Crowd Watch 2011

[CC_Roosters]

I'm a bit weary of ticket sales reports in the media, normally they stuff it up and claim a sell out like at every big game at Suncorp. Then it ends up not being a total sellout and people are disappointed.

The dragons and easts got 36k last year so i would expect todays game to at least get mid 30k's. Hopefully the doggies and eels win today, give the game next week at ANZ the best chance to maximise the crowd.

 

[Billythekid]

Storm crowd is looking very sparse.

 

[Panther_Daz]

Raining now, a decent walk up probably won't happen. Hope everyone pre purchased!!!

 

[Perth Red]

Storm crowd is looking very sparse.

The ridiculous decision to not sell memberships till Feb won;t have helped. If the Storm get concession funding from the IC some of it should be ringfenced for promoton.

 

[user_nat]

Storm have been in pretty good form and still can't draw a crowd. Pretty disappointing.

Still.. better than Olympic park days.

 

[Perth Red]

Geez that stadium looks good, even sounds good when just a third full. A team as good as the Storm do deserve a bigger crowd to appreciate them. I wonder what the marketing is like by the Storm, I know it is AFL heartland but you would think in a city that size 15k+ should be manageable.

 

[dangerousdave]

Storm crowd doesnt look THAT bad

 

[Perth Red]

probaby around 12-13k I'd say.

Rain falls and the stadium suddenly doesn;t look that god as people scramble for their umbrellas. Build a roof that covers people ffs!

 

[yakstorm]

But it's raining in Melbourne, surely that's a good enough excuse for the Storm crowd?

Honestly lets wait till they name a crowd before we start throwing stones at the Storm. The GA areas and Cat 3 areas actually are quite dense, so it could be a case of their fans are changing where they buy.

The Storm crowds, regardless of their form are generally consistent, their true fans of around 11-13K turn up game in game out regardless of where they are. The Storm won't get big spikes in crowds till they take on the popular 3 teams in Melbourne which are the Dragons, the Warriors and Broncos.

 

[cleary89]

Scg only 1/3 full from where i sit.

 

[cleary89]

And its raining...

 

[Panther_Daz]

Scg only 1/3 full from where i sit.

Not good with 30 mins till kick off, still should get 30k you would think.

 

[Tiger_Tim]

The streets leading towards Moore Park are an absolute carpark, according to the radio. They may even have to delay kickoff possibly.

 

[Proud2BeCanberran]

Meanwhile, next raiders game will only crack around 9k.

 

[cleary89]

The streets leading towards Moore Park are an absolute carpark, according to the radio. They may even have to delay kickoff possibly.

Took an hour and ten from sylvania, at 12.30...

 

[Panther_Daz]

Sounds like chaos outside the SCG. Thousands of people are set to miss kick off. It appears most decided to drive and not use public transport. Most parking is gone outside the ground.

 

[Billythekid]

Some people are a little harsh on the crowd today. Will probably be around 13K.

How many would most Sydney clubs pull against the storm in this sort of weather?

 

[Panther_Daz]

Ok now people are turning away...just what the NRL need...

 

[Perth Red]

Some people are a little harsh on the crowd today. Will probably be around 13K.

How many would most Sydney clubs pull against the storm in this sort of weather?

I've said numerous times 75% of clubs only have around 11k-14k home fans. There is only maybe 3 or 4 with more. Melbourne, Canberra, NQ etc don't have the benefit of 1-3k+ travelling fans at games like Sydney clubs or the two or three big derbies that boos their annual avg significantly.

 

[cleary89]

32?