The Game 2023 Crowd Watch

[The_Wookie]

Justin hemmes stuff at Allianz isn’t cheap lol

guys a rort

Ive never understood this pressing need to have specialty chefs at friggin football grounds. And then oh dear prices have gone up what can we do

 

[Wb1234]

Ive never understood this pressing need to have specialty chefs at friggin football grounds. And then oh dear prices have gone up what can we do

He paid the most for the contract

Merivale Is Setting Up Shop At The SCG & Sydney Football Stadium

Justin Hemmes' Merivale has won the catering contract for the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and the Allianz Stadium.

www.bosshunting.com.au

 

[BlueandGold]

NRL Crowd Predictions for Rnd 6

Thu 8pm Storm/Roosters 15k
Fri 4pm Bulldogs/Rabbitohs 32k '(Dogs to outnumber souths 2 to 1. Crowd could be much larger, went conservative.)
Fri 8pm Cowboys/Dolphins 18k
Sat 5.30pm Panthers/Manly 18k
Sat 7.30pm Broncos/Raiders 30k (Could be larger, not sure on Broncos crowds atm.)
Sun 4pm Titans/Dragons 14k
Sun 6.15pm Knights/Warriors 17k (Could easily be over 20k)
Mon 4pm Tigers/Eels 24k (Went very concervative due to both teams form. Eels fans might outnumber tigers here.)

Total 168k. Average 21k

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

Those with a better understanding of the Accor Stadium layout can probably provide a more informed guess/summary of implications, but it looks like the first bay on level 4 has been released for sale for the Bulldogs/Rabbitohs blockbuster.

My understanding of the Accor Stadium layout is that level 4 east is released when crowds up to 40,000 are in the ballpark. Is that correct?

Ticketek Australia

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In contrast (and unsurprisingly), it looks like ticket sales for the Easter Monday clash between the Tigers and the Eels is lagging...though it does have the luxury of 3 extra days of sales.

Ticketek Australia

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[Wb1234]

Those with a better understanding of the Accor Stadium layout can probably provide a more informed guess/summary of implications, but it looks like the first bay on level 4 has been released for sale for the Bulldogs/Rabbitohs blockbuster.

My understanding of the Accor Stadium layout is that level 4 east is released when crowds up to 40,000 are in the ballpark. Is that correct?

Ticketek Australia

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In contrast (and unsurprisingly), it looks like ticket sales for the Easter Monday clash between the Tigers and the Eels is lagging...though it does have the luxury of 3 extra days of sales.

Ticketek Australia

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Not 40k no

you’d need most of the lower bold sold out for that

 

[BlueandGold]

Level 4 is not open yet.

 

[SouthsCountry]

I think we might hit 32k average. 35k would be achieved if we had all games at Suncorp. 3 at the Gabba will drag it down a bit I reckon.

If we are top 4, the last game against Melbourne could be 40k+. Our games v Penrith and Roosters being on a Thursday is a shame because 35k possibilities become 20-27k (Roosters is at the Gabba). If we have a great season this year our marketing team should have a huge budget to flog memberships, and they would be smart to do so given the Dolphins are arguably more marketable to youngsters that haven't picked a team yet.

They should do a history campaign as to why the Gabba is an RL ground not a sookball rink

 

[SouthsCountry]

NRL Crowd Predictions for Rnd 6

Thu 8pm Storm/Roosters 15k
Fri 4pm Bulldogs/Rabbitohs 32k '(Dogs to outnumber souths 2 to 1. Crowd could be much larger, went conservative.)
Fri 8pm Cowboys/Dolphins 18k
Sat 5.30pm Panthers/Manly 18k
Sat 7.30pm Broncos/Raiders 30k (Could be larger, not sure on Broncos crowds atm.)
Sun 4pm Titans/Dragons 14k
Sun 6.15pm Knights/Warriors 17k (Could easily be over 20k)
Mon 4pm Tigers/Eels 24k (Went very concervative due to both teams form. Eels fans might outnumber tigers here.)

Total 168k. Average 21k

25k Dogs fans will be there

30k almost certain.

Any more depends on how many of our mob show up

 

[SouthsCountry]

Isn't it funny that none of Sydney's Big 4 Fanbases are anywhere near Easts' average

Parra 17k
Souths 14.5k
St George 13k
Wests 13k

Marketing matters

 

[It's Been Done]

Looks like 40k+ is likely on Good Friday Arvo. Any attempt to get tickets right now (4:44pm Eastern) just gets this message

• There aren't enough tickets to meet your request right now. Please try a different ticket category or type, with a reduced quantity of tickets.
  If you receive this message even when selecting only one ticket, all remaining tickets are being transacted by other customers.

 

[Wb1234]

So that`s about 170k up on last year, let`s say roughly $80 per extra attendee, that equates to about $13.5 million extra into the game this year after only 5 rounds.

Good analysis

dolphins will be raking it in

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

Level 4 is not open yet.

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That's weird, it didn't look like that at 2:30pm (as per my screenshot).

 

[Pjf04b]

Just buy a membership, problem solved. Then all games are the same price... and a pretty reasonable price at that

What about away fans who get gouged terribly?

 

[Pjf04b]

Isn't it funny that none of Sydney's Big 4 Fanbases are anywhere near Easts' average

Parra 17k
Souths 14.5k
St George 13k
Wests 13k

Marketing matters

So does a brand new stadium gift!

 

[BlueandGold]

Isn't it funny that none of Sydney's Big 4 Fanbases are anywhere near Easts' average

Parra 17k
Souths 14.5k
St George 13k
Wests 13k

Marketing matters

You mean a favorable draw matters.

2 Eels home games on Thursday night.

Another game early 6pm friday.

Not good for our attendance metrics.

Good on Easts for the crowds they are getting at the new digs, the bigger the better i say.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

So does a brand new stadium gift!

I wonder how much the light rail helps. Would’ve loved for it to have been operational when the old SFS was in use.

 

[Billythekid]

Isn't it funny that none of Sydney's Big 4 Fanbases are anywhere near Easts' average

Parra 17k
Souths 14.5k
St George 13k
Wests 13k

Marketing matters

Since when would the bulldogs miss out on this list? It’s very cherry picked data as well.

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

If you look at the attendances from the last ten years (excluding the significantly COVID-impacted 2020-21), here's a breakdown of the attendances by club:



The "Big 4" Sydney clubs (based on attendances only) are:
1. Bulldogs (not a small feat, considering how average they have been for the better part of a decade)
2. Rabbitohs (boosted significantly by big crowds 2012-2014)
3. Eels (new stadium has been central to improved crowds in 2019 and 2022)
4. Roosters (contrary to popular opinion)

 

[titoelcolombiano]

What about away fans who get gouged terribly?

Yeah fair call. We haven't had to worry about that in Brisbane until this season. If you want to go to a game you just get a Broncos membership.

I wonder if that's what the one game memberships were introduced for? I'd often thought it seemed like a useless thing to sell, but maybe that's the reason. In exchange for essentially a cheaper ticket to the game, the club you buy the membership from gets your details so you can go on their marketing list.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I think we might hit 32k average. 35k would be achieved if we had all games at Suncorp. 3 at the Gabba will drag it down a bit I reckon.

If we are top 4, the last game against Melbourne could be 40k+. Our games v Penrith and Roosters being on a Thursday is a shame because 35k possibilities become 20-27k (Roosters is at the Gabba). If we have a great season this year our marketing team should have a huge budget to flog memberships, and they would be smart to do so given the Dolphins are arguably more marketable to youngsters that haven't picked a team yet.

I know this sounds weird but I'm really looking forward to going to the Gabba games as a novelty. It would be nice to see a proper QLD footy team play their instead of just the Melbourne Lions. Plus the fact that I live a block away helps ;P