Crowd Watch 2012 Mk II

[MightySharks]

I thought it was an ordinary crowd, it was souths first home final in how long?

Every second idiot claims to be a souths fan yet they could only get what around 28-30 000 for a home final in which they would most likely win?

I am sick of it, souths fans say they are the pride of the league and they believe they are bigger and more important than every other club.

Well that crowd didn't show that, it was poor yet everyone will have a flag or sticker on their car with a bunny.

Souths fans at the biggest bandwagon supporters in the comp.

 

[DC_fan]

The Canterbury/Souths game will get the biggest crowd out of all Prelims in both codes.

A rare but substantial win for Rugby League.

I am predicting a 50-60,000 crowd

 

[Desert Qlder]

I am predicting a 50-60,000 crowd

:lol:

 

[Mr Pmatta]

No defensive was the right word. Any time someone mentions the idea that someone might beat that crowd we have a parra fan come out and tell everyone that won't ever happen.

Won't Happen.

 

[Mr Pmatta]

R

Just proves Parra fans are massive bandwagoners, just like souffs fans.

Regardless of our Wooden Spoon this year, your team is by far the most f**king boring I have come across for many many years, and u know it!!

 

[S.S.T.I.D]

Every team has bandwagon fans. That is the nature of sport.

As for next week - I would expect a public ticket sell out. 70K+ easily. Doing the math, there would have been 28K or so Souths fans tonight, a similar amount from the Dogs last week. More will turn out you would think for a GF qualifier so it has to be 70K. Anything less than that would be a failure for rugby league.

 

[fanatique]

Every team has bandwagon fans. That is the nature of sport.

As for next week - I would expect a public ticket sell out. 70K+ easily. Doing the math, there would have been 28K or so Souths fans tonight, a similar amount from the Dogs last week. More will turn out you would think for a GF qualifier so it has to be 70K. Anything less than that would be a failure for rugby league.

Don't set yourself up for a fall. GF's are special cases but apart from GFs the simple reality is that our game does not have the depth of matchgoing support for any sides to justify "expecting" 70,000. We "hope" for it and celebrage it is we get it....and it is an outside possibility....but expecting it is risking disappointment.

It'll be high 50s.

 

[S.S.T.I.D]

I just don't see why we can't match what Parra and the Dogs did a couple of years ago. That was 70K+.

 

[innsaneink]

I went last night as a neutral, saw many others in other club gear

I cant see why both clubs cant get 33k and easily brink 4k neautrals

That said looking at the coming weeks weather, showers forecast for the next 7 days wont help
http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/sydney.shtml

 

[the dude]

We'll be getting 65,000 at minimum.. Early 70's I think

 

[Spanner in the works]

80k? Rugby league? Are you kidding?

 

[Timmah]

If we can get 74 and 73k for Dogs/Eels and Tigers/Saints PF's, we can crack 70k this Saturday.

 

[Perth Red]

Rain? That's the crowd flicked then, lol.

 

[BunniesMan]

Rain will be the question mark. Still plenty of time between now and then. Hopefully the forecasts change and it doesnt end up raining.

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

Rain will be the question mark. Still plenty of time between now and then. Hopefully the forecasts change and it doesnt end up raining.

Whatever the crowd,you wont be there .
You will have the baby oil & tissues out watching a replay of the Twans.

 

[Rabbitude]

I thought it was an ordinary crowd, it was souths first home final in how long?

As a Sharks fan I guess you would be an expert on 'ordinary' crowds.

After all your team finished with the 5th worst home crowd average this year (3rd worst of any Sydney based team) despite just missing a place in the top 4.

What sort of crowd do you think a Sharks v Raiders finals match in Sydney would have attracted?

As a guide, back in 2008 in the finals you only got 18,252 against the Raiders at Toyota Park.

 

[The.X.Factor9]

If the NRL had any semblance of business acuity they they would have began promoting the crap out of this match last night in order to maximise the potential turn out for this match. I guess it's up to the clubs to do all the hard work.

Imo it should sell out, disregarding weather that is.

 

[roarr]

I wonder if they'll do the 50/50 split down the halfway line like Dogs/Eels a couple of years ago. Hope so... blue/white -- red/green would look pretty good if its 60/70+

 

[Brutus]

Nice here at Leichhardt today. Probably 4-5 k. Bunnies congregated at the south east corner of the hill.

Bears leading the Jets 18-6 at the break.

 

[Red Bear]

Nice here at Leichhardt today. Probably 4-5 k. Bunnies congregated at the south east corner of the hill.

Bears leading the Jets 18-6 at the break.

Carn the Bears.

Went last week but couldnt make it this week