2024 Crowd Watch

[shewi6]

It also creates equality in the series. One home, one away, one neutral.

Yep and I have grown to really enjoy that aspect.
I know the diehards dont like it but I remember the days when nsw had two games and there was always alarmist articles in the paper about how the crowd would be so low and that origin is dying.

Having a neutral game has not only raised the profile of the game in those areas, but I believe it has strengthened and grown origin overall.

 

[JamesRustle]

Do you think there's an appetite for an Origin game in Melbourne every two years? Or is three just right?

Looking at the crowds we get you seem to be maximising the revenue from the neutral game by playing it in Melbourne as much as you can, providing it doesn't become stale to the locals down there

If we can sacrifice a QLD pretty boy in every game 1, then it wwill work every 2 years in Melbourne.

 

[shewi6]

They're going to play it 10PM local in Auckland?

That is one challenge they are trying to work through with ch9 and the auckland council.
Last I read was a 9pm kickoff in NZ is what they are proposing which ch9 is obviously opposed to and there is a matter of a noise level exemption needed to play that late at eden park.

It has apparently been done before for the rwc final.

 

[jim_57]

Also let's not forget that Auckland is angling to get a game in the future too.
There is enough cities that are happy to bid and pay a huge fee for the privilege of hosting that there may not be a choice of alternating every second year.

Agree that adelaide is lowest on the priority list, but as long as they pay then they should get an odd game.
Origin still remains the biggest and best way to raise the profile of the game outside of nsw/qld.

Some kind of rotation between Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide & Auckland. I agree Melbourne should have it more often than Adelaide for example so not a simple 4 year cycle of 1 each.

The neutral game every year has been a great idea, makes money, gives NSW/QLD fans an event to travel to, give a big RL event to whichever city hosts it and keeps each series fair in terms of home ground advantage.

 

[jim_57]

That is one challenge they are trying to work through with ch9 and the auckland council.
Last I read was a 9pm kickoff in NZ is what they are proposing which ch9 is obviously opposed to and there is a matter of a noise level exemption needed to play that late at eden park.

It has apparently been done before for the rwc final.

It was only 2 years ago when Origin was Sunday night once a year, these things are hardly set it stone. Even if it came to a late night game in Auckland I’m sure it would still sell out.

 

[shewi6]

It was only 2 years ago when Origin was Sunday night once a year, these things are hardly set it stone. Even if it came to a late night game in Auckland I’m sure it would still sell out.

I have no doubt it will be a huge event in Auckland regardless of the time it is played.
I am sure the nrl would work through whatever challenges there are to get a game there.

 

[Valheru]

That is one challenge they are trying to work through with ch9 and the auckland council.
Last I read was a 9pm kickoff in NZ is what they are proposing which ch9 is obviously opposed to and there is a matter of a noise level exemption needed to play that late at eden park.

It has apparently been done before for the rwc final.

Surely the answer is a weekend fixture?

 

[azza29]

Surely the answer is a weekend fixture?

6pm NZST/4pm AEST Sunday afternoon would work, and Nine get their all-important lead in to the news.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

keeps each series fair in terms of home ground advantage.

It also creates equality in the series. One home, one away, one neutral.

Technically it`s not fair at all. Queensland could be quite confident of wrapping this series up if it had been played in their state like it would have been in years gone by. Similarly N.S.W. would be more confident of winning the series-had it come down to a decider- if the last game was then played in their backyard. This scenario occurs every year when the second game is taken to a "neutral" venue.
The facts of the matter are that both states are sacrificing something each year for the overall good of the game.

 

[Foreign Legion]

MCG crowd?

 

[yakstorm]

Confirmed on Channel 9 that there are less than 1,000 tickets left for the Women's Origin decider in Townsville.

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[wain]

Once Perth comes in it would be good to see it alternate between Perth and Melbourne every two years to support our two foreign lands teams with huge RL events.

Adelaide can be put on the backburner as they don't even sell it out so f**k them

2023:
Adelaide Oval - 48,613 (capacity: 53,500) = 90.8%
Accor Stadium - 75,342 (capacity: 82,000) = 91.4%

No more games in Sydney then?
I'd be surprised if we had as many interstate travellers to Adl (as Melb) due to proximity...and a population of 1.4mil compared to Perth 2.3mil. Not bad for a city with no real RL presence.

 

[moffla]

MCC let us down of the Origin record tonight. Incredible crowd regardless!

 

[titoelcolombiano]

2023:
Adelaide Oval - 48,613 (capacity: 53,500) = 90.8%
Accor Stadium - 75,342 (capacity: 82,000) = 91.4%

No more games in Sydney then?
I'd be surprised if we had as many interstate travellers to Adl (as Melb) due to proximity...and a population of 1.4mil compared to Perth 2.3mil. Not bad for a city with no real RL presence.

What point are you making with the Sydney comparison? Other than the fact that 75k is shitloads more than 48k, Sydney will always have a game because they have a team in the event. Adelaide doesn't get that privilege. If you aren't going to sell out your 53k stadium then we'll take the game to any number of places queueing up to host it that will.

 

[Warriors Fever]

I’m happy for there to be a rotation between the three cities maybe somehow get eden park in that. That way it stays fresh to the respective cities and we don’t give them too much of a good thing

 

[Valheru]

6pm NZST/4pm AEST Sunday afternoon would work, and Nine get their all-important lead in to the news.

Origin would take a ratings hit in that timeslot and I don't think anyone including the NRL would stand for that.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Confirmed on Channel 9 that there are less than 1,000 tickets left for the Women's Origin decider in Townsville.

It's very close to single seats only now, should be a cracking crowd!

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Broncos update:

- V Penrith next week - after a week of only single seats being available, the Broncos ticketing staff finally released the 200 remaining restricted view seats available in level 7 north - poor.

- V Dragons round 19 - levels 3,5 and 6 have sold to single seats, and the Broncos ticketing staff have not opened level 7 yet. Poor.

Might be time for me to Karen them again.

 

[azza29]

MCC let us down of the Origin record tonight. Incredible crowd regardless!

Disappointing to see a few thousand empties in their stand. Hopefully MCC members end up with a smaller allocation in 2026 if the demand isn't there.