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The Game 2021 Crowd Watch

Dark Corner

Dark Corner

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Hello said:
is anyone surprised that Tigers keep drawing shit crowds?

They are +20 years into an identity crisis that doesnt look like its going away. Just this year, they have SIX “home” grounds. No wonder fans arent turning up.

They need to make some tough decisions and stop trying to be everything to everyone.
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They need to stay in 1 ground or be bought out and moved and if fans say that they won't support the team any more then look at tonight it's already happening.
 
T-Boon

T-Boon

Coach
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Hello said:
Great crowd!!! and great crowd in NQLD too!

Have we all finally agreed that the shitty, run-down suburban grounds are the major factor keeping crowds low?

or are some people still delusional...
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parra, Newcastle, NQ. It is a strong case.
 
The_Frog

The_Frog

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T-Boon said:
Parra is easily the biggest club in Sydney.
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Pity they can't develop players. They'll never be truly successful until they do.

I seem to remember big crowds when the previous one opened in the mid 80s as well.
 
Dark Corner

Dark Corner

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The_Frog said:
Pity they can't develop players. They'll never be truly successful until they do.

I seem to remember big crowds when the previous one opened in the mid 80s as well.
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Then crowds quickly dropped in the late 80s right through the Tina Turner years and that was the for St.George upgrade in 1988...fans just didn't turn up apart from the hard co.
 
T-Boon

T-Boon

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The_Frog said:
Pity they can't develop players. They'll never be truly successful until they do.

I seem to remember big crowds when the previous one opened in the mid 80s as well.
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True. The point is that when Parra is doing well we get significantly bigger crowds than when any other Sydney team is doing well and also when we are doing poorly we get much bigger crowds than other Sydney teams when they are doing poorly. Parra never drops below about 14k. Everyone else drops sub 10k.
The gap will get bigger as well with the city growing and the light rail making things easier.
 
Valheru

Valheru

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T-Boon said:
True. The point is that when Parra is doing well we get significantly bigger crowds than when any other Sydney team is doing well and also when we are doing poorly we get much bigger crowds than other Sydney teams when they are doing poorly. Parra never drops below about 14k. Everyone else drops sub 10k.
The gap will get bigger as well with the city growing and the light rail making things easier.
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Parra probably are the best supported club in Sydney (dont tell souths fans) but it wouldn't be by a wide margin and there is no need to make up stats to try and prove the point.

Only northern Eagles, souths and saints have averaged under 10k since 2000. The first 2 were early 2000s and saints was 2019 when the fans were rebelling.

Dogs have a very good average of around 20k when they are doing well and you couldn't get a ticket to kogarah circa 09-11. West's have a tonne of fans too, they just never do well enough on the field for us to see it.

Parra are also definitely benefitting from the new stadium. That's not a crack at them, we need every team in nice sized modern rectangular staidums like that. It will be interesting to see what the new SFS does for crowds.
 
T-Boon

T-Boon

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Valheru said:
Parra probably are the best supported club in Sydney (dont tell souths fans) but it wouldn't be by a wide margin and there is no need to make up stats to try and prove the point.

Only northern Eagles, souths and saints have averaged under 10k since 2000. The first 2 were early 2000s and saints was 2019 when the fans were rebelling.

Dogs have a very good average of around 20k when they are doing well and you couldn't get a ticket to kogarah circa 09-11. West's have a tonne of fans too, they just never do well enough on the field for us to see it.

Parra are also definitely benefitting from the new stadium. That's not a crack at them, we need every team in nice sized modern rectangular staidums like that. It will be interesting to see what the new SFS does for crowds.
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Penrith, Cronulla, Manly and Roosters get a lot of sub 10k crowds when they are not playing well. I didnt say the average over a season is sub 10.
With the new SFS being shared between Souths and Roosters it should move their averages up.
 
V

Vee

First Grade
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T-Boon said:
Penrith, Cronulla, Manly and Roosters get a lot of sub 10k crowds when they are not playing well. I didnt say the average over a season is sub 10.
With the new SFS being shared between Souths and Roosters it should move their averages up.
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Have Souths committed to playing there?
 
T-Boon

T-Boon

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Vee said:
Have Souths committed to playing there?
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If they dont play there they should be kicked out. Actually the NRL should make it a condition of their license that if they look like making stupid decisions the NRL can step in and take over the license.
 
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