The Game 2022 Crowd Watch

[ayatollah_murdoch]

Do you work for nine or fox? Lol
bums on seats could be far more valuable for the clubs.

Well if the question is about taking their licence off them, it's the administrators decision, i.e. Fox Sports. Given NRL revenue is overwhelmingly from TV revenue, the tigers should be safe.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

24786 @ CBank ? That's my

id suggest you give up guessing

I'd agree based on that number .. pretty shit result

 

[baselinepanther]

24786 @ CBank ? That's my

I'd agree based on that number .. pretty shit result

was exactly what people were expecting

the Titans brought 11 fans with them. Its a pass for me

 

[Sydney Knight]

given fine weather they'll have to close the gates early against parra at Leichardt( 20K ) & it won't really matter how well they're going
so it'll look good , but... they'll make about $10,000 profit for the entire day

play it at ANZ to the same sized crowd minimum with good ticket deals for Parra members , wine & dine their sponsors in proper corporate facilities instead of offering them party pies & sausage rolls & ensure they're treated well for their support.
& they are $100,000 in front & sponsors already signing up for 2023

Unless it's changed this year the council gives them a rent free deal at Leichhardt

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

There isn't one measurable that Eastern Suburbs Brisbane is a more valuable commodity than the Wests Tigers.

Easts Tigers are asset rich with a Leagues Club that dwarfs Broncos Leagues. Their district extends grom Bulimba in Brisbane's east down to Yarrabilba in Logan's south-east. It's a large catchment and has the potential to be as big as the Broncos if they're given an NRL licence. Logan itself has produced a long list of representative players over the last 40 years, as ex-referee David Manson pointed out a few years ago.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/which-southeast-city-can-boast-a-league-lineup-that-will-challenge-any-state-of-origin-side/news-story/47be9c65c0844dc023e99454f18409d8

Easts Tigers would have no trouble blooding quality juniors from their catchment and develop a strong fanbase to rival the Broncos. They would draw lucrative sponsorship deals as the only team based in southern Brisbane that would put most clubs to shame, much like Redcliffe have done with their Kings deal.

Wests Tigers will always be plagued by infighting and are negatively impacted by not having a settled home ground for their fans.

 

[Diesel]

24786 @ CBank ? That's my guess

Do you work for GWS at the turnstiles?

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[big hit!]

Apart from their performances, Tigers must be an annoying club to follow having to traverse all over the metropolitan to watch their home matches. How can they build a fortress and an aura around a venue when they’ve got 3 or 4 of them?

I really thought initially they could make a fist of WSS and make it a home with Parra, but they got pumped there by the Eels in the very first match and that was blown out of the water. That match confirmed it as a Parra coming home celebration and it’s only been associated with the eels ever since. I’m not sure of the Tigers record there in the last couple of years, but I can’t imagine it’s all that good

 

[Canard]

Easts Tigers are asset rich with a Leagues Club that dwarfs Broncos Leagues. Their district extends grom Bulimba in Brisbane's east down to Yarrabilba in Logan's south-east. It's a large catchment and has the potential to be as big as the Broncos if they're given an NRL licence. Logan itself has produced a long list of representative players over the last 40 years, as ex-referee David Manson pointed out a few years ago.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/which-southeast-city-can-boast-a-league-lineup-that-will-challenge-any-state-of-origin-side/news-story/47be9c65c0844dc023e99454f18409d8

Easts Tigers would have no trouble blooding quality juniors from their catchment and develop a strong fanbase to rival the Broncos. They would draw lucrative sponsorship deals as the only team based in southern Brisbane that would put most clubs to shame, much like Redcliffe have done with their Kings deal.

Wests Tigers will always be plagued by infighting and are negatively impacted by not having a settled home ground for their fans.

There is no catchments in junior QRL, all you're doing is pointing out how much of Rugby League town Brisbane is.

And having a large Leagues Club is a poor metric. Cairns Brothers have a bigger Leagues Club then the Broncos, for example.

Suddenly jettisoning the Wests Tigers because Eastern Suburbs has a pokie den, it's @T-Boon levels of dumb

 

[League Unlimited News]

Monday's Expert - 2022 NRL Round 1 » League Unlimited

leagueunlimited.com

 

[baselinepanther]

Nothing to crow about or be worried about either ,

A bit of weather in NQ & the time slot would have affected that crowd & while ever the warriors are playing away from NZ we're not getting a true picture of our crowds.

 

[ouwet]

was exactly what people were expecting

the Titans brought 11 fans with them. Its a pass for me

I thought it was a great crowd, how many Sydney teams would get 18K+ against the Titans in a regular season game, not many I'm guessing.

The NRL need Parramatta, St George and the Dogs to do well in a season, crowds home and away averages in Sydney will be lifted by thousands.

Roosters, Manly, Penrith and Cronulla bring nothing crowd wise (Especially away support) when doing well!

 

[big hit!]

I thought it was a great crowd, how many Sydney teams would get 18K+ against the Titans in a regular season game, not many I'm guessing.

The NRL need Parramatta, St George and the Dogs to do well in a season, crowds home and away averages in Sydney will be lifted by thousands.

Roosters, Manly, Penrith and Cronulla bring nothing crowd wise (Especially away support) when doing well!

What's with Canterbury hosting St George at Belmore this season? I spat out my avocado on toast the other day when I saw this fixture.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Updated crowd figure for Roosters-Knights of 14710.

 

[horrie hastings]

Trains running late all round Sydney with little warning. I got in late. How did you fare, horrie?

Glad i didn't try and catch the train on Saturday, i i just saw a picture of Erskneville station on Saturday afternoon ( couldn't save it to post it here ) and it looked like Town Hall or Wynyard at peak hour. The way i went with the 352 bus last Saturday is the way i often go if i go straight to a game from work because the bus starts right outside the centre.

 

[Jamberoo]

Nothing to crow about or be worried about either ,

A bit of weather in NQ & the time slot would have affected that crowd & while ever the warriors are playing away from NZ we're not getting a true picture of our crowds.

Given BBL, A-League, RU, AFLW, etc crowds have fallen off a cliff post COVID, I reckon the W1 crowds are OK. Only test cricket and basketball crowds have return to anywhere near pre-COVID levels. The gap between test cricket/NRL/AFL and the second tier sports seems to be growing (Basketball the exception).

 

[Perth Red]

I thought it was a great crowd, how many Sydney teams would get 18K+ against the Titans in a regular season game, not many I'm guessing.

The NRL need Parramatta, St George and the Dogs to do well in a season, crowds home and away averages in Sydney will be lifted by thousands.

Roosters, Manly, Penrith and Cronulla bring nothing crowd wise (Especially away support) when doing well!

18k is a very good crowd for a Sydney club. The state of the art facilities matched with the cheapest tickets and memberships in the comp are paying off for the Eels. It would be good to see them do some reciprocal membership offers with some of the Sydney clubs so they can regularly crack the 20k-25k mark.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

There is no catchments in junior QRL, all you're doing is pointing out how much of Rugby League town Brisbane is.

And having a large Leagues Club is a poor metric. Cairns Brothers have a bigger Leagues Club then the Broncos, for example.

Suddenly jettisoning the Wests Tigers because Eastern Suburbs has a pokie den, it's @T-Boon levels of dumb

Easts Tigers are affiliated with junior clubs such as Bulimba Bulldogs, Carina Tigers, Easts Mt Gravatt Tigers, Rochedale Tigers, Springwood Tigers, Flagstone and Yarrabilba. They field teams across the various competitions and age groups in Brisbane. Their annual report from a couple of years referenced their setup from juniors through to Queensland Cup, with the eventual goal of fielding a team in the NRL by 2030. Their report highlighted the importance of Flagstone and Yarrabilba. Four of those clubs are based in the eastern suburbs of Logan, with two of them in the far north-east and two in the far south-east.

Easts Tigers are in the process of building a boutique stadium equipped with a performance and training centre to support an NRL club at their base in Coorparoo. They'll use Lang Park as their sole home ground but train at Langlands Park. It will be a much more stable club than the hopscotch presence that Wests Tigers have across pockets of Sydney. I doubt the Wests Tigers can draw more fans through the turnstiles than the Brisbane Tigers/Firehawks will get at Lang Park.

Dolphins are already richer and stronger than Wests Tigers, signing a sponsorship deal with Kings that blows most clubs away. A third Brisbane team won't be competing with eight other teams for market share, so you can expect them to be as strong and profitable off the field as the Broncos and Dolphins. Most importantly, Dolphins and Brisbane 3 will be among the most watched clubs as they will serve a large but underserved market, whereas Wests Tigers will continue to sit middle of the pack because Sydney is oversaturated. Melbourne Storm and Cowboys are in the top six most watched clubs due to the support they draw in SEQ. It's an important market and broadcast rights make up the majority of our game's revenue, so yeah, Easts Tigers will offer more than Wests Tigers.

 

[Perth Red]

Easts Tigers are affiliated with junior clubs such as Bulimba Bulldogs, Carina Tigers, Easts Mt Gravatt Tigers, Rochedale Tigers, Springwood Tigers, Flagstone and Yarrabilba. They field teams across the various competitions and age groups in Brisbane. Their annual report from a couple of years referenced their setup from juniors through to Queensland Cup, with the eventual goal of fielding a team in the NRL by 2030. Their report highlighted the importance of Flagstone and Yarrabilba. Four of those clubs are based in the eastern suburbs of Logan, with two of them in the far north-east and two in the far south-east.

Easts Tigers are in the process of building a boutique stadium equipped with a performance and training centre to support an NRL club at their base in Coorparoo. They'll use Lang Park as their sole home ground but train at Langlands Park. It will be a much more stable club than the hopscotch presence that Wests Tigers have across pockets of Sydney. I doubt the Wests Tigers can draw more fans through the turnstiles than the Brisbane Tigers/Firehawks will get at Lang Park.

Dolphins are already richer and stronger than Wests Tigers, signing a sponsorship deal with Kings that blows most clubs away. A third Brisbane team won't be competing with eight other teams for market share, so you can expect them to be as strong and profitable off the field as the Broncos and Dolphins. Most importantly, Dolphins and Brisbane 3 will be among the most watched clubs as they will serve a large but underserved market, whereas Wests Tigers will continue to sit middle of the pack because Sydney is oversaturated. Melbourne Storm and Cowboys are in the top six most watched clubs due to the support they draw in SEQ. It's an important market and broadcast rights make up the majority of our game's revenue, so yeah, Easts Tigers will offer more than Wests Tigers.

Not really, Wests LC brought in $64mill last year during covid impact and has $150mill in assets which would be on par with Dolphins and Tigers. Wests Tigers have a new $75mill training stadium/CofE and a large Jnr catchment. Brisbane Tigers offer nothing more than Wests Tigers that I can see. Once Tigers stop being nomads and are run by a decent management they should be one of Sydneys biggest clubs. They need to share the stadium with Eels permanently or new one Bulldogs, with max two nostalgia games at Leichardt, if they are ever to reach their potential.

They've avg'd 17-18k in the past and no reason they cant get more if they get their sht together. Stop charging kids $20-35 in a 2/3rds empty stadium would be a good start for the marketing team!

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Not really, Wests LC brought in $64mill last year during covid impact and has $150mill in assets which would be on par with Dolphins and Tigers. Wests Tigers have a new $75mill training stadium/CofE and a large Jnr catchment. Brisbane Tigers offer nothing more than Wests Tigers that I can see. Once Tigers stop being nomads and are run by a decent management they should be one of Sydneys biggest clubs. They need to share the stadium with Eels permanently or new one Bulldogs, with max two nostalgia games at Leichardt, if they are ever to reach their potential.

They've avg'd 17-18k in the past and no reason they cant get more if they get their sht together. Stop charging kids $20-35 in a 2/3rds empty stadium would be a good start for the marketing team!

The problem for Wests is they'll never have a fixed home, thus making it hard for them to zero in on a particular region of Sydney. Having the Bulldogs splitting the Magpies/Tigers fans doesn't do them any favours. It would be better to absorb the Magpies side of the merger into the Bulldogs and the Tigers side into the Eels.

Strong Bulldogs and Eels teams averaging 25k each will do more for the game than the current scenario. The only way either club can achieve this is if the Wests Tigers are disbanded and there's a serious marketing push by Bulldogs and Eels to claim Magpies and Tigers territory over the next 20 years.