Crowd Watch 2012

[BunniesMan]

It says a lot about how sport mad this country is that we have TWO different sports/leagues in the top 22 in a country with such a small population.

When you think about it, it really is amazing how many professional sporting teams a population of 20 odd million supports here.

No other country comes close in either of these measures.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Teddy boy is right with the comment regarding union in Brisbane.

Rugby is massive with the school boys, although these lads still usually like to watch league as well. Personalities like Genia, Cooper and Digby are used with promotion.. And its working.

 

[Paullyboy]

It says a lot about how sport mad this country is that we have TWO different sports/leagues in the top 22 in a country with such a small population.

When you think about it, it really is amazing how many professional sporting teams a population of 20 odd million supports here.

No other country comes close in either of these measures.

3 actually. The big bash is in there above the NRL.

 

[joshie]

The big bash was f**king awesome! REVIVE THE LEAGUE 7's/9's! And share in the same market off season!

 

[Teddyboy]

Teddy boy is right with the comment regarding union in Brisbane.

Rugby is massive with the school boys, although these lads still usually like to watch league as well. Personalities like Genia, Cooper and Digby are used with promotion.. And its working.

Thank You.

 

[Brutus]

Teddy is alright. He's from Newcastle.
f**k off you pack of vultures.

Suity

He's a dickhead union troll who shows up and comments in the same threads all the time.

I'll never forget the time he tried to argue that back at it's peak, club rugby union crowds in sydney were bigger than the rugby league crowds. lol

 

[DIOGENES]

Well they were in 1908. Not so much in 1909

 

[docbrown]

Well they were in 1908. Not so much in 1909

Bad years for Union in Australia. :lol:

 

[The.X.Factor9]

So we can pull 26K for a pretty much nothing game when it comes to the Ladder, while you and the Bunnies barely scrape together 19K for a season defining clash.

And I'm supposed to feel humiliated about this? :roll:

Your team had a sunny sunday afternoon....

Your team is a 1 team town....

Your team boasts the most representatives in the NRL...

The opposition coach is a legend in Brisbane....

Yet you guys could only get 7k more than us on a cold wet night in Sydney.

Nice one dude.

Also our home average is ~25k whilst yours is ~36k

We have no right to be criticised considering we have been punching about our weight for so long compared to other teams.

Teams that have bigger memberships than us still cannot draw the crowds we can.

So please f**k off.

 

[H.H]

NRL is 22nd in crowd average attendances

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...omestic_professional_sports_leagues#section_2

Is there a per capita ranking?

I thought I read somewhere that NRL was No. 2 in the world for average crowd attendance, per capita ....AFL No.1 of course.

Can anyone confirm this or know where this sort of info can be obtained?

 

[DIOGENES]

If we want a d*ck measuring contest on wikipedia the SOO is a domestic professional competition with average attendances that blast AFL out of the water.

 

[Timmah]

Round 13 :: Jun 1-4
Friday 1 June
Sea Eagles 20 def Dragons 8 @ Brookvale (Crowd: 11,855), 7:30pm Ch 9/GEM - thread
Titans 28 def Cowboys 12 @ Skilled (Crowd: 12,092), 7:30pm Ch 9/GEM - thread
Saturday 2 June
Raiders 0 lost to Tigers 40 @ Canberra (Crowd: 9,210), 5:30pm FOX Sports LIVE - thread
Bulldogs 23 def Rabbitohs 18 @ ANZ (Crowd: 19,439), 7:30pm FOX Sports LIVE - thread
Sunday 3 June
Warriors 12 lost to Storm 22 @ Mt Smart (Crowd: 20,487), 2:00pm FOX Sports LIVE (4pm NZ local time) - thread
Broncos 50 def Knights 24 @ Suncorp (Crowd: 26,683), 3:00pm Ch 9/GEM - thread
Monday 4 June
Eels v Sharks @ Parramatta Stadium, 7:00pm FOX Sports LIVE - thread
BYES: Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters
Crowd total Round 13: 99,766 with one game to play
Crowd average Round 13: 16,628
Crowd total 2012 (97 games): 1,631,489
Crowd average 2012: 16,819

Full season so far: http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=393936

Comparison 2012 : 2011

2011 - total after 97 games 1,598,720 (average 16,482)
2012 - total after 97 games 1,631,489 (average 16,819)

32,769 ahead of last year, an average of 338 people per game.

 

[BunniesMan]

If we want a d*ck measuring contest on wikipedia the SOO is a domestic professional competition with average attendances that blast AFL out of the water.

It's an all star game. It's clearly not what that list is about.

 

[Timmah]

It's actually a series.

 

[Big Sam]

What are the odds of Canberra drawing the exact same crowd figure they got against Parra ;-)?

And a nice well-rounded number it is too!

 

[ANTiLAG]

That list is dodge. Does not have the IPL, but has the English twenty 20 - yeah right.

 

[CC_Roosters]

What are the odds of Canberra drawing the exact same crowd figure they got against Parra ;-)?

And a nice well-rounded number it is too!

You need to accept the reported crowd figures.

Your comment earlier on the gold coast crowd being wrong and comparable to what gold coast united had in was laughable.

 

[Perth Red]

how do you explain all the people that watch it on tv then...

90% of people in Sydney DON'T watch NRL on TV
97% of people in Sydney DON'T go to NRL games

Something to do with being a global city apparently?

 

[Chook Norris]

Something to do with being a global city apparently?

and that would be correct.

 

[Timmah]

10 thousand tonight at Parramatta.

Sorry, forgot the 9.

10,009.