Crowd Watch 2013 - Part Deux

[DC_fan]

To any of you who would like to go to origin tonight - A few thousand tickets have been put back on sale, probably promotional or ANZ member rejects.


http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/showtickets.aspx?sh=ORIGIN3G13&v=AUS&p=ENRL2013809

Also some in the blatchys.

So it might not be a full house then

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

No - Happens alot, i think most of them were in the "x seats" category.

Amazing crowd - sucked in Lions.


But more importantly up the Queenslanders.

 

[Brutus]

So it might not be a full house then

Or it might just be a record...

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Every time i go to an anz origin i see more and more maroon show up.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Round 25 - Marshalls last home game v Bunnies. Saturday night 5:30, maybe a nice crowd?

 

[Saint Doc]

Every time i go to an anz origin i see more and more maroon show up.

Who would have thought a team winning 8 years in a row would have more fans come and support them?

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Who would have thought a team winning 8 years in a row would have more fans come and support them?

I KNOW!! Wowzer!

 

[Timmah]

83,813... biggest ANZ crowd since reconfig. Amazing stuff.

Yet NSW fans don't care :sarcasm:

 

[Desert Qlder]

Every time i go to an anz origin i see more and more maroon show up.

It is evident Ticketek are selling more and more Maroon bays because of demand from Queensland. Fans are travelling in greater numbers from Queensland to wherever Origin is held.

Of course, they would not need to do this at all if internal demand was high enough.

 

[Timmah]

Don't kid yourself. A shitload of fans are state traitors down here.

Watch - the numbers would shrink dramatically when NSW start winning again.

 

[CC_Roosters]

Don't kid yourself. A shitload of fans are state traitors down here.

Watch - the numbers would shrink dramatically when NSW start winning again.

Indeed, I know 2 which is 2 too many

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Who would have thought a team winning 8 years in a row would have more fans come and support them?

This Queensland winning streak is easily the best thing to happen for the concept. Back in 2005, even though the history was something like 12 series a piece, i think NSW were still a bit condescending about the whole thing (and i mean both players and fans), as if QLD didnt win games, it was just because NSW lost it and didnt care enough. Even after the first few series of this streak i dont think NSW really appresiated that the QLD team was just too good.

I reckon you can thank Ricky Stuart for the emotion in it now. He seemed to make the players feel like they NEEDED to win.

The best part it that the momentum is just going to continue from here. Even if NSW start winning some again, the emotion is just going to keep going up.

My grand prediction in all of this is that (forgetting about game 3 dead rubbers) it is going to be a long time before we start seeing 60,000 at ANZ games. These sell outs are just going to keep happening from here on.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

It is evident Ticketek are selling more and more Maroon bays because of demand from Queensland. Fans are travelling in greater numbers from Queensland to wherever Origin is held.

Of course, they would not need to do this at all if internal demand was high enough.

The Blatchy Blues squad actually had a massive winge and bitch to the Stadium, making outrageous accusations, which lead to the maroon crusade this year having 4 less bays.

Im sure we might get more back next year. It was more in the the sideline seating that i noticed, so many as well as up in level 6.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

My favourite thing is seeing the blatchys take off their shirts and throw them on the ground after the game, great passion there lads. Brilliant rent a crowd.

 

[Desert Qlder]

The Blatchy Blues squad actually had a massive winge and bitch to the Stadium, making outrageous accusations, which lead to the maroon crusade this year having 4 less bays.

Im sure we might get more back next year. It was more in the the sideline seating that i noticed, so many as well as up in level 6.

The NSW government are not stupid (although their subjects certainly are), they will not be ignoring the hordes of Queenslanders travelling from up north.

With tickets to Brisbane games becoming increasingly precious it is becoming the only way for the fans to see their team. And Queenslanders are willing to pay for the trouble.

Market forces will win out in the end, and Ticketek will more than likely to choose a sure thing over the rent a crowd.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

The NSW government are not stupid (although their subjects certainly are), they will not be ignoring the hordes of Queenslanders travelling from up north.

With tickets to Brisbane games becoming increasingly precious it is becoming the only way for the fans to see their team. And Queenslanders are willing to pay for the trouble.

Market forces will win out in the end, and Ticketek will more than likely to choose a sure thing over the rent a crowd.

Yeah, last year the sales were a bit slower for the Crusade than in 2011, and the Blatchys infiltrated and booked a large quantity of ticks into our bays.

So this year our bays were reduced, and sold quicker, to the point of queensland buyers being sold tickets in the areas around the MC.

A funny thing to note is that some sections of the Blatchys didnt sell out, and were turned into normal cat 2 and 3 seating without the blatchys package.

With one game in ANZ next year im sure we will get our largest bay yet.

 

[BunniesMan]

Next year Sydney only has one origin. There should be a strict limit on amount of Queensland fans allowed. Give them one bay and that'll do them.

 

[BuffaloRules]

Weather looking a bit dicey for tonight..

Must be another Leichhardt Oval game....

Not having much luck on that front...

 

[hutch]

4 leichhardt games this year, 4 nights with heavy rain! Will cost the club around 35-40000 paying fans in total.

 

[Kirky]

Biblical rains here at the moment. Can't remember the last time it rained this heavily here. If they keep up the crowd tomorrow isn't going to be great.