Crowds for the World Cup

[Cumberland Throw]

The sole promotion of the Central Coast game was Craig Fitzgibbon on a bus in a Scotland jumper.... This basically sums up the RLWC promotional campaign.

The big advantage of the RU WC was the pairing up of nations and local communities, ie basing a team in Perth and playing the majority of pool games there, plus the opportunity to purchase tickets to the big games only if you paid for a low level game...

If it was upto me I would have the WC held in not a host nation but a host hemisphere every 4 years... Ie if in the north we play pool games throughout British Isles , France etc... If its in the South we play pool games and even some finals in NZ Aust Pacific Islands and PNG, its a TV sport anyway so why not take the players to the fans...

 

[yakstorm]

By Game:
PNG vs England - 10,780
Scotland vs France - 9,287
Australia vs NZ - 34,157
Tonga vs Ireland - 6,165
Samoa vs Tonga - 11,787
France vs Fiji - 9,213
PNG vs Kiwis - 11,278
Australia vs England - 36,297
Ireland v Samoa - 8,602
Scotland v Fiji - 9,720
Tonga vs Scotland - 5,913 (Sold Out)
NZ vs England - 15,145
France v Samoa - Penrith - 8,028
PNG v Australia - Townsville - 16,239

Fiji v Ireland - Gold Coast - 8,224
NZ v England - Brisbane - 26,659

Total: 227,494
Average: 14,214


By Region:
Queensland - 5 Games - 70,869 - 14,174 Avg
Victoria - 1 Game - 36,297 - 36,297 Avg
Regional NSW - 4 Games - 43,365 - 10,841 Avg
Sydney - 5 Games - 68,739 - 13,748 Avg

By Nation:
Australia - 3 Games - 86693 - 28898 Avg
England - 4 Games - 88881 - 22220 Avg
New Zealand - 4 Games - 87239 - 21810 Avg
PNG - 3 Games - 38297 - 12766 Avg
Samoa - 3 Games - 28417 - 9472 Avg
Fiji - 3 Games - 27157 - 9052 Avg
France - 3 Games - 26528 - 8843 Avg
Scotland - 3 Games - 24920 - 8307 Avg
Tonga - 3 Games - 23865 - 7955 Avg
Ireland - 3 Games - 22991 - 7664 Avg

 

[pcpp]

So 73,000 to beat the 1992 aggregate. It is disturbingly quiet on the Australia v Fiji front to see if it can be beaten.

There was a huge deal being made of ticket sales before Centenary Test and a good crowd turned up. Another media push (too late now) for this game would've been great.

 

[yakstorm]

There are around 28,000 worth of tickets floating around there for tomorrow's game in Sydney.... but hey there were over 35,000 worth floating around night... depends if people decide to turn up or not...

 

[Lockyer4President!]

There are around 28,000 worth of tickets floating around there for tomorrow's game in Sydney.... but hey there were over 35,000 worth floating around night... depends if people decide to turn up or not...

Yeah it's pretty weird, I thought there'd be more people at the game last night. I got my tickets a few months ago and my pax was 20K-odd (it's somewhere the ticket-watch thread) but we got them exchanged last night at the gate for new tickets to get into the cripple seats (one of us was on crutches from playing footy). Pax for the new tickets was 40,440 but the crowd was 26K. I wonder where the rest of the tickets went.

 

[Coastbloke]

Doesn't say much for the accuracy of PAX...

 

[Timmah]

15,855

 

[Brutus]

Rabs just said "I don't know who counted them" in reference to the crowd.

The guy must be friggin blind. It's 15k if I've ever seen it. STFU Rabs.

 

[yakstorm]

By Game:
PNG vs England - 10,780
Scotland vs France - 9,287
Australia vs NZ - 34,157
Tonga vs Ireland - 6,165
Samoa vs Tonga - 11,787
France vs Fiji - 9,213
PNG vs Kiwis - 11,278
Australia vs England - 36,297
Ireland v Samoa - 8,602
Scotland v Fiji - 9,720
Tonga vs Scotland - 5,913
NZ vs England - 15,145
France v Samoa - 8,028
PNG v Australia - 16,239

Fiji v Ireland - 8,224
NZ v England - 26,659
Australia v Fiji - 15855

Total: 243,349
Average: 14,315


By Region:
Queensland - 5 Games - 70,869 - 14,174 Avg
Victoria - 1 Game - 36,297 - 36,297 Avg
Regional NSW - 4 Games - 43,365 - 10,841 Avg
Sydney - 6 Games - 84,594 - 14,099 Avg

By Nation:
Australia - 4 Games - 102548 - 25637 Avg
England - 4 Games - 88881 - 22220 Avg
New Zealand - 4 Games - 87239 - 21810 Avg
PNG - 3 Games - 38297 - 12766 Avg
Fiji - 4 Games - 43012 - 10753 Avg
Samoa - 3 Games - 28417 - 9472 Avg
France - 3 Games - 26528 - 8843 Avg
Scotland - 3 Games - 24920 - 8307 Avg
Tonga - 3 Games - 23865 - 7955 Avg
Ireland - 3 Games - 22991 - 7664 Avg

Vs Past World Cups:
2000 - Require 20,572 to beat
1995 - Require 22,260 to beat
1992 - Require 56,710 to beat

All other World Cups we have beaten

 

[Chook Norris]

Rabs just said "I don't know who counted them" in reference to the crowd.

The guy must be friggin blind. It's 15k if I've ever seen it. STFU Rabs.

exactly. He guessed there were 8-9k there :lol::lol:

so this wc will be the 2nd highest average

 

[yakstorm]

exactly. He guessed there were 8-9k there :lol::lol:

so this wc will be the 2nd highest average

2nd highest aggregate.

Assuming around 48K turn up for the final, we'll finish with an average of around 16,400 which puts us in the scheme of things as:

1957: 35,820
1968: 31,526
1954: 19,761
1960: 18,367
1995: 17,707
2008: 16,400ish
1992: 14,289
1970: 9,816
1975: 9,737
1972: 8,922
2000: 8,514

So the crowd average will be above the NRL.

Also on 57, 68, 54 and 60, there were only 4 nations in those tournaments, so if you were to compare apples for apples, and we just took into account Super Pool crowds and finals so far, we had an average of 20,802 and say with a tournament final of 48,000, we would finish with an average of 23,823.

 

[Yngwie_70]

2nd highest aggregate.

Assuming around 48K turn up for the final, we'll finish with an average of around 16,400 which puts us in the scheme of things as:

1957: 35,820
1968: 31,526
1954: 19,761
1960: 18,367
1995: 17,707
2008: 16,400ish
1992: 14,289
1970: 9,816
1975: 9,737
1972: 8,922
2000: 8,514

So the crowd average will be above the NRL.

Also on 57, 68, 54 and 60, there were only 4 nations in those tournaments, so if you were to compare apples for apples, and we just took into account Super Pool crowds and finals so far, we had an average of 20,802 and say with a tournament final of 48,000, we would finish with an average of 23,823.

Hey yak. Could you post where those world cups were held? Would be interesting to observe. Also, when and where is the next one?

 

[MsStorm]

I think that the grounds that got a match should have offered 10 dolar seats to season ticket holders of the respective teams.

Kills two birds:

1) Gets crowds up
2) rewards membership

Great idea...wish the ARL had done this.

Another game in Melbourne would have boosted the averages.

 

[jc155776]

1000's of free tickets handed out to last nights game.

 

[myanonymoususername]

Whichever way you cut the numbers, I think the crowds for the semi-finals can only be regarded as disappointing. Playing what should be a showcase for the game, its major international event, in half full stadiums is not a good look. And by all reports, even those half full stadiums have been achieved with the help of plenty of freebies.

I don't want to rubbish this world cup - I was very cynical about it being a complete waste of time in the leadup, and I think it mostly has provided much better competition than expected - but the crowds, and the TV coverage have both been poor to very poor. I think to say otherwise is gilding the lily.

 

[Perth Red]

Reflects the low profile RL has amongst the general masses. Whilst other sports internationals are seen as must attend "events" RL continues to only be able to draw from its own fanbase. That comes down to lack of media, lack of TV coverage, lack of marketing and lack of players etc being on TV, in adverts etc etc.

Lets be honest the "waste of time", "joke tournament" articles were coming out weeks before the games started. What message does it send the general population? Have you ever seen a major sports tournament treat this way by the media before in Australia?

 

[Chook Norris]

probably 47k-ish there

 

[Timmah]

50,800 or thereabouts from memory.

 

[Angry_eel]

50,800 Or Thereabouts From Memory.

50,500

 

[Ari Gold]

50,599