The Game 2023 Crowd Watch

[SLRBRONCOS]

Surely they will sell the full 32K tickets to a final. The hills have ben nowhere near full the last 2 weeks. Hill should always be standing room only.

Hopefully Canberra beat Cronulla next week so Newcastle & Canberra can host week 1 finals with Penrith and Brisbane.

I agree, it will be the biggest event in Newcastle for so long.

Same with the second point. A Canberra sell out will look good.

 

[jim_57]

Bulldogs finish the regular season with averages of:

All Home games: 18,345 (including Magic, 12 games)
Home games at Accor: 17,505 (8 games)
Home games at Belmore: 16,754 (2 games)
Home games in Sydney: 17,355 (10 games)

 

[jim_57]

Knights finish the regular season with averages of:

Home games: 21,318 (12 games, all Newcastle)

 

[shewi6]

I thought the reason grounds with hills were limiting capacity was for health and safety reasons these days and not that they were just not selling the tickets.

And on the Warriors home final, personally i would like to see it at eden park just because i believe they would sell it out and we shouldn't lock out 20-25k people that want to go to a game.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

I thought the reason grounds with hills were limiting capacity was for health and safety reasons these days and not that they were just not selling the tickets.

And on the Warriors home final, personally i would like to see it at eden park just because i believe they would sell it out and we shouldn't lock out 20-25k people that want to go to a game.

The NRL owns the finals series so they can pull rank. If they force the Wahs to play at Eden Park they better force Cronulla to play at Allianz.

 

[The Penguin #6.]

but the Dolphins fans will get out for their last game for sure. It's in front of the cowboys game a week out. I reckon 35-38k.

That`s amazing support for a new club sitting 14th on the ladder at the end of a long season. Can only imagine if they were fighting for a top 8 or 4 position. Certainly augurs well for them in the future.

 

[The Penguin #6.]

Still at a complete loss as to what the morons in charge of Norths thought that Gosford was a better option than the North Shore from a sustainability perspective.

Demographics.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

That`s amazing support for a new club sitting 14th on the ladder at the end of a long season. Can only imagine if they were fighting for a top 8 or 4 position. Certainly augurs well for them in the future.

Absolutely. I'm sure that their crowds will be just as good as ours when in finals contention

 

[The Penguin #6.]

I thought the reason grounds with hills were limiting capacity was for health and safety reasons these days and not that they were just not selling the tickets.

And on the Warriors home final, personally i would like to see it at eden park just because i believe they would sell it out and we shouldn't lock out 20-25k people that want to go to a game.

We have to be careful here that we don`t kill the goose that lays the golden egg. It`s great when you take a young family to the League and there is an area where kids can run off and play (and you know where they are) when their attention span starts to wane.

 

[shewi6]

The NRL owns the finals series so they can pull rank. If they force the Wahs to play at Eden Park they better force Cronulla to play at Allianz.

Well that's what I was thinking, the nrl will take it to EP for more revenue but then i remember the whining that cronulla did thru the media and we ended up with a final at a 12k shark park. So anything could happen lol

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

Great crowds this week!! That attendance at Newcastle this afternoon was the fourth best crowd for any code in Newcastle over the past 20 years.

 

[Apey]

Great crowds this week!! That attendance at Newcastle this afternoon was the fourth best crowd for any code in Newcastle over the past 20 years.

One of the first times we've looked like a genuine top 8 side in the last 20 years to be fair.

 

[The Penguin #6.]

Well that's what I was thinking, the nrl will take it to EP for more revenue but then i remember the whining that cronulla did thru the media and we ended up with a final at a 12k shark park. So anything could happen lol

I think that`d be absolute madness and a real slap in the face for all the Warriors` fans that have made Go Media stadium " our house" this year. In future if you want first dibs at a finals ticket, become a member.

 

[shewi6]

I think that`d be absolute madness and a real slap in the face for all the Warriors` fans that have made Go Media stadium " our house" this year. In future if you want first dibs at a finals ticket, become a member.

That's one way to look at it and for regular season games I agree.
But for me, EP is in the same city and is twice the size, no point turning away paying customers. Yeh the atmosphere and views may not be as good as mt smart but it's not exactly an oval like the mcg.
Plus some of the 'bandwagon' that will go to EP may become members next year after experiencing a big final in a big venue.

 

[Harry O]

they let spectators on the field @ fulltime today, it was nice walking around the field, and getting a feel Manly just smashed the Dogs

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

Rabbitohs and Roosters are still on track to record the highest regular season crowd in Sydney this year.

According to the SMH tonight, a crowd of between 40,000 and 50,000 is expected on Friday night at Accor.

Manu prognosis boosts Roosters but JWH set to miss rest of season

Tricolours centre is 50-50 to play in Friday’s clash against the Rabbitohs, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves’ season is all-but over after being slugged with two three-match suspensions.

www.smh.com.au

This aligns with seat availability + ticket sales (single seats only for the three open bays for gold reserved in level 4).




A crowd of 40,000+ would be:
- One of the three highest Rabbitohs/Roosters crowds in the last 50 years (59,708 for R26 2013 and 41,906 for R25 2022)
- One of the 11 highest regular season NRL crowds in Sydney in the last 10 years.

Really hoping we see the media hyping the game, both clubs promoting the game and people coming out in force. The opening of level 6 east at some point during the week would symbolise a crowd closer to 50,000 than 40,000.

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

One of the first times we've looked like a genuine top 8 side in the last 20 years to be fair.

True, but gives you good momentum going into the finals + the goodwill will likely continue into 2024 home games for Newcastle!

 

[jim_57]

That's one way to look at it and for regular season games I agree.
But for me, EP is in the same city and is twice the size, no point turning away paying customers. Yeh the atmosphere and views may not be as good as mt smart but it's not exactly an oval like the mcg.
Plus some of the 'bandwagon' that will go to EP may become members next year after experiencing a big final in a big venue.

I think if they had got a week one finals game it would have been at Mt Smart, similar to how they let Sydney clubs play at their home ground week 1. Since Warriors will finish 3-4 a week 2 or Prelim home game will be Eden Park if I had to guess. 40k+ for a club game in NZ would be awesome, anything over 31,261 would be bigger than all International & club Rugby Union crowds in NZ in 2023 since the All Blacks didn’t play at Eden Park.

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

ROUND 27 CROWD PREDICTIONS:
Thurs 31 Aug at 8:00pm at Suncorp Stadium: Broncos vs Storm ~43,000
Fri 1 Sept at 6:00pm at 4 Pines Park: Sea Eagles vs Tigers ~11,000
Fri 1 Sept at 8:00pm at Accor Stadium: Rabbitohs vs Roosters ~43,000
Sat 2 Sept at 3:00pm at Suncorp Stadium: Dolphins vs Warriors ~27,000
Sat 2 Sept at 5:30pm at Bluebet Stadium: Panthers vs Cowboys ~20,000
Sat 2 Sept at 7:35pm at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium: Dragons vs Knights ~9,000
Sun 3 Sept at 2:00pm at Cbus Super Stadium: Titans vs Bulldogs ~13,000
Sun 3 Sept at 4:00pm at PointsBet Stadium: Sharks vs Raiders ~12,000
TOTAL: 178,000
AVERAGE: 22,250

 

[Pneuma]

Stadium averages this year

NRL Crowds | Austadiums

List of NRL crowd attendance figures, including stadium crowds, highest and lowest attendances accross current and previous NRL seasons.

www.austadiums.com