2018 Crowd Watch

[taipan]

10,000 Is seen as a great crowd these days? how low our expectations for our great game have sunk.

It is for 6pm on a Friday night for an outer suburban ground crowd,playing a team who bring no one, on a bitter chilly night .
BTW as an AFL fan how many 6pm Friday games do the fumblers have? Just interested.

 

[Warriors Fever]

$45 for the Granstand behind the in goal area at Brookvale Oval, sheeez, I can remember when you could sit there as part of general admission. $66 for the main grandstand, wtf, this is the crappiest suburban ground and they are charging these prices.

Easily the most overpriced venue in the nrl if not the world.

 

[Warriors Fever]

I heard a tick over 14000 at newie pretty decent

 

[gallagher]

It is for 6pm on a Friday night for an outer suburban ground crowd,playing a team who bring no one, on a bitter chilly night .
BTW as an AFL fan how many 6pm Friday games do the fumblers have? Just interested.

They kick off at 6pm when they play in Perth on Friday. Not sure how often that is but they get 50k plus.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Anz looks good maybe 25k

 

[taipan]

They kick off at 6pm when they play in Perth on Friday. Not sure how often that is but they get 50k plus.

And Sydney where my point is aimed? How many 6pm starts for AFL? Zero comparison I suggest,when it comes to transport,trafic conditions and time taken.

 

[gallagher]

And Sydney where my point is aimed? How many 6pm starts for AFL? Zero comparison I suggest,when it comes to transport,trafic conditions and time taken.

Are you always this cranky when people answer your questions?
Lol
Great crowd at ANZ.

 

[taipan]

Are you always this cranky when people answer your questions?
Lol
Great crowd at ANZ.

Cranky LOL my team won. My point is aimed at one bloke in particular (fill in the blanks.....)who bags constantly Sydney NRL crowds.
Great crowd indeed at ANZ .Gets back to scheduling and the match up of the teams.This would not have got a decent crowd at ANZ at 6pm.Which is my point.

 

[Chook Norris]

Probably the best crowd I've seen at ANZ for a while.... which shows how bad of a venue ANZ has been recently

 

[El Diablo]

Anz looks good maybe 25k

i just saw in sports news that your beloved Swannies lost

i'm surprised you can even post atm

 

[Mister M]

And Sydney where my point is aimed? How many 6pm starts for AFL? Zero comparison I suggest,when it comes to transport,trafic conditions and time taken.

There hasn't been a weekday evening AFL game start before 7pm on the Eastern seaboard in over a decade, only in Perth (due to the time difference).

I'd say it's because the AFL has determined that transport/traffic conditions on Thurs/Fri night doesn't suit their audience both to attend games and to watch on TV. The AFL however hasn't attempted a week night 'double header' in about a decade outside of public holidays-- where as the NRL does a Friday night double header most weeks for TV.

 

[Illawarra Tiger]

Just a shade under 26000 at ANZ

 

[Saint Doc]

 

[taipan]

There hasn't been a weekday evening AFL game start before 7pm on the Eastern seaboard in over a decade, only in Perth (due to the time difference).

I'd say it's because the AFL has determined that transport/traffic conditions on Thurs/Fri night doesn't suit their audience both to attend games and to watch on TV. The AFL however hasn't attempted a week night 'double header' in about a decade outside of public holidays-- where as the NRL does a Friday night double header most weeks for TV.

Just as I thought.Confirming 6pm games in Sydney are the scheduling dregs.At least they have decent control over their scheduling.One thing I grudgingly have to admit.
TBH I'd even be happy to get back to two games on a Friday night at 7-45pm on time.Gives people time to get there.Gives Tv stations two choices.And the ratings would be far better than the 6pm effort.

 

[beave]

17.5k in Tvl I reckon

 

[Saint Doc]

17.5k in Tvl I reckon

Brilliant promotion by your mob. 72 junior teams? Probably added an extra couple of thousand to the crowd with player and family. Well done

 

[beave]

18k reported for Tvl at nrl.com

Next weeks 6pm friday game up there will struggle to get above 10k.

 

[Perth Red]

They kick off at 6pm when they play in Perth on Friday. Not sure how often that is but they get 50k plus.

Apparently it’s only Sydney that has busy traffic on a Friday teatime lol

 

[Mister M]

Apparently it’s only Sydney that has busy traffic on a Friday teatime lol

Nah, as I said in my previous post about AFL Weeknight game times the only time games start before 7pm on Thurs/Friday nights outside of Public holidays are in Perth-- no game in Melbourne, Adelaide or Brisbane starts before 7pm.

So it's either that Perth is more like a 'small country town' in regards to traffic congestion-- or that fans are able to make special arrangements with work/family, etc. to ensure they are there for a 6:10pm start for the ONE AFL game this year that starts that early.

 

[insert.pause]

Will look awesome at the new Parramatta stadium, hope more than just Parra play out of it, forget SFS & Homebush redevelopment, it will be the biggest game changer for Sydney crowds.