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Is 4,400 the lowest "official" NRL crowd since SL?
I think the Bears 3,382 @ Lang in 1999 tops it.
Is 4,400 the lowest "official" NRL crowd since SL?
I think the Bears 3,382 @ Lang in 1999 tops it.
i remember a 1-2k crowd @ ANZ for Souths vs Panthers in 05/06 i think [friday night and was raining for 7 days previous]Is 4,400 the lowest "official" NRL crowd since SL?
i remember a 1-2k crowd @ ANZ for Souths vs Panthers in 05/06 i think [friday night and was raining for 7 days previous]
i remember a 1-2k crowd @ ANZ for Souths vs Panthers in 05/06 i think [friday night and was raining for 7 days previous]
Meh, everyone does it. I've seen some Melbourne Demons crowds over the last few years that were no way the reported figure.
i remember a 1-2k crowd @ ANZ for Souths vs Panthers in 05/06 i think [friday night and was raining for 7 days previous]
tfc to the rescue .:lol:Spot on Colonel.
I think it's commonplace in all codes and has been forever.
Sometimes they underdo it too. I recall Ellery Hanley's first game for the Magpies against Souths at Campbelltown and the crowd was so big they were behind the in-goals at both ends, yet it was reported as something like 10k..
would you like to dispute the claim? because it's true.tfc to the rescue .:lol:
Yep. To get lower than that you have to go back to 1997 where there was a few sub-3,000 crowds in both comps.I think the Bears 3,382 @ Lang in 1999 tops it.
would you like to dispute the claim? because it's true.
Ballpark figures: clubs 'inflating attendances'
July 22, 2009
OFFICIALS at NRL clubs have been accused of inflating crowd figures, with serious discrepancies found between the annual reports of some venues and the attendances announced at matches.
According to a report in the latest edition of Rugby League Week, none of the available figures for Parramatta Stadium, WIN Stadium and Skilled Park tally.
In total, there appeared to be a "mark up" of 34,988 over just 26 games in which both figures were available.
Parramatta Stadium acting venue manager Luke Coleman said inflating crowd figures was commonplace in the NRL.
"It seems to be the general practice across the board for the hirer to inflate the figures - sometimes by a little, sometimes by more than a little," he told the magazine.
One game last year between Parramatta and the Warriors drew just 4401 fans but the attendance announced was 5102.
Brad Walter
http://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/...ing-attendances/2009/07/21/1247941917589.html
In most cases clubs will count the seats that have been sold but not used - season tickets, free tickets, sponsors tickets. The ground will only count those that come through the turnstiles.