The Game 2023 Crowd Watch

[Wb1234]

Looks under 10k at Homebush

Need to stop playing games there it’s awful

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[Brian potter]

been a disappointing round compared to previous ones.

 

[Colk]

Need to stop playing games there it’s awful

Finals and State of Origin yes. Double headers yes as well (if you ever do it)

Games on a Sunday night pissing down rain against a team from Queensland - not a good idea

 

[League Unlimited News]

Monday's Expert - 2023 NRL Round 5 » League Unlimited

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Crowds - Round 5​

Thu 8:00pm	SYD v PAR	Allianz	20,886
Fri 6:00pm	CAN v PEN	GIO	15,334
Fri 8:05pm	SOU v MEL	Accor	11,239
Sat 3:00pm	MAN v NEW	Mudgee	9,024
Sat 5:30pm	SGI v DOL	WIN	16,472
Sat 7:35pm	BRI v WST	Suncorp	27,553
Sun 4:05pm	CRO v WAR	Pointsbet	10,878
Sun 6:15pm	CBY v NQL	Accor	9,626
		ROUND TOTAL	121,012
		ROUND AVG	15,126
		SEASON TOTAL	733,105
		SEASON AVG	18,328

Comparison to last year:

Total R5: 95,834
Average R5: 11,979

Season total after R5: 562,461
Season average after R5: 14,062

(link: https://leagueunlimited.com/news/37175-results-2022-nrl-telstra-premiership-round-5/)

 

[Wb1234]

Finals and State of Origin yes. Double headers yes as well (if you ever do it)

Games on a Sunday night pissing down rain against a team from Queensland - not a good idea

I’d even have origins and gf at allianz

it’s our equivalent of odsal stadium in Bradford

 

[Colk]

I’d even have origins and gf at allianz

it’s our equivalent of odsal stadium in Bradford

Less money in that though.

 

[Colk]

Monday's Expert - 2023 NRL Round 5 » League Unlimited

leagueunlimited.com

Crowds - Round 5​

Thu 8:00pm	SYD v PAR	Allianz	20,886
Fri 6:00pm	CAN v PEN	GIO	15,334
Fri 8:05pm	SOU v MEL	Accor	11,239
Sat 3:00pm	MAN v NEW	Mudgee	9,024
Sat 5:30pm	SGI v DOL	WIN	16,472
Sat 7:35pm	BRI v WST	Suncorp	27,533
Sun 4:05pm	CRO v WAR	Pointsbet	10,878
Sun 6:15pm	CBY v NQL	Accor	9,626
		ROUND TOTAL	120,992
		ROUND AVG	15,124
		SEASON TOTAL	733,085
		SEASON AVG	18,327

Comparison to last year:

Total R5: 95,834
Average R5: 11,979

Season total after R5: 562,461
Season average after R5: 14,062

(link: https://leagueunlimited.com/news/37175-results-2022-nrl-telstra-premiership-round-5/)

The Souths crowd was disappointing. Big clash on a Friday night - should have got more than that

 

[westerntiger]

The Souths crowd was disappointing. Big clash on a Friday night - should have got more than that

Going to Homebush on a Friday night is the worst experience. 11k is actually quite a typical crowd for Souths-Storm. They did get 32k in 2013 when both teams were undefeated though

 

[Colk]

Going to Homebush on a Friday night is the worst experience. 11k is actually quite a typical crowd for Souths-Storm. They did get 32k in 2013 when both teams were undefeated though

Suggests to me that the sooner that Souths get back to SFS the better for them

 

[Vibing]

been a disappointing round compared to previous ones.

Thursday ... above average
Friday early , better then most anticipated
Friday late ... dissapointing but not surprising
Mudgee ... sold out with a limited capacity
Wollongong ... better then most anticipated
Suncorp , a little down but not dreadful
Shark park ... limited capacity & patchy weather but almost full anyway
Accor tonight , patchy weather but dissapointing

121K is more then acceptable for that rnd

 

[Brian potter]

Thursday ... above average
Friday early , better then most anticipated
Friday late ... dissapointing but not surprising
Mudgee ... sold out with a limited capacity
Wollongong ... better then most anticipated
Suncorp , a little down but not dreadful
Shark park ... limited capacity & patchy weather but almost full anyway
Accor tonight , patchy weather but dissapointing

121K is more then acceptable for that rnd

Pleasantly surprised with Canberra and Wollongong and disappointed with Brisbane.

more games need to be played in Wollongong.

 

[SouthsCountry]

Parra v Panthers
Sharks v Dragons

At Allianz

I am sure will pull a handful of people

I think he was talking games like Souths-Wests, Easts-Cronulla etc

 

[EuroNymous]

Rd 6
Melbourne v Sydney 19k
Canterbury v Souths 39k
North Queensland v The 22k
Penrith v Manly 19k
Brisbane v Canberra 32k
Gold Coast v St George 16k
Newcastle v New Zealand 23k
Wests v Parramatta 31k

201k 25.125k average

would that be round record

 

[SouthsCountry]

Finals and State of Origin yes. Double headers yes as well (if you ever do it)

Games on a Sunday night pissing down rain against a team from Queensland - not a good idea

Should be 8 events there a year:

R1 Double Header
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Coloniser's Birthday
1 SOO Game
~2 Finals
Grand Final

Canterbury can play there against Sydney opposition but interstate should be at Belmore.

It's just too big and not iconic enough like an SCG, MCG, Suncorp or Adelaide Oval

 

[SouthsCountry]

Rd 6:
Sydney v Melbourne 18k
Souths v Canterbury 41k
North Qld v "Redcliffe" 21k
Penrith v Manly 18k
Brisbane v Canberra 30k
Gold Coast v Saints 15k
Newcastle v NZ 18k
Wests v Parramatta 27k

 

[parrawentyfan]

The choice of venue and opponent was odd for the Manly/Newcastle game.

Didn't this used to be one of the big rivalries? A sort of local derby if you will. I remember they always drew big crowds. Now the Knights have fallen away in recent years but it is disappointing it isn't fostered. Theoretically it 'should' be one of the better drawing fixtures for both teams.

I understand taking games to regions but we need to be smarter.

 

[yobbo84]

Going to Homebush on a Friday night is the worst experience. 11k is actually quite a typical crowd for Souths-Storm. They did get 32k in 2013 when both teams were undefeated though

Funny story I've heard over the years about that match... can't vouch for its authenticity but I've heard/read it more than once.

It was a Saturday, and the club spent extra $$$ and put in a huge marketing push to get people there as a sort of a litmus test. Basically it worked and they got a big crowd but the club lost money. It cost more to get people there than they made in gate revenue due to the deal we have/had with the Stadium.

Anyways yes the crowd was poor on Friday, but 15k would have been better.

 

[Harry O]

What top two games of footy today,especially the Warriors what a amazing comeback...

 

[Warriors Fever]

The choice of venue and opponent was odd for the Manly/Newcastle game.

Didn't this used to be one of the big rivalries? A sort of local derby if you will. I remember they always drew big crowds. Now the Knights have fallen away in recent years but it is disappointing it isn't fostered. Theoretically it 'should' be one of the better drawing fixtures for both teams.

I understand taking games to regions but we need to be smarter.

Probably a good decision in the end it was raining in Sydney. But you are right I think it’s usually a decent draw for sea eagles. Maybe titans, broncos, cowboys, dolphins would have been a better choice