No idea what dolphins would draw so took the standard 30000NQ has most of the entire lower bowl, western and upper southern sold out and about 2/3 of the upper eastern is sold. Would be good to get 20k for the opening game and keep the average up around there for the whole year.
if they don't get 30k for their opening game then they've got issues straight out the gate.No idea what dolphins would draw so took the standard 30000
I got one of the last seats in the grandstand at the Tigers/Titans game, and that was a week ago. Look out Sydney here I come.Let’s kick it off
My best guess
Eels Storm 23000
Warriors knights 15000
Panthers Broncos 19000
Sea eagles Bulldogs 15000
Cowboys Raiders 19000
Sharks Rabbitohs 12000 (capacity)
Dolphins roosters 30000
Tigers titans 13000
146000 (average 18300)
Many could potentially sell out I bought yesterday only the hill available. Northern stand sold out.
Great summary (crowd figures are better than mine too)Round 1:
Parramatta: Eels vs Storm - 20,000
Wellington: Warriors vs Knights - 15,000
Penrith: Panthers vs Broncos - 20,000
Brookvale: Sea Eagles vs Bulldogs - 15,000
Townsville: Cowboys vs Raiders - 19,000
Woolooware: Sharks vs Rabbitohs - 11,500
Brisbane: Dolphins vs Roosters - 45,000
Leichhardt: Tigers vs Titans - 13,000
TOTAL: 158,500
AVERAGE: 19,813
The Eels would have drawn a bigger crowd in virtually any other time slot. However, as returning Grand Finalists, they will definitely draw a healthy crowd in their first home game of the season (plus the weather forecast looks pretty good for Thursday).
Ticket sales don't seem to have set Wellington alight for the Warriors' return to town. It seems like a bit of a surprising move that they've taken their first home game away from Auckland, considering their core fanbase has been starved of home games since 2019.
As dual defending champions, the Panthers should get a close to capacity crowd in the 8:00pm Friday time slot, regardless of who they play. Again, the weather forecast looks pretty good for Friday in Sydney.
Seems Manly fans have snapped up tickets pretty quickly for their first home game of the season, but the weather forecast is mixed for Saturday and it may impact attendances. Same goes for Cronulla later that day.
Surprised to see the Cowboys tickets selling so well (noting how hot it is in NQ this time of year, and they've been scheduled in the late afternoon heat), but considering they had a great season in 2022 season, it looks like it'll be a great homecoming.
The Dolphins debut is really the biggest talking point of R1. Looking at the available tickets on the Ticketmaster website, it is close to a sell-out. The weather forecast doesn't look great at the moment for the Sunday in Brisbane however, and that may be a factor that keeps the crowd from hitting 50,000.
The Tigers have a generous draw to start the new year, and let's hope they can get some momentum going early with some new signings + a new coaching team. Weather in Sydney looks average for the Sunday so may also influence final crowd numbers.
That was meant to be manly. I’m based in Sydney .Many (sic) could potentially sell out. I bought yesterday. only the hill available. Northern stand sold out. Stop.
Still telegraphing their responses in from New Zealand.
Wow, since when has bad spelling been manly.That was meant to be manly. I’m based in Sydney .
I expect those couple of big signings this weekend will be worth a few more at the ground as well.Any update on the potential crowd at Suncorp?
This is not correct unfortunately.The Dolphins debut is really the biggest talking point of R1. Looking at the available tickets on the Ticketmaster website, it is close to a sell-out. The weather forecast doesn't look great at the moment for the Sunday in Brisbane however, and that may be a factor that keeps the crowd from hitting 50,000.
NQ has most of the entire lower bowl, western and upper southern sold out and about 2/3 of the upper eastern is sold. Would be good to get 20k for the opening game and keep the average up around there for the whole year.
This is not correct unfortunately.
Tickets are released in stages on the ticketek website. At this stage no seats have been released in level 6, 7 and 5 north. There are still plenty of seats left on level 3 too. I think it will be closer to 30-35k come game day but hopefully more.
The derby mid year being a saturday 3pm is f**king lunacy scheduling.Sadly they haven't got their dream Sat night all season
This is not correct unfortunately.
Tickets are released in stages on the ticketek website. At this stage no seats have been released in level 6, 7 and 5 north. There are still plenty of seats left on level 3 too. I think it will be closer to 30-35k come game day but hopefully more.