2019 Crowd Watch

[BlueandGold]

Roosters v Broncos 12k
Warriors v Titans 14k
Panthers v Tigers 17k
Sea Eagles v Rabbits 13k
Cowboys v Raiders 12k
Eels v Sharks 13k
Storm v Bulldogs 15k
Knights v Dragons 18k

av 142500

Roosters v Broncos 14k
Warriors v Titans 13k
Panthers v Tigers 17k
Sea Eagles v Rabbits 13k
Cowboys v Raiders 14k
Eels v Sharks 15k
Storm v Bulldogs 16k
Knights v Dragons 18k

Ave 15k

 

[BuffaloRules]

Roosters 8k..

 

[BuffaloRules]

So what's the excuses for this one?

Suburban ground.. everything that’s wrong with the game..

 

[greenBV4]

Round 3 stadium averages

> 5 crowds made the lowest 10 so far, 1 made the top 10
> 10 out of 16 stadiums are above their average for last years h/a fixture

 

[some11]

@greenBV4 nice, keep that spreadsheet updated

 

[Perth Red]

Round 3 stadium averages

> 5 crowds made the lowest 10 so far, 1 made the top 10
> 10 out of 16 stadiums are above their average for last years h/a fixture

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Great table!

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Round 3 stadium averages

> 5 crowds made the lowest 10 so far, 1 made the top 10
> 10 out of 16 stadiums are above their average for last years h/a fixture

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GIO stadium is in suburb of Bruce .. lol

Sorry I saw you put woolaware.. couldn't resisting .. nice xls

 

[greenBV4]

GIO stadium is in suburb of Bruce .. lol

Sorry I saw you put woolaware.. couldn't resisting .. nice xls

I put Sydney's suburbs but for cities with only 1 stadium I kept the cities name, like with Suncorp and Milton, Cbus and Robina, etc. etc.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

I put Sydney's suburbs but for cities with only 1 stadium I kept the cities name, like with Suncorp and Milton, Cbus and Robina, etc. etc.

Good work .. whack leumeah in and I'll be happy ..lol

 

[Timmah]

GIO stadium is in suburb of Bruce .. lol

Sorry I saw you put woolaware.. couldn't resisting .. nice xls

If you want to be pedantic: Mt Smart is in Penrose, McDonald Jones is in New Lambton, Cbus is in Robina, Campbelltown Stadium is in Leumeah, Leichhardt Oval is in Lilyfield, and 1300SMILES Stadium is in Kirwan.

 

[STORM.99/07]

This game has drawn over 29k before. There is a place for suburban grounds for games against interstate teams, but big Sydney derbies should be at big stadiums with big crowds.

if only they got big crowds

 

[STORM.99/07]

Gee they should stop doing that on ground half time analysis with empty end stands behind Freddy. Makes the game look real unappealing. Do it in front of the fans!

I said the same thing.

 

[STORM.99/07]

Tightarse Tuesday... tickets for Storm vs mangy mutts are half price today.

 

[NK Arsenal]

Roosters v Broncos 14k
Warriors v Titans 13k
Panthers v Tigers 17k
Sea Eagles v Rabbits 13k
Cowboys v Raiders 14k
Eels v Sharks 15k
Storm v Bulldogs 16k
Knights v Dragons 18k

Ave 15k

Very pessimistic about the knights v dragons

Saints are probably the second best supported club in Newcastle

We got 19k against the panthers 2 weeks ago with virtually no away support

I know it’s the Sunday night game but there should hopefully be 22k or so there

 

[forby]

Great table!

But raw stats don't show the real picture. Bathurst may have been in the bottom ten crowds but it was at 100% capacity - a ground record! The round one crowds in Sydney were drastically affected by weather but you can't factor that in.
There are a multitude of factors that can't be shown in these figures. It might make some people feel good, but really doesn't mean that much!

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

But raw stats don't show the real picture. Bathurst may have been in the bottom ten crowds but it was at 100% capacity - a ground record! The round one crowds in Sydney were drastically affected by weather but you can't factor that in.
There are a multitude of factors that can't be shown in these figures. It might make some people feel good, but really doesn't mean that much!

Well lets just play all games at regional centers, fill tiny stadiums and pat ourselves on the back about reaching capacity regularly. That'll grow the game!

It's a winter sport, it's often going to be affected by weather.

Stats are facts, they are the real picture. You just want to make excuses.

 

[franklin2323]

Well lets just play all games at regional centers, fill tiny stadiums and pat ourselves on the back about reaching capacity regularly. That'll grow the game!

It's a winter sport, it's often going to be affected by weather.

Stats are facts, they are the real picture. You just want to make excuses.

How many people saw the game at Bathurst that don't normally? Same when games are in Wagga Wagga, Mudgee Tamworth, Sunshine Coast etc.

RL is king in regional areas. Crowd are irrelevant in same cases. games in Regional areas are such cases

 

[Quicksilver]

I think we'll be pushing shit up hill trying to grow crowds in the foreseeable future.

There are changes outside of the control of the game. People's screen time, the availability of varied content + the general inclination to flick from one task to another.

It's becoming difficult to sit for 80 minutes to watch a football game.

Even when watching on TV most people are probably preoccupied with other things.

Rugby League is the background noise to flicking through Insta and facebook. You just look up when someone scores or gets hurt.

Maybe people will come back to a more simplistic existence but these screen addictions are real.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

How many people saw the game at Bathurst that don't normally? Same when games are in Wagga Wagga, Mudgee Tamworth, Sunshine Coast etc.

RL is king in regional areas. Crowd are irrelevant in same cases. games in Regional areas are such cases

No one is denying that taking games to regional stadiums are a great way for the NRL to connect with regional areas. I'm making a point that filling a 10k stadium during the regular season isn't a cause for celebration in relation to impact on crowds as a whole. At the end of the day is a 10k crowd, well below what we should be aiming for as a benchmark for crowds. The only games that should be considered for these areas are games that would be able to draw a crowd at a regional location, that would be close to what would be likely at the regular stadium host.

 

[franklin2323]

No one is denying that taking games to regional stadiums are a great way for the NRL to connect with regional areas. I'm making a point that filling a 10k stadium during the regular season isn't a cause for celebration in relation to impact on crowds as a whole. At the end of the day is a 10k crowd, well below what we should be aiming for as a benchmark for crowds. The only games that should be considered for these areas are games that would be able to draw a crowd at a regional location, that would be close to what would be likely at the regular stadium host.

Here is how I see it. The crowd probably draws the same at Penrith. Bathurst forked out $300k for the game. A sellout helps justify it to their ratepayers and may encourage other areas to do the same. There is atleast 2-3 games that will draw poorly so if it encourages them to be moved then it is good