Crowd Watch 2011 Mk II

[DIOGENES]

I think Tigers can draw more than 30K in a final

 

[Chook Norris]

I think Tigers can draw more than 30K in a final

from memory they drew about 28k v Titans at the SFS last year. Against the warriors, and given the Tigers form, they should draw about 33-35k

 

[HowHigh]

That is absolutely pathetic

 

[Perth Red]

The English have a chant that would seem very apt:

" %hit ground, no fans" repeat ad nauseum

 

[Raiderdave]

I think Tigers can draw more than 30K in a final

they drew 37K against the Broncos in 2005 in week 2 at the SFS
I think they'd get about 32K against the Warriors or Storm next week

 

[Raiderdave]

from memory they drew about 28k v Titans at the SFS last year. Against the warriors, and given the Tigers form, they should draw about 33-35k

when did the Tigers play the Titans at the SFS last year :?

 

[azza29]

Storm vs Tigers at Etihad on Saturday night: 20000-30000
Storm vs Warriors at Etihad on Saturday night: 30000-40000

I think a Storm/Tigers prelim would probably be played at AAMI. Storm/Warriors could well draw 40k plus at Docklands though.

 

[jimmee007]

As much as I hate Manly and agree that last night was a pathetic turnout.

If any game needed a assitance in getting a crowd it was this one.

The 8:30 saturday game is a disgrace. It is way too late to start a footy game and whom ever played was going to get a smaller then expected crowd. The hardcore fans where always going to turn up but it is non hardcore fans we need at finals time.

This definatley needs to be changed for Sunday 2pm/4 pm Double Header or move nine news for a 5:30/7:30 saturday night.

Also the lack of ability to move games to preferred timeslots in the Mcintrye system will never let us get maximum crowd numbers when trying to reign in fair wether september supporters.

I believe September(finals time) is the best time to get maximum revenue from your fair weather fans (1-2 game a year fans) and also potentially turn them into hardcore fans.

 

[Chook Norris]

when did the Tigers play the Titans at the SFS last year :?

my mistake, was thinking of Eels v Titans in 2009; week 2 of the finals

 

[flamin]

nvm

 

[CC_Roosters]

What is melbourne looking like? Looks like 90k+ at the MCG so they will be doing well to get over 20K at AAMI

 

[undertaker]

just flicked over to the AFL for a bit and it looks perfectly sunny at the MCG. So, yes, 20000 would be the absolute minimum I'm expecting at AAMI Park. Coincidentially, the Storm did crack 20000 for their last regular season game against Newcastle in Rd 26 last year, which was played in overcast conditions.

 

[undertaker]

What is melbourne looking like? Looks like 90k+ at the MCG so they will be doing well to get over 20K at AAMI

Are you really sure there's 90k+ there? The "world-famous" Collingwood could only manage 67k yesterday and Geelong/Hawthorn about 73k on Friday night. Although Collingwood were playing an interstate side, I do recall an article surfacing on here where Eddie McGuire was speaking to some NFL team and said that Collingwood average 80k+ a game. HAHAHAHA!

 

[pcpp]

just flicked over to the AFL for a bit and it looks perfectly sunny at the MCG. So, yes, 20000 would be the absolute minimum I'm expecting at AAMI Park. Coincidentially, the Storm did crack 20000 for their last regular season game against Newcastle in Rd 26 last year, which was played in overcast conditions.

$1 tickets for that one though.

 

[Chook Norris]

didnt someone say something like 20k had been sold at AAMI?... looks pretty poor right now

 

[Cumberland Throw]

I think we are discovering this week that the presold numbers are bullshit

 

[JW]

Looks like 15K at best at the moment.

 

[CC_Roosters]

I think we are discovering this week that the presold numbers are bullshit

Absolutely and it doesn't help that the media put so much spotlight on the crowd numbers as half the time it emphasises the disappointment when its not as large as they play it up to be.

Looks like 16K IMO

 

[Raiderdave]

yeah not a great crowd at AAMI
theres a few in the top tier behind the camera , so 15 or 16K will pull it up which is dissapointing
the Knights just aren't a draw card ... & the crowd at the boggerball must have put a few off

lets hope its more then double this turnout for the prelim final at Etihad in a few weeks

 

[CC_Roosters]

Rubbish crowd or not at the SFS, it will be a week 1 record regardless of what is posted at AAMI, so it is progress of sorts and if we can drag a few clubs (Manly, Penrith, Sharks) up in terms of crowds in the next few years we will be flying high