Fight Club - Football Crowds

[Swans4ever]

Once upon a time.....
union is very small in regional QLD, league is still the dominate code, local league is pretty big, big family events the kids play, then the parents get pissed at the bar. as there is nothing else to do

but it is a dying breed, a number of local clubs have closed due to lack of players.
in the last 6 or so years of living in central qld AFL has grown out of sight, you can play AFL in every or most of the major coastal cities all the way up to cairns.
when the GCS where playing for their place in the 8, & when Gary Ablett hurt his arm, it was often the lead story in the sports on the Radio and television, the updates of Abletts recovery made bigger news than wayne Bennett return to the broncos

....and they all lived happily ever after.

Hey Pussy 36800 Swans fans and only 24k RL fans from Manly, Penrith and Canterbury bothered going to the NRL last night - where did all those world domination RL fans go??????? Hahaha

[leagueiscrap]

Official crowd: 36,804 at the SCG

12,873 at Brookvale for Manly v Brisbane
11,832 at ANZ Stadium for Penrith v Canterbury

another bumper crowd by NRL standards today at

12,798 at at yet another shitbox tax payer funded NRL club ground
the gummy sharks vs parramatta poke group
NRL domination continues

[Swans4ever]

Then it's official it takes 3 NRL games to compete with 1 Swans match - hahaha how pathetic!

[leagueiscrap]

RL and AFL are so close in Australia it's not funny, I really believe there is nothing in it.

It's quite unusual in the world and in a way i'm glad it is this way, keeps things interesting.

rubbish the AFL is decades ahead in every area
keep ignoring the facts and figures

[sydneyfc]

why hasn't raider dave responded to my comment about his raiders being a club soon to fold?

dave when someone confronts you, you can't just put your hands over your eyes and pretend nothing is happening you pleb lol!

[NlolRL]

7k for the raiders. The lulz just keep on coming

[Swans4ever]

I just saw - 7000, that's right 7000 - GWS gets more!!!! It's official - this pathetic dole Bludging club is a NATIONAL embarrassment and should be gotten rid of!!!! Pathetic crowds, pathetic membership, lowest interest on TV nationally - it really is just a leagues club with a social football team!!!!!! Have produced so many despicable characters, Monaghan, Carney, Ferguson etc etc Should be pissed right off!!! Hahahaha

[leagueiscrap]

I just saw - 7000, that's right 7000 - GWS gets more!!!! It's official - this pathetic dole Bludging club is a NATIONAL embarrassment and should be gotten rid of!!!! Pathetic crowds, pathetic membership, lowest interest on TV nationally - it really is just a leagues club with a social football team!!!!!! Have produced so many despicable characters, Monaghan, Carney, Ferguson etc etc Should be pissed right off!!! Hahahaha

isnt that like nearly every other NRL club?
a number of league clubs, with the tax doge NRL team, trying to attract the odd fan

[ParraEelsNRL]

RL and AFL are so close in Australia it's not funny, I really believe there is nothing in it.

It's quite unusual in the world and in a way i'm glad it is this way, keeps things interesting.

rubbish the AFL is decades ahead in every area
keep ignoring the facts and figures

TV ratings, general interest on social media, merchandise sales all suggest you have nfi.

[Swans4ever]

RL and AFL are so close in Australia it's not funny, I really believe there is nothing in it.

It's quite unusual in the world and in a way i'm glad it is this way, keeps things interesting.

rubbish the AFL is decades ahead in every area
keep ignoring the facts and figures

TV ratings, general interest on social media, merchandise sales all suggest you have nfi.

Yet none go to the game or buy memberships! Like I figured RL is the culture of free loading and Bludging!!!! Hahaha if it's for free there interested BUT if you ask them to put their hands in their pocket it's ......but but but what a pack of dole bludgers!

[Phelpsy]

TV ratings, AFL still have a higher average viewing audience as Wookie continues to show over and over and over. And over

[sydneyfc]

7,782 for the tigers in ' rugby league heartland'

[Swans4ever]

Yep what a shit round the NRL has really gone backwards this year!!!!! Two games in one round under 8k - and they still tell everyone they will be number one in five years!

[MissPenny]

Dave Smith's strategic plan is to grow last year's average crowd of 15,900 fans (which is exactly the same average for matches over the past decade), the target for this year is 16,500; better hurry up, it's not looking good...

You would think to increase the average by a lousy 600 would be possible, apparently not!

Don't know how the NRL will get to the stated 20k in 4 years, times running out...less fans in attendance now than 2005.

[MissPenny]

Increase so far this year for the NRL = 0.00000000001 % or if i,m generous an increase on the average of 1 person ( or cardboard cutout)

2013 = 15940
2014 = 15941

Who could that 1 person be?

That strategic plan is not looking so good!