2025 Crowd Watch

[Lakemba Dragon]

The upgrades at the venue can't come quick enough.

Are they starting that at seasons end?

 

[newc18]

If Tigers can't get Campbeltown upgraded, I like the idea of them playing their low drawing games at Leichardt and playing their bigger games at either CommBank or Accor (if it ever gets upgraded/rebuilt).

 

[DIOGENES]

I thought it was to preserve the late Victorian era pissoir. There are not many of them left in the world

 

[yakstorm]

Are they starting that at seasons end?

Not till late next year

https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/about/news/media-releases/2025-media-releases/final-design-for-leichhardt-oval-upgrade-released

Construction of the upgrade is due to commence at the conclusion of the 2026 winter season.

Have seen mixed reports whether the Tigers will be able to play any games at the venue in 2027.

 

[RedVee]

There’s a new stand on one end I think it will make leichardt a 18/19k capacity.

Makes sense, the old stands at the south end have been out of action for years. I forgot about them.
I remember LO when it ran East West. It was a big step up when it was redeveloped to run N/S, and the spotlighting was the best in Sydney for quite a while. Then the new stand along the west. Nothing done ever since. From (fading) memory, I don’t think that stand was ever finished to the proposed standard - I think there was supposed to be extra function space behind?

 

[Speedy Gonzales]

I’m not sure the upgrade will increase capacity much. Isn’t it more a health & safety plus redecoration job?

4K increased capacity & upgraded toilet blocks & change rooms apparently

so if you base it off today I guess 20k will be the new capacity .. like others have said if you play the low drawing teams like titans & cowboys etc only at Leichhardt it’d be alright

 

[Wb1234]

Makes sense, the old stands at the south end have been out of action for years. I forgot about them.
I remember LO when it ran East West. It was a big step up when it was redeveloped to run N/S, and the spotlighting was the best in Sydney for quite a while. Then the new stand along the west. Nothing done ever since. From (fading) memory, I don’t think that stand was ever finished to the proposed standard - I think there was supposed to be extra function space behind?

Keith Barnes (south) has been remediated

The stand on the north collapsed and getting replaced

 

[Wb1234]

4K increased capacity & upgraded toilet blocks & change rooms apparently

so if you base it off today I guess 20k will be the new capacity .. like others have said if you play the low drawing teams like titans & cowboys etc only at Leichhardt it’d be alright

Plus cafe and expanded members facilities

 

[i0Nic]

That’s how these grounds should be used - one or two times a year against titans / cowboys.

im talking leichardt, kogarah, belmore.

 

[Suitman]

The stand on the north collapsed and getting replaced

There was never a stand on the north end.

 

[Suitman]

Newcastle looks good but there's no way those north and south hills should be considered sold out.
If they are, O H and S has gone crazy.

 

[DIOGENES]

There was never a stand on the north end.

There was a raised platform with railings that Old Boys from Joeys pushed over

 

[Suitman]

There was a raised platform with railings that Old Boys from Joeys pushed over

Exactly.
There was no stand.

 

[t-ba]

There was a raised platform with railings that Old Boys from Joeys pushed over

Ahh GPS old boys who religiously attend schoolboys rugby.

Is there a sadder breed of creature on this planet?

 

[eels4lifee]

Two top crowds today = 2 top games of footy

 

[It's Been Done]

There was never a stand on the north end.

He might be talking about the other stand that once existed at the Southern end next to the Barnes Stand (left), it's now an extended part of the hill

 

[jonno_knights]

Newcastle looks good but there's no way those north and south hills should be considered sold out.
If they are, O H and S has gone crazy.

It's mining round. They give away a lot of tickets to the mining industry, and given a lot of mining families are in singleton/Muswellbrook id imagine a few go unused.

 

[It's Been Done]

Well if there was any doubt about the NRL's growing crowds, they got squashed at Leichhardt today with that crowd and a rare sellout crowd involving the Titans in New South Wales. They have a history of horrible crowds in Sydney as they aren't a draw for crowds with rare exemptions. But today, from at least what I could see on TV, people could barely move, especially on the hill. It shows how far we've come in the last few years

 

[Speedy Gonzales]

Well if there was any doubt about the NRL's growing crowds, they got squashed at Leichhardt today with that crowd and a rare sellout crowd involving the Titans in New South Wales. They have a history of horrible crowds in Sydney as they aren't a draw for crowds with rare exemptions. But today, from at least what I could see on TV, people could barely move, especially on the hill. It shows how far we've come in the last few years

No rivalry with the titans and tigers playing pretty poorly, kinda surprised with the 16k crowd tbh .. but yes it is a great indication of how crowds are booming in the NRL

 

[i0Nic]

I think it also shows how these historic grounds can be used effectively and creating a great fan experience.