2024 Crowd Watch

[Iamback]

I guess the priority is ratings

which I get but we will have 20k in a 45k seat Stadium. That is where they need to be flexible this is perfect game for CommBank.

The Crowd all sits on 1 side so even if not full it still looks better.

 

[kurt faulk]

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When the saints played the Tigers in the 2010 finals they packed in 70,000 rabid fans into the toilet bowl. It was fantastic. Best game I've ever been to.

The point being, who doesn't want to watch their team in the finals? Apart from scum fans.

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[Iamback]

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When the saints played the Tigers in the 2010 finals they packed in 70,000 rabid fans into the toilet bowl. It was fantastic. Best game I've ever been to.

The point being, who doesn't want to watch their team in the finals? Apart from scum fans.

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You had 2 sets of big fan bases. Both with limited success and was a Sat night.

Pretty sure the huge Dogs v Parra crowd was also a Sat night?

 

[EuroNymous]

You had 2 sets of big fan bases. Both with limited success and was a Sat night.

Pretty sure the huge Dogs v Parra crowd was also a Sat night?

nope it was friday night

but dogs v parra is cheat code for huge crowds, 45k in regular season where parra were absolutely shite.

 

[Iamback]

nope it was friday night

but dogs v parra is cheat code for huge crowds, 45k in regular season where parra were absolutely shite.

Parra
Dogs
Dragons
Souths

Are the 4. Any combination and a huge finals crowd is on.

The others need a few things to go their way.

Fighting Sydney peak hour traffic on a Friday with 45k for another code against an opposition with very few local fans. Is not in that category

 

[Wb1234]

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When the saints played the Tigers in the 2010 finals they packed in 70,000 rabid fans into the toilet bowl. It was fantastic. Best game I've ever been to.

The point being, who doesn't want to watch their team in the finals? Apart from scum fans.

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Dogs sharks prelim in 99 had over 60k and was an amazing game and result

Parra
Dogs
Dragons
Souths

Are the 4. Any combination and a huge finals crowd is on.

The others need a few things to go their way.

Fighting Sydney peak hour traffic on a Friday with 45k for another code against an opposition with very few local fans. Is not in that category

if it ever happens

+ tigers

 

[Billythekid]

Parra
Dogs
Dragons
Souths

Are the 4. Any combination and a huge finals crowd is on.

The others need a few things to go their way.

Fighting Sydney peak hour traffic on a Friday with 45k for another code against an opposition with very few local fans. Is not in that category

Tigers absolutely fit this as well. If a few of these teams have a run like the roosters/penrith/sharks we would see some monster Sydney crowds. Sydney in general has the biggest upside for crowds in the NRL in part because these clubs just don’t seem to be able to find consistent success.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

which I get but we will have 20k in a 45k seat Stadium. That is where they need to be flexible this is perfect game for CommBank.

The Crowd all sits on 1 side so even if not full it still looks better.

It's not the perfect game for CommBank. That's even further away from the shire, it would be a nightmare to get to for Sharks fans. SFS is a much better option.

I don't recall the Sharks ever asking to play it at CommBank. It was Shark Park they wanted. The SFS is the right venue, even if it only gets 20K it will still look pretty good.

 

[BuffaloRules]

You had 2 sets of big fan bases. Both with limited success and was a Sat night.

Yes true … but if the Tigers were considered to have “limited success “ in 2010 5 years after winning a premiership… imagine what will happen now if they get on a Sydney finals run?

 

[Iamback]

Yes true … but if the Tigers were considered to have “limited success “ in 2010 5 years after winning a premiership… imagine what will happen now if they get on a Sydney finals run?

They are a hard one to judge. The old Tigers fans will be getting older. Someone who was 30 in 89 is mid 60's now. Where as in 2010 were 50
One day we will find out

 

[Iamback]

It's not the perfect game for CommBank. That's even further away from the shire, it would be a nightmare to get to for Sharks fans. SFS is a much better option.

I don't recall the Sharks ever asking to play it at CommBank. It was Shark Park they wanted. The SFS is the right venue, even if it only gets 20K it will still look pretty good.

Again we are in agreement if it is a Weekend, There would be nothing worse then trying to squeeze into a tram with AFL fans in amongst the usual peak hour shitfight

Sorry after reading the story again. CommBank was the NRL plan if the travel for Allianz was terrible.

 

[Steel Saints]

Dogs sharks prelim in 99 had over 60k and was an amazing game and result

if it ever happens

+ tigers

It was Dragons v Sharks in '99.

 

[Steel Saints]

Parra
Dogs
Dragons
Souths

Are the 4. Any combination and a huge finals crowd is on.

The others need a few things to go their way.

Fighting Sydney peak hour traffic on a Friday with 45k for another code against an opposition with very few local fans. Is not in that category

You would add the Wests Tigers to the list too. In 2005, in the old SFS against the Broncos, they got over 36,000. In the same year, Dragons prelim final was attended by over 41,000. And of course 71,000 against the Dragons in another prelim final in 2010.

Unfortunately Wests Tigers have been sub standard for well over a decade.

 

[Iamback]

You would add the Wests Tigers to the list too. In 2005, in the old SFS against the Broncos, they got over 36,000. In the same year, Dragons prelim final was attended by over 41,000. And of course 71,000 against the Dragons in another prelim final in 2010.

Unfortunately Wests Tigers have been sub standard for well over a decade.

As discussed before. Given that either side of the merger was good in the 80's. I doubt the older fans will attend, I'd have to see it in action before putting them on that list

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

It was Dragons v Sharks in '99.

Yeah was there, great game and great result, Mundine and Blacklock doing somersaults in tandem in the Cronulla in-goal.

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

which I get but we will have 20k in a 45k seat Stadium. That is where they need to be flexible this is perfect game for CommBank.

The Crowd all sits on 1 side so even if not full it still looks better.

Why would you send Cronulla fans to Parramatta though? There's limited parking at CommBank (same as Allianz), so the majority of the crowd would likely be required to travel further and longer by taking three modes of public transport (T4 to Central, T1 to Parramatta, bus or walk to the stadium) in each direction.

Compare that to Allianz which is closer in journey time and distance, and requires only two modes of public transport (T4 to Central or Martin Place, with L2/L3 to Moore Park or 333 to Paddington) in each direction. This also (let's be honest) gives spectators more pre or post game options for something to eat or drink.

All Sydney clubs should be aspiring to play finals football in the biggest stadiums in town (i.e. Accor and Allianz).

 

[yakstorm]

All Category 1 & Category 3 bays in the ground level at Allianz are now sold out for Roosters v Manly. Some of the Category 3 seats on Level 2 are also now down to single seats and on Level 4 they have released the rows right at the back.

For Sharks v Cowboys, the bays behind the goal posts are now selling into Rows M & N, so are continuing to move back and roughly around the ~70% sold mark now (it's a bit of an estimate till they enable pick your own seat). Bay 16 is now down to single seats and Bay 15 has been put on sale.

204 on the south end is down to single seats, so will be interesting to see if they start to open up more bays on the second level after cutting them right back.

 

[Iamback]

Why would you send Cronulla fans to Parramatta though? There's limited parking at CommBank (same as Allianz), so the majority of the crowd would likely be required to travel further and longer by taking three modes of public transport (T4 to Central, T1 to Parramatta, bus or walk to the stadium) in each direction.

Compare that to Allianz which is closer in journey time and distance, and requires only two modes of public transport (T4 to Central or Martin Place, with L2/L3 to Moore Park or 333 to Paddington) in each direction. This also (let's be honest) gives spectators more pre or post game options for something to eat or drink.

All Sydney clubs should be aspiring to play finals football in the biggest stadiums in town (i.e. Accor and Allianz).

I presume the plan was NRL to run buses. Which is easier to Parra given how busy Moore Park gets on a Friday particularly with 2 major events on.

I have no doubt teams would love those stadiums on a lovely sunny day but that is a seperate issue.

We saw it last year when the Panthers Prelim was on Fri night v Storm.