Crowd Watch Thread 2009

[dragondad]

Would much rather have 19k and 20k seat stadiums than an empty 82k seat stadium all the time.

 

[Cheesie-the-Pirate]

Fans looking to attend the Dragons v Broncos match at WIN Stadium, Wollongong tomorrow night are encouraged to pre-purchase their tickets to avoid queuing and the prospect of missing out in the event of a sell-out.
Tickets are selling fast with less than 2000 General Admission tickets remaining.
Fans attending the game are encouraged to arrive early to avoid the last minute rush. Gates open at 5pm with the Toyota Cup game scheduled to start at 5. 20 pm.
Please be advised that due to venue capacity constraints, NRL (Yellow Passes), Club Junior Passes and NRL match passes cannot be accepted for this match. The conditions of entry for these passes specify that entry is subject to venue capacity. See back of pass for card entry conditions.
For further information please visit www.dragons.com.au.
Tickets can be purchased through ticketek by phoning 132 849 or by logging onto www.ticketek.com.au

http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=18881

 

[Timmah]

Would much rather have 19k and 20k seat stadiums than an empty 82k seat stadium all the time.

Really?

I'd rather my club maximised it's profits so it doesn't fall by the wayside... if that means playing at a stadium that offers a return on investment each game rather than one that costs to stage the event, then so be it.

 

[dragondad]

My comment was in regards to ByRd's comment that it should be a sell out.

 

[Red Bear]

Ive been at the biggest two crowds at WIN so i would imagine the hill would be standing room only for this one? Could be a f**kin freezing night standing up, it can get chilly on that hill, but would be a good night

 

[Tiger_Tim]

Just heard on WIN News that WIN Wollongong will be broadcasting the Dragons game live tomorrow night

 

[Radioactive Man]

On Ten a few nights ago they said eels/tigers had had best presale at SFS in the past few years, were expecting 30 K .

Just so we all know.

 

[Brutus]

Purchased tickets today for Tigers v Eels at the SFS/SCG ticket office and the girl there said they are expecting 28k for the game.

 

[beave]

hopefully that game cracks the 30k.........would be a pain in the a$$ for a lot of people to get home after work, get the kids and so forth dodge traffic and get to the game in time, I can see a lot of sickies being thrown tomorrow morning ;-)

 

[Brutus]

40-50k had the game been played on Sunday at ANZ.

 

[Chook Norris]

40-50k had the game been played on Sunday at ANZ.

thus breaking the Sydney crowd record, for regular rounds, by 10k~~? unlikely

but you'd expect it to get 33k~~

 

[Bluebags1908]

Counting the double header in R19 as two matches, the figures this season are something like:

169 games
2,644,144 fans
15,646 per game.

Three rounds left, we need 355,856 (average 118,619 per week) to crack the 3,000,000 mark again.

Definitely doable, especially with the two big ones this Friday, a rejuvenated Knights on Saturday, GF re-match on Sunday and the Dogs-Rooters derby on Monday which normally gets about 20k.

Then Round 25 Friday again is awesome - Eels/Panthers derby and Cowboys/Broncos derby - Rabbits v Saints should get a good crowd on Saturday, as should Titans/WT, then big Sunday with Manly & Sharks for the Steve Rogers trophy, and Hazem's big farewell at ANZ.

Round 26 should get us across the line - two prospective sell-outs at Kogarah (Saints/Eels) and SFS (Tigers/Dogs), a few fizzers elsewhere but big crowds should turn up for Manly/Titans and Knights/Panthers one would hope.

What we're chasing - last season:
192 games
2,993,469 fans
15,591 per game.

The season average in this week's Big League magazine has it a touch over 16,000 so not sure if that is 100% correct.

Also the crowd stats here are different again: http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/summary.html

168 games
2,644,150 fans
15,739 per game

Not sure what to believe! Maybe Big League magazine as it is the official publication of the NRL and because it has the highest average!.

 

[brad_19]

The season average in this week's Big League magazine has it a touch over 16,000 so not sure if that is 100% correct.

Also the crowd stats here are different again: http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/summary.html

168 games
2,644,150 fans
15,739 per game

Not sure what to believe! Maybe Big League magazine as it is the official publication of the NRL and because it has the highest average!.

they've counted the double-header twice, which is pretty rediculous imo...

 

[Brutus]

thus breaking the Sydney crowd record, for regular rounds, by 10k~~? unlikely

but you'd expect it to get 33k~~

Well if you want to go back the Sydney crowd record was well past 50k back in the good old days, but the current NRL Sydney crowd record stands at around 36k for Roosters v Dogs on a Friday night at ANZ Stadium.

Now you would think this blockbuster virtual finals match between two western Sydney giants would be able to attract 40k plus (just 4k more than Roosters v Dogs) on a fine Sunday.

Playing this game at ANZ would also enable more cheaper tickets to be tossed around, hence a bigger crowd. There have been no cheapies at all for Friday night.

 

[Moffo]

getting to moore park on a friday night sucks complete monkey balls....playing it at anz on a sunday would ensure a larger crowd fo sho

 

[Teddyboy]

I wonder why Sydney clubs have had good crowds this year.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

SMH reports that if the the SFS sells out tonight, Tigers get a 100k bonus...

 

[dragondad]

Don't think it's gonna sell out,but over 30k is looking more and more likely.

 

[nathanbrown'sghost]

SMH reports that if the the SFS sells out tonight, Tigers get a 100k bonus...

Capacity is 45K so it does not seem likely. Anything over 30K will be good. Was supposed to be 27 degrees and sunny but looks pretty overcast right now.

 

[dragondad]

27 and windy is the forecast,so will be a bit chilly by kickoff in Wollongong.