Crowd Watch 2011 Mk II

[Yosemite Sam]

Capacity for Ausgrid is 26,102 (according to ABC yesterday), no chance of them ever getting close to 30k again sadly.

The ABC figure is wrong, capacity at Newcastle is around 30-32K. It was 26K with the old grandstand, so there is no way it can still be 26K given the new stand is considerably larger.

 

[DIOGENES]

After Round 19:
2,215,674 @ average 16,291
To beat last year an average of 16,683 in the remaining 56 games is needed - eminently doable.

 

[Timmah]

That's hilarious. How do they know when they've reached capacity when there are two hills in the joint?
I could understand such an accurate capacity figure if it was an all seater, but WTF?

Suity

I dare say the abnormal numbers come from the number of seats in each stand and in front of the hills, then they add approximate round numbers from the hill of say 2-3k each end.

Having said that, from memory 26k was the capacity PRIOR to the reconstruction of the Western Stand.

 

[dangerousdave]

There's 31,000 seats I believe

 

[Serc]

The bad news is that the weather in Sydney is going to be terrible (wind & rain) for the next few days (including Fri, but it may be slightly better than Wed-Thurs)

The good news is that there should be a significant improvement for the weekend (winds easing, couple of showers), not perfect but certainly much more reasonable weather.

 

[Raiderdave]

There's 31,000 seats I believe

not even close

the total capacity of Ausgrid ATM is around 33K

the ends hold 6K seated or standing on grass each & 500 seats at the front of each end
meaning there are 21K seats
about 10K in each stand

 

[brothers34]

Based on my minimum expectations for the week ahead:

Canterbury Bulldogs vs Parramatta Eels = 25,000 (should be 30,000 at least)

Melbourne Storm vs Brisbane Broncos = 16,000 (hopefully 18,000)

Gold Coast Titans vs North Queensland Cowboys = 12,000

Wests Tigers vs Sydney Roosters = 16,000

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Newcastle Knights = 12,000 (could be a surprise)

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs New Zealand Warriors = 14,000 (Should be well above 16,000)
Penrith Panthers vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles = 16,000

Canberra Raiders vs St. George Illawarra Dragons = 16,000 (last time the two played in Canberra, the dragons had an extreme amount of support so hopefully it is repeated and 20,000 wouldn't be surprising.)

Total = 127,000 Average = 15875 at worst

 

[bazza]

not even close

the total capacity of Ausgrid ATM is around 33K

the ends hold 6K seated or standing on grass each & 500 seats at the front of each end
meaning there are 21K seats
about 10K in each stand

33k according to the official site

http://ausgridstadium.com.au/about-stadium/history

 

[Brutus]

After Round 19:
2,215,674 @ average 16,291
To beat last year an average of 16,683 in the remaining 56 games is needed - eminently doable.

What happened to the "record crowds" MR Gallop?

 

[Teddyboy]

30-31k max IMO. 25-28k likely.

But what about the 10k freebies that Panther has just said.

 

[Teddyboy]

Dragons twitter:

Heads up #redv fans: junior passes WILL be accepted tonight but only till the ground hits capacity. Make sure you're early! RT to your mates
TweetDeck • 18/07/11 12:20 PM

Whats the average number of junior passes let in to a NRL game.

 

[Raiderdave]

What happened to the "record crowds" MR Gallop?

seasons not over yet

we'll beat 2005's record ... .. & Mr Gallop ends up dead right
as he usually is ;-)

 

[Raiderdave]

Based on my minimum expectations for the week ahead:

Canterbury Bulldogs vs Parramatta Eels = 25,000 (should be 30,000 at least)

Melbourne Storm vs Brisbane Broncos = 16,000 (hopefully 18,000)

Gold Coast Titans vs North Queensland Cowboys = 12,000

Wests Tigers vs Sydney Roosters = 16,000

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Newcastle Knights = 12,000 (could be a surprise)

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs New Zealand Warriors = 14,000 (Should be well above 16,000)
Penrith Panthers vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles = 16,000

Canberra Raiders vs St. George Illawarra Dragons = 16,000 (last time the two played in Canberra, the dragons had an extreme amount of support so hopefully it is repeated and 20,000 wouldn't be surprising.)

Total = 127,000 Average = 15875 at worst

its on a Monday night .. so it will be near zero at kickoff
& Dragons fans won't come down from Sydney as schools back & its a work night .... 20K .. nuh , not a chance
16K .. still a bit ambitious
15K at the max ;-)

 

[DIOGENES]

Last year was the aggregate record and was very close to the average in normal season. It was the record for both if finals are included (thanks to 70K+ at the preliminary final). The ave of the last 8 rounds last year was over 17K - we need less than that this year.

So yes, Gallop is probably going to be right

 

[yakstorm]

Storm v Broncos may push 20K. Level 3 on the Eastern Side has been opened up for only the second time this year (last time was the ANZAC Day game against the Warriors).

Weather in Melbourne isn't meant to be too bad either and the only AFL game on Friday is St Kilda (10th) v Adelaide (14th) which is hardly a blockbuster so shouldn't draw away too many of the Storm's fringe fans.

 

[BunniesMan]

Based on my minimum expectations for the week ahead:

Canterbury Bulldogs vs Parramatta Eels = 25,000 (should be 30,000 at least)

Melbourne Storm vs Brisbane Broncos = 16,000 (hopefully 18,000)

Gold Coast Titans vs North Queensland Cowboys = 12,000

Wests Tigers vs Sydney Roosters = 16,000

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Newcastle Knights = 12,000 (could be a surprise)

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs New Zealand Warriors = 14,000 (Should be well above 16,000)
Penrith Panthers vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles = 16,000

Canberra Raiders vs St. George Illawarra Dragons = 16,000 (last time the two played in Canberra, the dragons had an extreme amount of support so hopefully it is repeated and 20,000 wouldn't be surprising.)

Total = 127,000 Average = 15875 at worst

Let's have a go, while trying to be a little more realistic than this bloke.

Dogs v Eels - 22k
Storm v Broncos - 13k
Tits v Cows - 11k
Tigers v Roosters - 16k
Sharks v Knights - 11k
Souths v Kiwis - 14k
Panthers v Sea Eagles - 13k
Raiders v Dragons - 12k

Total = 112k Average: 14k

 

[DIOGENES]

after 19 rounds:
2010 2,196,577 ave: 16,151
2011 2,215,674 ave: 16,291

 

[The.X.Factor9]

Let's have a go, while trying to be a little more realistic than this bloke.

Dogs v Eels - 22k
Storm v Broncos - 13k
Tits v Cows - 11k
Tigers v Roosters - 16k
Sharks v Knights - 11k
Souths v Kiwis - 14k
Panthers v Sea Eagles - 13k
Raiders v Dragons - 12k

Total = 112k Average: 14k

Your being far too optimistic with your team; apparently it is raining this week; and your playing a out of town team.

 

[Billythekid]

Storm v Broncos may push 20K. Level 3 on the Eastern Side has been opened up for only the second time this year (last time was the ANZAC Day game against the Warriors).

Weather in Melbourne isn't meant to be too bad either and the only AFL game on Friday is St Kilda (10th) v Adelaide (14th) which is hardly a blockbuster so shouldn't draw away too many of the Storm's fringe fans.

Wait so the only AFL game on Friday is St Kilda vs Adelaide and the storm can't get shown even when against the broncos? FFS.

 

[dogz08]

Bulldogs v Eels 25k
Storm v Broncos 15k
Titans v Cowboys 2
Tigers v Roosters 16k
Sharks v Knights 11k
Rabbits v Warriors 12k
Panthers v Eagles 15k
Raiders v Dragons 11k