2025 Crowd Watch

[t-ba]

God forbid I mention the Code That Shall Not Be Named, but the weather, the Wallabies vs Lions game tonight at Accor, and being out of contention for the finals all look to have conspired to produce the worst Sydney Swans crowd since COVID restrictions.

The reason why it's significant? The final crowd figure will likely drag the Swans' 2025 average below 34,000. If the Bulldogs and Wahs can draw a 45,000+ crowd next weekend at Accor, it could see the Bulldogs average attendance eclipse the Swans...and the Bulldogs would have the highest home crowd average of any team in any code in Sydney.

Even before the weather, it's honestly insane that the AFL and NRL put up the three most Union Friendly Fanbases in Sydney up against a once in a decade event.

 

[Brutus]

What union.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Even before the weather, it's honestly insane that the AFL and NRL put up the three most Union Friendly Fanbases in Sydney up against a once in a decade event.

Why would we change schedule for some dumb kick and clap bs ?

 

[cleary89]

Closed the hill at the gong.

 

[RedVee]

Closed the hill at the gong.

I don’t remember that happening before.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[BuffaloRules]

Closed the hill at the gong.

people that are normally on the hill must have all moved to the camera side - it has created tne illusion that the ground looks quite empty

 

[Lakemba Dragon]

I don’t remember that happening before.

Surely next in line for an upgrade!
Nowhere near good enough for a major regional centre like Wollongong.

 

[cleary89]

Yeh the upper northern stand is completely full.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Closed because of lightning apparently. There doesn't appear to be a storm around though.

Everyone had been packed into the northern stand.

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

You'd have to think a Canterbury vs Penrith preliminary final (possibly even a qualifying or semi final) would be in the running to break the all time non-Grand Final crowd record this year.

For the record, the top five highest non-Grand Final crowds are:
- 74,549 (2009 Preliminary Final): Canterbury vs Parramatta
- 71,212 (2010 Preliminary Final): St George Illawarra vs Wests Tigers
- 70,354 (2012 Preliminary Final): Canterbury vs South Sydney
- 65,305 (2025): Canterbury vs South Sydney
- 59,878 (2025): Canterbury vs Parramatta

 

[Cumberland Throw]

God forbid I mention the Code That Shall Not Be Named, but the weather, the Wallabies vs Lions game tonight at Accor, and being out of contention for the finals all look to have conspired to produce the worst Sydney Swans crowd since COVID restrictions.

The reason why it's significant? The final crowd figure will likely drag the Swans' 2025 average below 34,000. If the Bulldogs and Wahs can draw a 45,000+ crowd next weekend at Accor, it could see the Bulldogs average attendance eclipse the Swans...and the Bulldogs would have the highest home crowd average of any team in any code in Sydney.

The fact that it has taken NRL 20 years to get this record back is so disturbing

 

[Vlad59]

You'd have to think a Canterbury vs Penrith preliminary final (possibly even a qualifying or semi final) would be in the running to break the all time non-Grand Final crowd record this year.

For the record, the top five highest non-Grand Final crowds are:
- 74,549 (2009 Preliminary Final): Canterbury vs Parramatta
- 71,212 (2010 Preliminary Final): St George Illawarra vs Wests Tigers
- 70,354 (2012 Preliminary Final): Canterbury vs South Sydney
- 65,305 (2025): Canterbury vs South Sydney
- 59,878 (2025): Canterbury vs Parramatta

I was lucky enough to be at the 2012 preliminary. Amazing atmosphere. Doggies totally marginalised Inglis and won the game. I was in a Bunnies bus which remarkably decided to drive through Belmore. Not a well thought out idea. But that crowd was sensational

 

[Vlad59]

I’m optimistically predicting 7000 at the Gong

 

[i0Nic]

What was the GC crowd?

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[eels4lifee]

Not only a great turn out but what a top game lol

 

[Billythekid]

Damn son. Where all the GC haters at?

 

[user_nat]

Looked to be more Penrith supporters on the Gold coast than at their own home games lately.

 

[RedVee]

Crowd?
My guess is 7,000 give or take