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The Game 2023 Crowd Watch

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Theknightsrule7

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Dark Corner said:
Have I just slipped into a Alternative Universe ? as when was the Womens Soccer bigger then Rugby league in Brisbane.
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Well maybe not always. But a world cup is completely different then an average matildas game that would have got like 15 000 tonight in a friendly.

Had socceroos vibes tonight. I was there at the game tonight too from newcastle.
 
Pneuma

Pneuma

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Babyface O'reilly said:
So everyone gets a turn at a shitty Thursday night, I guess
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Crowd looked bigger but what would I know as I’ve never paid attention before. Allegedly holds 34000 (?). If that’s the case it looked around 26000. Mind you scheduling what was potentially a top 4 clash on a Thursday night against the Matilda’s wasn’t clever.
 
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yakstorm

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Pneuma said:
Crowd looked bigger but what would I know as I’ve never paid attention before. Allegedly holds 34000 (?). If that’s the case it looked around 26000. Mind you scheduling what was potentially a top 4 clash on a Thursday night against the Matilda’s wasn’t clever.
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Even if the Matildas were in a different city, it was a poor head-to-head option, but knowing that they would literally be down the run at Suncorp was crazy. They would have been better to swap the match with the Titans v Cowboys clash that they're showing on Sunday.
 
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Vibing

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Maybe its time to go back to 6 week blocks of TV scheduling , the hype surrounding the WWC would have been more apparent , the Roosters would have been in the bottom 4 etc & the TV schedule could have reflected this
 
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Vee

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Pneuma said:
Crowd looked bigger but what would I know as I’ve never paid attention before. Allegedly holds 34000 (?). If that’s the case it looked around 26000. Mind you scheduling what was potentially a top 4 clash on a Thursday night against the Matilda’s wasn’t clever.
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Nein!):
 
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Billythekid

First Grade
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Dark Corner said:
Have I just slipped into an Alternative Universe ? as when was the Womens Soccer bigger then Rugby league in Brisbane.
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It’s not obviously but there were 50K people at the game and an over a million watching in TV. Combined with competition from the cricket and being on a Thursday that was always going to have an impact.
 
Timmah

Timmah

LeagueUnlimited News Editor
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Vibing said:
They did the scheduling back in Nov last year & everyone is wiser with hindsight
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The WWC draw and schedule was available before the NRL draw was done. Should've been avoided.
Vibing said:
Maybe its time to go back to 6 week blocks of TV scheduling , the hype surrounding the WWC would have been more apparent , the Roosters would have been in the bottom 4 etc & the TV schedule could have reflected this
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One game getting a below-par crowd in a year of record-breaking attendances isn't cause to throw everything out and start again.
 
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Suitman

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Valheru said:
Matildas draw was known before the NRL draw was made. This is an oversight at best by the NRL to schedule any game in Brisbane on the same night.
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No it wasn't.
The NRL draw was done in November 2022 and the WWC draw was done in Feb 2023.
 
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