2024 Crowd Watch

[CAS]

`Minnow` sport with fully professional clubs in 4, soon to be 5, countries, as opposed to, remind me, how many countries is your `novelty act` (I can`t call it a sport) played in.

Don't forget their International games coming up too, they will be huge, on a par with Cow hurling from Estonia in regards to a world game.

 

[taste2taste]

`Minnow` sport with fully professional clubs in 4, soon to be 5, countries, as opposed to, remind me, how many countries is your `novelty act` (I can`t call it a sport) played in.

Do AFL still name an Australian team ?

Who are they scheduled to play end of season?

 

[gordsy]

20k for a finals game is rubbish, would have been Interesting to seen how Nicho went if Trindall wasn't so great for the Sharkies last night.

 

[Wb1234]

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[DIOGENES]

For what it is worth...
Something I have wondered about and I have a spare 30 minutes.
Using Austadium average data for both sports the proportion of NRL crowds to AFL crowds:
e.g.: 2024: 20,105/37,797 = 53%
2023: 52%
2022: 51%
20/21: Covid affected
2019: 45%
2018: 45%
2017: 45%
2016: 48%
2015: 48%
....

2003: 45%

AFL has had sluggish growth in the last 20 years compared to NRL's last 3 seasons.

 

[Vlad59]

For what it is worth...
Something I have wondered about and I have a spare 30 minutes.
Using Austadium average data for both sports the proportion of NRL crowds to AFL crowds:
e.g.: 2024: 20,105/37,797 = 53%
2023: 52%
2022: 51%
20/21: Covid affected
2019: 45%
2018: 45%
2017: 45%
2016: 48%
2015: 48%
....

2003: 45%

AFL has had sluggish growth in the last 20 years compared to NRL's last 3 seasons.

I did that the other day but not to the same level of detail. We’ve had huge growth in recent times. They’ve probably peaked but we’ve got plenty of room for growth

 

[Gobsmacked]

Hahajahahahahahahahahahahaha afl crowds will be cracking 130k plus for the weekend while this minnow sport will be celebrating 60k

A minnow that outrated the AFL in Australia.. the entire pacific and is played at a professional level across 4 countries.
After our grand final, we'll be enjoying watching a sold out international vs NZ in Christchurch , a sold out international in Papua new Guinea ( the national sport there with a population of 11 million btw) England internationals... After they have 60k in attendance for their final in a separate professional comp in Europe...
We're so intimidated by the AFL , I guess we'll just have to go to Vegas..

 

[Valheru]

Manly fans can leave the peninsula but Sharks can’t leave the shire

I doubt there are any more manly fans going tonight than sharks fans last night. In fact, it's probably less.

I expect tonight to be 60-70% roosters.

 

[ouwet]

After your trashy club!

Trashy club that got 32K against the Cowboys for an ordinary game.
Got 50K + for a week 1 final.

 

[Vlad59]

I doubt there are any more manly fans going tonight than sharks fans last night. In fact, it's probably less.

I expect tonight to be 60-70% roosters.

Yep. I giggled when I read that.

 

[Valheru]

Yep. I giggled when I read that.

Giggled in agreement or disagreement?

 

[Vlad59]

Giggled in agreement or disagreement?

I’m agreeing with you and I giggled at him lol

 

[Miller was a legend]

Trashy club that got 32K against the Cowboys for an ordinary game.
Got 50K + for a week 1 final.

Trashy fans….better?

 

[Craigshark]

20k for a finals game is rubbish, would have been Interesting to seen how Nicho went if Trindall wasn't so great for the Sharkies last night.

wtf has nicho got to do with the crowd you dickhead

 

[bad boy bubby]

Just for perspective, I was at the game last night.
As the trains were out, a good friend gave me a lift. I live halfway between Cronulla and Moore Park, usually takes 20mins by car to get to the SFS.
Last night it took 1.5 hrs.
It was a shit fight.

 

[Iamback]

Just for perspective, I was at the game last night.
As the trains were out, a good friend gave me a lift. I live halfway between Cronulla and Moore Park, usually takes 20mins by car to get to the SFS.
Last night it took 1.5 hrs.
It was a shit fight.

That is it.

Alot on here look at a map and think these trips are easy. In reality it is double the time Google says

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

 

[CAS]

As someone who doesn't know Sydney at all, just checked out a map breakdown and it looks like the Shire as its called is a bit out of the way from the centre of the City which is where I believe the Allianz Ground is, looks like possibly Manly to Cronulla is the biggest distance between 2 x Sydney teams but others from there might put me right on that score.
Be interesting as far as local Derbies go which 2 teams or areas/suburbs are closest to each other in distance.

 

[Valheru]

Sharks got 19k and had two genuine sets of circumstances going against them

1 - direct clash with swans prelim
2 - train debacle.

Not unreasonable to suggest they get 25k if both those things aren't in play.

What would other Sydney teams get against the same opponent for a week 2 fixture?

Roosters - I reckon we get 30-32k

Manly - can't see them getting more than 25k

St George - who could say with their fans current cynical attitude towards the club.

Tigers - see above

Penrith - I don't think they get more than 25k at ANZ

Dogs - 50k on the current wave of support but after a few years of finals appearances probably something more in line with parra. History proves that consistent success doesn't lead to outlier crowds, it is the initial season of success that provides that.

Parra - 40k which they proved in 2017

Souths - probably the same as us.

 

[Vee]

Don't discount the number of Roosters fans. For a team that others used to pour scorn on regarding their crowds they've gained a lot of support over the years due to their on field success.

And their rolled gold stadium. And their success is related to their sombrero.