

The only times Sydney finals have got under 20k were when Roosters and Manly each hosted the Cowboys.

Melbourne have got two under 20k though.

You continue to try and justify Canberra not being able to host week 3 finals as if Sydney has some magical ability to produce crowds for neutral teams as it did 20 years ago. Not only have we got Sydney sides drawing very low crowds like the examples you gave above, but the double header was a disaster crowd wise and I also remember a Manly v Cronulla finals match which barely got 20k.

If it had of been Canberra v North Qld next weekend, what would your crowd prediction have been? Personally I don't think it would have got over 15k and locked out thousands of Canberra fans unable to make the journey..

 

[Timmah]

You continue to try and justify Canberra not being able to host week 3 finals as if Sydney has some magical ability to produce crowds for neutral teams as it did 20 years ago. Not only have we got Sydney sides drawing very low crowds like the examples you gave above, but the double header was a disaster crowd wise and I also remember a Manly v Cronulla finals match which barely got 20k.

If it had of been Canberra v North Qld next weekend, what would your crowd prediction have been? Personally I don't think it would have got over 15k and locked out thousands of Canberra fans unable to make the journey..

I stopped reading past the first line. You claimed that Sydney was some kind of disaster area for NRL crowds. I disproved that.

 

[CC_Roosters]

I stopped reading past the first line. You claimed that Sydney was some kind of disaster area for NRL crowds. I disproved that.

I do not understand how you can defend the Canberra (and Newcastle) situation in week 3 scenarios. if the next rule was games between Sydney and Queensland sides in week 3 must be played at Lang park to guarantee a crowd and therefore league revenue, imagine the whinging then. by comparison that is what canberra are being asked to do.

 

[undertaker]

The only times Sydney finals have got under 20k were when Roosters and Manly each hosted the Cowboys.

Your DOGGIIIIIIIIIIES only got 19,367 in the 2004 semi-final vs Melbourne:

http://afltables.com/rl/scorers/games/2003/200309210627.html

 

[Arucard]

So what exactly are you people complaining about or disappointed with?

You say all the empty seats are a bad look for the game, yet then even when it looks packed on tv you worry about the exact numbers that come up.
If it looks packed like both games did this weekend, does it really matter if the exact figure is "disappointing" or not?

 

[dangerousdave]

So what exactly are you people complaining about or disappointed with?

You say all the empty seats are a bad look for the game, yet then even when it looks packed on tv you worry about the exact numbers that come up.
If it looks packed like both games did this weekend, does it really matter if the exact figure is "disappointing" or not?

I assume that by 'you people' you mean those interested in crowds?

There's several possible answers to your question.

1. I'm a nerd and numbers are sexy.
2. Numbers are important to the sad little pissing competitions I like to engage in.
OR
3. I love rugby league and it's nice to be able to quantify the live exposure of the game.

In reality for most of us it's probably some combination of the 3.

Ya dig.

 

[Canard]

So is there a chance the Storm will outdraw the Giants AFL preliminary final this Saturday?

Whats the capacity of that shoebox they(Giants) play in?

 

[Raiderdave]

This is the same Raiders who wanted to host a prelim in Canberra?

Yes dickhead
in comparison to Sydney
who
couldn't half fill a 45K seat stadium with 2 Sydney sides playing
including a self anointed " big" Sydney club in the Bulldogs lol

 

[Raiderdave]

Whole section behind the goal posts close to empty on TV.

But otherwise looked packed and loud.

looked great front on
like there wasn't an empty seat anywhere all the way around past the goal posts
but there were a few further around on the western side & in the Meninga Stand

still it looked bigger then 21500
I was sure it was 23000

the atmosphere was electric
huge
I think this weeks crowd was louder then last ...

 

[East Coast Tiger]

So is there a chance the Storm will outdraw the Giants AFL preliminary final this Saturday?

Whats the capacity of that shoebox they(Giants) play in?

It's just been extended to 35,000. Maybe more depending on who's making up the figures.

 

[Raiderdave]

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[Raiderdave]

Your DOGGIIIIIIIIIIES only got 19,367 in the 2004 semi-final vs Melbourne:

http://afltables.com/rl/scorers/games/2003/200309210627.html

they only got 14500 against the Raiders at ANZ in 2006
wouldn't have filled Belmore

but yeah they deserve to host a prelim final lol
so many lols

 

[Teddyboy]

21498 in Canberra

So how can a team get 24000 plus then get a crowd of under 22000 for finals game's?????
Still good for the Raiders