Good Crowds

[imported_Mystery_Man]

The NRL is on track to break its record level for attendances. The figures are as follows:

Average NRL attendance after 7 rounds - 14,997

Average of each team:

Bulldogs - 20,871*
Roosters - 19,791
Broncos - 18,299
Knights - 18,072
Raiders - 16,558
Warriors - 16,328
Tigers - 15,320*
Cowboys - 15,142
Panthers - 13,986
Eels - 13,451
Dragons - 13,150
Sharks - 12,191
Sea Eagles - 10,297
Storm - 10,138
Rabbitohs - 9,947

* The double-header crowds were split evenly between the Bulldogs and the Tigers.
Interesting notes: <ul> [*]The bottom three teams are the Sea Eagles, Storm and Rabbitohs - maybe Dennis Fitzgerald was right. [*]The Roosters, supposedly the team with no supporters, are getting excellent crowds.[/list] When you consider that the Raiders have only played two home games, and the Dragons are yet to return to Kogarah, these crowds should only improve. However, the biggest boost to crowds will be when the Broncos return to Lang Park. This stadium has to be seen to be believed - there is nothing even close to it in Australia. The SFS is 14 meters away from the sideline - Lang Park is 6 meters away. Even if the Broncos were to average 32,000 per game once they return (an extremely conservative estimate), this would increase the overall competition average by one thousand per game. I have no doubts that the NRL will set its all-time record for crowds this year, and will break the fifteen thousand barrier for the first time. However, I reckon its also an excellent chance of breakingthe sixteen thousand barrier as well. The eveness and unpredictable nature of the competition, along with the standard of football, are the things bringing the crowds back. The more people who realise this, the better crowds should get. Say what you want about the salary cap, but it is working. For the first time in years, I think that we can really say that league is going places.

 

[Cronulla_Mania]

Good post mate

And it must be considered that the weather in Sydney has been crap for most of the year. I think the evenness of the teams does have a lot to do with the crowds

Hopefully it keeps up. The only team with real crowd worries appears to be Souths

Cheers,
Moffo

 

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[imported_Reservoir Dog]

<u>The only team with real crowd worries appears to be Souths</u>
The Eels too Moff. IMO anyway.
They're not that far from the bottom (how fitting they are in a similar position on the competition ladder) according to the list MM gave. They may have only played three home games from seven rounds till today, but all seven games playedthus farhave been played in the Sydney metropolitan area. That's no excuse for their supp's to stay away...especially considering that, geographicaly, they are situated smack-bang in central Sydney. Not too far travelling involved regardless of where they're playing.For a team whichhosts supporters who'll tell you they're among the biggest followers in the game, their turnouts have been pathetic at very best.
I guess their performances on the paddock speaks in volumes to their (sad)support base.
Good on the Sydney Roosters! As MM said: supposedly the team with no supporters, are getting excellent crowds.
<u>...the biggest boost to crowds will be when the Broncos return to Lang Park. This stadium has to be seen to be believed - there is nothing even close to it in Australia.
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Any pics MM?

 

[Broncos-fan-baller]

There are no sadder supporters than your Bulldogs mob, you dickhead!
'fan-baller

 

[imported_Reservoir Dog]

<u>There are no sadder supporters than your Bulldogs mob, you dickhead!</u>
And this coming from a Broncos supporter..? LOL!

 

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[imported_Mystery_Man]

R-Dog, try these out:

Official Site

Government Site

Architects Site

 

[imported__cheeky_girl_]

good post, mystery man, i for one am glad to see my boys second on that list...............
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GO THE ROOSTERS</u>

 

[imported_midas]

Parra,s 3 home games so far have been against out-of town teams-Newcastle having the biggest travelling contingent,so the figures are a little down.However ,their dismal performances will probably keep future crowds down.Unless things improve,we will get down to that hard core of 10,000 who turn up no matter what.
Roosters figures are boosted by the Anzac Day clash where ex-sevicemen were admitted free so their average will come back to the field over the next couple of months.(And they use the same counting methods as Souths)
However they are the reigning Premiers and current favourites so you would expect them to be drawing crowds.

 

[imported_Outlaw]

Roosters figures are boosted by the Anzac Day clash where ex-sevicemen were admitted free -
So midas... how many of the 26,014 fans do you think were free-paying Ex-servicemen? Seriously.

 

[imported_Outlaw]

Oh and btw...some of these pics of the new Suncorp Stadiumare truely amazing.
Sensational!
PS - Look how close the fans "appear" to be to the onfield action.

 

[imported_midas]

Outlaw
Probably a few thousand.And a few thousand more visitors in town for the march.
Plus being the traditional Anzac Day match obviously boosted figures.
Had the match not been played on Anzac Day ,the crowd probably would have been
8000 less.
None of this is meant to knock the game-it,s a good promotion and obviously having two traditional inner-city clubs playing is the right choice.

 

[imported_Outlaw]

Thanks midas. Just wanted to hear your views. Cheers.

 

[imported_midas]

That new stadium is going to be a bit intimidating.Don,t think visiting teams are going to like being that close to 52,000 rabid,fourex-fuelled Queenslanders.
Great to see 45,000 out of the 52,000 are for the public.

 

[imported_Reservoir Dog]

Thanks MM.
Impressive indeed.