Crowd Watch 2013 - Part Deux

[DC_fan]

I think a good idea for the NRL to boost crowds next year is an all-Sydney season ticket. It should include:

- free public transport on the day of the game
- access to the GA section of any stadium in Sydney for any match (except ANZAC Day).

As tribal as our sport is, we need to start encouraging fans to attend matches in which their teams aren't playing. It's something the VFL does better than us.

I wouldn't attend a Roosters game unless it involved Souths, even if I was dead.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

I wouldn't attend a Roosters game unless it involved Souths, even if I was dead.

Logical and well though out post. I agree with him ^

 

[Perth Red]

2 biggest crowds of the round? Perth and Melbourne! A sign of times to come?

 

[DC_fan]

I can't wait till we get an NRL team in China. Then you will see crowds can be.

 

[thorson1987]

I think a good idea for the NRL to boost crowds next year is an all-Sydney season ticket. It should include:

- free public transport on the day of the game
- access to the GA section of any stadium in Sydney for any match (except ANZAC Day).

As tribal as our sport is, we need to start encouraging fans to attend matches in which their teams aren't playing. It's something the VFL does better than us.

If the Storm offered this as a membership for us Sydney fans we would get a few more.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

I think a good idea for the NRL to boost crowds next year is an all-Sydney season ticket. It should include:

- free public transport on the day of the game
- access to the GA section of any stadium in Sydney for any match (except ANZAC Day).

As tribal as our sport is, we need to start encouraging fans to attend matches in which their teams aren't playing. It's something the VFL does better than us.

I doubt this would work for all sydney games but definately some variation of this would be pretty popular. Like and ANZ or SFS package.

Edit: Or an away deal (Storm in sydney ^) would be great.

 

[Brutus]

10,987 @ Brookvale

 

[AlwaysGreen]

For a long while I've been against stand alone SoO but the crowds of the last 5 weeks would indicate that it's time we looked at it. I think Smith and the commission will act on it before next year, if the TV deal allows.

 

[neutralsupporter]

I wouldn't attend a Roosters game unless it involved Souths, even if I was dead.

And I've attended at least half a dozen vermin games when the Roosters weren't involved. That's the difference between vermin supporters and NRL supporters. We support the game. You protest in Redfern against the game.

 

[DC_fan]

And I've attended at least half a dozen vermin games when the Roosters weren't involved.

So you do get to see a good football team play.

 

[Brutus]

Perth and Melb rule the RL crowds!!!

 

[Perth Red]

It's a new world order coming your way!
WA beat NSW Country yesterday as well, watch out the Pirates are coming!!

 

[BunniesMan]

I hope WA fans have a realistic expectation of onfield results in their early years.

It's going to be 10 years of thrashings. The Storm were lucky to be created when clubs were falling apart left,right and centre so they swooped in like vultures to pick the bones of the collapsing clubs in the late 90s. Then they hit the jackpot with the big 3.

The former won't happen when the Pirates come in and the odds on anything close to the latter happening are miniscule.

And it'll be a big challenge to attract any established talent to cross the continent from other clubs when even big clubs like Brisbane and Parra are struggling to do that.

 

[Jason Maher]

It's a new world order coming your way!
WA beat NSW Country yesterday as well, watch out the Pirates are coming!!

That's a non-sequitur if ever I've seen one...

 

[MrAnonymous]

It's a new world order coming your way!
WA beat NSW Country yesterday as well, watch out the Pirates are coming!!

You think you will get crowds like that week in week out ?
I remember when the Titans came into the comp they got some pretty decent crowds for the first couple of years, now know one gives a f**k about them on the coast the same thing will happen to a team in WA when they finish in the bottom 4 every year.

 

[franklin2323]

For a long while I've been against stand alone SoO but the crowds of the last 5 weeks would indicate that it's time we looked at it. I think Smith and the commission will act on it before next year, if the TV deal allows.

We had games in Mackay, Darwin, Mudgee, Perth. 1 Bulldogs home game. 2 Brisbane home games on Monday nights. The main problem is 4 good crowd pullers Dragons, Eels, Tigers & Brisbane are crap. Affecting crowds & ratings.

 

[Brutus]

I hope WA fans have a realistic expectation of onfield results in their early years.

It's going to be 10 years of thrashings.

No it won't be you imbecile.

 

[The Voice of Reason!]

You think you will get crowds like that week in week out ?

Well the other crowd numbers are pretty much spot on week in week out.

 

[The Voice of Reason!]

The main problem is 4 good crowd pullers Dragons, Eels, Tigers & Brisbane are crap. Affecting crowds & ratings.

Other than the two consecutive Monday night home games, Brisbane's average crowd is around 37k. Pretty bloody impressive.

 

[franklin2323]

Other than the two consecutive Monday night home games, Brisbane's average crowd is around 37k. Pretty bloody impressive.

Yeah but those 2 Monday nights have been during the Origin period. Which count in the 24% drop or whatever that Rothfield clown was going on about the other day.