The Game 2023 Crowd Watch

[DIOGENES]

Two home sides going down infront of huge attendances,not bloody good.

Indeed, what is the NRL thinking? They should have made sure the home teams won.

 

[Harry O]

Indeed, what is the NRL thinking? They should have made sure the home teams won.

Yeah haha

 

[Billythekid]

Shame the games weren’t closer but those are bloody good crowd. Gonna be a great week in general for crowds. Hope the NRL can keep this going in future years, it’s crazy how good crowds are right now. Haven’t felt this much positivity around the game in decades.

 

[Jamberoo]

Brilliant crowd given she stands were still in oval configuration. Bit of drizzle around so having the roof closed would have helped. Storm could possibly consider playing big finals there - they would be able to bring the stands in for finals

 

[Jamberoo]

Check the list again at the end of the season and the South Melbourne Swans will be lucky to have two of the top 10 crowds of the year

You might be right. What Sydney NRL crowds besides SOO, 2 x Prelims and the GF could draw more than 32k this season? Only other possibility O can think of would be a South’s v Parra week 1 final. Unless the ladder changes dramatically, other finals will be at sub 32k stadiums, or in other states.

 

[Brian potter]

Results aside those are 2 amazing crowds.

never felt as good following RL down under since the glory days of the ealry-mid 90’s.

 

[League Unlimited News]

New record for the Storm at Docklands (previous was 25480 v Dragons in 2010) and second highest Storm crowd in Melbourne (highest was 28716 for ANZAC Day in 2013 & third is 25731 for ANZAC Day in 2018)

That highest of 28,716 is ANZAC Day 2014 rather than 2013 (which was 25,480)

 

[Chook Norris]

Shame the games weren’t closer but those are bloody good crowd. Gonna be a great week in general for crowds. Hope the NRL can keep this going in future years, it’s crazy how good crowds are right now. Haven’t felt this much positivity around the game in decades.

I think the figures largely speak for themselves about how good the game is going at the moment, but you wouldn't believe it if you followed social media

Youd think it would be worth the NRL doing a bit of self promotion, highlighting the current state of the game

 

[Dark Corner]

Results aside those are 2 amazing crowds.

never felt as good following RL down under since the glory days of the ealry-mid 90’s.

I thought the glory days were 1989-1995 ?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

never felt as good following RL down under since the glory days of the ealry-mid 90’s.

I thought the glory days were 1989-1995 ?

Um, Teddy, except for 89 that is the early to mid 90s.

 

[Dark Corner]

Um, Teddy, except for 89 that is the early to mid 90s.

I'm talking how the game grew with the Tina Turner years from 1989-1995.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I'm talking how the game grew with the Tina Turner years from 1989-1995.

That's exactly what he said glug glug.

 

[Pneuma]

I think the figures largely speak for themselves about how good the game is going at the moment, but you wouldn't believe it if you followed social media

Youd think it would be worth the NRL doing a bit of self promotion, highlighting the current state of the game

Agreed. You read comments about the ‘dire’ state of the game turning spectators and viewers off. Some dumb ignorant stuff out there.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

You might be right. What Sydney NRL crowds besides SOO, 2 x Prelims and the GF could draw more than 32k this season? Only other possibility O can think of would be a South’s v Parra week 1 final. Unless the ladder changes dramatically, other finals will be at sub 32k stadiums, or in other states.

Maybe Souths v Chooks in Rd 27... it's at Accor, not Allianz though

 

[titoelcolombiano]

A question for Melbourne based Storm fans... why would a bigger crowd turn up at Docklands than would have at Aami? Docklands is less than ideal for watching RL and Aami would have a better RL match atmosphere... just curious. Was it the novelty factor?

I know that the novelty factor of the Broncos playing at the Gabba has quite a few interested up here despite being inferior to Suncorp for RL

 

[Brian potter]

I thought the glory days were 1989-1995 ?

89‘ aside that’s the ver definition of what I said.

i personally only started following the winfield cup in 1990 after the ashes tour.

 

[Brian potter]

I'm talking how the game grew with the Tina Turner years from 1989-1995.

Prior to super league and RU going professional.

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[Timmah]

A question for Melbourne based Storm fans... why would a bigger crowd turn up at Docklands than would have at Aami? Docklands is less than ideal for watching RL and Aami would have a better RL match atmosphere... just curious. Was it the novelty factor?

I know that the novelty factor of the Broncos playing at the Gabba has quite a few interested up here despite being inferior to Suncorp for RL

I think its essentially the same as anywhere where you offer a larger capacity venue, more people are likely to turn up simply on the basis that there are more seats, there's more space and you're less likely to miss out.

 

[Harry O]

We already got ours