The Game 2022 Crowd Watch

[Valheru]

Should have 1pm, 3pm, 5:30pm, 7:30pm Saturday

I would have 2, 4, 6 and 8PM. There is nothing wrong with 8PM on a Saturday night.

A single Friday 8PM game.

Sunday 2, 4 and 6PM.

That's not perfect but the NRL seem allergic to playing the odd game at the same time.

I would give back to the broadcaster by letting them flex games with a few weeks notice on the Saturday and Sunday. For example, today channel 9 could have switched the raiders game in to primetime with a couple of weeks notice.

A 9th game would leverage the unique time zones of the warriors and a Perth team. 6PM friday, 10PM Saturday, midday Saturday/Sunday, 8PM Sunday as examples.

 

[parrawentyfan]

I would have 2, 4, 6 and 8PM. There is nothing wrong with 8PM on a Saturday night.

A single Friday 8PM game.

Sunday 2, 4 and 6PM.

That's not perfect but the NRL seem allergic to playing the odd game at the same time.

I would give back to the broadcaster by letting them flex games with a few weeks notice on the Saturday and Sunday. For example, today channel 9 could have switched the raiders game in to primetime with a couple of weeks notice.

A 9th game would leverage the unique time zones of the warriors and a Perth team. 6PM friday, 10PM Saturday, midday Saturday/Sunday, 8PM Sunday as examples.

Looks perfect to me. Big fan of a single Friday kicking off the round (and the weekend).

 

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[Billythekid]

Such a disappointing result for an awesome crowd. Imagine sitting in the cold Canberra weather to see that.

 

[baselinepanther]

rain cleared at 4
but settled in again at 5 & was on & off all game
cold wet , but not windy thankfully

members didn't show , decided to stay in their warm dry living rooms & watch on foxtel
fair enough too

 

[yakstorm]

Thursday crowds would be a lot better if the game kicked off at 7 or 7:30. Monday Night Football, whilst it did have some dud crowds, also drew some massive ones, especially during school holidays because of its 7pm kick off.

Thursday nights should be an easier sell than Monday's were, yet the only reason they average anywhere near what MNF use to, is because there have been more Broncos games in that timeslot.

 

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[Dark Corner]

Should have 1pm, 3pm, 5:30pm, 7:30pm Saturday

No people play sport in the first 2 slots.

 

[SouthsCountry]

No people play sport in the first 2 slots.

Tape the game on Foxtel IQ or get Kayo...they're subscription games anyway.

 

[Perth Red]

Why ko off at 8 though? Better to ko at 7 or 7.30 so families can still attend and people can kick on it on afterwards if they choose. I don’t see any advantages to 8pm ko’s and plenty of disadvantages. Games are taking longer and longer, the 90min game is now taking two hours,

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Tape the game on Foxtel IQ or get Kayo...they're subscription games anyway.

I’ve come in late here but I think @Dark Corner was suggesting more convenient time slots that don’t interfere with punters’ weekend sport thus not being detrimental to NRL crowd numbers.

 

[SouthsCountry]

@Babyface O'reilly I thought it was a personal thing...point taken

But the NRL can't keep this idea of not having overlapping games going if they don't want to interfere with community sport timeslots.

 

[Pink Panther]

the nrl only care about the nrl

 

[Sime_11]

Such a disappointing result for an awesome crowd. Imagine sitting in the cold Canberra weather to see that.

guilty

first trip to GIO Stadium, felt like I walked from Penrith to the stadium considering car parking.

disappointed in the Raiders fans who had tickets and didn't show up, team was in good form & Penrith ripe for the taking.

 

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Crowds - Round 21​

Sydney Roosters (34) v Brisbane Broncos (16)
Thu 4 Aug 7:50PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park (Crowd: 10495)

Melbourne Storm (32) v Gold Coast Titans (14)
Fri 5 Aug 6:00PM at AAMI Park, Melbourne (Crowd: 10869)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (20) v Parramatta Eels (36)
Fri 5 Aug 7:55PM at 4 Pines Park, Brookvale (Crowd: 17134)

South Sydney Rabbitohs (48) v Warriors (10)
Sat 6 Aug 3:00PM at Sunshine Coast Stadium, Bokarina (Crowd: 8911)
Canberra Raiders (6) v Penrith Panthers (26)
Sat 6 Aug 5:30PM at GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce (Crowd: 16912)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (24) v St George Illawarra Dragons (18)
Sat 6 Aug 7:35PM at PointsBet Stadium, Woolooware (Crowd: 11427)

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (14) v North Queensland Cowboys (28)
Sun 7 Aug 2:00PM at Salter Oval, Bundaberg (Crowd: 8521)
Wests Tigers (10) v Newcastle Knights (14)
Sun 7 Aug 4:05PM at Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah (Crowd: 9621)

Total R21: 93,890
Average R21: 11,736

Season total after R21: 2,361,869
Season average after R21: 14,762

From: https://leagueunlimited.com/news/37928-results-2022-nrl-telstra-premiership-round-21/

 

[Timmah]

I think your being generous in the roosters game.
QLD Club on a Thursday night at the Scg. It’ll be lucky to make 9k.
the sunny coast & Bundy games will also be lucky to make 9k each.
C’Town has been pretty average for a while now And could easily get less then 10k.
Sharks & Raiders games will be around 11k.
Storm at 6pm and not in great form. It’s hard to predict and could get anywhere between 9k-11k.
Manly’s Max would be around15k.
If some bad weather comes it could pretty dismal.
I hope I’m wrong. There is potential for the Raiders game to surprise.

Thankfully we cleared 10k (nearly 12k)

THU Sydney v Brisbane, SCG - 14k
10495 - yep, was being generous

FRI Melbourne v Gold Coast, AAMI - 11k
10869 - almost bang on

FRI Manly v Parramatta, 4 Pines - 15k
17134 - underestimated

SAT Souths v Warriors, Sunshine Coast - 9k
8911 - almost bang on

SAT Canberra v Penrith, GIO - 12k
16912 - underestimated

SAT Cronulla v St G Illa, Pointsbet - 11.5k
11427 - almost bang on (granted, easy one)

SUN Canterbury v N Qld, Bundy - 7k (capacity 8.5k I think?)
8,521 - underestimated - capacity was correct

SUN Wests Tigers v Newcastle, C'town - 10k
9621 - pretty close

Some of your thoughts ended up accurate too - Raiders in particular.

 

[Timmah]

R22 estimates

THU - Panthers v Storm, Bluebet - 16k

FRI - Warriors v Bulldogs, Mt Smart - 16k
FRI - Eels v Rabbitohs, Commbank - 21k

SAT - Roosters v Cowboys, SCG - 8k
SAT - Tigers v Sharks, Tamworth - 9k
SAT - Broncos v Knights, Suncorp - 28k

SUN - Raiders v Dragons, GIO - 15k
SUN - Titans v Manly, Cbus - 12k

 

[Iamback]

@Babyface O'reilly I thought it was a personal thing...point taken

But the NRL can't keep this idea of not having overlapping games going if they don't want to interfere with community sport timeslots.

Hence why we get Thurs night footy

 

[Marlins]

Thankfully we cleared 10k (nearly 12k)

THU Sydney v Brisbane, SCG - 14k
10495 - yep, was being generous

FRI Melbourne v Gold Coast, AAMI - 11k
10869 - almost bang on

FRI Manly v Parramatta, 4 Pines - 15k
17134 - underestimated

SAT Souths v Warriors, Sunshine Coast - 9k
8911 - almost bang on

SAT Canberra v Penrith, GIO - 12k
16912 - underestimated

SAT Cronulla v St G Illa, Pointsbet - 11.5k
11427 - almost bang on (granted, easy one)

SUN Canterbury v N Qld, Bundy - 7k (capacity 8.5k I think?)
8,521 - underestimated - capacity was correct

SUN Wests Tigers v Newcastle, C'town - 10k
9621 - pretty close

Some of your thoughts ended up accurate too - Raiders in particular.

The Manly crowd was great. Too bad they couldn’t get government funding for some new stands. If they had stands like the new one built and around 20k Capacity it would rock there.

 

[SouthsCountry]

Round 22 Crowds:

Penrith v Melbourne 18k
Warriors v Bulldogs 16k
Eels v Rabbitohs 27k
Roosters v Cowboys 10k
Tigers v Sharks 9k
Broncos v Knights 31k
Raiders v Dragons 14k
Titans v Sea Eagles 11k