Crowd Watch Thread 2009

[Timmah]

Concord Oval isn't up to scratch to host NRL games - doesn't even have a video screen. It can supposedly hold 20k but I doubt whether it would support that many on a match day.

 

[bazza]

Concord Oval isn't up to scratch to host NRL games - doesn't even have a video screen. It can supposedly hold 20k but I doubt whether it would support that many on a match day.

Also no lights

 

[Marshall_magic]

I wouldn't mind

5x LO (Bring Tigers vs Souths back here, it always drew a HUGE crowd for such a small ground)
5x CS
2x SFS/ANZ (bumper clashes, Bulldogs, Dragons etc)

 

[Cheesie-the-Pirate]

Concord Oval isn't up to scratch to host NRL games - doesn't even have a video screen. It can supposedly hold 20k but I doubt whether it would support that many on a match day.

Lots of grounds don't have video screens. Many of the grounds either:

(a) Have frames to support temporary screens (Kogarah Oval for instance) or
(b) Get a big screen on the back of a truck for the game (Wollongong, Mt Smart)

 

[Red Bear]

I would hazard a guess that crowds wouldnt be so good at Leichhardt/CS if it was 5 or 6 at each, having 3 at each a year is a masterstroke really as it ensures large crowds each time, especially sunday arvo, whilst the Tigs also make their cash from previously ANZ and this season SFS

 

[Timmah]

I still maintain the SFS is a stroke of f**king idiocy from WT management - they're the Wests Tigers, why are they playing EAST of the city FFS?

 

[myanonymoususername]

Interesting test of support in Canberra on Sunday. The Raiders/Tigers game at Canberra Stadium is on against the Sydney/Melbourne AFL game at Manuka Oval.

Both games feature teams travelling similarly (mediocre) in this year's competitions - who would be disappointing most of their fans.

Manuka holds about 13k, and looking through the attendance records, AFL games there have been getting usually about 11.5-12.5k. Raiders average crowds at home this year have been just over 10k (average over last few years has been pretty close to what the AFL gets at Manuka).

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

ill be at the raiders.

its a cheap day out.

bus from local sports club. free.

tickets - nrl junior official pass. free

bus back. free.

means i can spend more on vb in a plastic cup!

 

[chrisc101]

I still maintain the SFS is a stroke of f**king idiocy from WT management - they're the Wests Tigers, why are they playing EAST of the city FFS?

do we really have to answer this.....well ok...

1) SFS is the best large foot stadium in Sydney and conversly ANZ is the worse
2) SFS offered the Tigers a superior deal
3) SFS is closer to Balmain than ANZ stadium.

need I continue?

 

[ouwet]

do we really have to answer this.....well ok...

1) SFS is the best large foot stadium in Sydney and conversly ANZ is the worse
2) SFS offered the Tigers a superior deal
3) SFS is closer to Balmain than ANZ stadium.

need I continue?

Last time i checked it's not the Balmain Tiger's and IF it is closer (Which i have doubts over) it's not by more then a few minutes in a car...

 

[ouwet]

5 x Leichhardt
5 x Campbelltown
2 x Concord Oval

Let's just hope if that happens NO games are played on a friday night at Concord... Can you imagine the chaos on Parramatta Road:crazy:

 

[Timmah]

I challenge you to get to SFS faster than ANZ from Balmain during peak hour :lol:

 

[Timmah]

do we really have to answer this.....well ok...

1) SFS is the best large foot stadium in Sydney and conversly ANZ is the worse
2) SFS offered the Tigers a superior deal
3) SFS is closer to Balmain than ANZ stadium.

need I continue?

Regardless of whether the SFS is the best large football stadium in Sydney, it's nowhere near being in Tigers territory. ANZ is at least between Campbelltown and Leichhardt. SFS is an especially raw deal for Magpies/Campbo based Tigers fans too. You do realise ANZ is less than 5k's from the Tigers actual home at Concord Oval?

 

[Godz Illa]

I challenge you to get to SFS faster than ANZ from Balmain during peak hour :lol:

How much is the bet? SFS would be eons quicker. Anzac Bridge, cross city tunnel, eastern distributor. You'd barely see any traffic lights. I'd be applying sauce to the hot dog while you'd be applying the brakes at Haberfield

 

[Timmah]

There are enough traffic lights on City West Link/Vic Road to slow you down, that area is an absolute crawl during nighttime peak.

 

[Godz Illa]

Parramatta Road is a crawl all the time. ANZ is a sh*t joint and it is sh*t to get to

 

[Timmah]

Depends where you're coming from I guess, I find it the most accessible ground in the NRL tbh.

 

[chrisc101]

Last time i checked it's not the Balmain Tiger's and IF it is closer (Which i have doubts over) it's not by more then a few minutes in a car...

I'm not turning this into a Wests v Balmain thing, nothing to do with it. Bottom line is for Cambelltown based Wests supporters ANZ v SFS is a long way irrespective.

As for your doubts, go on Google Earth and check it out, almost half the distance.

 

[Red Bear]

Regardless of whether the SFS is the best large football stadium in Sydney, it's nowhere near being in Tigers territory. ANZ is at least between Campbelltown and Leichhardt. SFS is an especially raw deal for Magpies/Campbo based Tigers fans too. You do realise ANZ is less than 5k's from the Tigers actual home at Concord Oval?

By the same token ANZ stadium is nowhere near being in Souths territory, yet Souths play at the sh*theap known as ANZ

 

[Timmah]

Again totally agree. We've got the Wests Tigers playing in the Eastern Suburbs, the Souths Rabbitohs playing in the Inner West. Next we'll see the Roosters move home games to Penrith, and Manly swap beaches with Cronulla :sarcasm: