2018 Crowd Watch

[Timmah]

 

[Teddyboy]

When the demolition / rebuild of the SFS happens I would be happy for the Roosters to take a few more games up to Gosford , reasonably good ground to watch the footy, good facilities and pretty easy to get to .

Roosters should just settle at Gosford for ever.

 

[t-ba]

Roosters should just settle at Gosford for ever.

Thanks drunkard from the Northeast of England pontificating on a club moving to a ground further away than the width of Northumberland

 

[horrie hastings]

Roosters should just settle at Gosford for ever.

We are just keeping it warm till the Bears return

 

[Timmah]

One shudders to think what this game would have drawn at Allianz/SFS ?
The eastern side of the ground looked like a ghost town, solid crowd in the upper level on the western side but didn’t see what the crowd was like on the lower level western side.

Like anywhere, the struggle comes when the away side is a Titans/Cowboys/Storm/Raiders generally.

Glad to see at least 10k were there. Lots were packed in at the northern (GA) end

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Can't explain cc crowd today

Weather was off f**king tap good

Didn't this get 20k last year ?

Seemed like not many roosters fans made the trip ..

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Great work Panthers.. 5 year plan is paying off

 

[franklin2323]

Penrith looks great.

Sold out local venue getting to watch top notch footy between two great Sydney sides.

Sure maybe 2-3k more show if it is at ANZ but the atmosphere would of been horrible

 

[Saint Doc]

Sure maybe 2-3k more show if it is at ANZ but the atmosphere would of been horrible

There is no way the crowd at ANZ would have been more. You’re assuming everyone who went tonight would have gone to homebush plus the “locked out” fans.

Reality is the crowd at ANZ would have been more like 15967.

 

[Teddyboy]

Thanks drunkard from the Northeast of England pontificating on a club moving to a ground further away than the width of Northumberland

I chuckled

 

[franklin2323]

There is no way the crowd at ANZ would have been more. You’re assuming everyone who went tonight would have gone to homebush plus the “locked out” fans.

Reality is the crowd at ANZ would have been more like 15967.

More neutrals may of came but this is case of suburban stadiums are fine to be sold out

 

[Timmah]

15,958 at Mt Smart

 

[King Ben]

Anyone got PAX numbers for Origin?

THE NRL is facing the embarrassment of more than 50,000 empty seats for the opening State of Origin game at the MCG on June 6.

Less than two weeks from the kick-off, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal ticket sales have not even reached 20,000 for a venue that has a capacity of 100,000.

Only free-ticket promotions over the next 10 days combined with MCG members and corporate sales will lift the crowd figure to near the 40,000-mark, leaving the highest rating television event of the year with little or no atmosphere.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...y/news-story/884ea8aeaca1ac9ec244ad6f00b82554

 

[Canard]

Anyone got PAX numbers for Origin?



https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...y/news-story/884ea8aeaca1ac9ec244ad6f00b82554

Just complete bullshit, they always write this negative shit.

It's been heavily promoted across Melbourne and will draw a decent crowd. As an aside it's a shitful venue for watching rectangular sports

Imagine how much negative press this sort of incident would draw in Sydney:

https://www.theage.com.au/national/...st-match-brawl-at-etihad-20180526-p4zhqs.html

 

[Billythekid]

Who was it earlier in the thread arguing that the cowboys and storm aren't big drawers on TV? Hope they caught the ratings between them again this week.

 

[King Ben]

Just complete bullshit, they always write this negative shit.

I almost feel like Buzz has these pre-written and ready to go.

 

[insert.pause]

Anyone got PAX numbers for Origin?



https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...y/news-story/884ea8aeaca1ac9ec244ad6f00b82554

They had sold 75k by same time in 2015.

Hope they know what they're doing, the whole concept will be devalued if it's a poor crowd. Should have been game 2, with weekend allowing for interstate travelers.

 

[Raiderdave]

Just complete bullshit, they always write this negative shit.

It's been heavily promoted across Melbourne and will draw a decent crowd. As an aside it's a shitful venue for watching rectangular sports

well Melbournians would want to pull their fingers out & buy some tickets then if only 20,000 have been sold 2 weeks out , even if that's news ltd bashing league as they always do exaggerating the figure down & its more like 30,000 , that's appalling.

usually 30,000 or so make the effort to travel from NSW & QLD too ,
where have they gone since 2015 ? I know I went with my son in 2015 & I'm not going this year but sheesh , if the sold figure includes the nthn travellers , OMG

I see a disaster happening here

 

[Raiderdave]

They had sold 75k by same time in 2015.

Hope they know what they're doing, the whole concept will be devalued if it's a poor crowd. Should have been game 2, with weekend allowing for interstate travelers.

I don't think the MCG would be available but be that as it may .....
the NRL couldn't organise a root on Darlinghurst road anyway
the fact our stand alone origin on a sunday this year... isn't .. on a public holiday weekend proves it.

the Queens Birthday holiday in June should have been the weekend for game 2 in Sydney on the Sunday night
people travelling in from QLD & country NSW in their thousands
there'd never be a question if it will sell out , it always would

 

[Raiderdave]

I guess the 20K odd sold wouldn't include MCC members of which there are 25K
if 2/3 of them turn up , we're up to around 40 to 45K

still , very ordinary.