The Game 2022 Crowd Watch

[League Unlimited News]

 

[Diesel]

Derby game should be on the weekend, not Thursday night. There are some people at HQ that don’t care about fan preferences or crowds

 

[SouthsCountry]

Derby game should be on the weekend, not Thursday night. There are some people at HQ that don’t care about fan preferences or crowds

Rain impacted too but yes head office are not thinking sometimes during the draw making process

 

[Perth Red]

Derby game should be on the weekend, not Thursday night. There are some people at HQ that don’t care about fan preferences or crowds

yep should be a Sudnay afternoon played at the new SFS when it opens from now on.
Thats what you get when you become little more than a tv product.

 

[SouthsCountry]

yep should be a Sudnay afternoon played at the new SFS when it opens from now on.
Thats what you get when you become little more than a tv product.

No it should be at suburban grounds... you'll get less at moore park

 

[Dark Corner]

Derby game should be on the weekend, not Thursday night. There are some people at HQ that don’t care about fan preferences or crowds

Some of the people running this game are getting paid but not delivering as if you want a good Tv game you need to have a decent crowd in the stands and seats for atmosphere.

 

[Perth Red]

No it should be at suburban grounds... you'll get less at moore park

Less than 10k people would go to a state of the art stadium on a Sunday afternoon for your clubs biggest derby game?
Wow, tribalism!

 

[Warriors Fever]

Did well to hit 10k all things considered, shoulda played panthers knights then bathurst game.

 

[Timmah]

Less than 10k people would go to a state of the art stadium on a Sunday afternoon for your clubs biggest derby game?
Wow, tribalism!

Drop your intellectually dishonest BS for a second - I support more games at bigger venues but I also can see the value in traditional clashes at traditional venues. Dragons v Sharks at Kogarah or Shark Park on a Sunday 4pm would fill whichever ground it was in.

Making the fans travel up to the city isn't going to make people want to attend in this instance.

 

[Iamback]

Drop your intellectually dishonest BS for a second - I support more games at bigger venues but I also can see the value in traditional clashes at traditional venues. Dragons v Sharks at Kogarah or Shark Park on a Sunday 4pm would fill whichever ground it was in.

Making the fans travel up to the city isn't going to make people want to attend in this instance.

This is your best post yet

 

[Iamback]

Some of the people running this game are getting paid but not delivering as if you want a good Tv game you need to have a decent crowd in the stands and seats for atmosphere.

Some things are out of their control.

Take Last night. Wollongong would complain it gets the dud games so it gets one of meaning.
Ch9 love the rivalries because it is easy to drum up support.
Shocking weather would of kept some away

 

[Perth Red]

Drop your intellectually dishonest BS for a second - I support more games at bigger venues but I also can see the value in traditional clashes at traditional venues. Dragons v Sharks at Kogarah or Shark Park on a Sunday 4pm would fill whichever ground it was in.

Making the fans travel up to the city isn't going to make people want to attend in this instance.

that thinking is why we remain stagnant. We shouldn’t have a problem getting 30k plus at Sfs once a or twice a year for a big game like sharks v dragons, instead we think 18k in a suburban ground is safer because people might not care that much they’d be willing to travel an extra 30-60 mins.

We are either very poor at marketing, very insecure about our fans commitment or we genuinely have a half arsed fan base that doesn’t really care too much about supporting their club If it means a bit of effort.

 

[Iamback]

that thinking is why we remain stagnant. We shouldn’t have a problem getting 30k plus at Sfs once a or twice a year for a big game like sharks v dragons, instead we think 18k in a suburban ground is safer because people might not care that much they’d be willing to travel an extra 30-60 mins.

We are either very poor at marketing, very insecure about our fans commitment or we genuinely have a half arsed fan base that doesn’t really care too much about supporting their club If it means a bit of effort.

given you are an AFL fan.

I would put it this way.

Would a West Coast fan attend a Fremantle game?

 

[Perth Red]

given you are an AFL fan.

I would put it this way.

Would a West Coast fan attend a Fremantle game?

The derbies sell out 60k, so yes.
again when you’ve got capacity you can do reciprocal agreements so ten away teams members can get in free. This is how you push our decades old 15k crowd avg up.

 

[Iamback]

The derbies sell out 60k, so yes.
again when you’ve got capacity you can do reciprocal agreements so ten away teams members can get in free. This is how you push our decades old 15k crowd avg up.

The Derbies do. But Say West Coast playing a Melbourne team Fremantle supporters won't go.

Same would apply here. Say they move it to the new SFS it is only viable if neutral's show and that won't happen.

There is many things RL can do to improve crowds but this isn't one

 

[Perth Red]

The Derbies do. But Say West Coast playing a Melbourne team Fremantle supporters won't go.

Same would apply here. Say they move it to the new SFS it is only viable if neutral's show and that won't happen.

There is many things RL can do to improve crowds but this isn't one

not suggesting lots of neutrals would go
Are you saying there aren’t 30k plus sharks and dragons fans?

 

[Iamback]

not suggesting lots of neutrals would go
Are you saying there aren’t 30k plus sharks and dragons fans?

There are But not that would travel to one of the Stadiums

Shire people are known to not want to leave the area. Dragons cover to Wollongong and that is too far away

 

[Perth Red]

There are But not that would travel to one of the Stadiums

Shire people are known to not want to leave the area. Dragons cover to Wollongong and that is too far away

Tribalism my arse! If you can’t hype up the local derby to get fans to travel 45mins on a Sunday once a year to a state of the art stadium then where is this so called tribalism that defines Sydney RL we keep hearing is so Important? There really is no wonder the game hasn’t increased crowds in two decades.

 

[Frailty]

The real battle for NRL to get fans is that it is such a good TV product. In AFL, there is so much going off the ball that watching live is a much better experience.

What this means is that the NRL really have to make every effort to make games an event to draw people in away from the comfort of their homes. This means accessibility to the grounds, better experience, and most of all - value for money. I'm living in Melbourne, and AAMI Park is a great ground, but that isn't enough to make me want to see more Storm games. I can watch on TV and have just as good experience.

How they do this is definitely a very difficult issue. You could argue they need more games on game day, but even when they had Holden Cup people weren't turning up. Newer stadiums doesn't resolve the issue. Making it more affordable could help, but then the revenue is likely to go down. It's definitely complex.

 

[Iamback]

Tribalism my arse! If you can’t hype up the local derby to get fans to travel 45mins on a Sunday once a year to a state of the art stadium then where is this so called tribalism that defines Sydney RL we keep hearing is so Important? There really is no wonder the game hasn’t increased crowds in two decades.

Spoken from Someone to never live in Sydney