Sharks v dragons got 51.8k in 1999 prelimWell, I think that the crowd tonight puts to rest the myth that Souffs v Roosters is the biggest rivalry in the game.
Sharks v Dragons would have got a better crowd..
Sharks v dragons got 51.8k in 1999 prelim
Swans were playing a melbourne team - and still got close
With inflation, that 1999 crowd would b 65k today lolAdjusting for inflation...
Haha, its very true....The ratings for that game in Sydney was 66k
What we have here is a cult of just over 50k people all of whom wear their magic garments to a quasi religious ritual.
You can tell this by the absolute buzz overtaking Sydney as the Swans battle for us to get the flag
The nrl is gearing more for the tv viewer.... So they should revert to playing at smaller venues where atleast the grounds look full on tv. Tonites game woulda looked better at a soldout allianz - instead of relying on free junior pass holders to fill gaps on L6Average crowd but you can be sure it will rate very well; was a decent game and Melbournians had nothing else to watch.
It is obvious that ticket prices are a tad too high: many a gap in the Cat 3s tonight and people have been going on all week how they were overpriced. Definitely 5k to 10k easts floaters in Melbourne I would suspect that would have come to this game instead if no Swans in AFL. Comparing to previous records, tonight may be 20% less people at the ground but revenue will be more than 20% higher for match. Whether that is a good thing or not is up for debate.
The nrl is gearing more for the tv viewer.... So they should revert to playing at smaller venues where atleast the grounds look full on tv. Tonites game woulda looked better at a soldout allianz - instead of relying on free junior pass holders to fill gaps on L6
Its also the cheapening of the product. Allowing free tickets to a marquee game, just to get the numbers is pretty desperate. Having only 44k capacity at allianz and 50k fans wanting tickets, then people would pay whatever the price and it would add more prestige to the productTrue, but any extra attendee over the capacity of alliance is extra money, plus any bonus ANZ throw at them to play there. No one turned off the telly tonight because of a scattering of blue seats up one end.
Its also the cheapening of the product. Allowing free tickets to a marquee game, just to get the numbers is pretty desperate. Having only 44k capacity at allianz and 50k fans wanting tickets, then people would pay whatever the price and it would add more prestige to the product