any word on the other crowds today
BDGS - are you honestly attacking the Dragons for getting a 19k crowd at Kogarah? :lol:
Having said that - their gates all broke down today from what I understand, they were ripping ticket stubs at the gates instead of scanning.
One plus for us heading into Round 10 is there is the Knights v Warriors match, with the Knights hoping to have their 10,000 new ticketed members signed up by then. That game should be 20K+, if not closer to 30K, which will be a welcome boost for a game that traditionally wouldn't draw as well.
As for this round coming up, don't rule out a decent crowd at the Titans v Warriors clash. A lot of VB Test-Titans match tickets have been sold, and with both teams getting a win this week, I think a 20K crowd is likely.
One plus for us heading into Round 10 is there is the Knights v Warriors match, with the Knights hoping to have their 10,000 new ticketed members signed up by then. That game should be 20K+, if not closer to 30K, which will be a welcome boost for a game that traditionally wouldn't draw as well.
As for this round coming up, don't rule out a decent crowd at the Titans v Warriors clash. A lot of VB Test-Titans match tickets have been sold, and with both teams getting a win this week, I think a 20K crowd is likely.
Given the titans crowds so far i can't see another 20k+ crowd this season. I fear locals will choose to spend their hard earnd on the test or the warriors game but not both.
As NRL Premiers and World Club Champions, Manly and Melbourne both failed to draw full houses to their respective home grounds during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Why aren't you criticising them?1. NRL Premiers
2. World Club Champions
3. Haven't played one game at home all year
4. 1 lost in the opening 7 weeks of the hardest Rugby competition of any code in the world
5. Stadium only holds 22k.
6. First game at Kogarah (St George part of the merger) heartland territory.
It's reasonable to expect a sell out with all these factors in play.
1. NRL Premiers
2. World Club Champions
3. Haven't played one game at home all year
4. 1 lost in the opening 7 weeks of the hardest Rugby competition of any code in the world
5. Stadium only holds 22k.
6. First game at Kogarah (St George part of the merger) heartland territory.
It's reasonable to expect a sell out with all these factors in play.
The broncos better get 40k next week. Brisbane folks do they advertise games much on tv/radio etc... or just let it sell itself?
As NRL Premiers and World Club Champions, Manly and Melbourne both failed to draw full houses to their respective home grounds during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Why aren't you criticising them?
They did play a "home" game earlier in the season, and were the majority of a 31,122 crowd at the SCG.
I don't think it's reasonable to expect a sellout. I will ask though, where does 22k capacity come from? :? I believe the safe capacity is around 20.5k?
Either way, 19k is a fantastic crowd for the Dragons at Kogarah, particularly if you look back over their crowds there in previous years:
2009: 20,047, 14,477, 18,415, 12,472, 16,474, 17,974, 18,174
2010: 15,068, 16,574, 12,974, 12,668, 14,470, 18,274, 15,574
19k is an improvement and irrespective of your little factors, I think they should be applauded for what is their biggest crowd since R3 2009...
You can't be serious, for a ground that has been capped at 18K capacity the last 2 years, 19 300 today would be very very close to a sellout. It is also the second highest crowd at Kogarah in 18 years.
and yet there was a large number of empty seats behind the goal post on one side of the ground, Mr McEnroe
Um, no - it's 2011 you imbecile.Because this is 2013.
Do I need to remind you that we have a capacity of 44,000 at our home ground most weeks? Plenty of thousands of empty seats at either end of the ground.and yet there was a large number of empty seats behind the goal post on one side of the ground, Mr McEnroe