Crowd Watch, Part III

[Valheru]

Because it was at the ground they've called home since the early 1990s.
Sure a fan has to pay for a ticket but you're going to the same place you've been to dozens of times before. Will Friday night really feel like an away game to you?

Dude, just give it up. No matter which way you want to spin it, it was not a roosters home game and it will never be viewed as such.

Congratulations to BM on making a thoughtful and objective post.

 

[Perth Red]

I honestly think channel 9 have picked badly on purpose to force the nrl into going back to rolling 6 weeks

Even the last 6 rounds have been picked badly , and they didn't have to pick them till rd 15

Anywhere we can see Tv viewing attendances? i wonder if these bad picks are actually good picks from an audience point of view? They may not attract neutrals so much but still attract large viewing due to those clubs picked having large supporter bases? Would be interested to see the figures to see if there is any significant drop off depending on which clubs are on Friday night.

 

[Stagger Lee]

Congratulations to BM on making a thoughtful and objective post.

I know - I'm sat here stunned. Maybe someone has hacked his account? Or is it the law of averages? Either way BM is right for once.

 

[CC_Roosters]

A bit worried about the Dragons v Wests crowd at the SCG. If it tops 20k i will be very surprised

 

[dragons__]

A bit worried about the Dragons v Wests crowd at the SCG. If it tops 20k i will be very surprised

It deserves a lot move than the 13-15k it will unfortunately get..

 

[CC_Roosters]

It deserves a lot move than the 13-15k it will unfortunately get..

Indeed. Should have been built up as a big event with the unusual timeslot albeit in daylight and the special circumstances

 

[Stagger Lee]

If the game gets more than 16K It will be a good crowd, I would have expected about 12K if the game had stayed at Kogarah. Many fans are pissed of it got moved from Kogarah. I returned my family tickets I got allocated for a full refund.

Very annoyed I am missing out on a game. I hope the NRL don't get into the habit of moving games and pissing of Season ticket holders - very harmful long term for a very small short term boost.

 

[ouwet]

If the game gets more than 16K It will be a good crowd, I would have expected about 12K if the game had stayed at Kogarah. Many fans are pissed of it got moved from Kogarah. I returned my family tickets I got allocated for a full refund.

Very annoyed I am missing out on a game. I hope the NRL don't get into the habit of moving games and pissing of Season ticket holders - very harmful long term for a very small short term boost.

Boohoo... Cry me a river! Game isn't at Kogarah I cannot go .
Kogarah is a hole of a stadium! To think a professional sporting club plays at that stadium is embarrassing! Get out of the box you live in and realise a better world is out there.

 

[franklin2323]

Anywhere we can see Tv viewing attendances? i wonder if these bad picks are actually good picks from an audience point of view? They may not attract neutrals so much but still attract large viewing due to those clubs picked having large supporter bases? Would be interested to see the figures to see if there is any significant drop off depending on which clubs are on Friday night.

Last Friday night
https://twitter.com/mediaweekaus/sta...09073257287681
https://twitter.com/mediaweekaus/sta...09135588818944

1 of the better nights though Manly v Souths would of helped.

FTA should be the games that best showcase the game to get non fans in. RL have plenty of diehards but struggle to get the casuals to games

 

[LJC]

Looks like the Rabbits V Bulldogs game is tracking for a "big" crowd!

Apparently the sides are sold out but you can get tickets on level 4.

Only the corners have available seating.

The game deserves a big attendance.

Let's hope this happens!

60,000 plus would be great!

 

[ouwet]

Looks like the Rabbits V Bulldogs game is tracking for a "big" crowd!

Apparently the sides are sold out but you can get tickets on level 4.

Only the corners have available seating.

The game deserves a big attendance.

Let's hope this happens!

60,000 plus would be great!

Would be great but you can definately still get tickets in the lower bays on the side...

I'm thinking the crowd will be high 30's early 40's... It won't beat the Good Friday crowd of 51,686 (Public holiday, not a night game etc), if by some miracle we beat it or get close to it, I'm sure Weidler will go on and on about how the crowd figure was fudged, the idiot still says it about the Good Friday Crowd, anyone that was there or watched it on TV would've known the crowd was over 50,000 (The whole lower bowl was full, Level 4 was 90% full, Level 6 had some people).

 

[Big Sam]

This could be an alltime record South Sydney crowd. According to the media guide, our highest non-finals home crowd is 35,316 against Easts in Round 1, 2002. Both Dogs and Round 26 should surpass that.

 

[Raiderdave]

This could be an alltime record South Sydney crowd. According to the media guide, our highest non-finals home crowd is 35,316 against Easts in Round 1, 2002. Both Dogs and Round 26 should surpass that.

alltime ?

no... that crowd from 2002 is not even close to being the biggest non finals crowd for Souths

all of these are bigger .. some way bigger
& this list only goes back to 1957



Highest Home Crowds
53146Souths v St George S.C.G. 02-Aug-1969
47298Souths v St George S.C.G. 06-May-1972
44911Souths v Manly S.C.G. 08-May-1971
43469Souths v Easts S.C.G. 12-Aug-1967
39933Souths v Easts S.C.G . 24-Aug-1968
39500Souths v St George S.C.G. 11-Jul-1964
39077Souths v Parramatta S.C.G. 11-Jul-1971
37959Souths v Balmain S.C.G. 02-May-1970
35567Souths v Balmain SCG 30-Apr-1966


http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/souths.html

 

[Knock On]

QUOTE=bobmar28;9528107;14900]Friday nights have been wrecked? NRL smashes AFL most Fridays in the TV ratings.[/QUOTE]


It's all about money mate and the AFL smashes the NRL on that front.

http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/afl-leaves-other-codes-in-the-dust-20130326-2grkp.html

 

[elbusto]

QUOTE=bobmar28;9528107;14900]Friday nights have been wrecked? NRL smashes AFL most Fridays in the TV ratings.

It's all about money mate and the AFL smashes the NRL on that front.

http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/afl-leaves-other-codes-in-the-dust-20130326-2grkp.html[/QUOTE]
Feck off troll.

 

[Big Sam]

alltime ?

no... that crowd from 2002 is not even close to being the biggest non finals crowd for Souths

all of these are bigger .. some way bigger
& this list only goes back to 1957



Highest Home Crowds
53146Souths v St George S.C.G. 02-Aug-1969
47298Souths v St George S.C.G. 06-May-1972
44911Souths v Manly S.C.G. 08-May-1971
43469Souths v Easts S.C.G. 12-Aug-1967
39933Souths v Easts S.C.G . 24-Aug-1968
39500Souths v St George S.C.G. 11-Jul-1964
39077Souths v Parramatta S.C.G. 11-Jul-1971
37959Souths v Balmain S.C.G. 02-May-1970
35567Souths v Balmain SCG 30-Apr-1966


http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/souths.html

I'd say the NRL considers those as the old 'Match of the Day' crowds. They were nominal Souths home matches but I don't think they were at our home ground which during that timeframe was Redfern.

 

[Raiderdave]

QUOTE=bobmar28;9528107;14900]Friday nights have been wrecked? NRL smashes AFL most Fridays in the TV ratings.

It's all about money mate and the AFL smashes the NRL on that front.

http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/afl-leaves-other-codes-in-the-dust-20130326-2grkp.html[/QUOTE]

:lol::lol:

wow
this article would win a prize for the most unbalanced piece there is

its comparing financials with the first year of the fumbles n bumbles new media deal
with the last year of the old NRL media deal ... & even its not accurate :?
the NRL earnt 185 Million in 2012
100 Million from media & 85 Million from non media

add another 150 Million a year straight up... to the NRL number from its new 1.2 Billion media rights ... up to 335 Million in 2013
for an apples to apples comparison

the ARLC as a head body also claims it will be earning 400 Million a year by 2017
that's right up to & almost along side singletballs expected 450 Mill the same year

the VFL smashing the NRL money wise
nah
that's an urban myth.;-)

 

[Raiderdave]

I'd say the NRL considers those as the old 'Match of the Day' crowds. They were nominal Souths home matches but I don't think they were at our home ground which during that timeframe was Redfern.

they were Souths home games
it doesn't matter where they were played

Parramattas 2nd largest home crowd is 45,863
that was last year at ANZ
yet their home ground is technically Parramatta Stadium

if your the home team
the crowd is yours

 

[Big Sam]

they were Souths home games
it doesn't matter where they were played

Parramattas 2nd largest home crowd is 45,863
that was last year at ANZ
yet their home ground is technically Parramatta Stadium

if your the home team
the crowd is yours

Then the NRL should revise its records. Either way one of the next two matches will enter the top 5 of that list.

 

[Saint Doc]

A bit worried about the Dragons v Wests crowd at the SCG. If it tops 20k i will be very surprised

Glad we moved the game from kogarah, we never would have fitted this many fans in!