2019 Crowd Watch

[Western_Eel]

So somewhat audience related, last nights game between Easts and the Storm had an average audience of 1.7 million which is the highest for a prelim since 2014 and the highest viewership in Melbourne for RL outside of a Grand Final. Up 13% from last year's Souths/Easts prelim. Canberra/Souths had 1.57 million which was also up on last year's Friday prelim by 10%.

At the same time, the AFL grand final had its lowest ratings since 2011 and 1.7 million fewer viewers than the same fixture last year and less than 1 million viewers in Melbourne.

Current projections have Origin #1 winning the national ratings battle, but these numbers are a huge win for RL as it is likely all 3 Origins and next weeks Grand Final will outmatch their biggest competitor.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ro...fl-grand-final-flounders-20190929-p52vyd.html

The only problem is that Melbourne wont be in the GF so that will affect the Melbourne numbers for next week.
Ideally you would want a Melbourne Vs Brisbane GF to maximise your TV audience

 

[adamkungl]

its actually a really smart idea (for them) to sell them that way.

Makes those last thousand tickets easier to sell when they aren't up in the sky.

Meanwhile the dedicated fans bend over and pay ticketek to f**k them unlubed

 

[Walt Flanigan]

If you remember the last minute of 2016 when Chambers f**king threw the premiership away by not passing to Cronk?

I was at the opposite end of the ground for that play behind the posts so you would have had a much better view. Had a great view of Fifita crashing over though.

Yeah just happy to be there. Could be another 25 years before we make it again.

 

[carcharias]

I was at the opposite end of the ground for that play behind the posts so you would have had a much better view. Had a great view of Fifita crashing over though.

Yeah just happy to be there. Could be another 25 years before we make it again.

I don’t recall struggling to see the action
Hard to see when you have your eyes closed though

Heart attack stuff.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

I don’t recall struggling to see the action
Hard to see when you have your eyes closed though

Heart attack stuff.


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That’s not too bad, can handle that.

 

[carcharias]

That’s not too bad, can handle that.

How’s we got to seat and my sons school teacher was sitting right behind us.
Haha
He was spewing.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

3 times Ive sat in the top tier at ANZ. Viewing is ok but a nightmare to get to and from the seats. Id avoid drinking beer during the game lol

 

[Brutus]

3 times Ive sat in the top tier at ANZ. Viewing is ok but a nightmare to get to and from the seats. Id avoid drinking beer during the game lol

It's an awful view.

 

[ReddFelon]

Btw I saw the QLD cup GF that crowd looked almost full, what does Redcliffe hold?

8k seated, I think 10-15k total when you include the grass and view from the Leagues club balconies.

 

[Hoofhearted]

3 times Ive sat in the top tier at ANZ. Viewing is ok but a nightmare to get to and from the seats. Id avoid drinking beer during the game lol

Funniest thing I saw was a guy at the 2005 GF, we were high up on level 6 and watched him come back from the bar with 4 beers, sat in a chair at the bottom and drank one, continued up halfway and found another chair and drank another one and then continued onto his seat. Poor bugger looked exhausted (he was a large fella) when he got to the top and he got a round of applause from the people around us.
The one big improvement they can make is have Toilet/Bar/Food facilities on level 6.

 

[Chook Norris]

I don’t recall struggling to see the action
Hard to see when you have your eyes closed though

Heart attack stuff.


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Much prefer this view compared to sitting in the corner of the ANZ lower tier. Nothing more frustrating than not being able to see half the field (other corner) and having to watch half the game on the big screen. My god ANZ is shit

 

[Western_Eel]

Funniest thing I saw was a guy at the 2005 GF, we were high up on level 6 and watched him come back from the bar with 4 beers, sat in a chair at the bottom and drank one, continued up halfway and found another chair and drank another one and then continued onto his seat. Poor bugger looked exhausted (he was a large fella) when he got to the top and he got a round of applause from the people around us.
The one big improvement they can make is have Toilet/Bar/Food facilities on level 6.

Agree, hopefully this will get done in the upgrade

 

[ReddFelon]

The only problem is that Melbourne wont be in the GF so that will affect the Melbourne numbers for next week.
Ideally you would want a Melbourne Vs Brisbane GF to maximise your TV audience

The flipside of that is that the Canberra/Souths game outdrew last years Melbourne/Cronulla prelim. Don't underestimate Canberra's support in country NSW and also country QLD. I was shocked earlier in the year when I was working in Townsville that the Raiders were probably the second or third most supported team out there (the other big one was Dragons).

 

[Valheru]

Has anyone sat up the top of the Eastern or Western stands at ANZ? Will I need binoculars or is the view still alright up there?

I sat as far back as one can sit in 2010.

It is a long way back but you can also see the full field including side lines.

 

[Valheru]

Roosters supporter bays sold out.

Assume Canberra is the same?

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I sat as far back as one can sit in 2010.

It is a long way back but you can also see the full field including side lines.

Way back in 2013 and it does feel like you’re in another post code

 

[horrie hastings]

I sat as far back as one can sit in 2010.

It is a long way back but you can also see the full field including side lines.

Sat in 632 for the 2000 GF and that was as far away as possible but as you say you’ could see the full field and sidelines. Would I sit there again though? NO.

 

[Valheru]

Way back in 2013 and it does feel like you’re in another post code

Sat in 632 for the 2000 GF and that was as far away as possible but as you say you’ could see the full field and sidelines. Would I sit there again though? NO.

Yeah I would much rather the supporter bays behind the posts even though you can't see full field

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Roosters supporter bays sold out.

Assume Canberra is the same?

Single seats only at the moment

Actually the only allocations that aren't down to single seats are diamond and platinum.

 

[bazza]

The one big improvement they can make is have Toilet/Bar/Food facilities on level 6.

Is the issue that they only open up that level about 4 or 5 times per year (SOO, GF, Bledisloe) that it isn't worth fitting it out?