A-League Sydney derby crowd the lowest in years
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A-League Sydney derby crowd the lowest in years
Gees the A-League has some serious problems. The Sydney derby used to be massive and always guaranteed a huge crowd.
Not now…
Not now…
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Yeah pretty bad. Looks like the booming NRL has sucked the life outta the other sports in 'ol Sydney town. But whats going on wif the gavver round beatup? I saw a crowd posted for the North v Brisbane game of 10,613. WTF?????? 6k less than the Aleague. Is that a mistake pal or just a joke on the AFL??Beaussie wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 6:49 amGees the A-League has some serious problems. The Sydney derby used to be massive and always guaranteed a huge crowd.
Not now…
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Many NRL derby get crowds similar, if not smaller than 16k the a round ball code just did.
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Re: A-League Sydney derby crowd the lowest in years
was the 2025/2026 season of the A league the first season since the Budget and Cap given to teams was halved..
because it most certainly showed this season.
because it most certainly showed this season.
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Not sure tbh, but remember all the hype back in the day with the massive crowds for the Sydney derbies at Olympic Stadium and the Sydney Football Stadium?leeroy*NRL* wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 1:19 pmwas the 2025/2026 season of the A league the first season since the Budget and Cap given to teams was halved..
because it most certainly showed this season.
Parramatta Stadium was reimagined with soccer styled standing terraces, and rebuilt based on the popularity and success of the a Wanderers back then. I never really hear about the A-League in Sydney these days, unless it’s the flares and silly fan behaviour.
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Beaussie wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 6:42 amNot sure tbh, but remember all the hype back in the day with the massive crowds for the Sydney derbies at Olympic Stadium and the Sydney Football Stadium?leeroy*NRL* wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 1:19 pmwas the 2025/2026 season of the A league the first season since the Budget and Cap given to teams was halved..
because it most certainly showed this season.
Parramatta Stadium was reimagined with soccer styled standing terraces, and rebuilt based on the popularity and success of the a Wanderers back then. I never really hear about the A-League in Sydney these days, unless it’s the flares and silly fan behaviour.
"Parramatta Stadium was reimagined with soccer styled standing terraces, and rebuilt based on the popularity and success of the Wanderers" lololololololol!!!!!!!!!!! Who told ya that beatup? Dagwood or Roger?? FFS you're a good belly laugh today pal.
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Was reported at the time Terry.
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Source pal? It's not that I don't trust ya......it's just that.....ummm........yeah........source pal? lololollolol!!!!!!!!!!!
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all i remember in Parramatta the walk to the stadium from the wanderers.. Causing trouble and breaking chairs and letting off flares.Beaussie wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 6:42 amNot sure tbh, but remember all the hype back in the day with the massive crowds for the Sydney derbies at Olympic Stadium and the Sydney Football Stadium?leeroy*NRL* wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 1:19 pmwas the 2025/2026 season of the A league the first season since the Budget and Cap given to teams was halved..
because it most certainly showed this season.
Parramatta Stadium was reimagined with soccer styled standing terraces, and rebuilt based on the popularity and success of the a Wanderers back then. I never really hear about the A-League in Sydney these days, unless it’s the flares and silly fan behaviour.
with 100's of cops.... so many trouble makers jumped on the bandwagon to get a kick out of it for a few years.
and once they banned all this stuff (which the club had to come down on with a Hammer, because of NSW Government
the bandwagon fell apart, and the losses mounted and WSW fell off the spotlight
it was majority men aged between 18 and 30..
the stadium push at the time, was helped by the WSW for a new stadium as there rise in soccer in the west.
which most certainly helped, but Parramatta were always the crowd pullers and real reason the stadium got up in the end.
