2025 Crowd Watch

[Jonty]

Mostly with hubby and sister.

good stuff.

definitely feels like the storm have gone up a level in terms of crowds this season or probably the last 2 seasons regularly posting 20k+ crowds and a few near to and actual sellouts.

 

[i0Nic]

Definitely want to see the storm get to a 25k average and regularly selling out aami park in the next few years.

 

[Vlad59]

Definitely want to see the storm get to a 25k average and regularly selling out aami park in the next few years.

Storm are growing across every metric. Just wish they had a bigger ground.

 

[Speedy Gonzales]

Storm are growing across every metric. Just wish they had a bigger ground.

What’s with the sudden growth?
More tv exposure in the Melbourne market?

I remember when the storm were winning comps with slater, smith and Cronk they only averaged about 14k

 

[jim_57]

Storm are averaging 21,609 at AAMI Park and need about 17.2k average from their remaining 4 games to crack the 20k average in Melbourne for the first time.

With games against Manly, Broncos, Bulldogs & Roosters left it’s looking pretty good. Hopefully they can finish with something like 21-22k.

 

[Gobsmacked]

The finals disaster of a Sharks home semi seems to less likely this year.
Let us all rejoice

 

[Perth Red]

What’s with the sudden growth?
More tv exposure in the Melbourne market?

I remember when the storm were winning comps with slater, smith and Cronk they only averaged about 14k

They were giving Jnr players in vic a 3 game season membership, not sure if thats still happening but maybe it got more families into going to games and they've stuck with it?

 

[Jonty]

The finals disaster of a Sharks home semi seems to less likely this year.
Let us all rejoice

Hallelujah

 

[Lakemba Dragon]

Storm are growing across every metric. Just wish they had a bigger ground.

If they had a bigger ground, their average would go closer to what the swans get in Sydney.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Storm are averaging 21,609 at AAMI Park and need about 17.2k average from their remaining 4 games to crack the 20k average in Melbourne for the first time.

With games against Manly, Broncos, Bulldogs & Roosters left it’s looking pretty good. Hopefully they can finish with something like 21-22k.

That's an amazing result for the Storm.
Can we attribute it to thier focus on growing participation? They've worked hard and it's growing year on year..just a coincidence

 

[jim_57]

That's an amazing result for the Storm.
Can we attribute it to thier focus on growing participation? They've worked hard and it's growing year on year..just a coincidence

Certainly seems to be helping, they had groups from Victorian local clubs do a lap around the field today before the game for Community round which is good to see.

As for a bigger stadium it’ll be a fight to ever get a larger rectangular stadium but you never know. AAMI apparently has the foundations for a 50k upsize, problem is if Storm outgrow AAMI they’ll probably be fighting that battle by themselves unless Victory start getting big crowds again. Plus you just know the argument will be they can play at Marvel if they want bigger crowds.

 

[i0Nic]

Storm have not outgrown AAMI and I don’t see how a larger stadium would help them out much. Focus on selling out AAMI.

Average 25k in AAMi and move a couple bigger games to Marvel or the MCG and get 40-50k there.

 

[Perth Red]

Given there’s still 30%+ unused capacity at ammi it’s a strange demand to want a bigger stadium.

 

[Jonty]

Storm have not outgrown AAMI and I don’t see how a larger stadium would help them out much. Focus on selling out AAMI.

Average 25k in AAMi and move a couple bigger games to Marvel or the MCG and get 40-50k there.

Maybe take the 1st home game of the season and the warriors home game to marvel.

 

[jim_57]

Storm have not outgrown AAMI and I don’t see how a larger stadium would help them out much. Focus on selling out AAMI.

Definitely not yet, but if they continue to grow at the rate they are it could happen quicker than you think.

2025 - 21,609 So far.
2024 - 19,849
2023 - 18,264
2015 - 13,355

Theoretically if they grow the same again 2025-2035 they’re there.

 

[newc18]

Maybe take the 1st home game of the season and the warriors home game to marvel.

Didn’t they have ambitions of taking a game to the MCG during Gather around?

 

[Billythekid]

AAMI park is big enough and if the storm ever reach the point where it’s being sold out every week that would be a f**king incredible accomplishment and one that no one would have predicted just a few years ago. I don’t think stadium capacity at AAMI is a huge issue.

 

[i0Nic]

The afl season is over for many teams in Melbourne already maybe the Storm will see a boost due to that.