Crowd Watch Thread 2009

[Sam I Am]

Why not start a thread on Adelaide or Canberra's appalling attendance of NRL matches?

If you really want to talk about that I will kick off the conversation. Don't think it will go anywhere, but here goes:

Gee, isn't the Adelaide public apathetic towards rugby league. Not even 9000 to one game. A disgrace.

Feel better now?

;-)

 

[Timmah]

I'm actually not that troubled with 8k+ to an RL game in Adelaide, the A-League team there only averages around the 9-10k mark itself.

 

[Sam I Am]

I notice you completely ignored being caught out in another lie.

 

[Timmah]

Round 1 - Mar 13-16
MEL/STG @ Olympic 14,870
BRI/NQL @ Suncorp 45,022
NZW/PAR @ Mt Smart 20,102
BUL/MAN @ ANZ 19,791
CRO/PEN @ Toyota 10,617
GCO/NWC @ Skilled 16,203
SYD/SOU @ SFS 24,486
WST/CAN @ Camp'tn 17,392
Attendance :: 168,483
Average :: 21,060

Round 2 - Mar 20-23
SOU/PAR @ ANZ 20,871
BRI/MEL @ Suncorp 36,647
STG/GCO @ WIN WG 13,329
PEN/BUL @ CUA 16,846
NQL/WST @ DFS 19,879
MAN/NZW @ B'vale 16,307
CAN/SYD @ Canberra 13,100
CRO/NWC @ Toyota 11,148
Attendance :: 148,127
Average :: 18,516

Round 3 - Mar 27-30
WST/SYD @ SFS 14,426
GCO/BUL @ Skilled 19,854
NQL/MEL @ DFS 21,489
PAR/CAN @ Parra 11,116
NZW/BRI @ Mt Smart 24,538
SOU/NWC @ B'tongue 15,227
STG/CRO @ WIN Jub 20,047
MAN/PEN @ B'vale 8,667
Attendance :: 135,364
Average :: 16,921

Round 4 - Apr 3-6
BRI/STG @ Suncorp 42,435
SYD/PAR @ SFS 11,231
PEN/WST @ CUA 15,813
MEL/GCO @ Olympic 11,698
NZW/SOU @ Mt Smart 19,386
BUL/CRO @ ANZ 15,520
NWC/MAN @ EAS 15,324
CAN/NQL @ Canberra 12,198
Attendance :: 143,605
Average :: 17,951

Round 5 - Apr 10-13 (Easter)
PAR/STG @ Parra 19,017
SYD/BRI @ SFS 18,464
CRO/CAN @ Toyota 8,561
MEL/PEN @ Olympic 10,110
NQL/GCO @ DFS 18,123
NWC/NZW @ EAS 13,626
MAN/WST @ B'vale 17,942
BUL/SOU @ ANZ 22,775
Attendance :: 128,618
Average :: 16,077

Round 6 - Apr 17-20
PEN/BRI @ CUA 14,332
GCO/CAN @ Skilled 18,510
STG/NWC @ WIN Jub 14,477
SOU/MAN @ ANZ 14,225
NZW/SYD @ Mt Smart 16,309
CRO/NQL @ H'marsh, SA 8,547
PAR/BUL @ ANZ 18,233
WST/MEL @ Leichh 12,646
Attendance :: 117,279
Average :: 14,660

Round 7 - Apr 24-27 (ANZAC Day Weekend)
SOu/CRO @ ANZ 11,208
BRI/PAR @ Suncorp 30,887
SYD/STG @ SFS 28,926
MEL/NZW @ Olympic 15,200
NQL/MAN @ DFS 16,153
WST/NWC @ Camp'tn 17,898
CAN/BUL @ Canberra 10,240
PEN/GCO @ CUA 9,769
Attendance :: 140,281
Average :: 17,535

Round 8 - May 1-3
MAN/MEL @ B'vale 10,752
PAR/NQL @ Parra 8,104
GCO/SOU @ Skilled 19,833
CRO/SYD @ Toyota 9,879
NWC/BRI @ EAS 18,154
CAN/PEN @ Canberra 8,850
STG/NZW @ WIN WG 14,562
BUL/WST @ ANZ 25,622
Attendance :: 115,756
Average :: 14,470

AAMI CvC - May 8
CIT/COU @ Orange 8,226

VB Test - May 8
AU/NZ @ Suncorp 37,152

Round 9 - May 9-11
NQL/STG @ DFS 16,031
NWC/GCO @ EAS 11,258
BRI/MAN @ Suncorp 27,527
SYD/MEL @ B'tongue 8,412
Bye: PAR, PEN, NZW, SOU, WST, CAN, BUL, CRO
Attendance :: 63,228
Average :: 15,807


Round 10 - May 15-18 (Heritage Round)
STG/BUL @ WIN Jub 18,415
BRI/GCO @ Suncorp 43,079
SYD/NWC @ SFS 8,611
PEN/CRO @ CUA 11,750
NZW/NQL @ Mt Smart 16,345
MAN/PAR @ B'vale 15,916
WST/SOU @ SCG 29,970
MEL/CAN @ Olympic 10,112
Attendance :: 154,198
Average :: 19,275

Round 11 - May 22-25
PAR/SOU @ ANZ 10,670
WST/BRI @ Camp'tn 9,675
CRO/STG @ Toyota 15,201
PEN/SYD @ CUA 8,515
BUL/MEL @ B'tongue 10,923
CAN/NZW @ Canberra 8,383
GCO/MAN @ Skilled 16,126
NQL/NWC @ DFS 11,892
Attendance :: 91,385
Average :: 11,423


Round 12 - May 29-Jun 1
STG/PEN @ WIN WG 10,623
PAR/CRO @ Parra 7,014
NZW/WST @ Mt Smart 15,365
NWC/BUL @ EAS 18,322
SOU/CAN @ ANZ 9,805
Attendance :: 61,129
Average :: 12,226

2009 Attendance :: 1,467,453*
2009 Average :: 16,488

* excludes VB Test & City/Country


Crowd stats from http://stats.rleague.com and http//dailytelegraph.com.au/nrl.

 

[Timmah]

I notice you completely ignored being caught out in another lie.

And I could've sworn this thread was about crowds. Stop trolling FFS

 

[Sam I Am]

You said...

And I could've sworn this thread was about crowds. Stop trolling FFS

...just after saying.

It would seem all you're interested in is some good old Sydney-bashing. You still fail to offer anything constructive. And when called on it, all you offer is quotes about how I'm hypocritical while failing to address your own shortcomings.

You say that nothing constructive is offered. Then when you get a constructive response that shows you lied, you call it a troll and say it is off topic.

Stop being hypocritical. That is the word for it. That is what you are being. You ask a question, and then claim it is inappropriate to respond in this thread. It is pretty weak that every time you are caught out lying you suddenly stop responding and call "troll".

 

[Timmah]

But that's all your doing, posting inflammatory remarks, statistics and railing against NSW in order to stir people like me...

 

[Sam I Am]

But that's all your doing, posting inflammatory remarks, statistics and railing against NSW in order to stir people like me...

Yet it is okay for you to post inflammatory remarks and rail against Queensland?

If you choose to partake in these sorts of arguments by the way, read everything and comment as such, don't back out citing laziness. Softc**k.

F**k me you QLD morons are nutters...

 

[Timmah]

I give up. You're very CLEARLY trolling now.

 

[Perth Red]

Back on crowds, Newcastles ground upgrade looks impressive and hopefully will see them cracking the 20,000 regularly. We live in hope that Melbournes new stadium will see them getting up around the 17-18,000 regularly, Canberra are a woory as they haven't done alot crowd wise for some years, hopefully if the Sth's game in perth draws 15,000 we may see Sth's bring more games West for the next couple of years and Adelaide is like perth, needs the game to get a higher profile and be on the telly before we will see decent turn outs.

Parra, Panthers, Manly, Sharks need to take a long hard look at their supporter bases and why they are not engaging with them and getting them to games, win or lose.

 

[Sam I Am]

Back on crowds, Newcastles ground upgrade looks impressive and hopefully will see them cracking the 20,000 regularly. We live in hope that Melbournes new stadium will see them getting up around the 17-18,000 regularly, Canberra are a woory as they haven't done alot crowd wise for some years, hopefully if the Sth's game in perth draws 15,000 we may see Sth's bring more games West for the next couple of years and Adelaide is like perth, needs the game to get a higher profile and be on the telly before we will see decent turn outs.

Agreed, re: Newcastle. Is going to look awesome when it is done and it will undoubtedly reap dividends for the Knights. Dunno what Canberra can do. Their stadium is fair good, but very open to the elements. I think they could do with a bit more support from Nine to rebuild their support base. As for Melbourne, I am very excited at the prospect of the Storm's new stadium. Fingers crossed that it is the catalyst for greater support.

Parra, Panthers, Manly, Sharks & Roosters need to take a long hard look at their supporter bases and why they are not engaging with them and getting them to games, win or lose.

Parramatta: They have got a pretty good stadium, so it is a bit of a mystery to me that their crowds have declined over the last decade. They should certainly be drawing more than 7000.

Panthers: Crowds seem to be tied more than usual to their on field success.

Manly, Sharks: Underperformers with crowds, although both play at grounds with a lot of grass hills. Clearly more susceptible to Sydney's oft-vaunted bad weather. While Cronulla could be quietly axed without shedding too many tears :sarcasm: I think Manly need to redevelop Brookevale. It is possible to have an enclosed stadium with some standing areas, such as the Poms have at some grounds. More modern facilities might work wonders.

Roosters: I will give them some credit. Their support has grown the most in Sydney over the last decade, albeit at a generally glacial pace.

 

[beave]

Nothing to do with supporter groups d*ckhead, I said it before, it's Monday night football, the weather is sh*t and it's an out of town team. It was never going to crack 10k.

is this directed at me????

I will assume it is.....................f#$k head, my original post wasn't aimed at you, have a look at the times of the post, your post wasn't even displayed when I made my supporters group comment, hence why there was 1 min between. f$%k me you are an imbecile.

 

[Timmah]

Apologies, but then again, WTF does an argument between Bulldogs and Knights fans about their supporter groups have to do with you? Don't like it, don't read it.

 

[Misanthrope]

I do agree that the writing should be on the wall for Sydney as a home for so many clubs. Four clubs there are pulling abysmal crowds. I can't help but think a club in Wellington, Perth, or on the Central Coast would be doing a far better job.

 

[bobmar28]

Round 1 - Mar 13-16
MEL/STG @ Olympic 14,870
BRI/NQL @ Suncorp 45,022
NZW/PAR @ Mt Smart 20,102
BUL/MAN @ ANZ 19,791
CRO/PEN @ Toyota 10,617
GCO/NWC @ Skilled 16,203
SYD/SOU @ SFS 24,486
WST/CAN @ Camp'tn 17,392
Attendance :: 168,483
Average :: 21,060

Round 2 - Mar 20-23
SOU/PAR @ ANZ 20,871
BRI/MEL @ Suncorp 36,647
STG/GCO @ WIN WG 13,329
PEN/BUL @ CUA 16,846
NQL/WST @ DFS 19,879
MAN/NZW @ B'vale 16,307
CAN/SYD @ Canberra 13,100
CRO/NWC @ Toyota 11,148
Attendance :: 148,127
Average :: 18,516

Round 3 - Mar 27-30
WST/SYD @ SFS 14,426
GCO/BUL @ Skilled 19,854
NQL/MEL @ DFS 21,489
PAR/CAN @ Parra 11,116
NZW/BRI @ Mt Smart 24,538
SOU/NWC @ B'tongue 15,227
STG/CRO @ WIN Jub 20,047
MAN/PEN @ B'vale 8,667
Attendance :: 135,364
Average :: 16,921

Round 4 - Apr 3-6
BRI/STG @ Suncorp 42,435
SYD/PAR @ SFS 11,231
PEN/WST @ CUA 15,813
MEL/GCO @ Olympic 11,698
NZW/SOU @ Mt Smart 19,386
BUL/CRO @ ANZ 15,520
NWC/MAN @ EAS 15,324
CAN/NQL @ Canberra 12,198
Attendance :: 143,605
Average :: 17,951

Round 5 - Apr 10-13 (Easter)
PAR/STG @ Parra 19,017
SYD/BRI @ SFS 18,464
CRO/CAN @ Toyota 8,561
MEL/PEN @ Olympic 10,110
NQL/GCO @ DFS 18,123
NWC/NZW @ EAS 13,626
MAN/WST @ B'vale 17,942
BUL/SOU @ ANZ 22,775
Attendance :: 128,618
Average :: 16,077

Round 6 - Apr 17-20
PEN/BRI @ CUA 14,332
GCO/CAN @ Skilled 18,510
STG/NWC @ WIN Jub 14,477
SOU/MAN @ ANZ 14,225
NZW/SYD @ Mt Smart 16,309
CRO/NQL @ H'marsh, SA 8,547
PAR/BUL @ ANZ 18,233
WST/MEL @ Leichh 12,646
Attendance :: 117,279
Average :: 14,660

Round 7 - Apr 24-27 (ANZAC Day Weekend)
SOu/CRO @ ANZ 11,208
BRI/PAR @ Suncorp 30,887
SYD/STG @ SFS 28,926
MEL/NZW @ Olympic 15,200
NQL/MAN @ DFS 16,153
WST/NWC @ Camp'tn 17,898
CAN/BUL @ Canberra 10,240
PEN/GCO @ CUA 9,769
Attendance :: 140,281
Average :: 17,535

Round 8 - May 1-3
MAN/MEL @ B'vale 10,752
PAR/NQL @ Parra 8,104
GCO/SOU @ Skilled 19,833
CRO/SYD @ Toyota 9,879
NWC/BRI @ EAS 18,154
CAN/PEN @ Canberra 8,850
STG/NZW @ WIN WG 14,562
BUL/WST @ ANZ 25,622
Attendance :: 115,756
Average :: 14,470

AAMI CvC - May 8
CIT/COU @ Orange 8,226

VB Test - May 8
AU/NZ @ Suncorp 37,152

Round 9 - May 9-11
NQL/STG @ DFS 16,031
NWC/GCO @ EAS 11,258
BRI/MAN @ Suncorp 27,527
SYD/MEL @ B'tongue 8,412
Bye: PAR, PEN, NZW, SOU, WST, CAN, BUL, CRO
Attendance :: 63,228
Average :: 15,807


Round 10 - May 15-18 (Heritage Round)
STG/BUL @ WIN Jub 18,415
BRI/GCO @ Suncorp 43,079
SYD/NWC @ SFS 8,611
PEN/CRO @ CUA 11,750
NZW/NQL @ Mt Smart 16,345
MAN/PAR @ B'vale 15,916
WST/SOU @ SCG 29,970
MEL/CAN @ Olympic 10,112
Attendance :: 154,198
Average :: 19,275

Round 11 - May 22-25
PAR/SOU @ ANZ 10,670
WST/BRI @ Camp'tn 9,675
CRO/STG @ Toyota 15,201
PEN/SYD @ CUA 8,515
BUL/MEL @ B'tongue 10,923
CAN/NZW @ Canberra 8,383
GCO/MAN @ Skilled 16,126
NQL/NWC @ DFS 11,892
Attendance :: 91,385
Average :: 11,423


Round 12 - May 29-Jun 1
STG/PEN @ WIN WG 10,623
PAR/CRO @ Parra 7,014
NZW/WST @ Mt Smart 15,365
NWC/BUL @ EAS 18,322
SOU/CAN @ ANZ 9,805
Attendance :: 61,129
Average :: 12,226

2009 Attendance :: 1,467,453*
2009 Average :: 16,488

* excludes VB Test & City/Country


Crowd stats from http://stats.rleague.com and http//dailytelegraph.com.au/nrl.

I hate to be a pain Timmah but can you list the previous yr average so we have something to compare it with. Thanks for doing this by the way.

 

[Timmah]

I'll have a look later tonight hopefully.

 

[stormtragic]

I'm actually not that troubled with 8k+ to an RL game in Adelaide, the A-League team there only averages around the 9-10k mark itself.

also 2 teams that arent popular australia wide, 15th and 16th at the time...it was a very good turn out

 

[MsStorm]

also 2 teams that arent popular australia wide, 15th and 16th at the time...it was a very good turn out

I also thought it was an excellent turn out...the game was barely advertised and if you want to compare it to A-League, they have an Adelaide team based there...

 

[Billythekid]

Nice to see a sell out crowd. Hopefully some of the fans stick around to watch the storm on Friday.

 

[Chook Norris]

nice crowd in melbourne dont know how big it is

but nice to see that the crowd have turned up after Soo, probably gave it a boost

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edit:Crowd @ Leichardt: 14,100.
Crowd @ Olympic: 15,318