2019 Crowd Watch

[Timmah]

It's nq cowboys not Townsville

Cairns .. Townsville.. Mackay .. Mt Isa .. Bowen etc ..

Are bigger than sunny c

Precisely, although you could mount a similar argument that fans would travel from nearby regions for Sunshine Coast too.

 

[qldseaeagle96]

Timmah,

I think the support is here on the Sunny Coast but not the corporate $$.

Agreed people would travel, with nothing except for a netball franchise up here its ripe for the picking. The region is now home to approx 340k and growing. Its mainly retirees and younger families escaping the big cities, so far less transient than the Gold Coast. If the corporate support materialised, it would be a winner.

Last weekends trial got 10,680 in terrible weather (aftermath / tail of Oma) where most people sat on a grassed hill.

The potential is enormous.

 

[Marlins]

The Cows/Storm Trial In Mackay tonight, is a Complete Sell Out. Should see a crowd of around 12k.

 

[beave]

Timmah,

I think the support is here on the Sunny Coast but not the corporate $$.

Agreed people would travel, with nothing except for a netball franchise up here its ripe for the picking. The region is now home to approx 340k and growing. Its mainly retirees and younger families escaping the big cities, so far less transient than the Gold Coast. If the corporate support materialised, it would be a winner.

Last weekends trial got 10,680 in terrible weather (aftermath / tail of Oma) where most people sat on a grassed hill.

The potential is enormous.

it was windy but it was far from terrible mate.

 

[T-Boon]

Timmah,

I think the support is here on the Sunny Coast but not the corporate $$.

Agreed people would travel, with nothing except for a netball franchise up here its ripe for the picking. The region is now home to approx 340k and growing. Its mainly retirees and younger families escaping the big cities, so far less transient than the Gold Coast. If the corporate support materialised, it would be a winner.

Last weekends trial got 10,680 in terrible weather (aftermath / tail of Oma) where most people sat on a grassed hill.

The potential is enormous.

What sort of crowd does the Sunshine Coast Qld cup team pull?

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Sunshine coast similar demographics, corporate support to Central coast ,

And we all know how that worked out

 

[yobbo84]

Just saw the ticket prices for Rd1 Roosters v Souths @ SCG. They're having a laugh. No way am I paying $65 for a Cat 1 seat on the 10m line in a circular stadium.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Annoying showers around SEQ. Titans trial V broncos was heading for a decent crowd. Doubt it will pull too many now.

 

[Suitman]

Just saw the ticket prices for Rd1 Roosters v Souths @ SCG. They're having a laugh. No way am I paying $65 for a Cat 1 seat on the 10m line in a circular stadium.

Disgraceful.

 

[steeden.]

What sort of crowd does the Sunshine Coast Qld cup team pull?

Like with most Qld cup teams there’s a lot of grass to be seen on the hills at times.

On the topic of Sunshine Coast Stadium though- it’s a great example of a renovation from an oval to a rectangle. AFL can’t have been happy with that upgrade!

 

[King hit]

Credit must go to Mudgee for always providing a good turnout at games there. A crowd of 9000 in a town of around 11000 people is outstanding.

 

[Saxon]

Precisely, although you could mount a similar argument that fans would travel from nearby regions for Sunshine Coast too.

Hardly the same thing. Not even the same ballpark.

Cairns is 350 km away from Townsville and Mackay is 400. Bowen and Charters Towers are the closest areas of 'civilisation' and they's both be 200 km away. There is is no public transport to speak of and long drives on shit roads to get there (which for games that finish at 9:30 at night usually mean having to stump up for accommodation too). And yet you get people driving in from all over for games - when I was in Mackay we would drive up 4 or 5 times a year just to go to the footy.

On the other hand, Maroochydore (say) is an hour from the third biggest population centre in Australia with excellent public transport and a schmick new freeway.

 

[T-Boon]

Sunshine Coast Bears?

 

[Sharkman05]

Hardly the same thing. Not even the same ballpark.

Cairns is 350 km away from Townsville and Mackay is 400. Bowen and Charters Towers are the closest areas of 'civilisation' and they's both be 200 km away. There is is no public transport to speak of and long drives on shit roads to get there (which for games that finish at 9:30 at night usually mean having to stump up for accommodation too). And yet you get people driving in from all over for games - when I was in Mackay we would drive up 4 or 5 times a year just to go to the footy.

On the other hand, Maroochydore (say) is an hour from the third biggest population centre in Australia with excellent public transport and a schmick new freeway.

Public transport between Brisbane and Sunshine Coast is a farce and not usable ( train station is inland ) and the highway is constantly a traffic jam.

I actually hope we get the 2032 olympics and some decent infrastructure may be built between the two cities.

 

[Timmah]

Hardly the same thing. Not even the same ballpark.

Cairns is 350 km away from Townsville and Mackay is 400. Bowen and Charters Towers are the closest areas of 'civilisation' and they's both be 200 km away. There is is no public transport to speak of and long drives on shit roads to get there (which for games that finish at 9:30 at night usually mean having to stump up for accommodation too). And yet you get people driving in from all over for games - when I was in Mackay we would drive up 4 or 5 times a year just to go to the footy.

On the other hand, Maroochydore (say) is an hour from the third biggest population centre in Australia with excellent public transport and a schmick new freeway.

I think you misinterpreted my post because you've described exactly what I was getting at

 

[beave]

good crowd in Mackay last night, sold out so should have nudged over 10k.

 

[Stallion]

Questionable reports of sellouts when it's clear the ground is not full is not a good look. Viewing some highlights of the Knights v Sharks in Maitland was not a good look. Their were reports leading into this game that it was a sellout. Perhaps in the grandstand but not on the hill areas with large areas of grass to be seen on the hill opposite the grandstand side. Not a good look and misleading reports are not wise.

 

[Warriors Fever]

What type of look is it again?

 

[AJB1102]

What type of look is it again?

Opposite to a good one.

Like the few thousand diehards who streamed it would give a f**k.

 

[T-Boon]

Questionable reports of sellouts when it's clear the ground is not full is not a good look. Viewing some highlights of the Knights v Sharks in Maitland was not a good look. Their were reports leading into this game that it was a sellout. Perhaps in the grandstand but not on the hill areas with large areas of grass to be seen on the hill opposite the grandstand side. Not a good look and misleading reports are not wise.

I think they only let a certain amount of fans in as a capacity even though there is a lot of room over on that hill that is a fair way away from the ground. I am not sure exactly why maybe due to toilets or something. It was the same deal last season with Parra it was apparently sold out but plenty of room over on that hill.
They should really try to turn it into a rectangular ground, at least out up a temporary grand stand for the football season.